Crankbait Tip: Bill Dance Explains How Water Temperature Effects Running Depth of a Crankbait

We love heading into the weekend with a little piece of fishing advice from the one and only Bill Dance, and with the dramatic fluctuation in temperatures (in some states) around this time of year, this crankbait tip could be key for you to fill your livewell!

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Hey everybody, here’s a little crankbait tip for ya… Stay safe & well! Bill #crankbaits #gonefishing

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Well, there you have it. Did you get all of that? He runs through a lot of information in a short clip, but you get the gist; pretty much everything effects how deep a crankbait will run, so that’s why it helps to have a few rigs with some variations at the ready for when the situation calls for something different.

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