| At one point all most every bait used has probably | | | | The Big Craw meets the demand for larger, |
| caught a bass. Manufacturers and fishermen classify | | | | deeper-runners and runs at depths of up to 10 feet. |
| bass lures by the depth at which they are most | | | | The ultra-light Rebel Crawfish is undoubtedly one of |
| effectively used - top-water, mid-water and | | | | the most popular fishing lures in the world. Its small |
| deep-running. | | | | life-like profile entices and catches all sizes of game |
| Top Water - Now, of course top water lures such as | | | | fish - especially bass, trout, and panfish. The versatile |
| buzz baits, poppers, and surface plugs are great for | | | | family of Rebel Lures Crawfish are quite possibly the |
| shallow water. The best results for top water lures | | | | most productive series of crankbaits ever made. |
| will come from water that's 5 feet or less near some | | | | Deep, shallow, suspending, cast, or trolled for virtually |
| kind of structure. example (weed beds, brush, | | | | any freshwater species there's a Rebel Crawfish |
| land-points etc.) | | | | that's designed to get the job done. |
| - Buzz baits are one of the best baits for a fun | | | | -People I fish with always want to know what I'm |
| catch. The bass will literally attack them out of no | | | | using when I sneak on my rebel crawfish crank-bait. I |
| where. A good one for the bigger bass too. | | | | suggest having a handful of these things around and |
| - Very productive, especially in late spring at the end | | | | in different sizes. |
| of the spawn. | | | | Deep water - Deep structure in summer with |
| - Good for fishing allot of water in a short time. | | | | jigging-spoons that are fished just off the bottom is |
| - I suggest using this to find pools of bass and then | | | | a good idea. These lures can also be dressed with |
| slow down withe something more discrete so not to | | | | pork rind or soft-bodied attractors. Other deep water |
| scare all the fish off. | | | | lures include lead-heads, plastic worms etc.. Steep |
| - You should catch more fish if you attach a plastic | | | | drop offs are great for jigs with an imitation crayfish |
| shad body to the hook. To the fish it looks like a | | | | on it. bouncing it barely off the bottom as you bring |
| meal with all the commotion. It looks like a fish | | | | it in. |
| fluttering away in a panic. Thats really all they see. | | | | - A great lure all most all times of the year(off the |
| The blades become invisible during spinning on the | | | | deep side of weedbeds, straight out from points, |
| top of the water. | | | | etc...) is a dark colored lead-headed jig with a pork |
| - I use a 1/2 ounce buzz bait if the water is choppy | | | | frog attached to that. The jig should have a skirt on |
| or even a 3/4 ounce. | | | | it. Its especially productive in early spring and fall. I like |
| - a 1/4 ounce if the bass are smaller and or the | | | | to cast it towards shore and hop it out to a drop off |
| water is calm. | | | | and let it flutter over a drop off. Deep diving |
| Hula Poppers are one of my favorite top water baits | | | | crankbaits are also good. Just let it hit bottom and let |
| to use. | | | | it lay with a little jig once and a while. Use either a |
| - best for calmer waters. It's quite a bit slower than | | | | dark pork frog or a green one. If you're careful with |
| fishing a buzz bait. | | | | that pork frog you'll get a few - many fishing trips |
| Mid-water- Some mid-water lure examples | | | | with it, depending on how careful you are. they are |
| (crank-baits, spoons, minnow-plugs) | | | | really strong. You have to finesse it off the hook |
| Spoons are versatile. They can be fished at almost | | | | though. |
| any depth and retrieval speed. Minnow plugs and | | | | Something to keep in mind, Bass like the color RED! If |
| crank-baits have a lip that makes the lure to dive | | | | one color doesn't work, try another. Use brighter |
| when you reel it in. Some models float on the | | | | colors in clearer water and darker colors in darker |
| surface when at rest, and some sink. The sinking | | | | water. Another thing to keep in mind, leaches work |
| ones can be used at almost all depths by counting | | | | great also! I have caught a lot of fish on leaches. I |
| down the sinking to the depth you want it. | | | | think they're alot better than worms ever thought of |
| Crank-Bait lures are one of my favorite lures to use. | | | | being. Probably because of how active the leach is in |
| I've caught more fish on crank-baits than almost any | | | | the water. |
| other lure. Particularly the Rebel Crawfish. | | | | |