While many anglers constantly tune their crankbaits to run straight, Stonewall’s Chucky Hamrick takes a slightly different approach when the occasion calls for it.
“I like to tune my crankbaits to run either way, depending on which way I want them to run,” Hamrick said. “I’m always looking for shallow cover, and running a crankbait down the side of a log is a scary thing when you have that lure tuned to run into and bump its way down the log.
“It will entice bone-jarring strikes.”
Boat docks are another area Hamrick pinpoints for crankbait presentations when most flip or pitch jigs or worms under them.
“I’ll tune my crankbaits to run under the docks, and I catch a lot of fish on them too,” said Hamrick. “I lot of times I’ll have crankbaits on two rods, with one rigged to run to the right and the other to the left, and I’ll hit both sides of the pier running that lure up under the pier, banging into stuff and drawing strikes.
“They just can’t stand something running up under there, and they definitely don’t see that much in most places.”
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