{"id":5630,"date":"2018-10-04T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=5630"},"modified":"2018-10-04T22:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T22:00:55","slug":"deep-water-crankbaits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/deep-water-crankbaits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fish Deep Diving Crankbaits"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve caught a lot of fish over the years on river system lakes all over the country. These lakes tend to have a lot of deep water situations that I rely on deep water crankbaits.\u00a0 Crankbaits are a great way to catch big fish when they move out of the shallows.<\/p>\n
I think about all the bass I’ve caught throughout the years and a good portion have come from crankbaits.\u00a0 Unfortunately most people don’t know how to effectively fish deep diving crankbaits. How do you fish deep diving crankbaits? What do you look for in a crankbait?\u00a0 How do you set your rod up? These are all of the things that I’m going to want to talk about in this article.<\/p>\n
Before I get into all the finite details, what exactly is a deep diving crankbait?\u00a0 It’s essentially a crankbait that runs in deeper water than what you’d use during the spring.\u00a0 Think of crankbaits like the Norman Deep Little<\/a> and Strike King’s 10XD Deep diving crankbait<\/a>.\u00a0 Both of these deep divers are easy to fish and really bring in a ton of bass.<\/p>\n You’ll typically use a deep diving crankbait anytime bass leave the shallows for deeper water.\u00a0 You’ll use it during extreme weather changes, mainly during the summer and cold winters.\u00a0 Don’t fool around with them during the spawn and spring\/fall, while the fish are in the shallows.<\/p>\n During the summer, bass tend to rush the shallow water structure to feed early mornings and just before dusk.\u00a0 They only go out to deeper water after the weather starts to warm up around 10am.\u00a0 Early mornings you’d have better luck fishing the shallows with a Strike King Square Bill in Bluegill<\/a> or Shad Colorings.\u00a0 Normally I’ll start out the summer fishing the bluegill beds early morning<\/a>\u00a0and then switch out to deeper water around 9:30-10am.<\/p>\n What I like to do is have a wide complex arsenal of crankbaits. You never know how deep bass are going to suspend on any given day so bring along a wide variety of depths.\u00a0 Most of the time I’ll setup with a Strike King 5XD Crankbait<\/a>\u00a0which runs at about 15 feet( Strike King 6Xd goes 17-19ft<\/a>).\u00a0 In deeper water I’ll throw out a Rapala Deep Diver that holds between 20 and 25 feet<\/a>.<\/p>\n When you think about a deep diving crankbait make sure you think about bottom contact.\u00a0 Your crankbait needs to be able to run deep enough to dig into the bottom.\u00a0 Its nose should run along the bottom, displacing a lot of water and making a lot of noise.\u00a0 All that attention will really key in those trophies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re fishing a spot that you see fish camped out at 14 feet of water, you don’t want a crankbait that barely gets down their.\u00a0 Instead opt for a bigger crankbait that will get down to 16-20 feet and really dig hard into the bottom.<\/p>\n Choosing the right depth is extremely important when trying to bring in larger fish.\u00a0 As you start to learn more and develop your crankbait skills you should start to fill up your tackle box.\u00a0 You’ll start to notice you have a ton of different styles that you like to use in different depths.<\/p>\n Color is another really important thing to consider.\u00a0 Check out my post on choosing the best crankbait colors<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n During the summer I typically try to match the forage as best I can.\u00a0 You’re best bet is going to be sticking to shad colored lures<\/a> that work most of the summer.\u00a0 Muted tones seem to work best during the summer and brighter colorful crankbaits work best during the winter.\u00a0 It’s really going to depend on water clarity, dirty water requires brighter color schemes.<\/p>\n Now we need to focus on your rod reel and line setup when throwing a deep diving crankbait.\u00a0 This is very, very important.\u00a0 When you throw a deep diving crankbait you want to throw it on the longest rod possible.<\/p>\nWhen do You Use a Deep Diving Crankbait?<\/h3>\n
Which Crankbaits are Best for Deep Water?<\/h3>\n
Pick the Right Crankbait for The Water Depth<\/h3>\n
Choosing The Right Crankbait Color<\/h4>\n
Rod Reel and Line Setup<\/h4>\n