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[jad2t]

Originally Posted by txnative

Jad2t,

You can use a drift sock while casting a crankbait to give your yak more resistance. To troll, you can use snap-on weights, a Carolina rig set-up, or even a 3-way swivel and a 1 oz weight to help keep your crankbait down (you can use shallow-running cranks, which offer less resistance or may match bait size better).


Chris

Welcome back, haven't seen you post in here for several months!

Interesting idea for the crankbait trolling. Not sure if I can go out and get a drift sock or snap weights before the weekend so I'll give the weighted flukes a shot and see how it works.

[txnative]

Originally Posted by MNfisher

That's right! I forgot you invented trolling! Lol! JK!

Lol.

I picked up a few things from saltwater mags and tailored them to fit my needs is all.


Chris

[Headhunter]

Difficult to beat a texas rigged worm. VERY difficult!

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

Difficult to beat a texas rigged worm. VERY difficult!

Several of my 5lb + bass have came off worms in deep water or staged next to deep water. When I really targeted bass hard every summer there was always a rod rigged with a bullet sinker 3/8 or 1/4 oz, 5/0 Gama hook and a Zoom Ole Monster in Plum.

You'd think a hook that big and a worm 10.5" long would limit action but it didn't really yet almost every time the hook was set it was on a close to or bigger than keeper fish.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

Difficult to beat a texas rigged worm. VERY difficult!

That's always been my most productive method to catch bass, second being weightless zoom flukes. Of course, the conditions have to be right for the latter to work.

[Reel Tune]

Cranks can work great in a kayak. It's all about using boat position, wind, and or current.

I usually scope out the place I want to fish wether it be a flat, hump, or ledge, and pick my weapon depending on the depth of the fish. I like to cause a ruckus with cranks, if your bill isn't getting tore up, or if your not feeling the bottom upon retreive your not deep enough alot of the times.

Drift chutes, anchors, stakeout poles and paddling are great tools in a kayak.

I find my structure I want to work and troll over it a few times trolling one crank off each side. All you need is about 1.5-2mph, and that's pretty easy in a kayak. Sometimes I'll anchor and cast, and sometimes I'll throw the drift chute out to create some resistance. Sometimes I'll cast and just let the resistance of the crank pull me and that's how I'll move, no paddling needed, I can work a couple hundred yards easily this way.

When traveling from spot to spot I'll usually troll a crank and pick up a fish here and there.

Jeremy

[Headhunter]

I catch a lot of 14" and shorter fish on 10+" worms, for me bigger does not always mean bigger fish. On occasion the fish want a 4" worm in deep water and it will catch larger fish also.

jad2t, this spring I have went through over 200 bubble gum flukes, to say I like fish shallow with a fluke is an understatement.

[MNfisher]

A pearl white super fluke is my number one bait for smallmouth, largemouth, striper, and hybrids. Rigged many different ways depending on the circumstances. I have also caught several big whites on them too.

[creekcrappie]

Mnfisher is right, pearl white fluke is my favorite bait in my opinion.

[Alphahawk]

Hard to beat a fluke.


Regards

[Headhunter]

I use pearl white and white for hybrids/stripers, nothing but bubble gum for bass.

[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

I use pearl white and white for hybrids/stripers, nothing but bubble gum for bass.

I have never thrown any color fluke but pearl white, I am sure others work well, but I may never toss another color. It's purely a confidence thing. Which to me is about 75% in how good a bait works. If you have that much confidence on it, you will catch fish on it. For me it's the pearl white fluke for big fish and TM for small fish.

[nomad60]

I need to get out of the "structure" mentality. If I'm not throwing towards a rock, tree or weeds, I don't have confidence I'll catch any fish. Take me out in open water and I'm lost. Which hurts me in the warmer months...

[Jdkxtreme]

Are you guys throwing the Fluke with a baitcaster or spinning reel?

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by nomad60

I need to get out of the "structure" mentality. If I'm not throwing towards a rock, tree or weeds, I don't have confidence I'll catch any fish. Take me out in open water and I'm lost. Which hurts me in the warmer months...

Banks just hold the water in....