Heres The Situation

[MIbassin]

Hey guys,

 

As some of you may know from my previous threads, I'm becoming very interested in crankbait fishing!

 

so heres the question/situation: you are fishing a lake with visibility of 2-5 feet, lots of submerged grass/some wood in the summertime and you want to throw a crankbait.

 

what bait would you throw( color, rattle or non rattle, big or small and something im really stuck on, wide wobble or tight wobble!)

 

 

Thanks!

 

[ColdSVT]

I would be throwing a 5 or 6xd depending on depth on ledges, bluffs and submerged structure in either tenn shad or chart/black back

rattle or no rattle? I dunno depends on how pressured the lake is

[Flipn]

I would throw a square bill chartreuse with a black back color with a wide wobble.....medium size bait (like a Middle N from Norman) I really like wiggle warts for the same conditions. Just depends on the depth you are fishing. Hook'EM

[ColdSVT]

I would throw a square bill chartreuse with a black back color with a wide wobble.....medium size bait (like a Middle N from Norman) I really like wiggle warts for the same conditions. Just depends on the depth you are fishing. Hook'EM

this if im fishin shallow!

[MIbassin]

Thanks I'm struggling with wide vs tight wobble because I've heard tight is better for weeds but wide is better for warm weather and I'm fishing weeds and warm weather......?

[ww2farmer]

So, tight is better for weeds huh? I am glad no one told me, or the thousands of fish I have caught out of grass with a wide wobbling crankbait , that it was the wrong choice.

[MIbassin]

So, tight is better for weeds huh? I am glad no one told me, or the thousands of fish I have caught out of grass with a wide wobbling crankbait , that it was the wrong choice.

hahaha ill definitely take your word for it and use a wide wobble

[Fishes in trees]

How weedy?  At some point, fishing a crank bait in weeds becomes more trouble than it is worth.  A minus1 or some other wake bait might be an option.  I frequently do better in medium to thick weeds with a spinner bait rather than a crank.  On your other question regarding degree of wobble in various cranks,  I am sorry to admit that I don't pay much attention to that.  I will grant that some cranks wobble different from others, but I don't think I can make any blanket statements at to if a wider wobble is better or worse than a tight wobble in different situations.  I just don't know.   Haven't really thought about it.  Wished I lived in Colorado.  I'd toast up a doobie and think a whole bunch about it.   Can't do that here & now due to employment reasons - just not worth it.

[Bankbeater]

I would try a shallow runner, or a waker.  A lipless bait might work if you can keep it up out of the weeds.

[Arv]

Squarebill or Lipless. Depends on the cover and what presentation you plan on using.

[Bluebasser86]

hahaha ill definitely take your word for it and use a wide wobble

I also prefer a wide wobble (with lipped baits) when I'm fishing over weeds. Popping squarebills through weeds is one of my favorite ways to fish cranks. I really like bluegill colors around weeds because they tend to live in the weeds right along with the bass. I've done well on both rattling and silent baits, usually just depends on how pressured the lake is or how dirty the water is. I'd probably start with a silent one with the water clarity you're describing. 

[BuckMaxx]

after spawn... baby bass bomber.

[Hogsticker]

Squarebill or Lipless. Depends on the cover and what presentation you plan on using.

Yep. Bring both. Square bill for banging, traps for ripping over the tops of weeds (stick with the lighter ones). If they have a bright colored belly, orange is quite nice, you should be good to start!

[zwhiten12]

I would throw a small squarebill in a chartreuse and black back or a baby bass pattern...