Crankster Bass Report - Sebile's Snakey Session
By Kris Sweres
There's certainly something stirring in the air of late. Warm mornings brew into stinking hot days followed by cracking evening storms. Insects buzz around the vege patch and my hibernating mower isn't the only thing awakening from its winter rest!
Its around this time of year that one of my all time favourite species seem to go nuts.... the Australian Bass.
Armed with a few of Sebile's finest we were keen to have a field test on a mates 'private' river. In a nut shell the day turned into one that you vault away in the memory banks! These lures excelled. Design that has been clearly thought from a fisherman's point of view saw over 50 fish caught and released with many more heart thumping hits, bumps and crashes along the way.
There were genuine first cast hook ups with a whole range of different offerings.
The Crankster range (55 Natural Golden Shiner) were stand outs. These plugs cast a preverbial mile and have a rattle tuned to a certain pitch that on the day worked wonders.
Having the advantage of the massively long cast means you can cover and get to areas that you otherwise couldn't. I believe they have a large internal bead which aids in this process and the bass seemed to really hone in on it. Casting parallel to snags and slow rolling them back proved to be the retrieve of the day. I still cant get over the wrist jarring strike of a bass! It keeps me coming back every time.
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Sebile's Rattsler range was another winner with a completely different action to the Crankster. A wider 'wobble' again proved deadly. I also believe that these lures imitate a wounded river gar perfectly.
Something I love in a lure for bassing snaggy country is its 'float' factor. These Sebiles are very buoyant which helps enormously in driving them through and around heavy timber. If you feel a snag stop winding immediately and the lure will hover upwards avoiding the trouble. In a lot of cases it may get smashed during this pause so be ready!
Most of the fish were caught in around 3-6ft of water with a temperature range of around 21 degrees. In the next few months when that creeps up a couple more notches all hell is going to break loose! The bass will be wide awake and out for a feed (as will the damn snakes!) See you out there.
Cheers
Happy fishing,
Kris Sweres |
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