Are crankbaits overrated?

[Country Dave]

You, all check this out.

https://youtu.be/HDIGyozPnKI

 

[RiverBottomOutdoors]

I don't think there's a fish that a crank won't catch.

 

[nick4203]

whens the best time of the year to throw crank baits?

and any other tips you guys could think of?

i have been fishing for the past 4 or 5 years and have yet to catch a fish with a crank bait

 

[Country Dave]

nick4203 » Today, 13:25[/url]"]whens the best time of the year to throw crank baits?

and any other tips you guys could think of?

i have been fishing for the past 4 or 5 years and have yet to catch a fish with a crank bait

Have you caught fish in the same area after switching out to something else? When you locate the fish try changing the speed of your retrieve, sometimes they like it fast and sometimes they like a slow retrieve. Change it up. If you're on fish I cant imagine you never getting a strike on a crankbait.

 

[MiPikeGuy]

fish devil » 18 Dec 2013, 20:31[/url]"]:twisted: Deflecting crankbaits off wood and other submerged objects can get you strikes from bass. I can't tell you how many times this worked for me.

Yup, same goes for Walleye, and we've gotten some big Pike after ripping free of vegetation.

 

[MiPikeGuy]

Country Dave » 24 Dec 2013, 19:40[/url]"]

nick4203 » Today, 13:25[/url]"]whens the best time of the year to throw crank baits?

and any other tips you guys could think of?

i have been fishing for the past 4 or 5 years and have yet to catch a fish with a crank bait

Have you caught fish in the same area after switching out to something else? When you locate the fish try changing the speed of your retrieve, sometimes they like it fast and sometimes they like a slow retrieve. Change it up. If you're on fish I cant imagine you never getting a strike on a crankbait.

Agreed.

I catch fish all spring/summer/fall on various styles of Rapala cranks.

Varying retrieve is a great start, same with bouncing off structure. We've had days where smallies would hit right after a twitch or two using a Rapala X-rap. Other days we'd have to twitch it hard 2-3x and wait 8-9 seconds, then when we'd go to twitch again the fish would be there or hit it right as it started to move. I like throwing an x-rap around trees and bouncing it off the limbs, pulls lunkers out like no other.

Also, are you "matching the hatch"? so to speak. Using colors of natural forage in the area at the right times of year? I catch the majority of my fish on more natural patterns, with Clown/Firetiger/Hot Tiger being the most radical fish-catching colors for me.

 

[RStewart]

I don't think they are overrated. I don't fish them much cause I prefer finesse fishing. With that being said, in our last tourney in October, we found bass schooling up & feeding on huge schools of shad. We threw cranks for 2 days & caught over 100 bass in those 2 days. I've never experienced anything like it. Finesse baits wouldn't have caught very many of these fish.

 

[fish devil]

RStewart » Today, 11:27[/url]"]I don't think they are overrated. I don't fish them much cause I prefer finesse fishing. With that being said, in our last tourney in October, we found bass schooling up & feeding on huge schools of shad. We threw cranks for 2 days & caught over 100 bass in those 2 days. I've never experienced anything like it. Finesse baits wouldn't have caught very many of these fish.

Bingo!!!! I had the same thing happen at a small pond. Largemouth bass were schooling up baitfish. I caught 45 bass in about 2 1/2 hours. Just about every cast with a crankbait(3-5' diving) caught fish. Probably moved about 30 yards the whole time. 15 of those fish were 4lbs or more. Best day ever. I put down the rod after number 45!!!! :lol:

 

[RStewart]

fish devil » Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:02 pm[/url]"]

RStewart » Today, 11:27[/url]"]I don't think they are overrated. I don't fish them much cause I prefer finesse fishing. With that being said, in our last tourney in October, we found bass schooling up & feeding on huge schools of shad. We threw cranks for 2 days & caught over 100 bass in those 2 days. I've never experienced anything like it. Finesse baits wouldn't have caught very many of these fish.

Bingo!!!! I had the same thing happen at a small pond. Largemouth bass were schooling up baitfish. I caught 45 bass in about 2 1/2 hours. Just about every cast with a crankbait(3-5' diving) caught fish. Probably moved about 30 yards the whole time. 15 of those fish were 4lbs or more. Best day ever. I put down the rod after number 45!!!! :lol:

I hear ya. After a 2 day tournament of throwing nothing but a crankbait, my arms were sore. LOL. It was a blast & something every fisherman should get to experience.

 

[nrgeek]

Crankbaits over Rated ?? RFLOL ..my answer is no .. I catch 70% of my fish on crankbaits, 25% spinnerbaits, the rest come on jigs and plastics.. and when you make your own as I do .. and you win money fishing tournaments over and over with them .. no I would say they are not over rated