crankbaits retrieve

[papubino]

this is how i retrieve my crankbaits..very effective in florida with bass specially peacocks how do you do yours?

 

[xBigfoot-86]

I just hold the retrieve button on speed 2. If I have a follower like you did I change to speed 1 while continuing to reel. 99% of the time they bite the instant you hit the down button. If they don't strike instantly I click it back to speed 2 and they strike then. I've tried pausing when I have a follower and it didn't seem to work or at least anywhere near as well.

 

[ItsShamee]

On 10/6/2017 at 3:01 PM, xBigfoot-86 said:

I just hold the retrieve button on speed 2. If I have a follower like you did I change to speed 1 while continuing to reel. 99% of the time they bite the instant you hit the down button. If they don't strike instantly I click it back to speed 2 and they strike then. I've tried pausing when I have a follower and it didn't seem to work or at least anywhere near as well.

 

Tried this with the 3ft blue and white and works wonders in Florida 

[SlothnessMonster]

all of the above tbh I like to mix it up here and there same as when i float fish I will mix it up with lure fishing here and there no real difference in fish caught that I've noticed but maybe i was lucky

[xBigfoot-86]

On 10/8/2017 at 8:53 AM, ItsShamee said:

Tried this with the 3ft blue and white and works wonders in Florida 

Yes! The blue/ white and the craw 3 ft are killer in FL.

 

I got so tired of stop n go and lift n drop (L2R2L2R2L2R2L2R2 BAAAAH) that when I got the cranks I just wanted to hold R2 and sit back and let the bait do it's thing. The last couple days I've started trying more of a stop n go with the cranks though and haven't noticed a difference but it's a change of pace for me at least.