I'm gonna give up some juice on fishing a lipless in the pre-spawn and spring: the point of fishing a red crank is to mimic a craw as closely as possible. Try retrieving it like a real craw - Pop it up, like a craw popping up from the bottom, give about 3-4 quick cranks, and then let it drop back down and let it rest 3-5 seconds before doing it again. This works amazingly well, especially for red lipless cranks.
I don’t give up any juice to people who aren’t serious about wanting to learn. If people are serious about fishing they’re watching this channel. That technique is spot on and it’s not a secret that hasn’t been talked about before for anyone who wants to research and learn it. 👍
Yup! My lake loves this technique. It has all 4 I ever bought attached to underwater structure using the recommended "yo-yo method." They were allowed to sink and never came back up.
I hate to hear that! I did not mention a lure retriever in this video, which I need too. My recent trip this last Saturday, we were catching bass out of standing timber with the lipless crankbait. They got hung up several times, and my lure retriever came through and I did not lose one luckily. The two biggest fish in this recent trip came off of the lipless. Thank you for watching and good luck to you! - Jimi
Fifty years ago we would go to Toledo Bend for a week vacation. We only took one lure and that was a 1/4 red rattle trap. That was the good old days when fishing was in its prime.
I love fishing them in our deep and clear lakes in the west. There are days when they will come up and hit it on the fall. You feel that "thunk" and know they've got it! I need to try the rod sweep technique in some of the shallower areas.
Great video Jimi, thanks for the knowledge! I've always considered (wrongly) the lipless to be a grass only lure. Sounds like I need to start picking it up on my NE OK rocky lakes too.
Absolutely. My favorite winter to early spring tactic is throwing a lipless on rock banks and rock to clay transitions. Deadly and catches bigger than average fish.
Thanks buddy !! I haven't put in much time using lipless baits, but now I just might start.. I'm here in Middle Georgia... right between lake tobesofkee and lake Sinclair.. Again, Thanks !!
I love fishing lipless cranks….I have caught fish on all 3 of those retrieves you explained…most of my fishing is in vegetation with soft bottom. My two most effective lipless are the spro aruku Shad and a Jackall TN70 one knocker. Those two lipless baits can be yo-yo’d or pumped vigorously without the bait tumbling over itself and fouling your hooks on your line.
I am without question the angler that despises it. Tried it over 50 times on all bodies of water last year and had zero success. But after watching this, I might just have to tie it back on and give these techniques a try for a couple of casts. Then I’ll eventually go back to my swim jig or crankbait. LOL
Techniques are almost limitless because lipless are incredibly versatile. I struggled for years with jigs and lipless cranks and didn’t use them for years because of it. I decided to pick them back up a few years ago and man did I figure them out and have caught some absolute pigs. The lipless crushes year round but especially the pre spawn for me. Fun fact I’ve never even had one single bite on red, I’ll go back through the same area with a shad patten and whack em…
Nice! That is interesting about the red too. That is one reason why I mentioned there are some parts of the country where the shad/bream dominate. From my experience, during the winter the crawfish rules. - Jimi
Great video sir! Lipless is not in my arsenal, but I need to try it with the tips provided! Thank you for the information! Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks! Definitely needed this video. This is one lure/technique I struggle mightily with. Your description of your early years/experiences with this method pretty much fits me to a T. I will have to plan to commit some effort towards trying out your suggestions.
Yes, I was almost done with this guy in the winter. Thought it was a lie amongst fisherman… until when I figured it out! Good luck to you. Thank you for watching. - Jimi.
That is an old trick I got told when I was younger. I have not found it to be the difference in catching fish and not in a given day. I know it has a time and place to be a factor. Just not experienced it myself but I have tried/ will continue.
so I've thrown mainly lipless burning it mid to high water column. since im fishing bigger lakes more an more i want to fish deeper and bottom. isn't it snag city fishing a lipless on bottom , esp around rock ?
They do come through the rocks better then you think. I have a video that came out last week where I was catching fish on a lipless in 10-20 ft on grass / timber areas. I also have a lure retriever that has came really handy when fishing them in cover / deeper situations.
I usually fish too shallow for a crank bait, but one of my biggest bass was as a kid trolling a Rappala Rat L Trap - idk how much he weighed (were talking almost 30 years ago), but he was 25 inches.
I was on a pre spawn rattle bait bite on a flat in only like 3’ of water in the back of a cove. They were choking baits yo yo’d in that 3’ water column. Sure seemed to me my 3/4 oz red eye shad actually fell slower thru that 3’ than my 1/2 oz red eye shad did. Have you ever noticed this before? I’d always just assumed that heavier meant a faster fall. That may not actually be the case with a Red Eye shad in the conditions I mentioned.
That is interesting. I have been told about the yo yo being affective in shallow water. It is something I need to give more of a shot in the right situations for sure! Last year on a lowland reservoir lake, the sweep retrieve was coming through on a 2-3 ft flat next to a ditch that was 3-4 ft. Water temps were in the low 40's. - Jimi
I'M betting Jimmy got a "lesson" one day and decided he better learn about those lipless crankbaits. But he seems to have it now. I was fishing with a lipless crankbait one time and my partner said "let me see that bait." He cut it off and said, "now tie on a bait that will catch one." I fired that partner after that trip and had 27lbs the next trip at the same lake. Thanks for the info Jimmy.
So ironic that last night i thumbtacked a lake fork waterproof map on my wall along with a ray Roberts map. I live less than an hour away from Ray Roberts and I haven't fished it yet.
I agree red traps work in spring but I do not think it's because of craws. I believe the bass are pre SPAWN and they hit red and loud lures out of aggression before spawn. Red plastics don't play great until summer (no noise). Just my opinion so no one flip out and call my mom names.
I have them in my box! Certain special colors that you can’t buy… There is a lake close to me that the only lure you need at times of the year is the original! Crazy how they eat it there. - Thanks for watching!
Jonny has two new videos recently uploaded on the FTM page. Go check them out! He has still been fishing a lot. We have been working kinks out with getting the new channel rolling and now he is working on getting more content on FTM now! Stay tuned. Thanks! - Jimi
Great tips and video!! This is a 100% year 'round lure!! If I had to pick one lure to throw for the end of time, it would have to be the lipless. Add this mod from my video ruclips.net/video/l3Z1LhUB_eY/видео.html and you could cast into a cup of water and catch a bass.
From my experience fishing a lake here in Arkansas that is the closest thing to a Florida lake is to follow the rising water. Find a creek / ditch that is coming in the lake. Follow it for as far as your boat will take you. Fish in these types of water will go with the rising water. Sometimes they go where we can’t get to them. When you find a true creek/ditch then it makes it easier to target them. Goodluck - Jimi.
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I'm gonna give up some juice on fishing a lipless in the pre-spawn and spring: the point of fishing a red crank is to mimic a craw as closely as possible. Try retrieving it like a real craw - Pop it up, like a craw popping up from the bottom, give about 3-4 quick cranks, and then let it drop back down and let it rest 3-5 seconds before doing it again. This works amazingly well, especially for red lipless cranks.
Thanks for sharing! We have to let the people learn some of this on their own. Appreciate you watching! -Jimi
- that makes lots of sense. Going to try that. Thanks for the comment.
That’s pretty much how I use one, I like to use it almost like a jig and I like the slow sweep also! Thanks for the juice 🎣
I don’t give up any juice to people who aren’t serious about wanting to learn. If people are serious about fishing they’re watching this channel. That technique is spot on and it’s not a secret that hasn’t been talked about before for anyone who wants to research and learn it. 👍
Yup! My lake loves this technique. It has all 4 I ever bought attached to underwater structure using the recommended "yo-yo method." They were allowed to sink and never came back up.
I hate to hear that! I did not mention a lure retriever in this video, which I need too. My recent trip this last Saturday, we were catching bass out of standing timber with the lipless crankbait. They got hung up several times, and my lure retriever came through and I did not lose one luckily. The two biggest fish in this recent trip came off of the lipless. Thank you for watching and good luck to you! - Jimi
@@BassFishingDeclassified I don't have a boat so I fish from the bank exclusively. That same lake also owns all 3 lure retrievers I had. LOL
Fifty years ago we would go to Toledo Bend for a week vacation. We only took one lure and that was a 1/4 red rattle trap. That was the good old days when fishing was in its prime.
I love fishing them in our deep and clear lakes in the west. There are days when they will come up and hit it on the fall. You feel that "thunk" and know they've got it! I need to try the rod sweep technique in some of the shallower areas.
Been looking forward to this one Jimi! Love the lipless esp in tx grass ditches.
Appreciate it! The lure is a staple for in that situation in TX. I hope one day to get on the bite with it at Rayburn! - Jimi.
Perfect timing. Great tips! 👍 Looking forward to trying this method in the next weeks.
Great presentation Jimi. Look forward to all BFD videos. Appreciate you guys.
Thanks Greg! - Jimi
Awesome information thanks im gonna tryit next time i go...
You know this guy has been catchin’em…. Look at that bass thumb when he holds up that lipless in the beginning of the video! Rock on Jimi!
Haha I appreciate it Chris. That thumb has been beat up the last month! - Jimi.
I like your videos and your tips.
God Bless you, Timothy Mason
Great video Jimi, thanks for the knowledge! I've always considered (wrongly) the lipless to be a grass only lure. Sounds like I need to start picking it up on my NE OK rocky lakes too.
Yes sir! I have had some good days with it on Broken Bow - Jimi
Absolutely. My favorite winter to early spring tactic is throwing a lipless on rock banks and rock to clay transitions. Deadly and catches bigger than average fish.
Thanks buddy !!
I haven't put in much time using lipless baits, but now I just might start.. I'm here in Middle Georgia... right between lake tobesofkee and lake Sinclair..
Again, Thanks !!
Sweet! Appreciate the feedback. Goodluck to ya! - Jimi
Very good explanation of Lipless, thank you
Yes! Thank you for watching - Jimi.
I love fishing lipless cranks….I have caught fish on all 3 of those retrieves you explained…most of my fishing is in vegetation with soft bottom. My two most effective lipless are the spro aruku Shad and a Jackall TN70 one knocker. Those two lipless baits can be yo-yo’d or pumped vigorously without the bait tumbling over itself and fouling your hooks on your line.
That’s great! A guy I fished with this weekend pulled that Jackall lipless out. Thanks for sharing. - Jimi.
I am without question the angler that despises it. Tried it over 50 times on all bodies of water last year and had zero success. But after watching this, I might just have to tie it back on and give these techniques a try for a couple of casts. Then I’ll eventually go back to my swim jig or crankbait. LOL
That was me too. I despised it. Thought it was a lie… then once I figured it out, the rest is history! Good luck to you! - Jimi
Thanks Jimi. I have tried several lipless crankbaits and so far it’s the rattling vibe in baby bass that has worked on my lake 😉
Nice! - Jimi
Techniques are almost limitless because lipless are incredibly versatile. I struggled for years with jigs and lipless cranks and didn’t use them for years because of it. I decided to pick them back up a few years ago and man did I figure them out and have caught some absolute pigs. The lipless crushes year round but especially the pre spawn for me. Fun fact I’ve never even had one single bite on red, I’ll go back through the same area with a shad patten and whack em…
Nice! That is interesting about the red too. That is one reason why I mentioned there are some parts of the country where the shad/bream dominate. From my experience, during the winter the crawfish rules. - Jimi
@@BassFishingDeclassified yeah I don’t get it and the majority of my fishing is on Kentucky which is my home lake and guys whack em on red out there!?
@Bass Fishing Declassified
Agreed; in water that's heavy with crayfish, red is the go to in fall and winter - even with a swim bait or a spinner.
Never tried the sweep. ..going to try...
Good luck!
Good stuff, Jimi! Looking forward to trying some of these tips on Grand Lake in a few weeks!!
Sweet! Good luck - Jimi
Great video sir! Lipless is not in my arsenal, but I need to try it with the tips provided! Thank you for the information! Looking forward to the next video!
Sweet! Thanks - Jimi
Very good video on the lipless crankbait. Good job. I always have a lipless crankbait tied on all seasons. It's my favorite search bait.
I appreciate it! It can be a good search bait for sure - Jimi
Thanks! Definitely needed this video. This is one lure/technique I struggle mightily with. Your description of your early years/experiences with this method pretty much fits me to a T. I will have to plan to commit some effort towards trying out your suggestions.
Yes, I was almost done with this guy in the winter. Thought it was a lie amongst fisherman… until when I figured it out! Good luck to you. Thank you for watching. - Jimi.
Jimi thanks for this info I will try it this sat.
Sweet! Good luck - Jimi
great video, I need to work on my lipless crank bait technique
Appreciate it! Good luck! - Jimi.
I could watch an hour of lipless footage. Thanks Jimi! Great video!
Thanks James! I had a fun trip this last Saturday and the ole lipless came through for us!
@@BassFishingDeclassified hopefully I can get it to fire off back in my rotation. Your videos definitely help to give me the confidence 👍
Awesome information about lipless crankbaits. I fish them year round in SW Ontario.
Thank you!
Great info! Super informative
Appreciate it! - Jimi
Good information and tips on your video thanks and good fishing 🎣
Appreciate it! - Jimi
Great video! Headed to Greeson today.
I took a short trip out there yesterday evening! The fish are biting - Jimi
Simply don't miss 🔥
Appreciate it! This lure dominates out on Lake Ouachita!
Second biggest fish of the year came on a lipless crank bait Will try that yo-yo retrieve thanks Jimi
Sweet! - Jimi.
Cool video, packed with info. I’m definitely the guy that hasn’t given the lipless enough time. Going to change that though. Thanks Jimi.
Appreciate it! Don’t give up on it! - Jimi.
Hey Jimi, can you explain why the one Lipless has a Red hook on the back hanger and not the front one. Thanks for all you do!
That is an old trick I got told when I was younger. I have not found it to be the difference in catching fish and not in a given day. I know it has a time and place to be a factor. Just not experienced it myself but I have tried/ will continue.
I have very little luck on highland reservoirs with a lipless bait. Grass lakes its a must have though.
I was in the same boat for highland reservoirs until recent years! Hope you enjoyed - Jimi
@@BassFishingDeclassified you are putting out some great videos man, can't wait for the weather to break.
Thank you! I luckily live to where I can fish year round. Which for me the winter time is my favorite time of the year to fish!
Another one for the saved list.
Thanks Rick!
so I've thrown mainly lipless burning it mid to high water column. since im fishing bigger lakes more an more i want to fish deeper and bottom. isn't it snag city fishing a lipless on bottom , esp around rock ?
They do come through the rocks better then you think. I have a video that came out last week where I was catching fish on a lipless in 10-20 ft on grass / timber areas.
I also have a lure retriever that has came really handy when fishing them in cover / deeper situations.
@@BassFishingDeclassified cool , ill check that video out
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I usually fish too shallow for a crank bait, but one of my biggest bass was as a kid trolling a Rappala Rat L Trap - idk how much he weighed (were talking almost 30 years ago), but he was 25 inches.
Nice!
I was on a pre spawn rattle bait bite on a flat in only like 3’ of water in the back of a cove. They were choking baits yo yo’d in that 3’ water column. Sure seemed to me my 3/4 oz red eye shad actually fell slower thru that 3’ than my 1/2 oz red eye shad did.
Have you ever noticed this before? I’d always just assumed that heavier meant a faster fall. That may not actually be the case with a Red Eye shad in the conditions I mentioned.
That is interesting. I have been told about the yo yo being affective in shallow water. It is something I need to give more of a shot in the right situations for sure! Last year on a lowland reservoir lake, the sweep retrieve was coming through on a 2-3 ft flat next to a ditch that was 3-4 ft. Water temps were in the low 40's. - Jimi
I'M betting Jimmy got a "lesson" one day and decided he better learn about those lipless crankbaits. But he seems to have it now.
I was fishing with a lipless crankbait one time and my partner said "let me see that bait." He cut it off and said, "now tie on a bait that will catch one."
I fired that partner after that trip and had 27lbs the next trip at the same lake. Thanks for the info Jimmy.
I remember sitting in an office getting taught about it! How to work it / throw it. Thanks Big fish!
So ironic that last night i thumbtacked a lake fork waterproof map on my wall along with a ray Roberts map. I live less than an hour away from Ray Roberts and I haven't fished it yet.
Nice! It has some fish in it! - Jimi
Top notch advice. Never fished this bait but my brother does religiously and always out fishes me. May be time for me to quit being so stubborn. 🍻🎣🍀🍿
If you have it down you can catch them! Good luck - Jimi
I agree red traps work in spring but I do not think it's because of craws. I believe the bass are pre SPAWN and they hit red and loud lures out of aggression before spawn. Red plastics don't play great until summer (no noise). Just my opinion so no one flip out and call my mom names.
You need to improve the audio, is so low for the phone! Thanks and nice job!
Jimi, why you ain't got the original Rat L Trap in your arsenal, bro?!?
When I started bass fishing this was the ONLY lure I knew how to use. 😂
I have them in my box! Certain special colors that you can’t buy…
There is a lake close to me that the only lure you need at times of the year is the original! Crazy how they eat it there. - Thanks for watching!
what kind of gloves are you wearing?
Bass pro neoprene fishing gloves.
Jimmy is getting way better at making content so fast. Jonny kinda disappeared though.
Jonny has two new videos recently uploaded on the FTM page. Go check them out! He has still been fishing a lot. We have been working kinks out with getting the new channel rolling and now he is working on getting more content on FTM now! Stay tuned. Thanks! - Jimi
Believe it or not I have never caught a bass on a spinnerbait and I don't have a clue why
"I do NOT freebase cocaine. I don't touch it. It's no longer a part of my life..."
That is funny David! I just like to talk about fishing. - Jimi
@@BassFishingDeclassified I know bud. Do you know what I'm talking about though? 🤣
I do, I have been told before..... that is why I laughed!
@@BassFishingDeclassified search "I do not freebase cocaine" on RUclips
@@BassFishingDeclassified oh I got you bud lol
You just made me think of him for a second the way you said something.
Good video though man!
👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you William -Jimi.
Great tips and video!!
This is a 100% year 'round lure!!
If I had to pick one lure to throw for the end of time, it would have to be the lipless.
Add this mod from my video ruclips.net/video/l3Z1LhUB_eY/видео.html and you could cast into a cup of water and catch a bass.
Sweet! Thank you for sharing - Jimi
I'm convinced this dude would be a cracke head if he hadn't stumbled on fishing first.
Appreciate it! - Jimi
Might be just me but I prefer calm Jimi. He's very knowledgeable but that high energy is off putting for me
Got a question I fish a river in Florida. What can I do to try to catch fish in rising water.tanic water color.
From my experience fishing a lake here in Arkansas that is the closest thing to a Florida lake is to follow the rising water. Find a creek / ditch that is coming in the lake. Follow it for as far as your boat will take you. Fish in these types of water will go with the rising water. Sometimes they go where we can’t get to them. When you find a true creek/ditch then it makes it easier to target them.
Goodluck - Jimi.
@@BassFishingDeclassified thanks. I tried yesterday used every bait I had. I appreciate it
Great video ! Thanks man !
Appreciate it!