Northwest Reel Life March 2025 Volume 4 Issue 5 - Flipbook - Page 25
tight wiggle. BBs inside the
lure provide a rattle as the
lure is retrieved.
A lipless crankbait is a great
search bait because it can
be cast a long distance,
and you can cover a lot of
water looking for schools of
largemouth or smallmouth
bass. In the latter half of
spring (and all the way into
autumn) you can fish the
lure with either a moderate
or rapid retrieve. Very short
pauses as you retrieve often
trigger strikes. I like to fish
this lure along rocky riprap
or just outside the edges of
cover like flooded willows or
weed lines.
A number of companies
manufacture lipless
crankbaits. In recent years,
I have gravitated to the
Berkley War Pig. I have
a couple of plastic tackle
boxes filled with half ounce,
three-inch War Pigs in a
variety of colors and they
have become a true highconfidence lure for me.
In the spring red can be
a good color or you can
match the hatch and try
fishing lures that imitate
trout, perch, bluegill, or
bass.
