Square Bill Crankbaits - Where to Start

[@chrismichaelson5668]

Thank you for the tips in this video. Only have a few square bills and don't use them much mostly cause I didn't know when and where to throw them for most effect, this video was a huge help with that.

[@patrickmahoney3479]

Spro is my favorite crankbait. I have caught fish on every model. I can't wait to try the new ones.

[@BobbyBalsaRNM]

Great video! I could listen/talk about squarebills all day. I love my balsa's, but you guys really have perfected the plastic cranks. Thanks.

[@martyaustin6545]

Great video buddy, we got all the Cashion Rods in last month, Thanks John

[@codyhooser3333]

Great video brother. Keep them coming!!!

[@isaaccomer711]

Awesome video! Fat John and Baby John are my two favorite. Wish they had some bluegill colors! Excited to try the outsiders too!

[@davidwilliams1805]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have great success in 2023!

[@truthsleuth271]

The Spro Fat Papa’s have caught some of my biggest bass last year (first year I have used them) plus a half dozen or more big channel cats. I have 2 each of the big and small…one each bright color for dirty water and one each bluegill pattern for clear. Only issue with them is castability. They tumble often in the air and end up fouling the front trebles on the bill. Plan on switching those fronts to a size smaller hook before spring.

[@rodcashman4793]

John thanks for sharing 🎣 I still have some of those Bagleys .

[@kellymoore4517]

That MD50 in Cellmate is a slayer!

[@jessieosborne3576]

Good video. Square bill bite is my second favorite.

[@miltonalbright1606]

John are they going to have red craws that would be great milt

[@rogercastle2434]

I love Bagley Balsa B’s! I have caught some big fish on them. I need to grab a few Little John’s! I love Cashion Rods.

[@brianperry4521]

Good video John. Bagley and spro have been my go to square bills.

[@rowdybroomstick6394]

My go to are the Rock Crawler series!

[@nateriley4067]

I had a question about the your setup, John. The other pros I listen to on KZbin, and I've heard this more than one place, have said "Your rod, reel and line work together in a system". For fishing crankbaits, one part of the system should offer "give or stretch", but two parts of the system giving/stretching is too much. So for your tournament setup, you're going to have 2 parts offering give. The tip of your squarebill rod is soft, plus the Sunline Crank FC line has additional stretch over a "typical" flurocarbon. I find this interesting. Obviously, I not saying you're wrong or they're wrong, it's whatever works for the individual, but are you concerned it's too soft a setup and have you increased your reel ratio to "get on them faster" to compensate? Just wondering. Best of luck this season. God Bless.

[@Joshuawhiting26]

That outsider looks fantastic, what scenarios are you throwing that in?

[@ronswinford4952]

Great video John, I still have a hard time throwing a crank on more than a 6.1 reel. Normally I use a 5.5 to 1 reel for most cranking and in colder water a 4.9 Zillion crank reel. I know those slow reels have cost me a fish or two, but I just feel like I get more bites going slower. I have tried to crank on the faster reels, but just does not feel right for how I fish. I love to hear different perspectives on the same technique though.

[@scottvermonter920]

Excellent info Thank you!

[@theamerican7131]

good info, thanks

[@brandonsmith606]

Interesting about the line I bought a spool of 14lb crank fc and never really found a niche for it. I currently am throwing them on a chronarch mgl with 12lb. Sniper, it's new but I'll definitely have to try that other. I love square bill fishing

[@miltonalbright1606]

John that’s the one I like one that will run about two feet be getting a few thanks milt

[@eddieboswell6068]

The old Bagley baits work very well but are very fragile!

[@rodcashman4793]

Also John want to wish great success on Lake 0 in February.

[@tannercobb345]

Awesome video

[@miltonalbright1606]

Ok how much for that rod Milton

[@williamyoung1087]

I purchased several of the Little John cranks, they are about like the fat john but a little more finessey right?

[@chuckkaleel9105]

The Baby Fat John is a beast!!!

[@austinthron4427]

Ever thrown the old pre rapala short wart?

[@phoenixw2w]

Has anyone used The Ichikawa Rick Clunn RC King Kong Shad? BAGELY Balsa B2 Baby Fat Jon 👍🎣 I will have to buy some the Outsider Crank 55 Phantom Bluegill & Dirty Gizzard

[@mikeantes9597]

The outsider has a rounded bill why are you calling it a square bill?Wouldn't it be the same as a shallow running round bill?

[@kolebyvanbeek8442]

Love the bait vids man, can I suggest a jerkbait video like this?

[@tomlavey2717]

$25? That must be a typo!

[@ZZ430T56]

That signed Big-O was a give away when you joined Bassmasters about 20 years ago. Not valuable.

[@ZZ430T56]

Too many Pros pushing only their own Sponsors. Not sayin Spro are not very good baits, but it's basically an ad and I learned nothing. Blaukat pimps Megabass, Stefan pushes Berkley. Gettin ridiculous.

[@wolverinex4243]

Don't start on KVD stuff.