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HulaPopr · 07-19-05, 08:36 PM

Well I finally caught my first bass on a crank today...my b-day. I went to a pond I haven't been to in about 2 weeks and last time I went there were some pads of weeds on top, but not too many. This time most of the lake was covered in it. So I founf one clearing, it was evening and I knew the bass would be active and the sun wasn't shining that much so I decided to throw a chromeblue rapala trap and rip it along the top of the weeds. A few minutes later, BAM. Got my first bass on a trap/crank and it was about 4lbs. Fortunately it flopped around on land and threw the trap(I forgot my pliers.) Anyways, this helped make my pretty cruddy b-day(due to weather earlier) a lot better.

PowerBass · 07-19-05, 08:37 PM

Congrats Hula, I just recently caught a ratletrap bass myself.

abugarcia6 · 07-19-05, 08:51 PM

Congrats...i remember my first bass ona crank...btw happy birthday

WTL · 07-19-05, 08:58 PM

Good Hula, but theres no excuse for ya not to have caught one on a c-rig yet!

Next time you fish a canal, c-fig a watermelonseed fluke and fish it along the dropoff. Thats should probably take care of the other item on your list.

bassfisher02 · 07-19-05, 10:21 PM

now you need to change your sig........and add: catch a bass on a swimbait.....

HulaPopr · 07-19-05, 10:22 PM

I know I probably could've caught one on a c-rig by now, but I'm just too dam lazy to rig one up.

Plus I don't fish that many lakes with canals. You've gotta remember that I am limited to fishing on land 99.9% of the time, so often getting to some deeper spots where I could c-rig isn't an option.

Spandextros · 07-20-05, 01:49 AM

I went out today after getting some advise from PowerBass and use a heavy metalic Rat-L-Trap and pulled it by a fallen tree on my first cast I hooked about a 1/2 pounder

. Three or four casts later in the same spot I got a 2 pounder! I think my problem with the ratt-L-trap was that I was jigging it too much so thank you for the advise

. BTW Congratz on the 4 lber heh not a bad birthday present if I do say so myself!

flachristopherkeene9 · 07-20-05, 05:44 AM

Hey Hula thats my fishing spot now leave it alone! Hey if you get this quickly Im heading there right now.

PowerBass · 07-20-05, 07:01 AM

Glad I helped ya Spandextros.

Sluggo Man · 07-20-05, 03:26 PM

Hula,

nice job! I don't catch a lot of bass on cranks. However, yesterday at my friend's camp, he was catching them on a floating Rapala twitchbait crank. He caught a 3 lb and a another 3 lb the day before on one. Guess they can work well.

07-19-05, 08:36 PM	#1
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	oh yeah Well I finally caught my first bass on a crank today...my b-day. I went to a pond I haven't been to in about 2 weeks and last time I went there were some pads of weeds on top, but not too many. This time most of the lake was covered in it. So I founf one clearing, it was evening and I knew the bass would be active and the sun wasn't shining that much so I decided to throw a chromeblue rapala trap and rip it along the top of the weeds. A few minutes later, BAM. Got my first bass on a trap/crank and it was about 4lbs. Fortunately it flopped around on land and threw the trap(I forgot my pliers.) Anyways, this helped make my pretty cruddy b-day(due to weather earlier) a lot better. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

07-19-05, 08:37 PM	#2
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Congrats Hula, I just recently caught a ratletrap bass myself. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-19-05, 08:58 PM	#4
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Good Hula, but theres no excuse for ya not to have caught one on a c-rig yet! Next time you fish a canal, c-fig a watermelonseed fluke and fish it along the dropoff. Thats should probably take care of the other item on your list. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

07-19-05, 10:21 PM	#5
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	now you need to change your sig........and add: catch a bass on a swimbait..... __________________ Good Fishin'

07-19-05, 10:22 PM	#6
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	I know I probably could've caught one on a c-rig by now, but I'm just too dam lazy to rig one up. Plus I don't fish that many lakes with canals. You've gotta remember that I am limited to fishing on land 99.9% of the time, so often getting to some deeper spots where I could c-rig isn't an option. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

07-19-05, 08:51 PM	#3
abugarcia6 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lake Norman, NC Posts: 171	Congrats...i remember my first bass ona crank...btw happy birthday

07-20-05, 01:49 AM	#7
Spandextros BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 45	I went out today after getting some advise from PowerBass and use a heavy metalic Rat-L-Trap and pulled it by a fallen tree on my first cast I hooked about a 1/2 pounder . Three or four casts later in the same spot I got a 2 pounder! I think my problem with the ratt-L-trap was that I was jigging it too much so thank you for the advise . BTW Congratz on the 4 lber heh not a bad birthday present if I do say so myself! __________________ "A tiny net is a death sentence" -Master Betty-

07-20-05, 05:44 AM	#8
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Hey Hula thats my fishing spot now leave it alone! Hey if you get this quickly Im heading there right now.

07-20-05, 07:01 AM	#9
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Glad I helped ya Spandextros. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-20-05, 03:26 PM	#10
Sluggo Man BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 241	Hula, nice job! I don't catch a lot of bass on cranks. However, yesterday at my friend's camp, he was catching them on a floating Rapala twitchbait crank. He caught a 3 lb and a another 3 lb the day before on one. Guess they can work well.

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