Angles are Key when Fishing Crankbaits

Angles are Key when Fishing Crankbaits

There are many important keys to fishing crankbaits that can make a huge difference; success can be luck or skill I choose skill as my key to catching fish on a crank bait. Skill however comes with time on the water and understanding what the key issues are to having successful days in the early winter fishing. There are many issues to being successful when fishing crankbaits none are as important as establishing the correct angle for your crankbait presentation.

Angles can mean the difference between catching or not and you must establish the correct angle according to the many factors and water conditions in order to be successful. You establish the correct angle in several ways, and there are many considerations in finding the correct angle. Inexperienced fishermen many times just make circles around the area you’re fishing until you find the correct angle. Experienced fishermen account for the natural elements. What’s on the bottom, how deep is the structure, is the wind moving the water or is there current from dam draw, how deep is the structure your fishing, is it hard bottom or not these all help you determine the right angle to move your crank bait to get a strike. During times of strong current draw is generally the easiest time to find the correct angle as the bass will face into the current behind the structure so they can ambush bait as its moves with the strong current. Current does many things to help you catch fish, not only does it position the fish, but it causes bass to be active and feed making catching a little easier.

If you have ever watched a fishing show you probably have noticed that a tournament fisherman when fishing strong current generally is fishing a crank bait from the front of the boat throwing to the back this allows them the position the boat above the bass and bring the bait across the face of the fish positioned into the current. Hence, knowledge is everything here as they know that this is how the bass will be positioned in a strong current. Use your electronics, find the fish, establish the correct angle and you will be more successful with a crankbait.