It’s tough sometimes to get a good overall description of the crankbait category. Below is an excerpt from tacklewarehouse.com on fishing crankbaits.
Crankbaits are one of the most commonly used bass lures. Crankbaits come in all shapes and sizes and in an unbelievable spectrum of colors, but they all have a few things in common. The first thing you will notice about crankbaits is the lip or bill on the front of each one designed to plane through the water and get the lure down in the water column. The diving depth of the lure can be roughly determined by the size of the bill; the bigger and longer, the deeper it will dive. Another thing you will notice about crankbaits is that there are usually two big treble hooks hanging from the bottom that make it look like it will hang up on the first piece of wood or weed it encounters. While crankbaits often do get fouled in this kind of cover, the attitude or position that the lure travels in is bill first and head down, thereby protecting the hooks from snagging.
Crankbaits are relatively simple to fish and can be very effective when used in the right situations. Before buying a selection of crankbaits and going out to your favorite bass water there are a few things that you should know to help you catch more fish and lose fewer lures. While the basic method of fishing crankbaits is quite simple; cast it out far and crank it back in, there are a few tricks we can learn from the pros to use crankbaits more effectively. For more of the explanation of crankbaits with some of the tackle used for check out this link below!
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/guides/crainkbaits.html
Another great article or resource about fishing with crankbaits is from BassResource.com
Here is a link to their article: http://www.bassresource.com/fish/crankbaits.html
For some color charts on Lucky Craft crankbaits, click on thumbnails below!
Thu, Oct 22, 2009
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