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How To Fish With Tiny Crankbaits.....
The soft whiz of monofilament shooting from the spinning reel’s spool ceased as my Rebel Teeny Wee Crawfish splashed into dark water near a downed willow tree.
After a brief pause, a few cranks pulled it a foot down, but still within visual depth.
With my rod tip low, I began a retrieve just slow enough to keep the bait dancing side to side, sending pulses through the line, into the rod, then into my hand.
In an instant, the rusty red glow from the crankbait underwater blinked out, the line went taught and I swept the rod back and to my right.
For years, crankbaits have been the choice for larger gamefish, with anglers occasionally hooking a piggish panfish by accident.
But more and more anglers are warming up to the power of tiny crankbaits over heavyweight panfish.
Most clock in less than an inch-and-a-half long and weigh in anywhere from 1/10th of an ounce to 3/32nd of an ounce.
Don’t let their diminutive stature fool you.
With the right techniques, you’re in for some oversized action!
I like working tiny cranks with a five-and-half foot fast action spinning rod paired with four pound test mono.
If I’m fishing clearer water with spookier fish, I might opt for a fluorocarbon leader or a full spool of fluorocarbon.
These small reels don’t eat up too much line.
Even though you’re throwing a bigger offering than standard panfish fare, dinks will still make runs at you if you’re not selective about where you cast.
For big bluegills and sunfish, I target places that look like they’d hold a good largemouth.
I find smaller fish hang on the periphery of cover while the brutes sulk deep and tight to it.
With lighter tackle, hook sets lose power from a distance, so get in tight (but not too tight) for casts.
Think 15 yards and under.
Not all tiny cranks are made equal.
You can find cheap knock-offs, but you’ll pay the price in your presentation.
Due to their smaller size, this class of crankbaits must be tuned just right, or they’ll run to the left or right, making for an unnatural swim.
Obviously, conditions matter, but as a rule, I start out with the slowest possible retrieve my bait will tolerate.
Experiment with speed, depth, and pauses, and take note of what’s working and what isn’t.
More often than not, my big bluegills fall to a slow and steady cadence.
It never ceases to amaze me that despite how relatively tiny their mouths are compared to their bodies.
Big panfish will attempt to inhale objects that physically wouldn’t fit into their mouths.
It’s for that reason I carry a pair of hemostats with me to quickly and safely remove a jumble of treble hooks from those tiny jaws.
At the end of my hookset, the fish darted from the willow branches and defiantly pulled sideways like a pulsating planer board.
After making a couple runs for the mossy bottom, he finally tired and his head broke the surface, allowing me to surf him back to me, his pectoral fin waving like a white flag of surrender with the tiny Rebel crankbait firmly locked into his mouth.
That bluegill was a heaping handful both in and out of the water.
If you’re looking for a big time chasing big panfish, tie on a tiny crankbait and get ready to loosen your drag!
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