What is crawfish colored crank baits ? On one of Semps sites he posted I went on the fishing report and they said to use this right now :shrug:. I ain't seen a crawfish that I know of in my life. :doh2:
Here ya go Barry
http://www.cajungrocer.com/fresh-foods-crawfish-live-c-1_15_19.html
Click and scroll down you will see a crawfish
The problem is, it's not really a "black and white" answer. They can vary from different parts of the country, and different times of the year. They can be kind of an olive green/gray color, to almost a black/red color, with I think the most typical being a brown/orange color. Clear as mud for ya? :laf:
Somebody from down that way should jump in here, but I'd assume the brown/orange color combo.
What Iahntr said. The brownish/orange color is what they are refering to.
What the "L" is a crankbait? I bait the crank all the time but I sure don't know what the other way around is. :doh2: Fellas I ain't never seen a Bass, crappie[except when Donny don't flush], blue gill or any of them warm water fish. :shrug:
A lure with a lip on it that makes it wobble when you crank it in. They are very effective lures.
Use orange Barry......trust me...... :eyebrownod:
Here's a typical crankbait Barry.........
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/4Ashot.gif)
I got some with a lip on that makes them dive. Are these a top water type thingy?
Oh yeah the title meant I was stupid not the ones answering :innocentwhistle:.
Ed, How'd you do that :confused: :shrug: :doh2:
It depends on the lenght of the lip. The longer it is, the deeper it will go.
Crankbaits (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=crankbait&Go.x=5&Go.y=8&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1)
Crawfish colored artificial baits are also called pumpkin, or pumpkin seed.
Quote from: pitw on January 15, 2010, 07:31:14 PM
Ed, How'd you do that :confused: :shrug: :doh2:
Picked a lure off the Bomber website, put it in photobucket, then here. Only took a minute.
Quote from: weedwalker on January 15, 2010, 07:33:57 PM
Quote from: pitw on January 15, 2010, 07:31:14 PM
Ed, How'd you do that :confused: :shrug: :doh2:
Picked a lure off the Bomber website, put it in photobucket, then here. Only took a minute.
Yeah OK :whew: Thanks.
the brownish/orange color is due to the fact that the crayfish/crawdad/mudbug/crawfish has shed his shell and is growing a new one. Till the shell hardens fully he will be an orangish color. Bass love them in this color phase as the shell is softer and the little feller cant defend himself so well right now. When they first molt out of there shell they are totally helpless. They cant move or anything. Usually they are very hard to find at this stage. Little buggers can hide deep in creaveses and such. As the new shell hardens they can move around more and more. As the shell ages it turns diffrent colors. Then it gets molted and the process starts over again.
Quote from: pitw on January 15, 2010, 07:31:14 PM
Ed, How'd you do that :confused: :shrug: :doh2:
I was thinkin I shoulda told you how I picked a lure out of my tackle box and scanned it into my computer. :laf:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/crawdaddy.jpg)
:biggrin:
:roflmao: Ed
Quote from: weedwalker on January 15, 2010, 07:40:30 PM
Quote from: pitw on January 15, 2010, 07:31:14 PM
Ed, How'd you do that :confused: :shrug: :doh2:
I was thinkin I shoulda told you how I picked a lure out of my tackle box and scanned it into my computer. :laf:
I'd of believed :laf: :laf:. Last year a guy said he caught a boomer and he said he couldn't post a pic cause his camera was broke. I suggested he scan it, and he did :doh2:. He then complained about how cold it was in the ram pasture.
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Quote from: alscalls on January 15, 2010, 07:43:09 PM
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/crawdaddy.jpg)
:biggrin:
Them are some weird looking bugs as well Al. You guys got some neat stuff to look at but if they ever grow up you are in trouble :puke:.
Those are good eating Barry. They taste kinda like sweet shrimp. You eat the tail same as shrimp. A big delicasy down south. I could go for a bucket full of 'em right now.
Never ate a shrimp neither and I usually ended up protecting the varmints in school :shrug:.
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Quote from: weedwalker on January 15, 2010, 07:50:19 PM
Those are good eating Barry. They taste kinda like sweet shrimp. You eat the tail same as shrimp. A big delicasy down south. I could go for a bucket full of 'em right now.
Iff'n you get a bucket full of them Ed I had better get an invite :biggrin:
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on January 15, 2010, 07:57:36 PM
Iff'n you get a bucket full of them Ed I had better get an invite :biggrin:
I gotcha on speed dial Bill just waiting for such an occasion. :eyebrownod:
:yoyo: :yoyo: :biggrin:
Barry, here's a typical crawdad color pattern crankbait......
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/index_image_2.gif)
I use a crawdad collored rattle trap in thecreek near my house. Cast up stream and crank them through any ripples and theres usually a fight waiting in there.
So why is it called a crank bait :confused:.
It's called a crank bait because when you cast it out it dont do anything but set there and float until you crank it. At which point, depending on whether or not it is jointed and or how steep or long the lip is, it begins doing the hokey pokey.
Some of them are also weighted internally so if you stop cranking they remain suspended at a particular depth until you begin cranking again.
:wink:
Quote from: pitw on January 15, 2010, 11:42:50 PM
So why is it called a crank bait :confused:.
Yah now that handel thingy on the side of your reel? Well that is sometimes called a crank. As jim said the bait wont do anything till you "crank" it in.
Thanks guys for the info. I'm no where near so stupid now[I think] :biggrin:.
How come on the few shows I've seen of bass fishing that when they get a bite it appears they just horse the fish in like it is going to burn their line off or something :confused:. I kinda like letting the fish play a bit myself.
Most of the hosts of those shows want to catch as many fish as possible in the shortest time possible. Usually that means getting the fish in the boat and off the hook as quick as they can so they can make the next cast.
I like to play with them a little myself, especially fish like bluegills/sunfish. Ultra-light rod and 2 pound test line makes for a real intresting fight.
The fishing line they use is combustible when it comes in contact with fish saliva. :wink: