Mike Gerry


Roadbeds and Crank Baits are a Good Match

We all know the common spots to use a crank bait on, like points and ledges, but we often forget the importance of cranking a roadbed. With today's technology all the old road beds are very clearly seen on our Lowrance units mapping. We run over the top of them and generally forget that a roadbed acts as a highway for bass to feed on. Bass run up and down them constantly, often those of us who do fish roadbeds, fish them with a worm or jig something that entices a bass to eat. Pulling a Carolina rig is definitely a technique that catches feeding fish on roadbeds.

Often though the fish are not active and you need to create a bite, by getting them to hit as a reaction bite, a crank bait is the ideal reaction bait especially if you run a deep 20 plus foot runner and make it bounce and twitch off the bottom. When the bass are running the road bed not feeding reaction baits are just the ticket, parallel the area with your deep running crank bait and you will catch those big bass using it as a highway. Remember roadbeds are often silted in and have structure on both sides so fish thoroughly hitting the area from both sides and from different angles.

Often you will see that the bass are stacked in one small area or twist, or edge on the roadbed so when you get a bite fish that area hard until you find the other bass stacked there with them. Roadbeds very often hold big schools of fish, so be prepared to catch plenty of fish from a small area. Sometimes you can even see them on your Lowrance unit stacked in that little corner, near some change in the bottom structure. So next time you pull out your crank bait, find a roadbed and have some fun!

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Captain Mike Gerry

Mike Gerry

About The Author: Captain Mike Gerry

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