Teammate is throwing a crankbait ideas on what to throw from the back of the boat?
My partner loves to throw crankbaits ... and hey I do to but when I am in the back of the boat and he is cranking I am at a loss on how to cover similar water as he is with a different lure/presentation. I usually just throw something like a Menace grub on a swing head or a swim jig and do ok but looking for any other ideas/ making sure I am not missing a good alternative.
kjack, I also spend a lot of time on the water fishing from the back of the boat. I'm no pro, but I personally recommend following up your partner with some sort of soft plastic worm, craw, or jig to pick up any fish your partner may have missed from the front of the boat. Sometimes a fish that won't eat a swift-moving crankbait or other moving bait will be more likely to eat a bait with a slower and more subtle presentation. Sometimes throwing a different color or size of crankbait or other moving bait could also trigger more bites. However, throwing a moving bait from the back of the boat while fishing parallel to a bank or some sort of structure can be tricky and often ineffective. Just my two cents. Good luck.
A jig would also be a good bait to throw behind your partner. Especially if he is beating the banks. You can fish it quick enough to keep up. Let hit bottom drag over any limbs, logs, etc. Hop a few times and reel in and pitch again. It tends to get bigger bites too. So if you get 1 or two above average bites that is killer from the back of the boat
Thanks angleraidan and Tony Eskridge I love worms or jigs and use them a ton but I tend to drag hop them slower than we fish cranks which can be good in some instances sure but if we are burning areas with the crank I would love to have a different but still active presentation options from the back of the boat maybe the answer is to just go slow and get those bass when possible. Thanks again for the help and input
I started fishing a Tokyo rig like a swinghead last year and I like it. I put ridiculously large weight on (1oz.+) and make as much commotion as possible. I'll reel it, and if I know I'm around some fish/cover, I'll snap the rod up like I was jerking a spoon. I like to fish it with a twin tail grub. It sinks like a rock, if anything, your crankbait partner will be fishing too slow to keep up with you.
Wow that is an awesome technique thanks Jason. Seriously cool
Great, let me know if you have success with it. I may start painting my weights this year. I used to machine brass weights, so I have lots of bullet-style brass weights. Not sure if the shiny brass is a pro or con in the setup. I have lots of powder coat, so I can certainly make them a more natural color.
Also, Gerald Swindle talks about doing something akin to this in one of his Guntersville on-the-water classes. He has some interesting ideas for baits to try. I think it's this video https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/deep-tokyo-rig-fishing-gerald-swindle
I wonder if the powder coat would take away that "ting" that brass gives you? I like throwing brass weights a lot in pressured situations especially with a rocky rocky bottom I think that sound is a good changeup and a draw.
I know its hard to keep up with drop baits when your boats is zipping down the bank cranking. It takes practice, but you can really do well with jigs, shakey head and senkos behind a cranker. I will usually fish the senko with a nail weight for efficiency in getting the bait down. The key I have found is to find a good target like a stump, rock or tree on the bank. Cast just beyond the target, work the bait up to the target, impact the target and drop on the other side. By this time the boat will be well past the target. Reel in and look for the next target. Check out this co-angler live show we did. Some really great tips for fishing from the back of the boat.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/winning-as-a-co-angler-with-justin-kimmel-november-2019
