TriStateBassin106 Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I really want to get better at fishing lipless cranks. So far the only retrieve that seems to get the job done for me is the classic yo-yo retrieve. What are some of your favorite retrieves with lipless cranks? 1 Quote
Vilas15 Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I like to lift and drop it along the bottom since the fish will hit it while it sits on the bottom, then when I go to lift they'll set the hooks on themselves. That may be the same as the yoyo but the yoyo can be done at any depth so I figured I'd specify. I did catch a small musky on a straight retrieve when I paused, then when I started cranking again I got hit. 1 Quote
galyonj Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 The Alabama shake ain't just for swim jigs. 1 Quote
TriStateBassin106 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, galyonj said: The Alabama shake ain't just for swim jigs. I pair a 6th sense swim jig with a vertical rage menace on it and the Alabama shake gets all my hooks up lol I don't think I ever caught a fish doing a straight retrieve on a swimjig. Quote
galyonj Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, TriStateBassin106 said: I pair a 6th sense swim jig with a vertical rage menace on it and the Alabama shake gets all my hooks up lol I don't think I ever caught a fish doing a straight retrieve on a swimjig. Well, give it a shot with a rattle trap. The fish have told me they like that. Quote
Super User ATA Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 You'll be surprise how you can get bite by straight retrieve sometimes, Specially very fast burning it back. Try that also. Specially over the grass. 3 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted March 23, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, galyonj said: The Alabama shake ain't just for swim jigs. Ok, Ok I’ll bite... What is the “Alabama Shake”? Mike 1 Quote
WVU-SCPA Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, ATA said: You'll be surprise how you can get bite by straight retrieve sometimes, Specially very fast burning it back. Try that also. Specially over the grass. Had a musky join me on the bank one evening burning around a shad spawn. He went back to the lake with his new lipless, I went home to change my underwear. Yo-yo and stop and go have produced the most fish with lipless. The past 2 years a suspending lipless has accounted for more fish in the spring with any green grass growth being the key. 3 Quote
galyonj Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mike L said: Ok, Ok I’ll bite... What is the “Alabama Shake”? Mike Exactly what it sounds like. Probably when you watch the video you'll think "Oh, that's it? Doesn't everybody do that?" I dunno why it's called that. Probably somebody here does. Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted March 23, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 23, 2021 Figured... I shake a lot, didn’t know it had a name. Mike 2 Quote
InfantryMP Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Usually I do this: Quick retrieve for a few turns to get the bait down, and then a yo yo, then a medium retrieve with an occasional yo yo. It has worked out for me. If there is a decent school there, I will just straight retrieve through em. It is fun to watch them fight over the lipless, and even more fun, when you caught two on the same cast. Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 I needed to read through the responses to be certain it wasn't a trick question... cover and structure will determine what retrieve I would use as cover and structure will determine where the bass will be holding. Burn it along the top of weeds, hop it along a clean flat, let it fall down the face of a sharp drop, bang it into a bolder or stump. If I'm not fishing it across the face of the bass I'm not expecting to get bit. oe 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 No doubt about it , Bouncing on the bottom in deep water is my favorite way to fish a lipless bait . Two times in the past three years my biggest bass of the year was caught doing that . 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 I had several magic days on smallmouth water fishing a rattle bait low & slow in the same fashion that I do a blade bait; in particular, early & especially late season. While most any lippless bait can perform decent here, the Duo Realis G-Fix being a tungsten filled, super thin profiled bait, seems to excel for this deep water usually cleaner or hard bottom application. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 I like all the retrieves mentioned above. Early season I like ripping vegetation if that pattern is there. 54 minutes ago, A-Jay said: A-Jay I think 1 is missing A-Jay. Center column Row 3. ? 2 Quote
basser27 Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, ATA said: You'll be surprise how you can get bite by straight retrieve sometimes, Specially very fast burning it back. Try that also. Specially over the grass. This is how I fish then 90% of the time with a twitch thrown in here and there 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 13 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said: I like all the retrieves mentioned above. Early season I like ripping vegetation if that pattern is there. I think 1 is missing A-Jay. Center column Row 3. ? Maybe it's in one of the other rattle bait boxes. See if you could spot it for me. #wisenhiemer ? A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 23, 2021 Super User Posted March 23, 2021 I like to retrieve the bait just fast enough so I can feel it vibrate. If I'm picking up vegetation I'll speed up the retrieve a little. Quote
papajoe222 Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said: I think 1 is missing A-Jay. Center column Row 3. ? That's the one he always has tied on. My most productive is yo-yoing a Red Eye Shad 1 Quote
928JLH Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 Cold water a straight retreive with occasional rod tip pop to change the action. Summer counting it down to tick the top of the grass violently ripping it out. 1 Quote
Biglittle8 Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 7 hours ago, ATA said: You'll be surprise how you can get bite by straight retrieve sometimes, Specially very fast burning it back. Try that also. Specially over the grass. This☝️ sometimes I won't get a hit until I burn a trap full speed, especially when it rips through the grass. A lot of times I'll start my retrieve at full speed then slow it down as I get closer to shore or the boat if I'm missing strikes. The initial burst seems to attract the fish, slowing it down at the end makes the meal to good to be true for gun-shy fish. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 24, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 24, 2021 My favorite is yo-yoing, stroking, whatever you want to call the lift-drop retrieve. When they're on that and I get that distinct "tick", on the fall and lean into a bunch of weight, I love that. I catch a ton just chunking and winding, but I loose or miss a lot more of those bites too. 2 Quote
Biglittle8 Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 7 hours ago, InfantryMP said: Usually I do this: Quick retrieve for a few turns to get the bait down, and then a yo yo, then a medium retrieve with an occasional yo yo. It has worked out for me. If there is a decent school there, I will just straight retrieve through em. It is fun to watch them fight over the lipless, and even more fun, when you caught two on the same cast. Like this? 1 Quote
Revival Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 I like to Yo-Yo but my rod lifts are usually not that high. After watching a friend use way higher lifts with success, I been testing it out. Quote
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