fish are deep, yo-yoing the bait with a lift and drop retrieve is a great way to trigger a reaction strike. When fished in a horizontal fashion, the presentation is much akin to a flutter spoon.
If the bass are under the boat, I will work the bait like a jigging a spoon. A lipless crank presented in this manner has a different fall and profile than a spoon and incorporates the added dimension of sound. These differences can be important when the fish have been bombarded with standard jigging spoons.
BAIT & EQUIPMENT CHOICES
There are many exceptional lipless crankbaits on the market. I really like the SPRO Aruku Shad as it possesses a number of key attributes that make this bait an effective fish catcher.
First of all, it swims with a nose down attitude which helps it come through cover. On a slack line, the Aruku Shad falls with a level body position and when it comes to rest on the bottom it remains in a head down – tail up posture, it will not tip over.
While the Aruku Shad comes in four different sizes, from 3/8-ounce all the way up to 1-ounce, the 5/8-ounce Aruku Shad 75 is my first choice. It casts like a bullet and allows me to
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