Around the shad spawn a lipless fished parallel to the rocks can be fun, that noise under the water bouncing off all those rocks seems to drive them crazy. We fish riprap a good bit and if you do so you will lose baits, it is just part of the deal.
My home lake has miles and miles of riprap and very dark stained water. During the summer, a wacky worm is deadly for smallies but it must be thrown within a foot of the bank or they won't hit it.
Great choices for rip rap Miles! An IMA Suspending Vibe 70 can be very effective. It gives great flexibility, you can fish it slow, pause it, allow it to suspend. Early in the year Megabass IxI Shad Type 3 and TX. Reel to diving depth then a slow sweep of the rod followed by a pause.
Great tips, thanks. My version of the title is “best lures to lose in rip rap”. On my home lake in TX some guys kill the bass on shaky head in rip rap while I get snagged on nearly every cast.
Lol, I feel your pain. Definitely still try a shaky head, but try downsizing the weight to no more than an 1/8oz and try a buoyant worm like the Zman Finesse WormZ or SMH Worm.
I was surprised that you aren't especially a fan of a football jig around rip rap. I absolutely love them in that situation and a 3/8 - 1/2 oz football jig has done me good more times than I can count. I have broken off, but not really that often. Maybe the rocks I fish are different than what you do. I know they use big ones around here combined with chunks of broken concrete. Yeah, Berkley has some really goofy names! I like the Stunna, but I wish it had a weight transfer in it so it casted better. The casting on them is kinda bad.
Great Choices and it makes me feel good knowing that I use them myself and yes, I lost a brand new Slingblade because of a backlash into the wind and it lodged 😮😂 and I lost a DT 6 after I caught a nice 4 lber and got too cocky and snagged it broke off🤓 I did learn though about the lighter jigs, and that is appreciated. I’m definitely a ZMAN Fan 💯 but I’ve been trying a few jigs in 5/16 oz and the Hella Craw and the Goat stilll fit great✊ Thanks again Miles, old dawgs can learn new tricks😜
Chatterbaits work ok if there’s grass growing in the rock, and can certainly catch them if the rock is especially shallow, but chatterbaits will hang pretty often if allowed to contact rocks.
Great baits choices there all great tools for the job. Thanks for sharing 🎣
Thanks for watching!
Around the shad spawn a lipless fished parallel to the rocks can be fun, that noise under the water bouncing off all those rocks seems to drive them crazy. We fish riprap a good bit and if you do so you will lose baits, it is just part of the deal.
I cant think of too many scenarios a lipless wouldn’t work! Ive done this as well and have found success. Thanks
Great video as always!
Thanks David!
My home lake has miles and miles of riprap and very dark stained water. During the summer, a wacky worm is deadly for smallies but it must be thrown within a foot of the bank or they won't hit it.
Not a whole lot of situations you cant catch them on a wacky rig in!
Great choices for rip rap Miles! An IMA Suspending Vibe 70 can be very effective. It gives great flexibility, you can fish it slow, pause it, allow it to suspend. Early in the year Megabass IxI Shad Type 3 and TX. Reel to diving depth then a slow sweep of the rod followed by a pause.
Ill have to try one!
Great tips, thanks. My version of the title is “best lures to lose in rip rap”. On my home lake in TX some guys kill the bass on shaky head in rip rap while I get snagged on nearly every cast.
Lol, I feel your pain. Definitely still try a shaky head, but try downsizing the weight to no more than an 1/8oz and try a buoyant worm like the Zman Finesse WormZ or SMH Worm.
Thanks Miles did I miss line size for sq.bills, cranks, and spinnerbaits.
Sorry, I don’t think i mentioned it. Depends on the depth you’re fishing bet usually between 15-20.
I was surprised that you aren't especially a fan of a football jig around rip rap. I absolutely love them in that situation and a 3/8 - 1/2 oz football jig has done me good more times than I can count. I have broken off, but not really that often. Maybe the rocks I fish are different than what you do. I know they use big ones around here combined with chunks of broken concrete.
Yeah, Berkley has some really goofy names! I like the Stunna, but I wish it had a weight transfer in it so it casted better. The casting on them is kinda bad.
I wouldn’t say Football jigs are terrible, I just think they aren’t the best around riprap. I still use some from time to time.
Great Choices and it makes me feel good knowing that I use them myself and yes, I lost a brand new Slingblade because of a backlash into the wind and it lodged 😮😂 and I lost a DT 6 after I caught a nice 4 lber and got too cocky and snagged it broke off🤓 I did learn though about the lighter jigs, and that is appreciated. I’m definitely a ZMAN Fan 💯 but I’ve been trying a few jigs in 5/16 oz and the Hella Craw and the Goat stilll fit great✊ Thanks again Miles, old dawgs can learn new tricks😜
Thanks Bill!
What do you think about the Chatterbait in rip rock?
Chatterbaits work ok if there’s grass growing in the rock, and can certainly catch them if the rock is especially shallow, but chatterbaits will hang pretty often if allowed to contact rocks.
I love fishing RIP rap and Hate the broken off fishing line that surrounds it.
I feel that!
It ain't a rock crawler it's a rock hanger
Yeah, I would say it would need to be a little more buoyant to be less snaggy, but still a productive lure on riprap in my opinion.