Steve Kennedy and Crankbaits

[LrgmouthShad]

Steve Kennedy made a statement on Mercer that he and his Dad used to buy a certain crankbait 144 at a time and of those, 2-3 would be magic baits. He also said the same thing can occur with plastic baits.

 

- The Bait Monkey

[scaleface]

12 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

He also said the same thing can occur with plastic baits.

I have a pack of Dingers that I think are factory seconds. They are deformed , the slot crooked on some of them  and they are line twisting punks. Thats the only pack of Dingers  I have had like that .Oh well , they can still be used as neds .

[Dwight Hottle]

I can see buying a dozen at a time to get 2 or 3 magical baits but a gross, I don't think so. 

[LrgmouthShad]

@Dwight Hottle I agree. Thought it is absurd but interesting nonetheless

[Scott804]

Jacob Wheeler and Dustin Connell have a few clips talking about this too. No two baits are the same! Hold onto them lucky crankbaits. 

[garroyo130]

How long does it take to fish 144 to find the magic ones??? By that time, conditions have likely changed ...

[WRB]

The few hundred crankbaits I sold 3 years ago to BR members on the Flea Market forum where mostly hand picked “pet” lures that caught bass.

To test a crank bait troll it in areas where you know bass are located. It doesn't take but a few hours to determine the lemons from pearls.

Tom

 

[Bazoo]

This is new to me. I'm interested in reading / hearing about these tests.

[WRB]

When you troll a deep diving crank bait the lure stays down at  the depth it’s designed for the entire distance you troll in lieu of just a few yard making long casts. By trolling you cover the entire strike zone for hundreds of yards in lieu of a few.

Lets say you know where bass are located and what depth they are active in. I use sonar to find these bass and years of experience.

I buy 6 each of a specific crank bait same size and color.

I use snaps for attaching crank baits and 1st step is let out a few yards of line at slow walking speed and watch the lures action at the speed and adjust it to optimize the action. Next make cast about 100’ and start your trolling pass at a specific depth the bass are located and the lures running depth. Most if not all crank bait don’t dive to their advertised depth, but you will know when or if it hits bottom where you are trolling.

I trolled in a lazy S pattern to cover more depth and change the lures pace and action.

Troll a few hundred yards with a lure and if you catch a bass that lure goes into the keeper box. I usually run 2 paths up wind the down wind with each lure. Change to the next lure and repeat the 2 paths culling lures that din’t get a strike.

I also make a pass with a known “pet” bass catching lure for a base line.

Next I move to another area in the same lake repeating the entire process. It’s amazing how the good “pet” lures stand out when testing and over years of fishing.

Tom

PS, what happens to the lemons? Today it’s called eBay. Back in the dark ages it was called a parking lot sale.

[Columbia Craw]

I read an article with Edwin Evers regarding balsa crankbaits and he rated their actions and marked them AAA, AA, and A grades.   He’s pretty picky.

[scaleface]

In my life I have  I had just a few  cranks with the right stuff. Today   I just have one   that I feel is a superior bait.  I might have more but cranks have not got a lot of playing time the past several years.

[TOXIC]

You can tune a piano but you can’t tune a fish.  Same goes for cranks.  IYKYK.?

[txchaser]

I have a crank that two of my three largest fish were caught on. It split in the sun.