Snag Proof Cranks

[tgruenke]

My parents have a house on a lake. I would like to troll more to find fish however being a flowage there are a lot of stumps. I realize that there is no crank bait out there that is totally snag free but can some reccommend lures that will bounce of more than they stick to?

[JBMasterAngler]

I've had pretty good luck bouncing flicker shads along the bottom and over rocks and riprap. Plus they're a cheaper alternative than rapalas, so if you do lose them, it won't hurt your wallet as bad

[KyleM.]

cabelas brand baits are pretty good as they have more wire hooks so w/ steady pressure you can usually bend w/ 10lb line. the floating minnows work really well as they have rattles. (there is also a hook removal kit that is on the market it works as well)

[terrible_fisherman]

Rattle traps do ok some times as well since the nose will bounce of stuff before the hooks hit it if you are running it that way.

[tunrevir]

When working over stump fields and such many of the longer billed cranks that dig hard with the bill down will be a good choice. Hot-n-tots can be a good bait, shad raps, ect. One other thing you can do is either remove the first hook behind the dive lip or cut the hook off that faces towards the bottom which can decrease you chances of hanging up.

Tunrevir~

[Ed Carlson]

A tip I'll share is pinch back the barbs on the front treble hook or both sets, or remove the front treble hook completely. This will diminish the snag up's significantly on wood, or at least make them far more easily popped loose from the wood.

Stumps tend to hook up on the front treble hook, so removing that treble may be your best overall defense. Catch rate will not drop much as most fish are caught on the rear treble.

I do this trick often on rivers and lakes with a lot of wood for structure.

[tgruenke]

Thanks for the help.

[MN BassFisher]

Fishing the Croix a few weekends ago in stumps and logs, I hooked up and lost a few rapala shad raps (jointed and original), my buddy was throwing a Rebel Crawfish looking crank and he never hooked into anything but smallies. It has a real short bill and for some reason, just bounces off everything.