Quote Originally Posted by Ky Slab View Post
Are you keying in on structure still as much when cranking or more on transition patterns? I know that sounds stupid to ask but looks like you would be loosing a lot of lures going over a lot of structure with crank baits
I'm most of the time running as close to breaks as I dare. I lose a lot of cranks in a years time, if that's a problem, you don't need to be playing the game. That's why I paint a big portion of my own cranks. Later, as the water temps get steamy, I'm going to be off-shore looking for baitballs and suspended fish. This is where most newbies to cranks fail. Too much emphasis is placed on maximum depth on the cranks. Lots of times I'll be in 20-30 feet of water running cranks 8-10 feet deep. Those baits are going to be exactly where my electronics tell me to put them.