Cranking

[bass1]

I was wondering if anyone does any cranking at night cause I really like to throw a crankbait also what other baits is good at night thanks.

[fishincreek]

I have always enjoyed worm fishing more, but my buddy does well on one of those square billed Rapalas. He urged me to try, so I threw a white Long A (4") and caught a nice one. Guess it does work.

[crappiepappy]

If I'm not getting bit on my 4" Gene Larew craw (texas rigged) ... then I'm slinging a crankbait at night. Seems to work very well during June & into July, but not so much (for me) in Aug. I'm talking about fishing at Herrington, but it likely works as well on other lakes. If they're prowling the bottom in up to 20' of water, I'm throwing the craw ... but, if they're suspended out in 15-20' of water & off the bank a ways, I'm crankin. And don't be surprised if you catch a Hybrid Striper, Catfish, Drum, or Gar ... along with some nice sized Bass.

Pretty much any bait you would throw during the day ... you can get bit on at night. You just have to consider at what depth the fish are likely to be, considering water temps & conditions, and choose the appropriate bait to present to them at that depth.


... pappy

[sweetwater]

I agree with crappiepappy, pretty much the same stuff that works in the daylight will work at night in a given time of the year. However, having a bass blow up on your top water lure is a thrilling experience at anytime, but it is especially spine-tingling when it happens at night when you can hear your lure working and hear the explosion of the strike, but can't see a thing. I've had especially good luck fishing lucky 13's and jitterbugs at night.

[BGO]

Like said, yes you can catch fish cranking at night. I have caught bass cranking, I like to use crankbaits with loud rattles. I use worms, jigs and buzzbaits most of the time but do throw a crankbait at times.

[homie452]

yes a crankbait can be very productive at times

my favorite is a lucky craft cb-20
use it on any channel swing bank just deep enough to hit the bottom with it

yes 18 bucks is steep for a bait but is like no other very loud rattle n extra wide wabble

[kstonich]

Crank baits work very well at night, I use a constant retrieve rate so the fish can home in on it. But if not throwing something to crank at night its a 1oz black spinner bait with a large colorade blade on it. They really move the water and put out a calling card that fish can find from a long distance.