| Big lipped, floating and diving crankbaits | | | | retrieves will keep them in contact with it. |
| make it possible for anglers to search a wide | | | | Strikes often occur right after contact with |
| area at different depths to find large and | | | | this structure. Crankbaits look great |
| smallmouth bass. The average depth you will | | | | wobbling through the water, but they attract |
| reach is about 6 to 9 feet with most | | | | bass best when nocking on their front door. |
| crankbaits. But crankbaits with large lips | | | | The real large lips on the larger crankbaits |
| may dive up to 20 feet. | | | | act as a deterent to a lot of snagging |
| | | | problems. |
| The stop-and-go retrieve is the most | | | | |
| effective when searching for bass. Crank the | | | | Most crankbaits are not considered weedless, |
| lure down with a very fast retrieve and then | | | | often contact with weeds is needed to get |
| stop allowing it to float up. Keep repeating | | | | that strike. When you hit the weeds use a |
| this to cover a wide area of water and | | | | ripping action to free it. A lot of great |
| different depths. Once you catch that first | | | | stikes will occur right after you rip away. |
| bass, fishn that depth with a nice steady | | | | |
| retrieve for bast results. | | | | Do not use heavy heavy swivels and snaps to |
| | | | attach your baits this will cause the action |
| Crankbaits with small lips and slim long | | | | of the crankbait to be erratic and not |
| bodies give you an action like live baitfish, | | | | natural. Use a loop knot or a small snap with |
| and are very effective for shallow water | | | | nop swivell to get the best action from the |
| fishing. Trolling or casting them above weeds | | | | crankbaits, just check you knots now and |
| or over shoals is effective. They can even | | | | again because of the stress on the baits. |
| mimic surface lures in calm water tease the | | | | |
| fish with light twiching movement and slow | | | | There are so many new colors for baits now, |
| retrieves creating surface commotion. | | | | use a assortment to find what colors work |
| | | | best for you on certain days and different |
| Sinking flat sided baits are bast for around | | | | water conditions. Now get oput there and |
| structure where stop-and-go or pumping | | | | catch that trophy small or lagemouth bass! |