"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"CR" wrote in message
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I've never been a big believer in crankbaits until yesterday. For
whatever reason I've never had any luck with them. Probably because I
used to fish in florida where it's too weedy. Anyway yesterday I was
fishing a rocky creek in north alabama. I was wade fishing under a
bridge, the water was 3-4 foot deep. Just for the hell of it I decided
I was going to try an experiment. I tried using different baits each
time I waded across the stream, under the bridge. I was casting
upstream on all my casts. I tried using a live creek minnow, a slider,
an inline spinner, a spinnerbait, a shad rap, and a rebel crawdad.
Here are my totals:

Live creek minnow - 0
Slider - 1
Inline spinner - 0
Spinnerbait - 0
Shad rap - around 7
Rebel Crawdad - around 10

As you can see the crankbaits were WAY better. I'm a believer now!

Can anyone suggest some other tiny, shallow running crankbaits?

Chuck.

I have to admit that a crank bait is not on my goto list. The only time I
have done any good with crank baits was on slow days using a very slow
running crank bait. One that can be fished at about the same speed as
dragging a worm across the bottom.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com
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I would try a red speed rap and rip it just above the weed beds. Is one of
the goto baits in the Sacramento Delta, and we also get very warm weather.
Bill