STOP Fishing LIPLESS CRANKBAITS Like This (4 Lipless Mistakes)
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2021
- Lipless crankbaits, like Rat-L-traps, are some of the best all times lures that any bass fisherman can own. However, I do feel like in recent years they have been put on the back burner in fishing.
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There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to fishing a lipless crankbait. One thing that a lot of people tend to do is assume that all Lipless cranks are created equal. Not only do the have different sounds and shapes, but they also dive differently and fall differently.
I think that a lot of people also assume that lipless cranks are only for fishing in grass situations and that is just not true. Fishing on rock flats for smallmouth bass is one of my favorite ways to catch bass!
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I said "Lipless Crankbait" 794 times...
How do you not have more subscribers
@@jebhercules2805 we are getting there!
@@BassFishingHQ yes sir you deserve it
Could make a fun drinking game lol
@@Oldbasshole everyone would be drunk by the end of the video 😬
This was the year of lipless cranks for me. I can't believe all the ways I caught fish on them; burned in shallow water, rip and pause like a jerkbait, slow rolled on bottom, bounced off rocks, etc. Just tonight I caught two keeper walleyes on back to back casts with the lipless. Good video keep it up.
Yeah, they have those suspending ones now……that dont sink all way to the bottom. Those you can fish like a jerkbait really well
Great video! One tweak I like to make to my lipless cranks is I take some wire cutters and cut off the front most hook on the front treble. So it’s got 5 hooks instead of 6. I find that it makes it wayyy less likely to snag and doesn’t seem to affect my hookup ratio. Since when it’s moving that front hook hugs up to the body, I just eliminate the hook that’s hanging down pointing forward.
I have been doing the same soon after they came to the market back in the day. Its my go-to crank lure and 90% are dressed with 5 hook; 2 front and 3 back. Won tourney big fish at Okeechobee lake a 1/2 OZ Fire Tiger Rattle Trap on that very cold day (40°)...
Good mention bro. 👍
I have a love hate relationship with your channel. I'm learning so much but you keep pointing out that I'm doing some stuff wrong 😂
Well let’s hope that you keep watching!! I still learn new things everyday too. Or at least I try to learn something new every time I go out!
I’m with you dude. Love this guy but I was literally just using a lipless today and guess what…… I was doing wrong. I caught pike here in Michigan but no Bass.
If its catching fish then you're not doing it wrong.
@@observedestroy704 that is 100% true. At the end of the day no matter how you work a lure, if you are catching them then you are doing right
@@benniemaxwell2869 from what I have heard, Pike are a big step up from carp...and fun to catch.
The EWG Mustad triple grips are an absolute must change I make on most every lipless and jerkbait bait I have. I have noticed a significant difference in getting those fish into the boat and not losing them. The moderate to slow bend rod action is also a must as it reduces the chances of you from pulling the bait out of the fish's mouth. I built my own lamiglass composite rod specifically for this type of fishing and the first time I took it out was in a local SC tournament in February. Had 24 lbs of fish with a 8.24 lmb (second big fish of tournament) using that rod. Great video, it does confirm a lot of what I already do, so great job.
Caught my first bass last week on a blue back herring rat-l-trap. I’m obsessed with the lure now and addicted to fishing 🥳
Really enjoy the subjects you discuss that are things one just doesn't think about when it comes to lures. Some things are so simple that I have to wonder how I didn't think of it before. I'm starting the MLF BFL's this season as a co and learning from your videos, I have had come to realize I didn't know half what I thought I did about fishing. It's made it a great journey this last year adding to what I thought I knew. I feel genuinely that you have added so much to my game and have increased my potential to fulfill my dream of competitive bass fishing. Thank you.
Before I watch this I'll comment one of my favorite ways to work a lipless is like a jig. Let it hit the bottom and soft lift ups. An awesome retrieve. I have a special way of using it. Floro over mono. A medium heavy 7 6 with fast action and high speed reel. I keep my rod high for sensitivity and some 5 and 6 lb bass have hit like blue gills. I kill it that way and barely lose any fish. You'd have to check my video to see my unique way. Plus lv500 over Rattle trap 7 out of 10 times.
That is definitely a great way to catch fish on a lipless. Hoping it like a jig and a yo yo retrieve can be dynamite
Man these videos are so informative. Thanks for sharing all the tips.
Great video Ty, thanks so much!
Thanks for watching Pat!
I was thinking it was close to 800 LOL. Another great video Ty. Thanks for all the tips. I think an on the water lipless video would be cool. Helps me solidify what you're talking about with yo-yoing and reeling and stopping. Keep up the great work man!
Great video, Tyler! The lipless is absolutely one of my primary confidence baits, especially the red eye shad.
I just ordered two BASS Hats. Great video as always. I think we (fishermen) get way too complicated and use too much "Special gear". I need to slow down sometimes and NOT over think lure planning in the overall strategy. Lipless crankbaits, tubes, and plastic worms would probably fill your limit each trip out.
This. 👍🏾
I just saw this video. I live in Texas and only fish ponds from shore. You are correct as to how effective they can be. I use the stop and go retrieve. I never tried the yo yo method but will try it in the future. I appreciate what you do.
Yo-Yo, the way to go Central Texas
You just got a new follower , thanks for these videos, greetings from lake Norman,north Carolina
Awesome! Thanks for subbing, I love lake Norman
Ripping a lipless through grass in the summer, and yo yo retrieve in the spring has been killer for me the past couple years.
Make sure you have great hooks, and never give up 👍 👌
Bam love that. Thanks for watching!!
A great edge bait! Love them on a flat. I also use the old Brand Name trap as a sound stimulate to activate a bite! When pulling up the my area, I may be planning to fish a rig, flip, spinner bait or anything. I throw a trap at least once or twice then start my planned technique. I seem to get more bites!
Nice video. I like to fish the spro Aruku shad similar to the way a blade bait or a spoon is worked (vertically). I have had quite a bit of success fishing it around suspended fish in deep, cold water.
I thought the spinner replacing the back hook was my original idea, whoops. I never considered wood using that though, I’ll have to. I did find that the Colorado blade was a bit much for it and the action was negligible. But when I put the willow blade on the wobble returned. It’s a fish catcher. Love it late spring.
Thanks as always. I was literally fishing a lipless today on the rip raff rock bank by the dam on my lake. Normally does well. Unfortunately I only got pike today but I will definitely be incorporating your tips
Thanks Bennie, sometimes just catching a fish, even a pike, still is better than working :)
@@BassFishingHQ you have no idea how true that is. I work 55-65 hours a week and fish when I can
Great video Tyler. I always learn so much. I put my first Bass in the new boat this year. On a Bio Spawn Battle bot in Blue/Chatreuse!!
Heck. First bass in a new boat, that’s living
i love your channel always looking for your vids and great tips.
Thanks for saying that man. It means a lot to me
Top vid, tnx !
great info, ty
South Florida and I love lipless gold baits. They look like gold shiners,
Lipless are my go-to if I'm exploring, that or a paddle tail swimbait on a weighted hook. ratlin vibes are my favorite, either the bass color or shad imitation. Red eye shad works well too from Strike king, and rattle traps. shoot ive done well on ozark trail lipless. if they are super finnicky i switch to minnow style pencil suspending baits.
Great video!
Really need to throw a lipless crank more often . Used to be a staple in the arsenal years ago but just fell by the wayside . Great video as always
I really think it has for a lot of people. You are not the only one
I fish around a lot of wood. Love the idea of taking off the back hook and adding a spinner
Great video…bill dance was asked once if he only had one bait to fish ponds wat bait would it be ….. a lipless crank bait he said and I believe because depth change ability and different retrieving options
I’d love to see a full seminar on jig fishing, from finesse to flippin’!
Another great straight to the point video.
I have some good days mostly late fall & winter vertically jigging or yo-yo. I have found the rattle rap has a better action or fall for this style. Do you have any thoughts on when to throw blade bait vs. 'rattle trap' on deep water bass with rocks?
What is your cut-off water temp for winter fishing?
Keep em coming!
Thats a great point. I used to yo yo a lipless crankbait a lot to catch fish in cold water, I tend to start using the blade bait more when the water temp is below 50. However I do think that these are interchangeable at times. As far as cut off. As long as you have some clarity to your water, I have seen where bass can be caught on a blade bait in water temps in the upper 30s.
I need to get my confidence back with the lipless. I usually have them in the boat but always choose something else to throw. Hard to beat a black and chrome lipless for busting whites though. Something I do with trebles is set my drag looser than needed for the line. Smaller the treble looser the drag. My number of lost fish went way down when I started giving them more freedom to pull drag if they needed to run especially close to the boat. When I see people crying about losing fish on trebles I look them square in the face and say "loosen your drag because it's a little different from that big single jig hook". And I also mention the more parabolic rod to them and the importance of line stretch. Yo Zuri Top Knot in 12# is my line of choice for most chunking and reeling and even for jerks due to its smaller than standard diameter plus it does have stretch.
I've always loved fishing lipless cranks..caught some good size smallies on them earlier this season. Just recently drove an hour to the closest tackle shop and picked up a Berkley Warpig along with other baits, but I love crankbaits in general, but the lipless can and will catch some bass.
Tyler you never talk about how you attach the lures to your line? Do you use snap swivels or not? What baits do you or do you not use a swivel? Last what knots do you use when attaching your lures to your line? Love your channel bro!!
I should tell you the type of water I fish. I live in Yakima county in Washington state so ponds, rivers, and smaller lakes are my types of water I have to fish. The Columbia river is 80 miles away so I don’t fish it a lot and I fish from the bank. Thank Tyler
Thank you
Besides frog fishing the lipless is my 2nd. I always have 1 tide on. 6 Sense is one of my favorites
Hard to beat a frog :)
My favorite it 3/4 striking natural shad ,Awsome. caught my pb 11,3 lbs ,good stuff yhx
One of my favorite baits, have three tied on for tomorrow , yozuri rattlin vibe, LS LV500 and a floating Rat L Trap , taking a buddy from Ohio to Watts Bar , prefer to take him to Chickamauga but that place will be a nuthouse on a Saturday
I stayed at a house on Watts Bar while fishing an Open on Chick. I like that lake. Hey man I would really love to get you a bass hat. I need to get your address somehow
@@BassFishingHQ I sent it to you on instagram
@@BassFishingHQ Just sent another one to your FB messenger , Watts Bar can be tough at times but its only 30 minutes from me so I roll the dice on a skunk lol
@@ukstorm2727 just sent you one back. Just tell me what hat you would like and I’ll get it sent out to you ASAP. Thanks Mike
@@BassFishingHQ black crypto and thank you very much
And videos like this is why I hit the subscribe button.
I caught my best snook on a lipless crankbait. 41 inches and easily 25 pounds. They aren't just for bass.
Easy way to figure which noise. If you have big schools of smaller bait you use the ones with more smaller bbs. If blue gills or bigger bait fish you use the bigger bbs with the knockers. The bbs imitate the sound of a school moving. Smaller fish will create higher pitch. Also use silent or blade baits in winter. Because schools are smaller and make less noise.
Makes sense dude. Thanks for watching
@@BassFishingHQ great channel. Thanks.
Awesome video! Where exactly are you casting/ fishing the lipless? Wouldn’t it snag all the time?
One knocker with single rear hook, on a swivel Ring.Very effective, in n nice medium water level, Fall fishing, even up in a dam...Tight Lines Guys...
Lipless is one of my go to.... always seem to work good for me....... those and chatter baits
Can’t beat those two baits
I use flat silver ones on lake supior for lake trout when I fish from shore
that lure that you show it works in salt fishing. even sting grey it work. with rattles
I fish from the bank most the time and the lipless is my #1 comfort lure I’m almost guarantee to get a bite
Great video as always! Question: do you sell Bass Hats in a non trucker style hat? Kinda like the traditional hats at Bass Pro.
I promise you these are coming. Hats are hard to get a hold of. Give me another couple weeks
@@BassFishingHQ if you had them in flex fit that would be awesome.
Tyler, one thing I think you forgot to mention as an important point....was color. The importance of fishing a bright colored, dark or red colored lipless in dingy or muddy water. The importance of fishing a chrome, silver, gold or other reflective/flashy lipless in sunny conditions. As well as why red seems to work well in spring, better than in the fall. And vice versa...why shad/baitfish colors work better in fall instead of red lipless
You are correct, that is something that I should have added. I plan to do more about lipless cranks in the future, I will talk more about color in those. Thanks for watching Trip
@@BassFishingHQ 10-4.
You are a better, more experienced angler than I. Lipless crankbaits are maybe my favorite way to catch bass. When a lipless bite is on, it can be soooo much fun bombing a cast out there, and letting them hammer the bait on the fall...one after another, after another.
I saw on Nick Smith's channel that he suggests an ewg treble on the front hook and a round bend on the rear hook. Just a thought.
Bro. In Mississippi, a lipless is a must!! Especially this time of year for sure and I use a lipless on lakes and ponds all year long. Love the content man
Bam you are spot on bro
No doubt. My pond here in west central Florida seems all they hit on lately.
Just caught my first (small) bass on a crankbait(wit lip lol) today amd it was amazing. Been a long time since fishing and it felt AMAZING
I use a blue silver lipless to start. I'll let it hit bottom then reel it up let it sink change the speed and pay attention of what depth then fish there. All year long I catch vicious fishes.
Looveeeeee the lipless crankbait.
Love my Cordell lipless
Lipless works on rock or wood cover caught my PB on one
What rod do you use for this? MH power with a Mod-Fast action??
I have added a spinner to a rattle trap for the last 30 years, I have caught thousands of bass on this lure
I love the lipless but after a while the bite started to die off in the body of waters I fished so I went to a Glo-Pro soft body lipless that I got in a monthly subscription tackle box and it obviously it was silent and it destroyed the fish the rest of that year and the following year in those bodies of water.
Composite rod all day. If I'm ripping it, just go to a longer one with a tad more leverage. Since I've switched to composite cranking rods, my hook to land ratio is outstanding ~ Peace ~
Sup. What's the minimum depth from shore you would throw a lipless crankbait? I love them, but only get to go on boats when invited. I'm in RI so even in boat it averages about 10'. My rod I use is 7' 3" mad/heavy and I keep it pretty high. Ty
I would say 3 foot. You can throw a 1/4oz lipless and keep it pretty high in the water column. Killer bait for cold water bass fishing
@@BassFishingHQ Ty. Yes bass in RI are still hitting but friends put boats away for winter, but have a river with smallmouth, largemouth, trout ECT.. At bottom of my street, 70yds from waterfall. Going to try lipless tommorow. Tc
When you say let it fall do you let it go to the bottom or just pause a few seconds
Just pause for a few seconds
Any way to get one of the wooden bass hats but in a flexfit mesh back hat?
I am planning a few more style in the near future so keep checking them out
Bring back the Black Kryptec Camo hat!!!🙏
The Spro Aruka Shad is awesome, 3 size bbs and 3 chambers means more sounds, it kills
I saw down in Florida once where that exact bait was the only one they would bite
@@BassFishingHQ My second fav is Rapala Rippin' Rap. That one is noisy and produces really well. Its smaller than most lipless cranks and I think the small size helps.
I fish lake Seminole, I have a very hard time fishing a lipless in the grass, it constantly gets bogged down no matter how hard I try to keep it out of the grass, most of the time I just give up and tie on a chatter bait.
I don't care if other bass channels call you a copycat, you make some great videos.
Not gonna lie man, that broke my heart. I put a lot of time into creating original content and I just don’t no where that came from. Thanks for the support. I really appreciate you for watching and commenting
@@BassFishingHQ The hard work you've put in is evident and I've learned as much from you as any. Thanks for the great content and your positive attitude.
That video was totally out of line. I don't know what exactly he was reacting to. Certainly nothing that I have seen. I watch pretty much all the major fishing content youtubers and there is a ton of similar content across the board. I think it is just the nature of the subject matter combined with the number of folks attempting to create content. I couldn't tell you how many friggin Inu-Rig vids have I watched in the last two weeks. Don't let it get you down, Tyler. I think you are putting out some excellent content that is very well produced. Your channel quickly leapt to the top of the my favorites. Keep it up brother!
@Nathan Cross I REALLY appreciate your kind words man. It means more than you know. Like you said there is a ton of overlap but I have never copied someone’s video, honestly was dumbfounded when I heard that. Again thanks so much Nathan.
Thanks brother!
I was fishing a high school tournament alone bouncing a one knocker off of wood, and sure I got hung up a lot, but the big ones were hitting it off the wood too. So I definitely think they should be fished around wood, just be prepared to lose a few
What is this video about again 😂, can't wait for this bite to get hot in winter!
Lol… I am just really making sure CZcams knows what I am talking about…
Awesome video, man. I thoroughly enjoy your content. You're a hell of an angler. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Joshua, I really appreciate the kind words!
First keep doing your thing LEGEND.
Thanks man, I really appreciate the support and for the comments. You rock!
6th Sense has a great one!!
Just scored a free Strike King Red Eyed Shad from Dick's today. Can't wait to try this whole lipless crankbait thing!
I caught 22 fish bass - catfish on my redeye shad
Eff that noise, everyone in MN is going hard finesse and I've been pulling em in power fishing cranks, squarebills and lipless. All about being different!
i actually acquired a FLOATING cotton cordell lipless. surprised the heck outta me. cuz i thought they all sank too.
I know you don't promote 6thsense but that flat 75x gets bit a lot... & there paint schemes & hooks are ready to throw outa the box.. My problem is my home lake is stumps galore & losing them can get pricey
i also lose the split rings on all my crankbait and jyrks. for braid
Thats one of my favorite baits to catch some bigguns with. It does wonders
You are absolutely right! It catches the big girls and tons of them
When you say parabolic do you mean a medium action rod 6 8 to 7foot? Meaning not medium heavy cranking rod?
Parabolic really refers to the action where Medium or M/H refers to the rods power. I fish a medium power, moderate action rod. Sometimes a M/H
@@BassFishingHQ Ok thanks. I also fish with more limber rod with lipless baits.
I prefer spro aruko shad and sebiles lipless ones; which they don't make anymore.
I have an original Rat-L-Trap in Chrome/Blue tied on just about every time I go. All year.
I tried some other variations/brands... but the original still works for me. One rod is set up for this bait pretty much 365 days a year.
I was just thinking about that chrome blue today. The joker catches them everywhere no matter what type of baitfish live in your lake
@@BassFishingHQ yeah, the others are great too... but I seem to default to the old reliable, lol.
The Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap isn't the original lipless crankbait, the Cotton Cordell Spot is.
@@AC-mr7is well, may be, but I was saying the original chrome blue rattle trap is what I have tied on... the 1st color.
Interestingly, I was taken to Cotton's house as a young boy, wide eyed about fishing...I left with a couple of Cotton's hand carved wood lures (thank goodness I still have them) and a signed Cotton rod - a 5 footer, lol.. that was the way they were back then.
I got a few Spots but lots more Rattle traps around.
@JesusLVR OH Ok gotcha. Can't go wrong with chrome/blue, that color slays bass for me aswell.
You said put a “spinner” on the back? Were you meaning just putting a spinner bait blade on it? If so, What style of blade?
Do lipless crankbaits work in saltwater?
I've never had a great day of fishing. I live in ohio and I don't know where the great spots are. I fish from the bank. Maybe I can try this lure next time I fish.
Ohio can be difficult but it has some good fishing. Some of the creeks around here are great for smallmouth and some neighborhood ponds can be great for largemouth
@@BassFishingHQ I never caught a smallmouth bass before. So maybe I can catch them in the local creeks
@@sasquatchsam987
What part of Ohio do you fish?
I'm in northeast Ohio, 15 to 20 min from Cleve
@@sasquatchsam987 I live just East of Cincinnati and if you've never caught a smallmouth I'll help you catch one for sure!
when you say "parabolic" what action is that?
Usually rods that are parabolic have a “moderate” action
You keep talking about summer and spring, is this a god bait to use this time of year??
Yes one of the best right now
One word EVERGREEN
What lipless crankbaits stands up on bottom?
Aruku shad
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Uncle Todd !! What you call me? 😁
2:12 which one is that?
That is a Strike King Red Eye Shad that has lost it eyes from a couple of fish lol
@@BassFishingHQ I thought so! Must be either an older or newer style bluegill color cause I have that same one but it looks different
Blades are good for a ton of baits
Wats your favorite lipless crank bait?
There are really so many good ones. The original Rat-L-trap still gets it done and I am also a big fan of the Strike King Redeye Shad
Blade bait vs lipless?
the video could have been 7 minutes if you just said lipless
😂 that’s the truth
I’ve used the remove the rear hook and add a spinner trick a bunch. It doesn’t work so you shouldn’t ever try it nor should anyone else reading this comment 😂
Hahaha I sense some sarcasm in this :)
This was my best year on the lipless. Burn it and let it pause.
I never watch videos that start with "STOP"
These videos are shallow just fish how you want to fish. There is no right or wrong.
I want to see how you actually fish it, not just talk about.