A wakebait is quite an intuitive lure to use, just throw it out, and slow roll it on the surface while leaving an arrow-shaped wake on the surface. I firmly believe this trail helps bass and other game fish locate the source of the disturbance. The strike zone is therefore clearly marked, and quite wide.

European anglers at the turn of the millennium went straight from antiquated live bait techniques to modern artificial approaches. And for a whole generation of anglers, the whole bank beating method was just lost.

Lipless crankbaits are notorious pre-spawn baits or fall schooling lures for open-water fishing. They are essentially chuck and wind techniques for fast and easy search bait techniques. But lipless crankbaits are more versatile than that and can be used in a wider variety of patterns, here are 3 you’ve probably never heard of.