I just ordered a new g2 shellcracker because I’ve heard great things, I’m fishing it on 40 pound braid and I’m having trouble getting it to wake on a long cast, I’m holding my rod tip very high but for about half the cast it’s still diving under the surface, if I slow it down like crazy I can usually get it to wake though, is this normal or is it a bit out of tune? Recommendations on how to fish it and pictures of fish/ stories of fish caught on this bait would be great! Thanks!

The shellcracker is just enough of a crankbait that it wants to dive at any speed higher than a crawl.  Thats okay though, because the big girls hate that crawl.  It catches fish cranking it down too.  Good luck man!

Its really made.for a slow crawl.  What ratio/IPT reel are you using?

1 hour ago, BlakeMolone said:

if I slow it down like crazy I can usually get it to wake though, is this normal

yes

Almost have to throw it on a 5.1 I use a 6.4 and reel extremely slow.

99% of the time I hear people talk about this bait it’s usually waking it, I guess I was just surprised you could only wake it at really slow speeds. It seems like that’s a really good thing though, can’t wait to start catching fish on it!