I would venture to say there have been more developments in the deep diving crankbait in the last 10 years than there has been in the last 50 years. I remember watching Paul Elias “kneel and reel” to win the 1982 Bassmaster Classic and get his Mann’s plug to dive a bit deeper. He was using a 6’ rod and mono fishing line at that event over 36 years ago.
Back then a “deep” diving crankbait meant 10+ foot of water. Now we have several cranks that will almost reach 30 foot deep. (without long lining)
The mechanics of deep cranking have not changed. Rather we have much better equipment than Paul Elias did in 1982. I want to go over some of the gear and applications to get your deep cranks to their maximum diving depths.
There is so much more to deep crankin than simply casting it out and reeling it back. There is a reason certain anglers excel at this and catch fish when others don’t. If possible try to get you at least one deep crankin rig this year and see if it helps you catch more bass offshore this summer.
G’ Luck & Tight Line Texas Nation.
Shane Smith
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