This is it!!! Top lure of the year!!!

2 minutes ago, FCPhil said:

How fast would you retrieve your lipless crankbait? I guess I don’t necessarily mean just covering water until you cross fish, I mean more just a horizontal retrieve that let’s you fish a bigger area for a reaction strike. 

If I'm doing a 'search pattern' with a lipless, I have the rod tip pointed at 2-o'clock to start, do a few cranks, sweep the tip to 10-o'clock - the bait will sink slightly on the slack, then crank some more pulling it back to horizontal. This gives it a zig-zag course with some vertical movement. Next cast - turn 1 'hour' either direction and repeat. With my old Ambassdeur I had to crank pretty fast - it was a 5.3:1, with the new President it won't be as much work as it's a 7.3:1.