Thread: crankbait crappie

Glad y'all had a good time at Heber. I guess that I need to go ahead and invest in some crankbaits...dam things are just too expensive though. Anybody know of anywhere to get good baits for a cheaper price?

Originally Posted by KRAPPIE KG

I was wondering if any of you have experience with the lure saver smart links that can be put on crankbait hooks so when it gets hung you just give a steady pull and the lure comes free and all you lose is the hook. Think I'm going to try some of those, if it works that would save money and aggravation with getting hung.

If that's what I'm thinking of, the titanium split rings? I looked at those,
seems like they were pretty high though, like several dollars per bait?

I know, it's supposed to save an expensive crankbait, but I just got to
thinking how much it would cost to put them on as many as I use -
I get by ok most of the time with a good plug-knocker. "knocked one up"
hooked to a trotline other day though at Pickwick, couldn't shake it loose
and had to pull the whole line to the top, bout cut my fingers off they had
the line stretched so tight... had to hook it over a cleat on the boat
while I "worked" on it - at least till I could reach my side-cutters
d**n thing was big as my finger with algae, hooks rusty...
don't mind trotlines, just abandoned ones that ain't marked!

I wonder if those rings ever "pop" the wrong way and stay with the hook
instead of the bait when they release? Wouldn't be much of a deal if
that happened very often. I can see where it would be good though in
a tournament where you ain't got time to reel in the other lines and go
plug-knocking. Anybody tried them?