Now, tossing a hard bait with two exposed trebles into the middle of a topped-out hydrilla bed is little more than an exercise in futility.
However, run that wobbling presentation along the edge of the grass and you’ll likely coax someone to reach out for a bite.
Cloudy, even rainy days afford great opportunities for grass cranking, as fish are more likely to be roaming the edges as opposed to hunkered deep.
Experiment with bait sizes and diving depths until you consistently hit the strike zone. Go too deep and you’ll run under the fish; too shallow and the bait zips over their heads. Unlike open water cranking, bass holding in grass aren’t likely to run very far to grab a bait, so dialing in the sweet spot is key.
Lipless crankbaits like Strike King’s Redeye Shad, Spro Aruku Shad or the classic Rat-L-Trap excel in this game, as do squarebills.
