C-Rigging Crankbaits!

[martintheduck]

I MUST know - has anyone tried this? I gave it a shot today, but didn't catch anything. Put a 1/4oz tungsten bullet weight, swivel, 2 foot leader, snap, then a SK-KVD Square bill. Fished a square bill in 25 foot of water!

[WRB]

Old tactic been around for decades and yes it works. A 3 way swivel rig with a dropper weights works good also.

Tom

[K_Mac]

I have a friend who always tells me he caught em on a C-rigged rattle trap! He may not be telling the truth though...I have had some success with a small floating Rapala in the past. 

[Jrob78]

I've tried it a couple of times.  I like using a heavier weight, at least an ounce.  That way you can retrieve it faster and keep bottom contact.  I also usually use baits like Shad Raps that still produce well at slower speeds (that was my thought process anyway.)  I've heard of people using floating swimbaits on a c-rig too.  

[MCS]

Booyah has a new rig for this. Looks a little like a bama rig but with just a single line and snap to attach a crank.

[Felix77]

Booyah has a new rig for this. Looks a little like a bama rig but with just a single line and snap to attach a crank.

The new Boo Rig .... There are 4 different kinds.  One of which is to do exactly what you are describing here.  I have heard of this technique but haven't tried it myself.  I would think the C-Rig approach would be more versatile.  Not sure you need to buy a rig specifically for that purpose IMO.

 

I do like the other ones.  Especially the 4 willow around a snap.  Similar to something else that Z-Man lures came out with.

[RNSkeeter]

An easier way to test this out is a bullet weight with a rubber grip. Just remember to wrap the line around the weight once to ensure it stays in place. You can easily add or remove it at will without the c-rig setup. This let's you fish it shallow or deep quickly if you're still searching for the bite.

[dreamertino]

this has got me thinking hmmmm

[bigbill]

Sounds awesome I'll have to remember to try it. I usually put the weight between two adjustable carolina keepers anyway on a 24" leader with a locking snap swivel. This way I can change out my different rigged

plastics much faster. I can shorten up my leader on my heavier weighted carolina rigs and try a crankbait. Now you have me thinking about trying a countdown rapala or a yum money minnow at the bottom. This setup could be limitless in its variations and combinations. What do they call this crankin carolina setup? The Carolina Cranker Rig? CCR?

[J Francho]

I actually use a pegged bullet weight for fishing cranks deep.  Looking up "jacking" a crankbait.  Gets your deep divers down to whatever depth you want.  Changes the action, and it isn't really cranking anymore, but it works.

[Hanover_Yakker]

Another way to do it with an all in one rig is the Lindy Bottom Bouncer - used by Walleye anglers for quite a while now.....

 

http://www.lindyfishingtackle.com/catalog.aspx?catid=bottombouncer

[00 mod]

I caught a ton of fish last year on the road trip, c-rigging a hot pink frog in 25 fow!!! 

 

Jeff

[CTGalloway21]

I don't fish water 25 feet deep.  I am in a kayak in rivers and creeks that aren't ever that deep.  Bandit Ledge 250 at 14 feet is about as deep as I go.

[Comfortably Numb]

I would lose a crank every cast due to debrey on the bottom

[J Francho]

This is anoher product meant for this: http://www.lurenet.com/brands/booyah-baits/booyah-boo-flex-rig

[bigbill]

I'm fishing in 10' of water max. But in the channel and deeper holes this could be the hot ticket. I never pulled out a fish in the deeper hole yet, they seemed to be suspended in that area. I use the casted out portable fish finder to locate the flats, the holes and dropoffs etc.

[ccummins]

Another way to do it with an all in one rig is the Lindy Bottom Bouncer - used by Walleye anglers for quite a while now.....

 

http://www.lindyfishingtackle.com/catalog.aspx?catid=bottombouncer

 

That's why I try to read up on other fishing styles and techniques that work for other species; there is probably something out there that will work well for bass the way that it has with other species but just isn't in vogue yet.

[MCS]

I caught a ton of fish last year on the road trip, c-rigging a hot pink frog in 25 fow!!! 

 

Jeff

 

I thought it was a hula popper?

[J Francho]

I thought it was a hula popper?

 

That was a on a drop shot, silly.

[00 mod]

I thought it was a hula popper?

 

 

That was a on a drop shot, silly.

 

 

Francho with the memory of an elephant!

 

Jeff

[papajoe222]

If you want to avoid hanging up in the rocks, a three way swivel with a few split shot on a piece of mono off the bottom swivel will get your crank back the majority of the time.  A drop shot weight would also work as either would pull off the line with a steady pull. 

No need to use a deep diver when c-rigging a crank. I like a wake style crank or my good ole standby a #9 Rapala. I still crank the deep divers, I just can't do it all day like I used to and I've been dragging a c-rig crank for more years than I care to mention.

[martintheduck]

If you want to avoid hanging up in the rocks, a three way swivel with a few split shot on a piece of mono off the bottom swivel will get your crank back the majority of the time.  A drop shot weight would also work as either would pull off the line with a steady pull. 

No need to use a deep diver when c-rigging a crank. I like a wake style crank or my good ole standby a #9 Rapala. I still crank the deep divers, I just can't do it all day like I used to and I've been dragging a c-rig crank for more years than I care to mention.

 

 

Awesome ideas with the weights. I love cranking deep divers on a 7'11 with a 5:1 winch... well not LOVE, but I really feel a sense of accomplishment pulling in a deep water lunker. I really like this idea of weighting cranks because I can cast out, let it sink to the bottom, and get good bottoms contact for a HECK of a lot longer than with a deep diver. (at least that's my theory)