Monday, May 12, 2014

KVD on Fishing Lipless Crankbaits

Did you hear that Kevin VanDam (KVD) won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake, Alabama using Strike King’s Red Eye Shad?

In this short video, Kevin VanDam discusses the characteristics and describes how to fish lipless crankbaits under a variety of conditions…




Great video isn’t it!

KVD provided a number of pointers on how to fish the red eye shad more effectively including:
  • Use different sizes of the red eye shad to cover different depth ranges
  • Vary the retrieve using yo-yo, stop n go, sweep-stop approaches
  • Keep the bait in contact with bottom cover such as stumps & grass beds
  • Use a few different baitcasting combos rigged with different line weights (helps with depth control)
  • Vary the speed of retrieve to help trigger strikes …

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