How to fish crank baits in stumps

How to Fish Crank Baits in Stumps

It’s the time of year that the bass are hanging in the stumps as they are looking for hard bottom area’s to finish the spawning process. A unique way to fish these areas is to pull rattle baits or crank baits through the stumps.

If the stumps are deeper like 5 to 7 feet there is no better bait than rattle bait. You can work rattle baits in deeper stumps by working them over the cover and letting them drop into the areas between the stumps. When the stumps are in that 4 to 6 feet of depth and not showing over the top of the water a rattle bait is just ideal. The retrieve after the drop is sharp and quick that allows the rattle bait to run nose down and pop over the stumps without hanging up.
When the stumps are shallower or the tops show above the water working a shallow

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running crank bait is just the ticket. The challenge here is to bump the stumps with the nose of the bait without hanging up. You can accomplish this by holding the rod tip at or about 3 o’clock and when you feel it start to grab the stumps just raise the rod tip to 12 o’clock, this lifts the crank bait over the stumps in a nice constant retrieving motion.

There are several companies that make crank baits that will work in this situation; all you need is a crank bait that rises slowly and has curved or rounded lips, as they bounce off the stumps or rise over them with very little effort.

It’s a great time to fish stumps, come fish with me, I’ll teach you this technique!

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