Over the last decade, no bait has been more synonymous with catching Porky Pig-sized perch in spring than the humble lipless crankbait.
The reason they continue to poll as strong each spring as Dusty in the Brownlow is their ability to be used as a great ‘search bait’. Meaning, they can be fished at a number of depths, from tight in at the bank, to probing in deeper water. This will help the angler to quickly work out where the active and feeding fish are sitting.
What we have noticed over the past few seasons is there is no one depth yella’s seem to sit at along these banks, with the preferred level fluctuating not only weekly, but at times, from day-to-day.
That’s why the loud fish-attracting rattle of a lipless crankbait has a greater ‘beam’ to locate these active fish.
But, not every lipless crankbait’s ‘beam’ is the same. Take the Jackall range for instance – they have a standard TN rattler, FT (Full Tungston), a Silent Model, a Disk Knocker and an
Aesthetically, these baits look exactly the same, but each has a unique underwater dinner bell and vibrational output. So, depending what frequency the pesky perch are tunned into that day, will help dictate what rattle type puts more pounds of perch on the deck.
One such freakish
Looking more broadly, if you were to cast your net across the entire category you start to appreciate the slightly different dinner bells each bait omits. Now, I’m not saying you need one of each to catch a perch in spring, but having a good cross section of makes and models could be just the secret to turn a switched off bite into a trip of a lifetime.
LIPLESS CRANKBAIT’S
- Jackall – TN series
- DUO Realis Vibration
- LIVETARGET Vibration Trap
- Megabass Vibration X
- Rapala Rippin Rap
- And so many more
