Fall: Why Lipless Crankbaits Over Lipped Crankbaits?

[tcbass]

Why is that that fall is starting a lot of people are saying lipless crankbaits rather than lipped crankbaits?

[ABW]

I think lipless cranks have a better action that mimics a dying baitfish. Ex) Whenever you flutter the lure down and reel again

[Catch and Grease]

I don't really know the why part, but it seems like bass start to like the tight wobble and dying action of a lipless crank in the fall.

But they each have their place, don't be afraid to throw lipped baits in the fall.

[Zach P]

1. Great search bait, and bass typically during the fall move far more following baitfish populations around 2. Something about the tight wobble given off by a lipless

[tcbass]

So why isn't the tight wobble good all year long?

[J Francho]

Both work all season long for me.

[Catch and Grease]

So why isn't the tight wobble good all year long?

I like to run lipless cranks over grass anytime of year!

[Fishes in trees]

For me, when the fish go shallower in the fall, it is a little easier for me to control depth with a trap style bait as opposed to a floater/diver.  There isn't any reason you couldn't use a shallow diver, assuming that you can keep it up and out of the grass for the most part.

 

In my neighborhood, in lots of places we're talking grass a foot and a half tall in four feet of water.  That is a fairly narrow range to try to run a floater/diver.  A minus 1 style bait might work, but then you might have issues getting it deep enough.

 

Really, I don't know, try different baits and see what works for you.  For me, in the fall, a trap style bait on shallower grass flats is a pattern I always try - doesn't always work, but I always try it because sometimes it does work.

[F14A-B]

It's more versatile , it's a bait that can be fished at most any depth, fish it slow, burn it, rip it, yo- yo it, they throw real far, or really close , shad create noise in those pods, rattle baits create noise, bass in the fall almost seem to feed in a state of urgency it's a good choice, but so is a deeper diving crankbait, other methods work too, between a crankbait and rattle bait I use both, and like both, you should always have multiple rods rigged and fire away... One is going to be a standout, typically .... That's my experience anyway...

[Raul]

As usual, it´s a matter of when, where and how. Lipless cranks are not better than they are a complement of, both types work for me year round even in the same day I may use both, but one are for certain places and the other for another.

[WRB]

Some anglers like to rip a lipless crank off the bottom like a structure spoon and it works. The question is does it work better than a flutter or structure spoon, for me it doesn't and prefer spoons.

I like lipless cranks best in the pre spawn and when weeds are emerging and still below the surface. In the fall when weeds are dieing off, the baitfish could be gone!

Tom

[MassBass]

I would like to try a silent rattle bait. A lipless bait with just that tight vibration no noise.

[tcbass]

I would like to try a silent rattle bait. A lipless bait with just that tight vibration no noise.

 

 

Isn't silent rattle an oxymoron?

[Fishing Cop]

I use them year round, especially around docks and banks.

[Jigfishn10]

Isn't silent rattle an oxymoron?

I think he meant a silent vibrating bait, but yes, you are correct...

[BasshunterJGH]

Squarebills are my favorite this time of year. Strike kings are the best value but jackalls and spros are my favorite. I use rattletraps 2.

[GoDeep]

You just can't be a SK RES in the fall. Yo yo it and you'll the magic this lure has. Chartreuse bait fish and chili craw work great for me.