Randy worked the Hudd for
about thirty minutes but it seems the only thing interested in the bait was more
trout. Reverting back to jigs he moved down the edge to fish deeper and nailed
two nice largemouth in over 70 feet of water. While fishing he explained to
Zander his philosophy on crankbaits.
Randy borrows a swimbait rod and a
Hudd
Fishing on his home water
of Lake Isabella Randy learned to work crankbaits of all sizes in and around
structure. His go to crankbaits are Normans and he isn’t shy about tossing them
in just about any conditions. Even if there isn’t a good crank bait bite on
during a tournaments he likes to start out with them because they are able to
tell him just what the situation is.
Randy is best known for his
proficiency with crankbaits
Randy pulled out his new
preferred rod, a Dobyns rod bearing his name. This rod is the “McAbee Cranking
Special” and is a complete graphite rod designed for fishing everything from
medium sized cranks to DD22 deep divers. “Do you like fiberglass rods?” Zander
asked. “I prefer graphite, in tournament situations the sensitivity makes a
difference that’s why I worked with Gary to design this all graphite rod,” Randy
replied.
Randy demonstrates deep cranking
with his signature Dobyns rod
Randy went on to explain
“I made sure to give it a nice parabolic action so it does transition nicely
with a wide range of crankbaits tied on, and it has plenty of muscle with the
right amount of flex to keep big fish pinned onto your crank.”
demonstrating why he loves
crankbaits so much Randy lands a largemouth
Randy then knelt down to
the edge of his boat and stuck the entire rod in the water. “I also moved the
reel forward to give anglers a little more leverage for deep cranking like this,
by putting the rod down into the water anglers are able to gain another two feet
in cranking depth without have to …..” WHAM, Randy was interrupted by a strike!
“That classic!” Zander yelled as he started sapping pictures. Randy turned to
Zander and exclaimed “Crankbaits!” and proceeded to wind in a healthy 3lb
largemouth.
Randy lands the fish with his new
signature rod
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