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Location: Minneapolis, MN | My dad pretty much just straight retrieves anything he throws, he can’t really do rhythm baits as he fishing while sitting down so he can’t really get much downward movement on his rod, and I try to get him to do a few jerks of the rod during his retrieve, but he usually just straight retrieves. Also, about two years ago he tore his rotator cuff and even after surgery and therapy, it only got back to about 65% of what it used to be. He uses an Toro Winch to make retrieving baits a little easier but obviously it means things move kind of slow. The other caveat is that if it’s over 4 oz.’s, he’s probably not going to throw it long. So if you were in a situation where all you could do was slowly straight retrieve a crankbait, which would you use? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i'd suggest one that floats if not retrieved so some "action" can come out of it … like a swim-whiz or a crane or slammer. |
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Location: Poynette WI. | a squirrely jake works great. If he used a higher gear ratio he could work the lure with just the real without much effort.. Ive had a lot of luck working floating jointed crank baits very slow. |
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Location: N.FIB | jointed shallow raider,depth raider fished in different ways with using the reel |
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Location: MN | I'd include the Shallow Invader as well |
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Location: Western U.P. | My Dad is kind of in the same boat (no pun intended)... getting older, arthritis, etc. Although he does throw a Suick from time to time because it was always his favorite bait, he's too stubborn to admit is hurts to do so.
Topwater baits (Top Raider or Globe type, easy to cast, and easy to retrieve), Hawg Wobblers, SS Shads, Big Game type and other twitch baits (both straight & jointed) as mentioned above , Pikie Minnows if he's old school, along with squirrely tailed baits, where the bait does the work.
He can vary speeds with the reel, and give 'em a tug once in a while. Good Luck. |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | Jointed believer with a pause a few times a cast. A lot of fish come on that pause. I've had labral tears in both of my shoulders and had to relearn how to do everything. My hook sets/ rips are me twisting my body and ripping the lure side ways. My arms are tucked tight to my side all day. When they are outstretched is when I have issues. |
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| 10" Jake, 30-50' of line, trolled 3-5mph
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | 5" baker, shallow invader, 5.5" ss shad, ddd, 7" grandma... |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Bakers, shallow invaders, custom x mini x, and shallow/depth raiders. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | some good options:
deeper water/deeper weeds/rocks: depthraider, triple D
shallow water/weeds: 8" swimming Joe, swimbaits like the Shadzilla, or the Large Bass Harrasser
MX6/MX9s... |
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Location: Lincoln, NE | Custom X Mini, some of the bigger rapala shad baits have good action too, theres a shallow jointed one that my dad was throwing sitting down yesterday that had great action and easy to cast and retrieve, I believe it was an x-rap jointed shad, also a super shad, creek chub pikie. Also don't rule out the smaller plastics like the suzy sucker swimbait. |
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Location: midwest | I would suggest the same...DDD and DD crank/jerkbaits. have him throw in a pause and a few jerks throught the retrieve...no rythym needed to make these produce. |
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Location: Sycamore, IL | Lots of good suggestions above...super shad rap, shallow raider or a crane 206 are nice, light weight shallow running cranks. Depthraider, Krusher or a DDD are good choices for something deeper . Don't discount a sinking countdown style crankbait either. Make sure his hooks are razor sharp to help with a good hookset. A jig and creature is another low impact/ high percentage tactic that he might enjoy giving a try. |
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Location: Northern Indiana | I know it is not a crankbait, but I have had success straight retrieving the regular sized bulldawg. You can even let it sink to the desired depth, and then crank it in and figure 8. The mini and mid sized medussa should also work. I realize these lures may weigh a little more than a crankbait, but they retrieve back much easier than most deep diving crankbaits. |
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| Shallow Invaders, SS Shads, MF Shads are good in shallow weeds.
MX 7.5's and MX9's are good on weed edges and on reefs especially after dark.
Deep or open water I like Big Game 7.5" scubas and depthraiders.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | jarndt - 6/30/2014 4:15 PM
I know it is not a crankbait, but I have had success straight retrieving the regular sized bulldawg. You can even let it sink to the desired depth, and then crank it in and figure 8. The mini and mid sized medussa should also work. I realize these lures may weigh a little more than a crankbait, but they retrieve back much easier than most deep diving crankbaits.
Yeah I recently picked up a regular helidawg for him, figured it might be a good option since he just straight cranks. But as you mentioned, they are a little bit heavier than most crankbaits and his shoulder starts to get sore after awhile. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I didn't see anyone mention the Legend lineup of lures, any thoughts on the Out-Cast? Pretty expensive but are they worth it? |
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Location: Not far enough north! | I have had great results with outcasts, caught more fish on these than the perchbaits. 8" jointed believers have a good wander on a straight retrieve. |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | Another vote for Shallow Invader. |
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Location: Lake County Illinois | Jointed believers, Super stalkers, Shallow Invaders and Savage Gear has some nice swim baits also. |
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| The countdown shark by River Run Tackle is the most erratic crankbait when straight-retrieved I have ever used by far. It isn't the easiest pulling bait but using a Winch would certainly help that. |
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Location: Appleton | Lots of good options. I like the 5" Custom X Mini, Myers small Gill crank, Shallow Invader, or the Cranky Nitro from H2o Tackle. All of them have great action straight retrieved. The Myers and CX Mini I would think he could cast all day without issue. |
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| Twinkie - lighter than a dawg, same action, easy to work numerous ways. |
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Location: With my son on the water | Lots of really good suggestions by many of you as always.
I would also throw in that many of the baits mentioned are also great baits for young kids starting out too.
One I didn't see is the smaller flat stick. I like the shallow raider and the shallow invader.
Another good tip is to put on 3/0 owners hooks. Yes they are expensive but you will never find a better (sharper) hook. The hooks are so sharp that they kind of stick prior to the hook set which certainly help.
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| Keep in mind a lot of crankbaits are made for trolling and will be hard to reel in. The rapala lineup is best because they come in easy and have a natural action. Only two hooks makes them easy to hook up and release fish. They run shallow and won`t scream down into the weeds. Also much lighter and easier to handle than a Jake or Believer witch are heavy and have three hooks. The magnum 11 floater is a great choice as well as super shad rap. |
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Location: Maryland | Like quite a few have said:Super shad rap,SS shads, believers, shallow invaders. Shallow dawgs or super d 9" shallow with a teaser straight retrieved is a good choice. Also another good plastic is the Savage Gear Real Eel!
Also look at the Bass Pro shops XPS swimbaits, great action n pretty cheap for $16. |
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