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How can I get suspended bass to bite a deep diving crankbait?
Great question! Getting suspended bass to bite a deep diving crankbait can be a bit tricky, but it’s definitely doable with the right approach. Here are some tips based on the video context and my own experience:
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Identify the Depth: First, you need to determine the depth at which the bass are suspended. This can be done using a fish finder or sonar. According to the videos, bass can suspend anywhere from 15 to 25 feet, so knowing their exact depth is crucial.
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Long Casts: Make long casts to cover more water and keep your crankbait in the strike zone longer. This is especially important when targeting suspended bass, as you want your lure to stay at the desired depth for as long as possible.
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Line Selection: Use a lighter line, like 10-12 pound test, to help your crankbait dive deeper. The thinner diameter of the line creates less resistance in the water, allowing the crankbait to reach its maximum depth.
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Crankbait Choice: Choose a crankbait that can dive to the depth where the bass are suspended. For example, if the bass are suspended at 17-20 feet, a deep-diving crankbait like the "Deep Six" mentioned in the videos would be ideal.
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Retrieve Technique: Use a steady retrieve to keep the crankbait at the desired depth. Occasionally pause or give the rod a slight twitch to create an erratic action that can trigger a bite. As mentioned in the videos, bass often strike when the crankbait deflects off rocks or other structures.
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Suspended Bass Behavior: Suspended bass are often looking up for prey, so make sure your crankbait runs just above their heads. This can entice them to strike as they see the lure moving above them.
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Adjust for Conditions: If you notice that the bass are not responding to your crankbait, try varying your retrieve speed or switching to a different color pattern. Sometimes, a subtle change can make a big difference.
By following these tips, you should be able to increase your chances of getting those suspended bass to bite your deep diving crankbait. Happy fishing, and tight lines! If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.
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9 Best Bass Lures That Work For Summer | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → First of all, a lot of times the bass will
hang out in deeper structure. They will be on that 15 to 20-foot zone, maybe
even deeper, and they will be at the tops of humps, and ridges, they will be in rock
piles, maybe some laydowns, or at the edge of a creek channel, and along tapering points,
something like that. Well, a deep-diving crankbait can get down
to where they're at and you can elicit a strike that way, especially if you can get it down
to where there's a school that's feeding on baitfish, man. You're going to have a great day fishing deep-diving
crankbaits. But I also like to fish them shallower than
10 feet, even though it dives deeper than that. What I really like to fish is when it's muddy,
when it's got a soft bottom along a weed edge. Throw it up there and three feet of water
and then let it dig into that silt. It just does this. It digs, and dives, and darts, and does all
this erratic action. And I'm telling you what, I can't tell you
how many bass I've caught that if...You’re right along that weedline and that brings
out usually really big bass. They come diving out of that weed cover to
pounce on that bait. It just gets their attention and triggers
that instinctual bite, so it's a great way to fish them that way. Or, like say for example you're fishing where
there's chunk rock or riprap.
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Where and How to Target Bass With Deep Diving Crankbaits by Wired2Fish → fishing with it and smallmouth fishing with the deep six both of them like it the green ones like it the brown ones like it but seems like more so when I get on a really good deep six bite with largemouth you know you got to keep it down there grind it in those rocks deflected off those rocks those large enough love it when it redirects off those deeper rocks out there and 15 to 20 feet but smallmouth smallmouth seem a little different a lot of times when I'm on an awesome deep sixed bite for smallmouth bass I'm usually in 22 to 25 feet of water 12 pound test line real long cast and I'm actually catching suspended fish in 17 to 20 feet so I'm really never making contact with the bottom when I'm smallmouth fishing with the deep six a lot of times they're seeing it just above their head and they really act on it cell nice bomber casts they're eyeing it along there's some rock or some grass yank it out of there get it wobbling again that rod tip is just knocking left right don't don't don't don't don't don't don't oh it gets caught up on a rock or a piece of grass I'll just kind of pull it off a lot of times the bites will occur right then in there
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5 Crankbait Tips to Catch More Suspended Bass This Fall by Wired2Fish → hit it with a bunch of little dots until you make a bunch of little lines right here and it's just a good little effect good little perch effect on that iu e6 there's one oh yeah look at that tell me she didn't want that deep six purge color well iu painted i love that rod for deep cranking man another nice one really cool large mouth or small mouth i mean when you start to see them on that graph and they start coming up off the bottom they get off the bottom some kind of moving bait that comes from above is a way to catch them deep six in about 15 to 16 feet of water make sure that drop off's in about 20. a lot of fun again with that deep six the the bill on it is so thin and the body is real buoyant it wants to float up but that real thin bill cuts that water real nice okay so you know it's 22 feet down below here and it's just a little drop off but they're in 15 to 17 feet which is the perfect in my opinion look at that that is perfect for a deep six crank bait and they're and we've noticed today they're feeding up you know when you see them on the graph like that and you know you drop a drop shot down or a jig or something like that and they don't bite it
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Become a better cranker w/ DAVY HITE by The Bass University → different times of the day they'll suspend sometimes they'll get on the bottom it's very very important to be able to cover different spectrums of the water column well I've got so much confidence and this is if you've got a place you got commas in you you can you can learn so much because I felt very confident there was a fish there or maybe multiple fish what I need to do the trigger strike so my second technique did not work either so the next thing I did is I picked up a crankbait there again I'm thinking I need to cover water I pick up a crankbait it dies five to six feet deep and I cast out and I fish all around different angles around this law it didn't get a bite and I'm thinking dang this is bad this is my best my best little target here and and I can't get a bite so then I pick up a shallow running crankbait it only runs about two feet deep make a cast in log I catch a three pounder so what I found is those fish were suspended up close to the surface but not aggressive enough to come up and bite top water or that that uh that buzzbait they needed to present something right in front of them and they were up high whether it was a lot of grass cover and there was some treetops and that sort of thing because
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7 Best Bass Lures That Work For Summer | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → They will be on that 15 to 20-foot zone, maybe
even deeper, and they will be at the tops of humps, and ridges, they will be in rock
piles, maybe some laydowns, or at the edge of a creek channel, and along tapering points,
something like that. Well, a deep-diving crankbait can get down
to where they're at and you can elicit a strike that way, especially if you can get it down
to where there's a school that's feeding on baitfish, man. You're going to have a great day fishing deep-diving
crankbaits. But I also like to fish them shallower than
10 feet, even though it dives deeper than that. What I really like to fish is when it's muddy,
when it's got a soft bottom along a weed edge. Throw it up there and three feet of water
and then let it dig into that silt. It just does this. It digs, and dives, and darts, and does all
this erratic action. And I'm telling you what, I can't tell you
how many bass I've caught that if...You’re right along that weedline and that brings
out usually really big bass. They come diving out of that weed cover to
pounce on that bait. It just gets their attention and triggers
that instinctual bite, so it's a great way to fish them that way. Or, like say for example you're fishing where
there's chunk rock or riprap. Throw it out there and get it down to those
rocks and let it bang off the rocks, let it hit.
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7 Winter Bass Fishing Tips to Catch Stubborn Bass | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → So keep it on the bottom, crawl it nice and
slow to mimic the prey that the bass are keying on. Another type of baits to use are jerkbaits. Deep diving suspended jerkbaits can be really
productive this time of year, those that get down to 10 feet or more and just sit there
and suspend. It's a great bait to use. You don't pull on it as hard as you normally
do during the warmer months. So it's more subtle jerks, don't move the
bait as far, and the pauses are a lot longer, three to five minutes. I mean, long, long pauses, barely move it. This is why it needs suspending because you
don't want it to float back up to the top. Sometimes what I'll do is I'll take like some
golfer's tape or something like that or take some solder wire, wrap it around the hook
shanks to give it a little bit more weight, not a ton, but just enough to make it slowly
barely sink. Because again, there's long pauses in between
so you don't need it to fall rapidly. But that'll give it that kind of dying fish
action again, and you give it those little twitches and it looks just like a dying baitfish. So those jerkbaits can be really, really productive. And then finally, I like to use finesse tactics
using drop shot and split shot rigs. I'll throw things like three-inch tubes, maybe
three-inch minnow type baits, or four-inch finesse worms, those hand poured finesse worms
on these rigs.
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