Is it common to cast for perch like bass with the small crank baits? I know nothing about this method, I have been thinking about using a ultralight and trying. Any help would be appreciated .
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Is it common to cast for perch like bass with the small crank baits? I know nothing about this method, I have been thinking about using a ultralight and trying. Any help would be appreciated .
I do it once in a while casting tiny cranks for Sacaliat. Sometimes I do pretty good and sometimes not so good.
i do it sometimes while im slow trolling with poles out, and they are biting slow. have caught some,, just breaks up the boredom for me when they are biting slow.
I think I'm going to try it, should I try to match the crank baits to the jig colors?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Trooper
It all depends on what the fish are feeding on.
Why not just use a jig? IMO, they're much better than crank baits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrews
I catch them sometimes with crankbaits when I'm bass fishing. Let us know how it goes. I have thought about trying them some in the Spring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrews
Just something differentQuote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
Josh I used to cast small Rapala and Rebel minnow cranks to shorelines in the Spring when the sacs are bedding. We would catch as many bass and sacs but it sure was fun.
"gene"
If you want to try something different, fly fish for them. They're tons of fun on a fly rod.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrews
If not, go up to the Bream forum and read the fishing reports of LEDHED, Alphahawk, and Olegiller. They all use nothing but jigs. I very rarely do a report, but jigs (and flies) are all I use.
To hard for me to keep my baits out of the trees and everything else lol. Never had the desire to fly fish, maybe one dayQuote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I catch a lot of perch using the Bitsy Pond Minnow. My favorite color is Tiger. It is green with black stripes. I fish it on ultra light with 6# test mono...
Usually always have a rod rigged with one when fishing perch...
Small crank baits can be great for crappie. I saw a guy catching them on small white spinnerbaits when I was barely catching. But I didn't have a small spinnerbait.
Thanks guys
I have never used a small crankbait, but have caught many crappie while casting for them using 4 different methods. 1. Cast using my favorite color jigs tied directly to the end of my line. 2. Cast using my favorite color jigs tied directly to my line with a slip cork set 1-2 feet above the jig depending upon how shallow the fish are. 3. Cast using my favorite color jig on a small spinner. It is sort of like casting a spinner bait for bass, except much smaller bait. 4. Cast using a horse-head type of jig that has the spinner hanging underneath it. I have found that for me these methods work best when I cast out and reel in as slow as possible.
With all of folks on here catching crappie on big crankbaits, maybe I should tie one of them on and get out in the middle of the lake and cast a big crankbait for crappie using my ultralight and 6lb line.
Db4d x's 2 with the fly fishing. Use a small black gnat hooked to a #0 straight shaft hildabrant spinner and a small piece of pork rind trimmed like a fish tail "v". If you practice Andrews, you will perfect the side arm cast to lay the fly under overhanging trees and the bait sinks slow. On a good fly rod it's a hoot to snag sac au lait and it can be addictive. I've also caught speckled trout on the fly rod and that's great sport too.
I have some friends that cast Road Runners with ultra lites all the time and do well. I fish that some and also cast tine rattle traps.
I stopped casting because it was a lot more relaxing to just stroll troll around covering water.....cranks is just going faster which fits my impatience.
Cranks get the big ones
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I have to agree. The largest slab I ever caught I caught it by casting a crank while bass fishing with my buddy about 25 years ago. I had gotten tired of beating the banks for bass and decided to throw out the crank into the middle of the canal we were fishing. I cranked it down hard for a few seconds and then stopped. I then started a slow retrieve. About 5 seconds later wham, I thought it was a nice bass. I was totally surprised when I brought up a big slab sac-au-lait of around 16 inches and about 2.5 pounds. We had no scales and no tape and no camera back then but I know for sure it's the biggest I've caught.
"gene"
I'm going to pick some up to try bye the piers. Mr gene I have been there yet but I been in the bait store every am this week. They say they are wearing the perch out on Concordia and big ones. I guess with the high water the guys are moving to the land locked lakes. I'm in monroe now but I am going to try Concordia sat.
Good luck, hope to be able to join you again soon.
"gene'
I had the time of my life one morning on the bayou at Hosston using a white beetle spin. In about an hour I caught a very nice mess and decided that I had enough to clean. It was lots of fun. Part of the fun was watching others drift over to where I was and try to catch something. Nobody else caught anything. But nobody else was casting. They were all using jigs.