Lipless Crankbait Tricks To Catch Bigger Bass This Fall

[@maxwinchell8927]

TacticalBassin should make a vid explaining structure definitions for moderately good anglers that don’t understand ledges, bluff walls, and more

[@myhappyplacehomestead8727]

I agree

[@laryabeyta974]

Tons of excellet data. Its like going to fishing school and i need a note book to remember all the info. Im a novice fisherman and really enjoy all the info to be a better fisherman to enjoy the catching fish high. Thank You. GOD BLESS and keep the videos going!!!

[@WildBillHabiki]

don't sleep on the Strike King Red Eye in Natural Shad. that color has been a killer for me this year.

[@bretmoua6983]

@@elonmust7470 LMAO

[@timothybailey2094]

@@elonmust7470 I laughed harder at this than I should have.

[@jkane1341]

blue gil pattern has been the juice for me

[@lupemartin8839]

Pearl red eyed shad did it for me this year!

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

just got off the water and got'em on chartreuse shad

[@bigrywhat]

I just got a quake 70 with the flashy gills. Haven’t caught nothin yet but I have faith. Helpful video Tim thanks

[@nickcavazos5718]

I'm going to put more time into throwing lipless this year. Stocked up on a bunch of them the past 2 years. Just need to get confidence with them.

[@datruthhurts3984]

Rip it in grass..

[@jkane1341]

Trolling them works

[@dominiconate528]

Caught my pb spotted bass on a lipless a cotton cordell.

[@nicksandrof9345]

I just watched this vid two days ago. Picked up an LV500 yesterday and absolutely killed it today. Hopping it was the trick. I retrieved it similarly how I retrieve a chatterbait. Two 5.12’s, 5.7, 4.13,4.8,4 and three in the three pound range. Plus several chunks.

[@kellyhoffman5440]

the dislikes are from bass that were caught off of lipless crank baits

[@herbsteiner1013]

I just picked up a few LV-300 baits. Can you explain the differences between the 300 and the 500 series?

[@stanleyfoxx3227]

Welcome to Tennessee and Chickamagua Lake. Pretty close to my home area of the Tri-cities in East Tennessee:). I always learn so much from these guys. I love how they go in-depth on all kinds of baits. There isn’t a better informative fishing channel. “Tactical Bassin” # 1 across the board! Thank you guys for all the time you put into these videos.

[@killahdj]

The jackall TN 70 is sick!

[@kusland6786]

True killer, incredible on all fish in Europe too, from pike to perch.

[@Roboworm99]

Great breakdown Tim. Hope all is well for all of you in your new homes.

[@jayr4421]

The Bill Lewis rattletraps now come with Mustad triple grip hooks so you no longer have to change out the hooks for those.

[@richardbossman9875]

Still have to change out the split rings and if you are going that far you might as well change hooks so you know that you know that the hooks aren’t going to be a problem.

[@stevelumpkin2119]

are you rejecting the TB commandments "thou shalt change thy hooks " ? i think you know the punishment for this !

[@shadygraves]

I remember when Gamakatsu made their first trebles. Man, we caught everything that even THOUGHT ABOUT biting! Then came the Excalibur Rotating hooks. They were bad dudes.

[@shadygraves]

My partner found a ¾oz Chartreuse/black back Mag Trap in his old man's tackle box once. It had faded in the sun...severely. I'm here to tell you, that lure was a unicorn. He found it about this time of year-Indian Summer in Alabama. Tough time for scattered fish that had yet to school up. Every trip out for two months, one of us caught two or three 4 and 5 pound bass. It was a very special lure.

[@brendenwlodkowski7585]

You guys should do a video on fish care. How to you handle a gut hooked fish, do you "fizz" a bass when you catch them out deep, proper live well care, etc.

[@lrwilliams3160]

Look up Ken Smith fishing he does a video on saving deep hook bass good luck

[@dennisederer3594]

Thank you for an exceptional instructional video. I’ve carried lipless baits for years and didn’t know how or why to use them. Thanks to this video, I understand how useful these baits can be. I’ll use them in the future.

[@FOUCHFABS]

love your videos. just getting serious about bass fishing from a kayak and your videos really help with gear and techniques! thanks guys

[@troymorgan6184]

I've got a question. Long time fan, long time follower. Thank you guys for everything you do! Anyway, you mentioned ghost in clear water. I notice most of your other colors are reflective, do you just switch to the chromes in stained and muddy water? I remember Matt mentioning clear in shallow, reflective in overcast conditions, and bold(white, chartreuse) for muddy. Then, of course, craw. I've scoured the recent stuff. After typing all that, a video for hard bait color selection would be phenomenal. An answer for lipless, squares, mid-deep diving crankbaits, and jerkbaits would also be phenomenal. Thank you!

[@keganwallace8753]

Spinner baits and lipless cranks are my favorite lures for bass fishing.

[@TheFishingMommy]

PSA: in waters without shad (like my southern New York lakes), choose bluegill colors! Shad colors don’t actually work that well in places where the natural forage is darker colored.

[@outragequitter5027]

We don’t have shad in most of the lakes by me in Michigan, and shad colors still work. I use bluegill colors for sure, but I mix it up. We still have bluntnose minnows, brook silversides and various shiners. We also have logperch and darter species; many of which look a lot like small gobies to me.

[@TheFishingMommy]

Outrage Quitter yep, that’s true. My overarching point was that in some regions, and certainly in some bodies of water, darker colors may “match the hatch” much better than others.

[@outragequitter5027]

The Fishing Family and its a fair point

[@Kykayakbasser]

Nice info Tim! Two questions: (1) On the LV 500, do you replace the hooks with the same size as LC has em (larger hook on front)?; or just replace same size hooks, front and back. (2) Do you think a Megabass EMTF would work ok with a LV 500? Thanks! Hope y'all are enjoying TN!

[@One.eyedfisherman]

A great shallow lipless thar I have a ton of confidence in is the Bagley shallow RBM6. It runs super shallow and is perfect for running over the tops of grass.

[@richardbossman9875]

Two questions. 1. I remember from an early video Matt mentioned that if the fish were not totally engulfing the bait to use round bend trebles and if they were to then go to a treble with tipped in points, does this apply to lipless or should they ALWAYS have wide gap hooks? 2. Why aren’t you storing your hooks in a Plano box since they help fight rust

[@C.Adams82]

Awesome video. You mentioned the Jackall TN 70 but the TN 60 is an overlooked lipless but imo in the fall it can't be beat. It's a 1/2 bait but it's the size of most 1/4 lipless crankbaits. In the fall on most fisheries the bass are keyed in on very small bait, typically threadfin shad and it's hard to imitate that but the TN 60 does it better than any other bait I've found. Definitely worth checking out

[@xxcaseyxxc]

Just put in a huge order using your links, I hope that helps fellas. Keep up the great work.

[@starwars095]

Hey Tim: Love all the tactical videos keep it up. One question I’ve never seen answered about lipless baits I’d like to ask is: “when do you choose between the rat-l-trap or Cordell spot style vs the Strike king red eye shad or Booyah one knocker shape?Thanks...🎣🤔😎🐝

[@absolutedion7318]

Thanks for the video Tim. I love lipless cranks. I have pretty good luck with them at Lake Mead in Nevada. I'm now on my way to max out my credit card on lipless cranks.

[@johnjones9566]

I would love to know where you buy your lv500s in the rare colors

[@legionssb]

Awesome vid guys, just got on the fall swim bait bite after watching a few of your older swim bait vids.

[@danlewis1885]

That 2-Tap Strike King Redeye Shad in Natural Shad color (16:17) is money! Caught some giants on the 3/4 ounce size. Noticed you showed the Natural Shad color in vid but didn't list it in your preferred colors. That color is hands down the best in lakes with shad. Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps are less than $5 at Walmart - get a chrome and blue, that one works great in sunny conditions.

[@mikemcd8408]

Thanks for the video, Tim! Lots of great info, as always. I've asked before, but do you have tips on when/how/where to fish the suspending lipless cranks ?

[@84FrankDaTank]

Does tactical bassin have any plans of doing bank fishing videos?

[@megadeth6756]

they'd probably get kicked out if they tried to fish in a bank

[@acecolby5545]

No, they mainly give bass boat guys advice. Also you need some money to stay up to speed with these guys

[@Casting_not_catching]

They have a couple. Tim usually does them

[@buddymccormack8668]

I love the long detailed videos, great job Tim, thanks !

[@kishongodfrey8779]

Aruku Shad is another killer, that jackal and strike king my top 3

[@chrisdawson3411]

Tim Little drinking game: every time he says “we’re fishing for big fish!”

[@sifuculreif6448]

Or every time you hear "You're missing fish."

[@stevenbrabo9043]

I could be wrong I think the difference is size and weight

[@nextgenclassiccarsofIL]

what about in your bluegill only ponds? bluegill patterns are a viable choice right?

[@YoussefAlaoui]

Very interesting outlook about lipless bait ! Cheers from Morocco

[@jeffthebean1]

I’ve smashed quite a few fish on the Quake 70 for the last year. Maybe I should have bought a few more in different colors and weights because every time y’all recommend something, it seems to go out of stock fairly quick on Tackle Warehouse. 😂 The quality of fish I catch on the Quake seems to be bigger and better as well. Those are my observations for anyone who has any remaining doubts on it. It’s got a pretty different sound and you can feel the vibration of it in all but the stiffest of rods. I’ve thrown it on a frog rod and still feel it.

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

You need to drop some Tacticalbassin stickers. There’s a perfect spot on my BlackPak for one!

[@henryrosener8897]

Hey can you start linking the size of trebles you throw on each bait

[@steffenson3921]

Hello guys, I am a very keen lipless fisher, always trying to improve. Having a look at your gear suggestions though, I could not get the suggested gear ratio of the reel. I am used to lipless fish with a 6.6, sometimes 7.1 -only when shallow-so I was a bit surprised to see the shimano reels gear ratio you suggest, between 7 and 8. Does it depend on the specific rods they are paired with or is it a general rule to have a fast reel while fishing lipless? Thanks in advance and congratulations for the channel!

[@montefriedenbach1550]

One that really works for me that didn't gt mentioned is the Spro Aruka shad jr in perch color it drives bass completely crazy nice sound very tight wobble and pretty good paint jobs.

[@KMAA-LUIS]

Thank you Tim

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Great video and great tips

[@bobharris8039]

I'm new to fishing. Thanks for all your videos. One question is when and why would you use the different colors you recommend.

[@shawnbates8694]

Hey thanks a bunch for those tips I be on chick this weekend got a Tournament there I will definitely be trying these techniques

[@CanadianBasserman]

Its time whip out the lipless crankbait!! hahaha The fall is here!! Awesome info!

[@getaLunker]

여기서 뵙네요. 님의 유툽도 잘 보고 있습니다. :)

[@CanadianBasserman]

꿀만두 감사합니다~ 여기 최애 채널 입니다~ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@gregphelps1989]

I will most likely try these on a med heavy fast because its what I have. I use braid to leader on all combos for castability from the bank. Whit that being said... should I use a mono leader for a little "give"... or would using floro be a better choice?

[@matthewpriestley7202]

Do you fish the TN-50 / Megabass Vibration-X Jr on the same CBR 845 rod ? Also, interested to hear what you think of the Megabass Vibration-X Ultra for swimming if your bait fish are mainly bluegill. That bait is a wee bit fatter so matches a bluegill quite well

[@lesterhilger479]

Rain is great for bass fishing

[@georgepalmer4938]

Great tips will have to buy more baits

[@brianrobinson9979]

My favorite lipless so far is the Booyah One Knocker but the only way that I have confidence with it is slow rolled on the bottom ticking the rocks or ripped out of grass

[@outragequitter5027]

I’ve been going out with a blade bait and a lipless lately and fishing them basically the same. Some days the lipless gets the bites, some days the blade bait does. When I post my catches on Fishbrain, I get a lot of “blade bait? What’s that?” I guess I need to get the good word out on blade baits in Michigan 😂

[@onfootbassin]

Hey Tim and Matt! When fishing shallow, what would make you choose between fishing a chatterbait vs. a lipless and vice versa? Is there anything you look for in particular when torn between the two baits?

[@jonathanrivera6815]

I just got my jackall tn 60 disc knocker can't wait to fish it

[@hammer9856]

Do find a place in your arsenal for suspending or floating lipless cranks? Though harder to find, I have found them useful for bank and shallow fishing as I get fewer hang ups.

[@ukstorm2727]

I have some Ima and 6th sense suspending , caught several on the 6th sense but wish they had a smaller profile , the 80 size might be too big , the ima suspending is smaller but seems like junk so far

[@hammer9856]

@@ukstorm2727 I have 2 floating rattle traps left... can't find them anymore... wonder if they're even made anymore. First thing the hooks need to be changed out on them. Like them when I'm bank fishing, hangs up a lot less. Thanks for the heads up the 6th sense suspending. I will have to try them out. :) Hopefully a replacement for those floating rattle traps that I can't find anymore.

[@ukstorm2727]

@@hammer9856 I heard of those floating rattles , also heard they don't make them anymore not sure why because I heard they are deadly in shallow grass

[@MrSwinginjoe]

Is an 8.1 gear ratio reel too fast for lipless crankbaits? Keep up the great work!!!

[@derrickhenry6423]

this awsome info. My go to is a blue and chrome rattle trap the second is red eye shad blue and chrome or sometimes the one with the purple on it. One outing with it and the hooks destroyed. Baits all scrated up. I believe the reason I've lost some whoppers is because those hooks get bent out.

[@riccardocarbo2479]

Video Idea: "Winter Bass: Crankbaits Shallow, Crankbaits Deep" (Lake, pond, muddy, clear). Technique focused including bait, line, rod. Let's sort out the blurry lines.

[@russelthao]

Welcome to the South, we got bipolar weather down here. Thanks for the videos.

[@jxseph993]

Just bought 15 sixth sense cranks thanks! Forgot to use your link sorry :/ just means I need more fishing stuff using your link lol

[@timmcc1044]

Thanks for info. Question, do you think the lipless techniques work (eg ypyo) from the bank in stained water? I fish north east TN and SC lakes. The TN bottoms are rocky with ledges; the SC bottom are soft but have timber or other laydowns. Any recommendations from bank for "hopping" I understand I can try to measure fall and not hit bottom etc, but wonder if you have other tips. You did good upload on bank fishing shorttime ago. Appreciate that for us land bound anglers. Thanks

[@MichaelSmith-hl4tb]

If you use a snap for easy change overs will it hinder the action substantially? 🙏🏻

[@chadgreiner3114]

I do all my fishing in northwest Wisconsin. Most of the videos are pertaining to lakes with shad. What colors should I be getting? I catch plenty of bass but a few more would be great. Thanks.

[@Andycarusetta]

Thanks Tim great presentation. Quick ? When using lv500 fishing deep with braid do you use a florocarbon or mono leader?

[@fishingva9946]

Always mono leader

[@Halfstep2024]

My buddy and I watch every video and we are at watts bar now headed to chickamauga soon as the rain stops this morning so if you see a bright blue and white bullet holler at us!

[@chasedanforth4037]

vid got me thinking about cranking all day at work and how i dont get into it until its colder...fuck all that..the chrome red eye shad got whomped on tonight. all super shallow. like topwater strikes. thank you Tim.

[@jeffthebean1]

chase danforth my buddy was smashing fish yesterday at his parents pond in dirt shallow water. I’ll never sleep on super shallow fishing ever again. I watched him walk the entire far shore, and every five feet seemed to just get his bait destroyed by every fish, even with the dog trying to splash near him.

[@Orange22Fishing]

Very informative video!

[@dalejohnson4861]

The LV 500's have 2 different size trebles. A 4 in the front and a 5 in the rear? Do you replace both with 4's?

[@tacticalbassin]

Replace both with 4's 👍

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

Awesome job Tim,can you please send that rain here to my Rhode Island/Massachusetts area 😂🤣🔥

[@timtighe9718]

What size and kind of line do you reccomend?

[@larrydavis8982]

When you do the braid with mono leader, how long is the mono leader?

[@jshrum9797]

Have you had any experience with the quake thud 70? Found em on sale really cheap and was just wondering what was wrong with them. Not often you find a 10 dollar lure for a dollar

[@austinmannigel8611]

Is the Demiki Tremor in the soft shell color still a viable option when the water is stained water with a visibility of two feet?

[@deehart9276]

What size hooks for the jackall tn60. The y’all for a size 4 on the front and 6 on the back. Would a heavier hooks hurt the action?

[@jimmcculloch5825]

Do you normally us sound baits first?

[@kusland6786]

Time on water pushed me to use lipless a lot, yo-yo them a lot in many different sizes, very small ones are great too. A big thing I am looking is the fall style : I want a swimming action on fall, can be erratic or rolling-flashing action, best ones have both. I have great models on Aliexpress for few $, but need to make tests to find them. Many times fishes are aggressive and need a huge hard and long rip to get strike at the fall. 80% take at the fall, Semi slack line to detect them. Remove the back trible if you fish area with wood, way more snagless ! For small models : just one big trible is better. Tribles needs to be heavy enough, it’s very important, if not you will loose lot’s of fishs, and your rod must be enough soft too.

[@kusland6786]

And painting trible in red (nail polish) or adding feathers help too.

[@jonorech]

Thanks, Tim! Been loving your lure-specific fall videos for fall. I have a question about approach. Simply put, if I have 6 rods I want to rig for the day, is it best to rig each rod with a different lure , or pairs of rods with same lure but different color or depth? Ex: Choice A: Squarebill, Lipless, Jerkbait, Fluke, Spinnerbait, Jig...OR 2 squarebill rods 2 Jerkbait rods, and 2 lipless crankbait rods, each have different colors or depth. In other words, is it best to focus presentations and have color the variable, or attack with a bunch of techniques? Fishing in central WI natural lakes. Water is cooling, but still in high 50s. Anyone, please feel free to comment! Thanks.

[@jersey4755]

Great question! I would love to hear TB's reply. For me personally, I would be more inclined to rig each rod more like your Option A to start the day. Something that would allow me to fish all depths of the water column, until I can start pinpointing where the fish are. I would also use a clip on the rods with the square bill, lipless, jerk bait, at first. That would allow me to quickly make a color change on those baits for a few casts. Then once I'm able to narrow in on what the fish want, I would probably tie on multiple color choices of the same bait to see if I could improve the "quality" of fish I'm catching.

[@jonorech]

@@jersey4755 Thanks, Jersey. That's some good wisdom. I'm always leery of using snaps, but if it's a reaction bite I'm looking for, I guess it doesn't matter much. Thanks!

[@jersey4755]

@@jonorech You're welcome. I used to be leery of using a snap as well. So I did some "research" on the subject. I use them almost all of the time now with crank baits, jerk baits. If they are good enough for KVD, well then, I guess they're good enough for me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3elapSth92brZI

[@jeffthebean1]

To add something to this...keep a fishing journal! I note time of day, lake, position on the lake in the fish finder and in my digital journal, comments on the state of the grass mats in the lake, whether the bass were pushing baitfish onto the surface, lure, color, weight, line etc. Then you can refer back to that, and formulate a strategy the night before and have all the lures you want tied on long before you even get on the water. I tie super long leaders too, and got very good at doing blood knots quickly so I could change leader materials and lures fast on the water. My lakes tend to be grassy, even in winter (thanks Florida), so I start with something like a square bill, a lipless crank, a worm rod where I keep the weight the same regardless of worm and change color/style as needed, and something too water like a whopper plopper or frog, and a willow blade under spin with a 4.3 Keitech. And due to my journals, I know exactly what colors and lures I will start the day with while I’m still at work on Friday afternoon.

[@296skipweld]

Love that jackall tn

[@alexalt2888]

Inspired me to stop procrastinating and re-up on my lipless crank box!

[@johnvandeventer9824]

I love lipless cranks. 6th sense black magic have work wonders for me all year long.

[@marlynhill8334]

Is there a easy way to change out the hooks?

[@Nflguy4949]

Have you done a video on how to change the hooks on a crank bait?

[@rawson74]

Thanks Tim Great video! One question.... do you fish different line test when rippin vs. bouncing techniques?

[@mikeharris130]

I ALWAYS have a lipless crank bait tied on. Rarely do I go fishing without throwing one. My PB Largemouth, 10 lb. 2 oz., came on bronze Rat L Trap.

[@phil2470]

What do you do with the hooks that you remove from the lures?

[@gewglesux]

My Ex's Momma chews on em keeps her teeth clean. True story..

[@xersrt]

Hey Tim what conditions are the best to throw a lipless

[@Fugettaboutit]

Probably my favorite bait to throw in fall and spring. Casts like a rock, all kinds of ways to fish at different depths. Only thing is the pickerels REALLY love them so if they're not getting in the way of catching bass they're cutting the line and getting away with your bait$! Or if they swallow them deep sometimes you're just better off cutting the fish open to get it back. But screw'em...they're pickerel. ;-D

[@jeremybrewer6905]

Hey bud i got a question for you and tim little on one of your rod videos and maybe a request video

[@stephaniemae9425]

THANK YOU for this video!!! 💯 I put one on a couple weeks ago (because it looked great) but I was not confident with it AT ALL.. If I'm not feeling it, might as well throw it out the window 😂🤷‍♀️

[@brettmontey8762]

How do the smallmouth react to the fall transition?

[@Babybeast4357]

Would like a guide just on equipment, reel-ratios for lure type, poles-power-actions for type of fishing with lengths, poles actions and power that would cross over for for another type of lure, don't forget line-test leader type or not, I know I could go through all your videos and write it down and cross reference the info from the stores but it would be nice if I had one good video to reference all of this. I've watched so many videos or yours I swim in the info! Beginner with advanced tackle collection based on your suggestions! My girl said STOP BUYING FISHING GEAR!!!!!! If you guys make a commission off of the links from KZbin you've made a bundle off of me! Lol No Joke

[@greygoose117]

That clock is massive 👀 😂

[@bruceksdwilson]

Have either of you guys tried the G Loomis IMX 855 lipless crankbait rod?

[@gewglesux]

is this good for swimbaits too?

[@starwars095]

Hey Tim: do you remember the Bill Lewis trap that had a diving lip on it and why wasn’t it available that long? Thanks...🎣🤔😎🐝

[@tav5690]

It was marked as floater. It needed a lip to dive. I have one somewhere. I'll look for it now.

[@piratestudiosproductions]

Since you've been here on Lake Chickamauga I've heard you talk about reservoirs like to Chickamauga is not one. What is it?

[@tacticalbassin]

Chickamauga is a lowland reservoir

[@piratestudiosproductions]

@@tacticalbassin I fish from the bank and I've had all my success this year with a punch rig fishing the duckweed or pond weed. I was using a Abu Garcia Vendetta, but I'm going to spend money and buy a good rod. I don't hear y'all talking about sensitivity when you were talking about flipping and pitching and punching, is the X Pride going to be a good way for me?

[@lesterhilger479]

I was born in Oregon and it's always been raining and bass is always active

[@alilimbada1616]

Try the alabama rig a guy won a tournament on chikamauga

[@MrCODYROB55]

Anyone have thoughts on rapala rap-v blade cranks?

[@kdot2427]

Do you change your hooks out even when they aren't rusted or bent? If so, what makes you decide when they need to be changed?

[@5280Bassin]

If you're only going to catch 2-4lb fish for fun, then stock hooks will work fine. But if you have a good chance of a 6, 7, 8lb fish, even 5s in a tournament, you want hooks you have ultimate confidence in.

[@kdot2427]

@@5280Bassin Sorry I should have clarified. I meant even after upgrading the split rings and hooks. It seems like he does it almost every year even if they're not in bad shape.

[@shadygraves]

Chartreuse and fire tiger in the fall. Red in the spring. Chrome/blue all the time. I've slaughtered them on ½, ¼, even ⅛oz Rat-L-Traps. I had a hundred fish day on a chrome/blue 'Trap, back in 1987.