| There are all kinds of bass lures on the market | | | | exact opposite happens if you are using a top water |
| today. They come in all shapes and sizes along with | | | | bait like the floating Rapala that sinks a couple of |
| every color imaginable. It may not be the color of | | | | feet when pulled and then floats wobbly back up to |
| the lure that attracts that bass you are searching for. | | | | the surface. Either way will entice the bass to strike |
| How you retrieve your bass lure can make all the | | | | and the fun begins. |
| difference in what you catch. Let me teach you four | | | | Retrieval #3 If you want to fish a little deeper and |
| ways to retrieve a crankbait whether it is a rattle | | | | still give your crankbait a little more action try the up |
| trap or quiet. | | | | and down method. I just use my rod tip to make my |
| Retrieval #1 Retrieve your floating crankbait in at a | | | | crankbait rise and fall. Even though this is similar to |
| slow steady pace or your sinking crankbait at a fast | | | | the pull and pause method of retrieval you will be |
| steady pace allowing it to ride just under the surface | | | | getting a larger distance between the shallow and |
| a foot or so. You will have to adjust the speed | | | | depth of the lure. You will want to get a 10 to 12 |
| depending on what your reel ratio is so learn the feel | | | | foot up and down ratio to get your crankbait down |
| of your equipment it will give you a lot more | | | | to where the bass are holding at to entice them to |
| confidence and confidence will mean more fish. The | | | | strike. |
| slower pace could entice some of those lazy lunker | | | | Retrieval #4 Simple try to incorporate two or more |
| bass who don't want to work to hard to eat while | | | | of the above methods and see what happens. |
| the faster pace gets the attention of the bass. | | | | Remember an injured baitfish is going to be all over |
| Retrieval #2 Pull and Pause is a great retrieve | | | | the place. It is injured after all and I assume writhing |
| alongside a submerged log or alongside of a dock or | | | | in pain flopping around like a wounded fish. So if the |
| boathouse. I like to pull the lure about two feet then | | | | bass are not biting try some variations on the above |
| pause as I reel back the two feet keeping the line | | | | or if the crankbait is not catching them then change |
| tight as I reel in. Then I pull another two feet and | | | | bait. You should have an arsenal in your tackle box. |
| repeat all the way back to the boat. When using a | | | | Remember that a bad day fishing is better than a |
| sinking crankbait this allows the lure to fall a little bit | | | | good day at work unless your work is fishing than |
| simulating a minnow that is injured. Of course, the | | | | they are all good days. |