| The most popular lure for catching bass is | | | | types of crankbait for fisherman to spend their |
| crankbait. Crankbait is a lure made out of wood | | | | money on. Crankbait are designed for particular |
| or plastic that looks like a fish. It normally has one | | | | depths. Most bass fisherman will have crankbait to |
| to three sets of hooks sticking out of the bottom | | | | cover the shallow areas, the 5' to 12' area and |
| of the body. Most crankbait have a lip that makes | | | | the deep area's up to 22' as well as cranbait |
| the lure dive when pressure is provided by the | | | | designed for suspending over fish structure rather |
| fishing rod and line. Crankbait gets its name from | | | | than cranking more of a twitching movement is |
| the fact that the lure must be cranked through | | | | used by the fisherman. |
| the water to produce an action that hopefully | | | | The bill of the crankbait is also an important |
| mimics a fish swimming through the water. The | | | | feature. Round lipped crankbait bills get hung on |
| cranking also allows the lure to dive because of | | | | structure less often and are easier to use. There |
| the lip on the lure. Crankbait are manufactured to | | | | are semi-round lipped bills which deflect off of |
| dive to certain depths. | | | | structure differently than round lipped and square |
| Crankbait can be purchased with hollow or solid | | | | billed crankbait with flat sides which deflect |
| bodies. Hollow bodied crankbait are filled with | | | | uniquely and are used in shallow water. The |
| metal or plastic bb's. These bb's rattle and the | | | | different types of deflection offered by the lips |
| sound attracts fish as the lure is cranked through | | | | cause the fish to react in different ways. |
| the water. Crankbait with rattles can spook fish | | | | Fisherman will often try a couple different lip |
| off particularly if the water is crystal clear which is | | | | styles around structure to see if they can get a |
| when crankbait withour rattles would be used. | | | | strike. There are also lipless crankbait. |
| Crankbait must swim naturally to successfully lure | | | | It is frustrating when crankbait gets hung on |
| fish to bite. The movement of the lure must look | | | | structure or fish cover. A good artificial fish cover |
| like a live fish. To determine if crankbait's | | | | used in ponds is the honey hole tree which has |
| movement is natural it must be tested. If it looks | | | | polyethylene limbs which can be fished through |
| mechanical it probably won't catch fish. Cranbait | | | | without snagging. The honey hole tree is also an |
| can be tuned to perform better. | | | | excellent fish attractor. |
| As you can imagine there are a lot of different | | | | |