Tennessee Todd
Well-Known Member
For those of you that like to throw a crankbait on deep bluffs, try doing this. Take two of your favorite crankbaits and tune one to run right, and one to run left. By tuning, I mean bend the eye (very carefully) to the left and one to the right. When you throw it, the left one should run to the left, and the right one should run to the right.
Pull your boat right up to the edge of a bluff, and cast out to your right. When you start reeling, the crank will keep running into the bluff and cause more reaction strikes than just paralleling the bluff without the bait ever hitting anything. Once it hits the bluff, let it sit for a split second and keep reeling. You can the do same on the left side with the other crank. As most of you know, most crank bait bites are reaction bites, and most bass can't resist a wounded baitfish running into a bluff wall, stopping for a second and then swimming again.
Great technique for this time of year as well.
Pull your boat right up to the edge of a bluff, and cast out to your right. When you start reeling, the crank will keep running into the bluff and cause more reaction strikes than just paralleling the bluff without the bait ever hitting anything. Once it hits the bluff, let it sit for a split second and keep reeling. You can the do same on the left side with the other crank. As most of you know, most crank bait bites are reaction bites, and most bass can't resist a wounded baitfish running into a bluff wall, stopping for a second and then swimming again.
Great technique for this time of year as well.