Wow--9 1/2 pd largemouth

[first2fish]

My next door neighbor went yesterday and him and a freind fished from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm---10 bass total but with a 9 1/2 pd kicker. Told me it was caught on a crawfish colored crankbait about 10 foot off the bank. Could not pry out of him what lake he was at. Thats ok--less info next time i find some good ones ! Lol. Anyway i saw pictures of it..what a hog ! Cant wait to get out there and find my own big-o-bass. Tight lines all,jc

[Embrey]

and....ive just about given up on crankbaits entirely. great

[first2fish]

I guess every lure has a time and a place. I only fish crankbaits about 30 % off the time.

[GeoFisher]

Biggest Largemouth I've even seen caught came from a firetiger flat A bomber.

My buddy waterboy though he was hooked on a log.....that is until that log exploded like a FIRECRACKER.

that log weighed nearly 10lbs..........

BooYA.

Later,

geo

[strat5150]

Embrey,
spring is not the time to give up on cranks.

[Embrey]

embrey,
spring is not the time to give up on cranks.

it is for me!

[smuckey41]

I used to hate crankbaits to but they have become one of my fav. Baits. And my biggest bass came on a red crawdad crankbait two years ago in April and it was 7.8 pounds. So now I have a lot of confidence in a crankbait that I didn't have before and I always have one tied on. So don't give up on them yet don't be afraid to get them hung up and bump them off the bottom. Get a pocket knocker it helps a lot.

[Brandon__]

I used to hate crankbaits to but they have become one of my fav. Baits. And my biggest bass came on a red crawdad crankbait two years ago in April and it was 7.8 pounds. So now I have a lot of confidence in a crankbait that I didn't have before and I always have one tied on. So don't give up on them yet don't be afraid to get them hung up and bump them off the bottom. Get a pocket knocker it helps a lot.

Agreed i find my self using them more and more hell caught a 5lber last night on a red eye supershad.. Its the jigs you gotta give up on

[Embrey]

I used to hate crankbaits to but they have become one of my fav. Baits. And my biggest bass came on a red crawdad crankbait two years ago in April and it was 7.8 pounds. So now I have a lot of confidence in a crankbait that I didn't have before and I always have one tied on. So don't give up on them yet don't be afraid to get them hung up and bump them off the bottom. Get a pocket knocker it helps a lot.

i must have retrieved the same one at least 30 times the other day. i dont care where i cast em. i make em go where they need to. still doesnt mean i can make em work. lol

[Chubminnow]

I don't fish tournaments so it's easy (easier) for me to NOT give up on any type of lure, whether it be cranks, jigs, spinnerbaits or whatever. There have been times that I have gotten down right stubborn about using a certain lure that hasn't done much for me in the past, I'll tie it on and fish with it till I catch something. I'll try everything I've read in the books, etc...until I feel good about using the lure.

On the flip side though, we all have our favorite go to lures during different times of year, at different lakes, etc.

[mhall]

I used to hate crankbaits to but they have become one of my fav. Baits. And my biggest bass came on a red crawdad crankbait two years ago in April and it was 7.8 pounds. So now I have a lot of confidence in a crankbait that I didn't have before and I always have one tied on. So don't give up on them yet don't be afraid to get them hung up and bump them off the bottom. Get a pocket knocker it helps a lot.

Red craw crank, I bet I know where that one came from to, wink......

[smuckey41]

[QUOTE=mhall;444863]Red craw crank, I bet I know where that one came from to, wink......[/QU

"shuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" don't tell nobody......lol