jacobhookem

I agree totally. What's all this counterbalancing & vibration levels & sensitivity about with a cranking rod. I don't know about anyone else here, but when I crank, basically the fish sets the hook itself. As long as you can feel the wobble and your rod has some bend to it during the retrieve, you should be ok. I think weight may be the only significant factor. More money=lighter and lighter is nicer if your throwing cranks all day. For me, I use $30 Shimano Sojourn 6'6" Medium two piece baitcaster and it works great! Catch lots of bass on cranks from shallow square bills to Deep Little N's . It's too light for DD22's so I throw a 7' Berkley Lightning MH with an Ambassedeur C5500C3 for those. I'd don't think I ever seen anyone outcast this combo. Less than a hundred bucks. The Shimano is paired with a Pinnacle reel and that combo is less than $100.00 also. I'm not saying I wouldn't buy better if I had the money to spend on it, I'm just saying that I don't think it's necessary in a crankin rod. Of course my kid wouldn't be caught dead fishing with this kind of stuff, but he's got sponsors, I don't. Anyway, I would spend my big money on a dropshot rod and/or worming rod where sensitivity is key. I also think a quality spinnerbait rod or two is important. Enough said

The fishing in May should be good for larger bass. Colman arm can be very good but if the water is too clear then you dont usually catch fish there. I havent fished there much but if you can locate some sort of flat with a drop off then you most likely will find the spawning bass. Color/Baits= Black/Blue Jigs and Senkos. Natural colored(Browns and greens) Senkos and dropshot.

Hi I'm Jacob Wall, I've been bass fishing for around four years now. I'm Fifteen years old and my goal is to one day fish on the Elite Circuit.