Lipless Crankbait vs. Lipped Crankbait

airmcnair8888 · 08-13-05, 04:12 PM

Is there a clear cut winner? I've never used lipless... although I do have one.. Rapala...

I watched a fishing show and the guys was using a lipless one and said he never leaves home w/o it!

Am I missing out? Please fill me in...

Thank You... be patient with me

Chris

Rebbasser · 08-13-05, 04:19 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Different tools for different jobs. Lipless are great search baits, and in the spring and fall it is tough to beat a chrome/blue back Rat-L-Trap. I also love to throw them parallel to a weedline. Lipped cranks are great when you are fishing where they will hit something-the bottom, rocks, stumps etc. When they hit something they bounce off with some erratic action which triggers the strike. I have two crankbait rods rigged up at all times-one with a lipped bait, one with a lipless bait. I don't head for the lake without either one.

Also, lipless crankbaits are fantastic wind baits. They mimic baitfish and you can chunk them into the teeth of a strong wind with very little difficulty since they are flat and offer little wind resistance.

Marty · 08-13-05, 09:03 PM

The guy on TV who said he doesn't leave home without it is probably speaking for most anglers. Lipless crankbaits are a basic lure type which is probably owned by virtually all fishermen.

As to lipped vs. lipless, there is no winner, because these are two types of lures.

Dyas · 08-13-05, 09:39 PM

Im with Marty. They are 2 different lures and they both have there right place and time

08-13-05, 04:12 PM	#1
airmcnair8888 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 86	Lipless Crankbait vs. Lipped Crankbait Is there a clear cut winner? I've never used lipless... although I do have one.. Rapala... I watched a fishing show and the guys was using a lipless one and said he never leaves home w/o it! Am I missing out? Please fill me in... Thank You... be patient with me Chris

08-13-05, 04:19 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Welcome to the forum! Different tools for different jobs. Lipless are great search baits, and in the spring and fall it is tough to beat a chrome/blue back Rat-L-Trap. I also love to throw them parallel to a weedline. Lipped cranks are great when you are fishing where they will hit something-the bottom, rocks, stumps etc. When they hit something they bounce off with some erratic action which triggers the strike. I have two crankbait rods rigged up at all times-one with a lipped bait, one with a lipless bait. I don't head for the lake without either one. Also, lipless crankbaits are fantastic wind baits. They mimic baitfish and you can chunk them into the teeth of a strong wind with very little difficulty since they are flat and offer little wind resistance. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

08-13-05, 09:03 PM	#3
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	The guy on TV who said he doesn't leave home without it is probably speaking for most anglers. Lipless crankbaits are a basic lure type which is probably owned by virtually all fishermen. As to lipped vs. lipless, there is no winner, because these are two types of lures. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

08-13-05, 09:39 PM	#4
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	Im with Marty. They are 2 different lures and they both have there right place and time __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

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