| Large-lipped, floating and diving
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| | retrieving them slowly.
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| crankbaits give anglers the opportunity
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| | Most crankbaits are not weedless, but
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| to fish a wide area, at various depths,
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| | very often contact with weeds is needed
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| to find large or small-mouth bass. The
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| | to create that strike. When your lure
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| average depth you will get is 6 to 9
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| | hits weeds just rip it free, this will
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| feet, but the larger lipped baits can
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| | usually clear any vegetation that might
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| attain up to 20 feet.
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| | be hanging on, most bass strikes will
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| When searching for fish stop-and-go
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| | occur right after you rip it free.
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| retrieves are the most effective. Crank
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| | Burning a crankbait is a good trick to
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| the lure down with a fast retrieve and
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| | use, retrieve as fast as you can,
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| then stop to allow the lure to float up.
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| | followed by a pause or slow retrieve. The
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| Just continue doing this to cover the
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| | fast action will get that lunker bass
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| area and different depths. Once you find
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| | attention, and often they will strike out
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| bass, fish that depth with a steady
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| | of instinct.
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| retrieve.
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| | When using crankbaits try not to hinder
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| When you use the slim, long-bodied
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| | that desired wobbling action, some
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| crankbaits with the small lips they emit
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| | anglers use heavy snaps and swivels to
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| actions like live baitfish. These are
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| | connect their lures this just hampers
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| effective for shallow-water bass fishing.
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| | that wobbling action you want when you
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| Casting or trolling these baits above
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| | are fishing. A simple loop knot or a
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| weeds or over shoals is ideal for
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| | small round-noosed snap with no swivel
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| catching bass. They can even be used like
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| | will allow you to get more lure action.
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| a surface lure in calmer waters. Just
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| | They can also take the strain and the
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| twitching them with a slower retrieve
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| | stress from using your crankbaits, even
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| will cause that surface commotion that
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| | ripping out of the weeds and brush.
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| will get that surface strike.
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| | Now on to the wide range of colour
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| The flat-sided, deep-bodied sinking
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| | choices we have now, in most cases they
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| crankbaits are great to use around sunken
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| | vary with personal preferences and of
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| structure where a stop-and-go or pumping
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| | course the bodies of water you are bass
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| retrieve will keep them in contact with
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| | fishing. Bright colours, like yellows,
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| the structure. Although crankbaits look
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| | whites, and silvers are usually great
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| great wobbling through open water, they
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| | earlier on in the season or during
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| work best when bumping and knocking into
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| | low-light periods; crayfish and baitfish
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| structure. The large lips, on some
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| | finishes and styles seem to work best
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| crankbaits, act as deterrents to snags.
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| | during the day. Also chartreuse, reds,
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| Do not be afraid to rub them across the
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| | and orange coloured crankbaits also work
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| rocky shoals. You should even be able to
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| | great in stained or muggy water
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| bring them through surface brush, by
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| | conditions.
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