Cold Water Diving & Lipless Crankbaits - John Cox
John Cox
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John Cox was hesitant to embrace cranking. After some bad experiences, he'd swarn off the technique, until he was introduced to the Berkley Frittside Crankbait & Berkley Warpig Lipless Crankbait. After catching big bass like gangbusters on them, John went down to Sam Rayburn and won the FLW tournament there. In this seminar, John Cox will explain how he uses these two crankbaits to pick apart the shallows fishing for cooler water bass. John uses these 2 baits primarily to fish for bass in 5ft of water or less. You might be surprised to learn how John fishes these baits as well, it seems that many anglers believe that the Frittside is intended to be fished like a squarebill. Watch this bass fishing educational class seminar to learn how to get the most out of your Frittside and Warpig crankbaits.
0:39 John Cox's introduction to the Berkley Frittside Crankbait for cold water cranking
1:32 Covering the rest of the water column with the Berkley Warpig Lipless Crankbait
2:06 Sizes of the Frittside Crankbait and Jon Cox's 3 favorite colors for dirty water & 3 favorite colors for clear water
4:45 When to throw the Frittside (depth, conditions, cover, etc)
7:21 Tackle & equipment for fishing a Frittside crankbait and when to use a 5.4:1 gear ratio and when to use a 6.6:1 gear ratio
9:04 Two different lines for fishing with a Berkley Frittside crankbait and when to use each
11:04 Sam Rayburn win using the Frittside crankbait
13:30 What advice does John Cox have for someone who doesn't have any confidence fishing a crankbait
15:58 What is a Frittside crankbait? Is it a squarebill? Do I power fish it through the cover?
17:08 When you need to get more shallow than the Frittside, reach for the Berkley Warpig Lipless Crankbait
18:33 John Cox's favorite Warpig lipless crankbait colors
19:54 Tackle for fishing a Warpig lipless crankbait (rod, reel & line)
21:28 What is a Warpig and how do you fish it?
22:00 Fishing around "snot grass"
24:17 Do you change out the hooks on these Berkley hard baits?
26:53 Evolving as a crankbait angler and crankbaits for super-shallow water, like the Berkley Wakebull Wakebait
30:00 What type of cover was John Cox fishing at Sam Rayburn
32:09 Tips for landing crankabit fish
33:29 How to effectively cover water with a Warpig
34:55 Go-to size for the Warpig
36:28 Baits for catching smallmouth
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