Feed: Crank Bait - AggScore: 14.0

Crank Bait

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If you are looking for another bass fishing trick for early spring bass fishing try using a lipless rattle bait. Yep, that's right. Lipless rattle baits in early spring can be very productive and can often times out produce most other lures under certain conditions.

As warmer spring weather approaches and the water temperature begins to rise, largemouth bass will begin their crusade towards the shallow flats, coves, and channels in search of food and spawning grounds. This is the perfect time of year to intercept these crusading bass with a lipless rattle bait.

There are many lipless rattle baits available on the market today. I would recommend going to your favorite tackle store and picking out a few different sizes and colors to add to your tackle box, and experiment with them to see which one works best. These types of lures are designed to sink until you begin your retrieve. Once you begin your retrieve these lures will run at a constant depth unless you stop your retrieve to let the bait flutter down into holes in weed beds or down the sides of wood cover. The rattle in these lures is more than just a gimmick designed to catch more fisherman than fish. The rattle alerts fish more than silent crank baits do, so the fish may begin zeroing in on the noise of an approaching lure even before it is visible to the fish.

Also, the lipless rattle bait has no diving bill, however, the slanted nose on the lure will deflect it over snags. These traits make these types of lures very versatile for covering both shallow and deep water. Try casting a lipless rattle bait into a shallow weed bed during early spring and let the lure sink down into the weeds. Then rip the lure out of the weeds, pause, and repeat. This tactic can produce some violent reaction strikes and can be deadly on early spring bass. If you haven't tried lipless rattle baits on early spring bass than you are missing out on another bass fishing trick that you can use to put more bass in the boat or on the stringer.

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