Best Lipless Crankbait Rod

Dick Majewski reported catching Muskie using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass Casting Rods on Elkhart Lake. Additional comments from this report: "I used a Yoyo retrieve over the top of submerged vegetation. This big fish took me for a bit of a ride because of the light line I was using and I followed it with my trolling motor until it tired enough to net. A nice way to end my season on Elkhart Lake."

Bob Downey reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass Casting Rods on St. Johns River. Additional comments from this report: "I was fishing pre spawn fish around vegetation. I used a lipless crankbait with a yo-yo style retrieve to trigger bites. I had to switch to a faster action rod because the fish would eat the bait on the fall. I found both gold patterns in the Storm Arashi Vibe to be key in getting larger fish to bite. "

Jay Wallen Fishing reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass Casting Rods on Lake Eustis. Additional comments from this report: "Fish lipless Spro Aruku shad with the St. Croix Legend Tournament 7'3" Medium Heavy in offshore grass and shell beds anywhere from 4-6' of water. water temps are 64 and some bass are spawning and some are done spawning but the majority seem to be pre-spawn. Lipless and jerkbaits are the go to right now! "

Phelptwan reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Shimano Expride B Casting Rods on Sugarloaf Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Wind out of the southwest about 11-15mph, temp right in the mid 60's and water temp right around 48. Spent a while getting the boat operating and only had a bit of time on the water before we got chased off by a storm. Caught one good bass in 7' of water on a lipless bouncing through dead grass at the bottom. Didn't find many schooling fish or bait balls while we were out and it didn't seem like they were setting up for spawn just yet. Daughter caught a pike with a Jerkbait as well."

Jackie Au reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Shimano Expride B Casting Rods on Hemlock Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Ripping a lipless through grass triggering a reaction strike. Switched to the NRX 904c MBR to help clear off the grass easier. Owner 3x st-56 treble hooks kept them pinned while I reefed the out of the grass."

Ma Xiong reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Shimano Expride B Casting Rods on Fox Lake (WI). Additional comments from this report: "Early motning fishing green vegetation and ripping the lipless through triggered the bites."

Jason Glerum reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Big Pine Island Lake. Additional comments from this report: "The Ark Elite-Z lipless are the best, bar none. Running this along a drop off from 4-6 feet to 12-14 feet for the win. "

Rich Lindgren reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Marion Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Keyed on green grass clumps in 6-10' of water, slowly crawling and lifting lipless crank through grass to catch largies and pike"

Phelptwan reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Lipless Crankbaits technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Sugarloaf Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Water temp around 75, lots of fish busting on surface but couldn't get on a top water bite. Tried a ploppers, poppers, walking baits, and frogs, just didn't seem interested. Switched to some lipless cranks and started catching them right off the edges of the lily pads and drop offs. Pretty much cranking them in as fast as we could turn the handles. Did a bit of sight fishing in the shallows and caught them with a wacky worm, but the bait of the day was definitely the red eye."