SPRO 50 series Rock Crawler

[Bill Babler]

Up these river systems right now and in the cloudy water the past 10 days we have been doing really well on the 50 series RC. 

The fish have literally had their noses stuck on the bank. 

My best success has been in the murkiest water, the Olive Craw and the Phantom Green.  This has been in water with under 2’ of visibility. 

Dingy water with 3-4 foot visibility the Phantom Watermelon and the Ghost Orange Craw have done the trick. 

For some reason can’t get bit nearly as well on Red in any clarity. 
 

I’ve also had great success on the custom painted warts with orange highlights and either Phantom green or clear bodies. 

Trick has been the bait regardless has to dig the bottom and not get hung up. 

I’ve worked squarebills jigs and blades along with bladed jigs and just not having the success as with these cranks right now. 

Most know, I’d rather be out with that swimmer catching staging fish, but the quality is much better on the bank right now if you can get around them. 

Don’t just go out and go fishing, have a plan or two and work it. If you’re going to go out and just start going up and down a bank that’s fine if you want to relax. If you’re fishing to catch fish, look for them. 

They’re biting, if you get around them with the right junk they’ll bite it. 

Of course I’m using electronics to find staging fish. Find them before you fish for them.  If they’re there, you’re going to see them, don’t waste your valuable time fishing for fish that aren’t there. 

Shallow fish are more of a challenge as we have caught them  Totally  from fronts to 1 foot deep in the backs. 

Edwin Evers had a great piece on this. If your mot getting bit in 30 minutes MOVE. 

On those cranks I’m going to say, if you’re not getting bit in 15 minutes move as they are totally eating them Lake wide in the water colored listed above.  With the possible exception of the James as I just have not been up there. But on the other hand I would believe they have to be biting behind the worst mud and debris line  

Hope some of this helps and of course. 
Good  Luck












 

[pstone]

As always, thanks for sharing awesome information, Bill!    

[Nitro 750]

Great post!!!!  Thanks for the info Bill!!!

[Champ188]

Good stuff, Bill. I have a buttload of RKs but they are all in the 55 series. Gonna grab a couple of those 50s and head up to SK on Monday. Haven't been on the Rock in nearly a year. That's just too long.

[Bill Babler]

The fish the last few days prior to the wind event have been too shallow for the 55. The 50 and the wart are preforming much better. 

Thats not going to change for a while. 
 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Try the some of these for shallow cranking, ive pretty much put my warts in storage the last few years after i started using these. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=g5

[Lvn2Fish]

3 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

Try the some of these for shallow cranking, ive pretty much put my warts in storage the last few years after i started using these. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=g5

Why do you like it more than the wart , looks like a copy ?

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

1 hour ago, Lvn2Fish said:

Why do you like it more than the wart , looks like a copy ?

Honestly i just catch way more fish using them than a wart, not really sure if the action is much different but Table Rock has been beat up with warts for decades. The color selection is excellent and they come out of the package with decent hooks, that are at least good for a while. The hooks that come on a wart need to be changed before they hit the water.  

[Quillback]

Please, no more crank bait suggestions, I have more than enough...😀

[dblades]

You mean I shouldn't mention a bait .Bo himself, turned me on too? Just looked and the price on them is way up from a couple years ago. 

https://www.majorcraft-america.com/collections/lures/products/zoner-hunter?variant=39784282849462