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Crankbaits Do or don't
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03/29/11 04:02 PM
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Fishing Ape
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Do you set the hook with a crankbait? or do you let the rod set the hook? Just asking
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: Fishing Ape]
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03/29/11 04:04 PM
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Kent Andries
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I just reel faster and lean into the pressure of the fish
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: Kent Andries]
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03/29/11 04:05 PM
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JigFishinFool
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I just reel faster and lean into the pressure of the fish +1
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: JigFishinFool]
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03/29/11 04:08 PM
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JPost
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It depends on how you get bit. If it's a mushy bite I set it pretty hard.
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: Fishing Ape]
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03/29/11 04:08 PM
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BoomBoom
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Do you set the hook with a crankbait? or do you let the rod set the hook? Just asking All I know is, whatever you have been doing, works!
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: BoomBoom]
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03/29/11 04:11 PM
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South TX Legend
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I usually have a med heavy rod and set the hook with a swift sweeping motion. Not to hard to yank the hooks out, but with a med or med/hvy rod the sweeping motion will set the hook and not hit them to hard.
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: BoomBoom]
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03/29/11 04:12 PM
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westxbass82
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A few weeks ago, I lost two fish in a row on a brand new, fresh-out-of-the-box Strike King square bill. When I thought about it, I never set the hook well, I just kept reeling. From now on, I will definitely set the hook hard every time I get a bite on one of those.
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: westxbass82]
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03/29/11 04:25 PM
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JigFishinFool
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You gonna lose some fish on a crankbait it is the nature of fishing them.
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: Kent Andries]
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03/29/11 04:36 PM
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Evan O'Brien
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I just reel faster and lean into the pressure of the fish and if it's at the end of a looong cast I'll lean into them a little harder at first. But, that's truer with mono than fluoro.
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
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03/29/11 04:42 PM
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Outdoordude
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I usually just reel faster and give it a firm tug, not really a full blown jerk. But, like JPost said, if it's a soft bite then I'll tug a little harder than normal.
Scott Jones
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: Outdoordude]
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03/29/11 04:51 PM
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Dosser
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I'd have to say 99% of the time I sweep my rod to one side or the other to set the hook
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
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03/29/11 05:22 PM
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texasbass1
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Pat Leach USAF MSgt Retired 92 Procraft 180 Pro 24 Mercury 150 Pro XS 4 Stroke Minn Kota Ulterra 80
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
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03/29/11 09:03 PM
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GoArmy
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When I feel pressure I like to give a little bit of a snap. Just to make me feel like I burried the hook good. In many cases that fish may be coming right at you with that bait in it's mouth and even a sweep doesn't get the hooks in good.
Proud Father, Sons Served their country RHBC
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: GoArmy]
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03/29/11 09:05 PM
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COHLMEYER
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Record one of the Bassmaster events that show on ESPN2, watch KVD fish a crankbait, almost every tournament... Do what he does!
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Re: Crankbaits Do or don't
[Re: JigFishinFool]
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03/29/11 09:08 PM
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Perry
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You gonna lose some fish on a crankbait it is the nature of fishing them. +1. Great lure, but sure can frustrate u at times..
My truck won't start if my rod is not in it!
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