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#1 Apr-28-23 3:41AM
- Oubassman
- Northern Snakehead
- From: West Virginia
- Registered: Jan-12-23
- Posts: 311
Crankbait strikes again
I had a chance to get out for just a couple of hours so of course I hit the river. Water is low and green and looking good. It was an interesting evening as I only landed two smallies but had another 6 or 7 grab a hold of the fluke or swimbait but couldn't get them hooked.
But highlight of only catching 2 was that this chunk was THIS CLOSE to 18.5". Just like the big one from last Friday, this one hit the brown and orange crankbait. I was working a shallower rapid area, standing on a rock and casting into the seam along fast water. The fish grabbed it about 10' away.
Brown/crawdad color cranks have become my big smallie lure since last summer. I will be throwing it the rest of the summer and into fall
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#2 Apr-28-23 11:42AM
- Ernie
- Administrator
- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
- Posts: 16651
Re: Crankbait strikes again
It's orange time! Great short session!
Time to go fishin' again!
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#3 Apr-28-23 11:53AM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 3679
Re: Crankbait strikes again
Nice fish! I love to throw crankbaits when they work. Usually, now through June is a good time. I like to throw small ones mostly in the river. I caught a 20"er either last year or the year before. It just completely stopped the lure. I could see the fish in the clearer water with the crank in its mouth. It did not realize it was hooked until I started reeling it in. It was post-spawn. In the summertime, shallow running crank and wakebaits will work in the clear shallow water.
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#4 Apr-28-23 12:48PM
- Oubassman
- Northern Snakehead
- From: West Virginia
- Registered: Jan-12-23
- Posts: 311
Re: Crankbait strikes again
Last summer the end of June through August I got six fish over 17 and 1/2 in with the crankbait icluding the one that was almost 19 and a half. I used it that much until then. But you're right, give me a medium. The shallow running brown and orange crankbaits with a square bill and I'm ready to go
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#5 Apr-28-23 6:39PM
- hookup
- Patagonian Toothfish
- Registered: Jan-31-12
- Posts: 2874
Re: Crankbait strikes again
Great job finding a technique that works and sticking to it
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