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A "CRANKBAIT" is a broad classification of manufactured lures designed to imitate the natural foods fish eat. Generally a crankbait has many or all of the following characteristics; * a wood or plastic hard body * one or more treble hooks distributed along the body * a head section/front (that includes an eyelet for tying on the line, and may or may not include a lip/bill, or hardware that imparts action, vibration, flash, or sound) and * a tail section (where usually one of the smaller treble hooks is attached). * painted/imprinted features that resemble the eyes, gills and other body parts, or contours of the targeted fish's natural prey. Crankbaits come in a wide assortment of sizes, weights, shapes and colors. They may be a) cast and recovered using a variety of retrieves employed by the angler, or b) trolled behind a moving boat. The design or body style of some crankbaits creates a particular action, vibration or sound when retrieved steadily, while these features on others models depend upon the practiced skills of the angler to impart the artificial allurement that imitates the natural movements of a fish's favorite prey. Crankbaits are generally designed to attract fish in a specific depth range (topwater, shallow, medium, and deep divers), therefore an assortment of crankbaits must be acquired if an angler is to successfully cover all levels of the water column.
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Is crankbaits one word?
The term for a fishing plug or lure is one word, crankbait.
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5 Tips To Becoming A Better Crankbait Angler 6.3k Shares facebook sharing button 3.3ktwitter sharing button 38pinterest sharing button 3kemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Learning how to fish a crankbait properly can make a huge difference. Seeing bass pros work a crankbait is like watching magicians perform. The only difference is magicians use sleight of hand to make objects disappear, while the pros’ magic begins after their crankbait vanishes in the watery depths. Here are five tips the pros rely on that will help you trick bass into biting your crankbait: Choices For Seasons And Conditions Time of the year probably has more to do with lure selection more than anything. There are three times of the year (spring, summer, and fall) when a crankbait is really effective and it can be good any time of the year except during the two or three weeks when the fish are spawning. When the water temperature reaches the 52- to 55-degree range in the spring, try medium-diving crankbaits in crawfish patterns. A couple of weeks after the spawn the fish start moving away from the banks a little bit and then the shad-color crankbaits (shallow and medium divers) are real productive. Bass lose interest in chasing lures during summer, but you can still trigger strikes banging deep-diving crankbaits along the bottom. Fall is a prime time to throw shallow-diving squarebills, medium divers, and deep-running crankbaits. In early fall throw, deep-diving crankbaits for bass moving out of their summertime haunts to main and secondary points. Switch to squarebills when bass chase shad in the shallows and change to medium-running crankbaits when the baitfish and bass migrate out of coves and creeks in late fall. Water clarity can also determine your crankbait selection. In muddy water opt for a wide-wobbling round crankbait that generates plenty of vibration, but in gin-clear situations switch to a tight-wiggling flat-sided crankbait. Stick With Basic Colors BioSpawn RattleBot Shop Crankbaits There are certain colors that work really well anywhere you go. The following color combinations will work on just about any river or lake in the country: shad patterns (black back and pearl sides, blue-and-pearl, green-and-pearl), chartreuse (greenback and chartreuse sides, blue-and-chartreuse, lime green, and chartreuse sides with lime green stripes), crawfish patterns (brown back and brownish-gold sides, brown-and-bone and a variety of reds), brown back with yellow sides and gray ghost with white sides. Keeping The Right Pace How To Fish A Crankbait SHOP CRANKBAIT RODS Retrieving a crankbait seems simple enough, yet many novices make the same mistake of just chunking and winding a crankbait. You can catch fish just by throwing it out and winding it back in but to catch more fish you have to be aware of what your bait is doing–and what it was doing when you caught a fish. A basic, steady retrieve with a low gear ratio reel works best most of the time, but you should also vary your retrieve in certain situations. When fishing around cover slow your retrieve or raise your rod and pause the bait. Try a stop-and-go presentation when running the lure in open water to trigger bites from inactive bass. The key to fishing a crankbait is if you know where the fish are; figure out what the fish want. Anytime you move your rod, change the speed of your retrieve or the way you are winding, your crankbait is doing something a little bit different that could trigger a strike. Maximize Your Depth SHOP CRANKBAIT RODS Choosing the right line size is one remedy for cranking your lure to its maximum depth. Choosing 10-pound test line for most of your crankbait presentations will help you judge all the depths your crankbaits can run. A long cast also allows your crankbaits to reach the right depth zone. The farther you cast it the more efficient your crankbait becomes. It takes a while for the crankbait to dive to its maximum depth, so a longer cast helps the crankbait reach that depth. Selecting the right rod length makes it easier to deliver crankbaits long distances. Choose a 7-foot fiberglass model for throwing big deep divers in open water, but downsize to a 6-foot rod for casting to specific targets or using smaller lures. Try a 6 1/2-foot rod if you want to cast various size lures throughout the day. Stay In The Right Zone KARL’S FAVORITE CRANKBAITS Bumping a crankbait into cover triggers strikes, but the lure is just as effective in another role. A crankbait is a “zone bait” with its path running like a pendulum starting out shallow in the water column, diving to its maximum depth and then ascending as it returns to the boat. So you’ve got some depth zones that each type of crankbait covers.
How do you make a fishing weight?
Depends what you want to catch and where you fish. I have been making fishing lures for about a year now, im still new at it. But i use a lathe and make the shape I want (for either a Hula-popper, Crankbait or spook). You have to get eye screws for the hooks and to attach the line to it. For the crank baits, i use plexiglass for the diving beak. You can also carve your lures, I've done that too but it takes a long time. My preferred wood is Cedar and Basswood because it isn't TOO soft like balsa wood and the eye screws hold better in it. All my lures swim great and they catch fish. My carved lures dont look great but they work, the lures I made with the lathe look great! There are many websites that can help with information on making lures (like how tomake them dive deeper, control the wobble that you want it to have, whether you want a tight wiggle or wide wobble ect.).
What are common types of Pike lures?
Not including live baits, there are 3 general types of lures used in bass fishing: crankbaits, which are hard plastic or wood, and generally have at least two treble hooks, one hanging from the belly and another from the tail. There are, however, many variations on this. Most have a "lip", that causes the bait to dive. Soft plastics. The typical soft plastic is a worm, but there are lizards, crawfish, helgramites, frogs, even rats. These typically do not come with hooks, but are threaded on to a hook that is already attached to the end of your line. Spinner baits. These have some type of device that rotates, creating flashes of light as well as noise. A "spoon" is kind of like a spinner bait. There are others but this covers the vast majority of lures.
How do you catch bass?
Lures for smallmouth include any that work for largemouth, except you use slightly smaller versions. Crankbaits, jerkbaits, buzzbait, spinnerbaits, topwater plugs, plastic worms, lizards, crayfish. Live bait for smallies are crayfish, nightcrawlers, minnows, leeches.
