found a nice school, priest

[Headhunter]

5 in picture would total close to 20 lbs. first 7 casts caught these 5, and ended with just over 20 total bass, 5 more being about the same size.
all on dt16 demon rapala. It was quick , only lasted just over 30 minutes. Forgot to add, all released.

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[XxthejuicexX]

I'm going this afternoon, fishing around Fate sanders. Any good spots for me to try in that area that you know of. I'm looking to get my deep crankin on.

[Headhunter]

I ride the river channel (and humps) and look at my depthfinder. I look for structure and bait more than I do fish.

[MNfisher]

Are you pounding the bottom with your dt-16? Nice fish


Mike

[Headhunter]

yes. IMO, if a crankbait will just reach the bottom, that is the best. I fish all the to about 22' with a crankbait on Priest. I use the larger round ambassadeur's with 16 lb magnathin, 8' casting rods and throwing a long ways is huge help. If I am fishing 13 to 17' I throw a dt16 or some of my old poe's 400's, from 8 to 12' I throw a fat free shad, a dt10 or some of old poe's 300's. Deeper than 17, I throw the biggest fat free shad, a dt20 or a couple of old poe's 400+'s I have. Not sure color is super important, I have caught fish on many different colors, I do like rootbeer float a lot on priest and I know a lot of people use strike king crankbaits, I just do not like them, the Rapala DT's are hard to beat for casting and getting to depth. I generally "look" with a crankbait and when I catch a fish, either throw out a marker buoy or MOST of the time, DROP an anchor (mine weighs 50 lbs), and then I generally throw a worm, but when the fish want a crankbait, I throw it. I do throw a texas rigged worm about as much as a crankbait.