Rapala DT (Dives-To) Crankbaits: How to Fish the Water Column

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Mike Iaconelli lists the crankbait as his favorite lure for finding and trigging bass offshore. Top reasons include: 1) the ability to cover a specific depth very quickly, 2) they elicit reaction strikes better than most lures, and 3) a crankbait pounding bottom communicates sweet spots such as rock and wood directly to your hand. The challenge then relates to choosing the correct model to make bottom contact in different zones. Mike discusses how to employ the Rapala DT (Dives-To) line of crankbaits to simplify crankbait selection based on depth.

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[BassGeek]

I agree I'm a DT fan. I use those things all the time.

[reellethaloutdoors]

I love to crank but I try not to do it around wood to much, unless I want to donate a lure to the pond.

[TravisDoesKayakFishing]

I watch it go across all that structure and all I can think is, tie another one. This is my favorite crankbait right now.OG Slim06, DT10 in hot copper shad, and 15 in caribbean or helsinki shad.

[coachluke]

I've found that keeping my line healthy with crankbaits is rough. Almost every time I present the way the crankbait is supposed to be used (bouncing off of cover and other structure) I'll check my line and after 2-3 casts I need to retie.

[jerrylanglois]

But mike, how do you keep those cranks from hanging so much ?

[claytonfarmer]

My crank would have gotten hung on every single piece of wood that the one in the video contacted

[finmanpoozie]

Trolling different line thicknesses notably changes running depths of lures. Does line thickness play a roll with the DT series when casted? (go with extremes for comparisons: 4# braid castng depths compared to 50# fluro casting depths for example)

[sandman]

Jersey has alot of shallow lakes with thick deep weeds

[donjoe]

It's difficult for the average angler to have 4-6 dedicated crankbait rods. I wish I was rich or a pro sponsored angler.

[duncanallen]

Did anyone else notice the rusty crayfish sitting on the tree in the first underwater clip?

[LeosMelodies]

Great video! Keep it up! More uploads soon? :)

[agmolina-kqnd]

DT Rápala in a bluegill pattern 2 inch