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Message Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?

Posted 5/9/2002 11:57 AM (#7163)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Hi all,
This year I want to work those 20ft. humps in 40ft. of water a little harder.Instead of casting or trolling a deep diver over such spots,I'd like to cast out a crankbait let it sink to the bottom and then slowly reel her back while maintaining cotact with the bottom,making noise and stiring up the bottom.What lures would you recomend for this application?pro's and non pro's.
Thanks
Cameron.

Posted 5/9/2002 6:24 PM (#32015)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Cameron,

You can't beat the Bucher countdown Depth Raider for this application. The bait has rattles and some nice action.

Good luck!

Posted 5/9/2002 6:46 PM (#32016)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


My favorite lures for that situation are countdown depth raiders. Great and fast sinking baits that makes a lot of noise as well as staying down where you want them most of the way to the boat.

Posted 5/9/2002 8:29 PM (#32017)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


As already has been mentioned. The Countdown DepthRaiders are great crankbaits for crunching the bottom. It's a technique that my brother had very good luck on last fall, and one that I've started to use myself. I've heard of a guy that would fish a deep clear lake in Vilas county that would toss out a Countdown Depth Raider with one rod...set it down...Pick up a Bulldawg rigged pole and toss that one out. He would alternate reeling in bait as he allowed it to sink to the bottom. I believe he won a couple tournaments using this technique, and it's great way to cover those deepwater humps that are found in many deep, clear lakes.

Another bait that's a very good countdown model is RiverRun's SHARK 2-Speed CountDown. It sinks like a rock and has a pretty unique action. It has a sorta hopping action as it's reeled in. The wobble is more up and down rather than side to side like a Countdown or other type of crankbaits. It's built like a tank plus the metal lip is a major asset for crunching the rocks. There's also two type of setting found on the lip of the Crankbait. Depending on where you tie your leader to, the action of the bait may differ slightly..thus allowing some flexibilty for achieving the right depth and action.

catch ya later,
Krappie

Posted 5/10/2002 9:20 AM (#32018)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


As previously mentioned both the depth raider and the Shark by River run tackle are good baits for fishing deep on or close to the bottom. The Shark in particular has the key requisite for this application, which is SINK RATE.Many sinking crank baits and/or soft plastic baits wont get you down there if the wind is blowing hard. This unfortunately is true of the bulldawg,which because of its mass and design is not suitable, in my opinion, for efficiently fishing deep water structure.The sinking version of the Shark is also available in both straight and jointed models.Besides the corect lure there are other factors involved in fishing deep structure,such as time of day,retrieve speed, structural shape as it relates to Musky location, wind direction and velocity,forage type,and many other considerations.HC Meyer Seven Island Guide service presque Isle Wis.

Posted 5/10/2002 8:49 PM (#32019)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


I'm surprised no one has mentioned them, but I like the radtke's pike minnows. Both the 7" single jointed and 9" double jointed are very good. They sink 1 foot per second and stay parallel to the bottom when sinking. You can use them very slow and pretty fast. The action is unlike anything else I've seen.

Posted 5/10/2002 11:38 PM (#32020)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Thanks guys,I wiil pick up a countdown depthraider.Don't know if they retail sharks up here,I've never seen one,will keep my eyes open though.
Good Fishing.

Posted 5/11/2002 7:49 AM (#32021)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Krappie, tried finding the River Run Shark-2 Speed countdown, only came up with the "standard" countdown. Is the lure you are referring to different? Thx much.

Posted 5/11/2002 1:51 PM (#32022)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


7Islands, not to say that you are WRONG, but me and my crew have been fishing Dawgs over DEEP open water for sometime and have had a lot of success. Counting down to start and then a slow pull-pause-pull-pause retrieve keeps the bait down 12-15ft. Maybe you are seeking deeper approaches, but this has been our experiences.
Also, for whoever, try counting down a weighted glider, has worked well for us this year.

Slamr

Posted 5/11/2002 9:19 PM (#32023)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Hi Greg,
You can find the SHARK 2-Speed CountDown on River Run's website. The url to the page that shows them is this:

http://www.riverruntackle.com/crank_baits.htm

I had picked up my Shark at Rollie and Helens this past fall when I had been fishing some Cisco based lakes near Bolder Junction. I just had to pick one up because like I had said earlier... The sinking crankbait was a hot pattern for us in late fall. It was especially effective ripping the crankbait off the bottom and crashing it into the rocks around.

Hey remember this quote from a famous movie:
"Sometimes that shark, he looks right into ya, right into your eyes. Y'know, the thing about a shark, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes after ya, he doesn't seem to be living until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then - aww, then you hear that terrible high-pitch screamin', the ocean turns red, and in spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and rip ya to pieces..."

catch ya later,
Krappie

Posted 5/12/2002 9:07 AM (#32024)
Subject: Best sinking crankbaits?


Slamr- Not knocking the dogs- but your fishing "shallow" water with those canines.Im talking depths of 20 to 30 ft.They will work well in the depths you reffered to But their body mass prevents them getting down quickly enough in depths deeper than 15 ft.

I absolutely love working a sinking glider off the bottom in 10 to 15 ft depths also. My favorite for this is almost any Hughes River; however the same problem will occur trying to do that in deeper water situations and most especially in windy conditions, which on the bigger lakes is usually always.

I think the disagreement is based on whats considered "deep". For Your applications the Dawgs are a great choice.Also I fish ON the bottom.If your still working them through the open water column your fine with the dawgs.
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