Crankbaits for Redfish??? - Page 2

wrightackle · 06-21-2009, 08:17 AM

Those new crankbaits that run six inches under the surface would be neat to try on the flats if there isn't a lot of floating grass to contend with. They call them "wakebaits". They push up a bulge of water and I imagine would get a reds attention. By the same token though if they hit that close to the surface they would probably slam a topwater. There might be days though they just might work.

cheeseman3 · 06-21-2009, 02:39 PM

Yeah the floating grass has made it short of impossible lately to fish anything other than something rigged weedless. If they do work well, it would be easy to cover the entire water column with just a few crankbaits. And the action is built in.

moezdee · 06-22-2009, 07:24 PM

i,ve used rattl traps and spinner baits in blackwater and landed some nice reds.

j_purdy · 06-23-2009, 04:39 PM

A BIG second to what wrighttackle said about wakebaits. Where the grass is thick but it has some holes a wakebait is deadly. For a more subtle approach look at the strike king line of rage tails. Another tactic I've had success with is 'tuning' a crankbait to run slightly left or slightly right. Throw it parallel to a fishy dock and let it bang of the pilings. It's creates some serious reaction strikes(check the line often for nicks though) Good topic...tight lines.

-Jason

Tyler Windham · 06-30-2009, 02:12 AM

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Jighead (6/20/2009)Don't know the model number but a shallow diving gold and black (long and skinny with small lip)rapala will catch anything over grass.

The model number your looking for in the rapala line of swiming minnows is an F-7 or F- 9. I use the J-7 and the J-9 because the jointed minnows have a better swimming action in my opinion.

I have used the Many colors and series of Bandit crankbaits to catch some of my best slot reds to date. give them a try!

Chrome/blue or black. or something in a crawfish pattern.

jc1228 · 07-01-2009, 07:31 PM

One of my favorite fishing spots is where the river empties into the bay. I always use crank baits because of the variety of fish I catch on them. I like the ones that run about 3-5 feet and chartreuse in color. I have even caught sheepshead on crank baits at the mouth of the river.

cheeseman3 · 07-10-2009, 10:14 PM

Has anyone used wakebaits like the ones discussed earlier?

06-21-2009, 08:17 AM	#11
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? Those new crankbaits that run six inches under the surface would be neat to try on the flats if there isn't a lot of floating grass to contend with. They call them "wakebaits". They push up a bulge of water and I imagine would get a reds attention. By the same token though if they hit that close to the surface they would probably slam a topwater. There might be days though they just might work.

06-21-2009, 02:39 PM	#12
cheeseman3 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 70	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? Yeah the floating grass has made it short of impossible lately to fish anything other than something rigged weedless. If they do work well, it would be easy to cover the entire water column with just a few crankbaits. And the action is built in.

06-22-2009, 07:24 PM	#13
moezdee Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 35	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? i,ve used rattl traps and spinner baits in blackwater and landed some nice reds. __________________ browning A-bolt 30-06 2010 mathews z-7 2010 elite z-28

06-23-2009, 04:39 PM	#14
j_purdy Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 246	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? A BIG second to what wrighttackle said about wakebaits. Where the grass is thick but it has some holes a wakebait is deadly. For a more subtle approach look at the strike king line of rage tails. Another tactic I've had success with is 'tuning' a crankbait to run slightly left or slightly right. Throw it parallel to a fishy dock and let it bang of the pilings. It's creates some serious reaction strikes(check the line often for nicks though) Good topic...tight lines. -Jason

07-01-2009, 07:31 PM	#16
jc1228 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 141	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? One of my favorite fishing spots is where the river empties into the bay. I always use crank baits because of the variety of fish I catch on them. I like the ones that run about 3-5 feet and chartreuse in color. I have even caught sheepshead on crank baits at the mouth of the river.

07-10-2009, 10:14 PM	#17
cheeseman3 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 70	RE: Crankbaits for Redfish??? Has anyone used wakebaits like the ones discussed earlier?

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