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Lake Fork Guide Cameron Burnett

I am dropping a ton of brush on the main lake points down by the dam. Here are the coordinates to a giant willow I dropped in 27 foot that is already holding fish. I appreciate all the support from Facebook and CFF! ... See more

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Billy Lawson Lake Fork Guide

Here is our second installment of our in-depth written articles! Thanks for taking the time to read!

In today's article, we will be talking about a very effective fall technique, especially on the back end of a warming trend, Shallow Cranking. Where do we want to target bass with shallow cranks in the fall, what gear do we want to use, what baits do we prefer and how do we want to present a Shallow crank in the fall?

Location: For fall shallow cranking, we are looking for any kind of cover in 2'-8' of water. Stumps, bushes, grass, dock pilings, rocks, etc! All of these areas can hold good fish during warming trends in the fall. Ideally, when fishing grass, we are looking for scattered grass clumps to work the bait beside, or submerged grass that is approx 2' below the surface allowing us to bring the bait just over the top edge of the submerged grass.

Rod: We are using anywhere from a 7' to 7'8" M/H fast tapering rod with a moderate to fast action. You are going to want some backbone here in the event you need to horse a bass around a stump, dock piling, or even out of a submerged grass clump.

Reel: For me personally I prefer high speed 7:1 gear ratio type reels, but beware you must slow down enough to get the correct cadence or wobble with your crank bait. The traditional school of thought of using 6.3:1 ratio will make this much easier to accomplish.

Line: Depending on the structure set and water color we are fishing, we will want to throw these shallow cranks on 15lb-20lb flouro. The heavier the cover the heavier the line size. Here at Lake Fork we have very heavy cover and slightly stained to dirty water so we tend to use 20lb line. If you fish cleaner water or water with less heavy cover and achieving maximum depth is important then the lighter line will help get the bait deeper. All fluorocarbon line will sink which helps achieve depth but the lighter the line the smaller the diameter and the bigger diameter on heavier line will create more drag as the bait moves through the water column not allowing it to achieve as much depth.

Baits: Primarily we are throwing the Movement 80x by 6th Sense. No other shallow crank on the market moves as erratically and violently as the 80x, or will deflect off of structure like the 80x. Our color pattern will greatly be dependent on water clarity, brightness of the sky, and food source in the body of water we are fishing. On bright clear days we lean more towards the white shad patterns like the Bone Reactor or the Ghost Pro. On the darker days or when the water clarity is less than ideal, you can never go wrong with the Chart/Black back or a Craw patterned crank.

Presentation: When you are fishing hard structure, you want to do everything you can to make contact with that structure. Another reason we prefer the Movement 80x is due to its suburb ability to deflect off of the hard structure we try to come in contact with on every cast. When applicable, cast past your target structure and use a moderate to fast retrieve for the beginning of the retrieve to get the bait down to the target depth. As you approach the target(stump, rock pile, dock, etc), slow your retrieve down just a little and when you feel contact, give your rod a small but quick pump. This will help your bait deflect sideways off of the structure. Most of your bites will come right here. Another effective technique is the stop and go. With this retrieve you will want to get your bait to the target depth, once there, crank 4-5 times then pause for 1-2 seconds and repeat the process. If you come in contact with any structure in the middle of your cranks, give your rod tip a small but quick pump, to the side, to deflect the bait off of the structure, and pause your bait right there for a second or two, then continue with your stop and go retrieve all the way back to the boat.

When fishing submerged grass, you will have to vary your retrieve speed based on the depth of the submerged grass. Your goal will be for your treble hooks to barely tick the top of the grass without getting hung up. If in fact you do get hung up for a sec, don't fret as this is a great time to get a huge reaction bite. If you feel your crank somewhat burying into the submerged grass, immediately stop your retrieve, and rip the bait upwards with your rod tip above your head and immediately pause your bait for 1-2 sec once free of the grass.

Hookset: Most Shallow cranks will be equipped with usually 2 treble hooks on the underside of the bait. Due to this, you do NOT need a hard and fast hookset with these baits. Once you feel the bite, your best option is the side sweep/side swinging hookset. You are more leaning into the fish, which is plenty enough to bury the treble hooks in the fishes jawline. With a hard and fast hookset, you will take the chance of missing or “skin hooking” in the fishes mouth which will allow her to "spit" the bait more frequently. ... See more

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Lake Fork Guide Cameron Burnett

Customer had a giant today and an easy 1 person limit this afternoon!

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The RV Show USA

You're invited to our Free RV Class on Wednesday November 13 starting at 6pm (all 7 Texas locations of RV Station)! Topics include RV Awning (Tips & Tricks), Basic RV Set-up and a Q&A. For more info and to RSVP: https://thervshowusa.com/wednesday-workshops/ ... See more

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Fox Sports Radio 1400 Texarkana

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BrushPile Fishing

Season 6 is fast approaching! Another giveaway incoming! We're trying to get to 18,000 likes by the time Season 6 airs, so be sure to SHARE this post with other friends who would be interested in Crappie fishing! Like and let us know in the comments what your favorite lake to fish is to enter the contest and the winner will be chosen this Friday, November 8, 2019! Best of luck! ... See more

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Lake Fork Baptist Church

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Tommy Ezell - Texas Crappie Pro

Lake Fork - Got’m coach! 25 to 30’ of water suspended on wood 18 to 22’ down. Hammered the Brush Glider!

Video coming soon!

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