rip rap is coverd in crayfish

[basspro215]

the place i fish i was there right as the sun was going down and the 3 time Ive been to this spot Ive caught 5 nice 2-4# small mouth,but wen i was there i noticed there were crayfish covering the rocks,i could see about a dozen at a time but Ive tried every crayfish imitator i got and get no response from the fish,but i can put on just about and color rather shallow crank and they kill it,I'm gonna stick with that but i was just wondering why they wont touch the crayfish

[roadwarrior]

Too many real crawdads, your moving lures offer

something different.

8-)

[basspro215]

yeah thats what i thought,what do you think about a craw crank

[roadwarrior]

My suggestion would be a Swarming Hornet with

a LFT Live Magic Shad trailer.

8-)

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

When I lived near the Mohawk River-Barge Canal in Upstate NY, the rip-rap lining the banks where favorite spots. I threw a deep diving crankbait and really banged it off the rocks with little pauses thrown in. I found wobble and rattle more of a factor than color in what they wanted on a particular day.

[riverfisher]

Delaware where abouts on the Muddy Mo did you fish? Ill be hitting it this weekend its tournament time goin for the green fish 6-7 pool.

Basspro I have has alot of luck with a Rapala JSR7 in the Craw patterns and Mag Warts. Are you fishing from shore or boat, Lake or river?

[NateFollmer]

RoadWarrior pretty much nailed it. Sometimes if there are too many of a certain item in a pack, throw a completely different style of bait. Try a baitfish imitator or senko in that area and see what happens. Make your offering stick out from the rest and they will smash it.

[basspro215]

well i just got got back from that spot i was talking about i made a mag shift crayfish trap to see if i could catch some but i went to dick and got some new cranks ,i caught 2 little SM,and caught 2 BIG perch all on a baby bass crank,I'm going back first thing in the morn hoping to get a 5#

[Bassnajr]

Question....

Did you try a jig matching the color of the craws with a large trailer or a 4" tube?? The larger trailer may be just enough to get them biting, and the tube moves more than a jig but less than a crank.

I'd be interested in how you make out and if you have tried these methods.

[basspro215]

ill deff try taht next time i go,ill let you know and thaks for the idea

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Delaware where abouts on the Muddy Mo did you fish? Ill be hitting it this weekend its tournament time goin for the green fish 6-7 pool.

Basspro I have has alot of luck with a Rapala JSR7 in the Craw patterns and Mag Warts. Are you fishing from shore or boat, Lake or river?

I mainly fished out of the St Johnsville marina, but have fished quite a bit all the way down through Amsterdam.

[basspro215]

mainly from shore but i did fish it from a boat and that when i got the big ones to bight on a crank bringing it right off the rocks but wen on shore i just bring it at a 45 down  the bank