03-04-2012, 03:36 PM
I know folks talk a lot about color preferences. And surely running depth, wobble factors, rattle or hum - lots of variations.
But I'd seen these "cheapo" lures at Wally World - and have tried a few. Landed a nice smallie on a Cordell fat-body crank, so I'm a believer they can work.
Grabbed a set of poppers, and cranks in one of those off-brands, so I get a whole color set for the price of maybe one or two high-end cranks. I know everytime I break of a $5-$10 lure - a little part of me dies inside! (and then my skin turns green, and my clothes start shredding - you get the picture)
I hear of taking off the front hook, and bending in the back hook to help avoid snags, and allow you to "tick off" the bottom, or debris. I just seem to spend more time fouling fresh water by moving in to retrieve a snag!
How do you guys do it with cranks?
But I'd seen these "cheapo" lures at Wally World - and have tried a few. Landed a nice smallie on a Cordell fat-body crank, so I'm a believer they can work.
Grabbed a set of poppers, and cranks in one of those off-brands, so I get a whole color set for the price of maybe one or two high-end cranks. I know everytime I break of a $5-$10 lure - a little part of me dies inside! (and then my skin turns green, and my clothes start shredding - you get the picture)
I hear of taking off the front hook, and bending in the back hook to help avoid snags, and allow you to "tick off" the bottom, or debris. I just seem to spend more time fouling fresh water by moving in to retrieve a snag!
How do you guys do it with cranks?