crankbaits…

[AdventurousPlenty230]

Crankbaits catch me everything…except fish.

[Dash_Rendar425]

Crankbaits and I have a love hate relationship.

They either work really well, or I spend 4 hours throwing them and get skunked.

Then lose them in a tree….

[saucysauccce]

I don’t go out without getting those damn treble hooks in the dang boat carpet. Happens every time.

[ChefCory]

as a bank fisherman i swear these are a trap. obviously i know dont set the hook when you bump into stuff but the lure is going down and the bank is going up. sooner than later, i’m snagged. seems like, anyhow. could just also really suck with crankbaits.

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on the other hand i watched that bassmaster pickwick highlights and saw guy get his first 5 fish limit 7 minutes after fishing started. He was rippin cranks and got fish on his first 5 casts. seemed like a LOT of fun. damn. but he also has the electronics to know where the underwater shelves are, and livescopes to see the bass are indeed schooling. meanwhile i’m just trying not to get snagged in a tree.

[Detroit_Smallmouth]

Try running shallower cranks, lipless cranks can be a good option on a fast retrieve.
Fishing from the bank can be more prone to snagging, comes with the territory.

[wrxpatrick1]

I kill it with crankbaits. I don’t get many snags with them either

[MercGunner1776]

I have trouble with them at times. Depends a lot on where I’m fishing. I typically don’t like using them unless I know there are rocks on the bottom. But. Where I fish it’s usually got too many limbs and trees and stuff. Just things I try keep in mind when I decide to use a cb.

[bassboat1]

I’ve only been incorporating crankbaits into my daily game for a few years (spent the prior 40 badmouthing them). Squarebills will climb the side of a tree. Spro RkCrawler 55 does exactly what it’s named for. I built a 16′ retrieval pole this off season, ’cause it happens… I’m expecting a big smallmouth to put a couple barbs into me any day now.

[NNYCanoeTroutSki]

Debarb those hooks, or better yet, switch them out for single hooks.

[Country_Mac208]

Crankbaits are supposed to deflect. If you’re not digging them into the bottom and bouncing them off cover then you are missing bites. Keep at it. Rapalas and any other balsa crankbaits are buoyant so if you feel them start to hang up, just stop reeling and allow that bait to float up and free itself. You’re going to lose some baits and that’s just part of it.

Edit- “wiggle wart” style crankbaits are notoriously good at deflecting and not hanging up. My favorite is the Spro RK Crawler 55 and the MD. The 6th Sense Curve and the original wiggle wart are all good options as well.

[fuck_the_ccp1]

prespawn bass throw hands over a surface crank

[ner0ftw]

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