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Crankbait Bass Fishing

Crankbait Bass Fishing

Crankbaits are hard-bodied lures designed to dive and wobble, imitating a fleeing baitfish or crawfish. They come in a variety of depths and styles making them versatile for covering shallow flats or deep offshore structures. Learn to fish these diving baits with top Bass University professional anglers.

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Crankbait Bass Fishing
  • KVD's Crankbait Cranking System - Kevin VanDam

    Kevin VanDam shares well over an hour of crankbait fishing secrets! KVD is arguably the greatest tournament angler, and perhaps the best cranker in bass fishing history. Almost without argument, the greatest tournament bass fishing angler of all time, Kevin VanDam, owes a great deal of his tourna...

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  • Frittside Winter & Prespawn Cranking - Shane Lehew

    The Berkley Frittside Crankbait is an awesome flat side crankbait, that fishes like balsa, but is easier to cast. You can fish it all year, but there are a couple of times when it really shines. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shane Lehew shares when, where & ...

  • Cranking Rocks in the Winter - Jared Lintner

    Jared Lintner has recently relocated to Georgia. In this on the water class, it was Lintner's first time bass fishing with a crankbait in the winter on Lake Lanier. Lintner starts by breaking down what you're looking for in good cranking areas for the winter. Before going out in search of bass, h...

  • Southern Cranker's Pro Tips for Crankbait Success - Jesse Wiggins

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Pro Jesse Wiggins is here to share his extensive knowledge on the art of crankbait fishing, breaking it down for all fishing enthusiasts.
    Wiggins introduces us to his specialized technique, which he aptly terms "southern cranking." In this comprehensive discussi...

  • Cold Shallow Water Winter Cranking - Brandon Cobb

    One of Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Brandon Cobb's favorite ways to catch bass in the winter is cold water cranking. It's one of the few ways you can fish without slowing your presentation down to a crawl when the water gets cold. In this on the water bass fishing class, Brandon Cobb...

  • Crank Up Your Bass Fishing Game - Davy Hite

    Cranking is one of the most popular techniques in all of bass fishing – and for good reason.
    “The reason that I crank, and the reason I think most pros and tournament fishermen crank, is because you can cover so much water,” said Davy Hite. “You can get clues and figure out what the fish are doi...

  • Cranking Grass - Kevin VanDam

    Kevin VanDam takes Bass University students out on the water to discuss and demonstrate how to crank grass for bass. Lots of anglers will avoid fishing grass with crankbaits because it's easy to get the bait fouled up and vegetation balled up on your lure. Kevin VanDam shares that there are a few...

  • Seek and Destroy Crankbaits - John Crews

    Lots of anglers are now depending on their electronics to locate bass. While electronics are a piece of the puzzle, Bassmaster Elite Series angler John Crews prefers to find his bass with a rod and reel, cranking high percentage areas. John likes to seek and destroy with both shallow and deep run...

  • Shallow Cranking - Greg Hackney

    If you follow professional bass fishing tournament, you probably know that Greg Hackney loves to fish shallow. One of his favorite ways to catch them in less than 6ft of water is with a crankbait. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares some of the reasons that he chooses a ...

  • Deep Cranking East to West Coast - John Murray

    John Murray started as a West coast angler and moved to TVA lakes in Tennessee. Through his tournament bass fishing career, he's fished all over the country and found that crankbaits will catch them anywhere, but not always the same crankbaits, same colors, same angles or same retrieves. Check ou...

  • Seasonal Crankbait Calendar - Bryan Thrift

    One of the most successful anglers of all time with $4M in tournament winnings, Bryan Thrift, joins Bass University to present an exclusive seminar called the “Crankbait Calendar.”
    In this seminar, Thrift covers all seasons, from early pre-spawn to late fall, breaking down his favorite crankbait ...

  • Cranking All Year Round - Stephen Browning

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Angler Stephen Browning is one of the most successful anglers of all time. In this seminar with Bass University Stephen talks about cranking 365 days a year.
    Stephen breaks down crankbait fishing through the seasons, along with rod, reel, line, and gear ratio s...

  • Summertime Deep Cranking - Cole Sands

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Cole Sands is an expert when it comes to deep water power-fishing. This seminar with Cole and Bass University is all about deep crankbaits, finding bass with your electronics, and triggering schools.
    Cole dives into how to choose the right crankbait along with color a...