How to Crank Like a World Champion

It hasn’t the media and marketing muscle of other venues. Nevertheless the Toyota Texas Bass Classic is the genuine world championship of bass fishing. Held at the culmination of each season, the top fifteen pros from each of the top three professional tournament trails – Bassmaster Elite Series, FLW Tour and PAA Tournament Series are invited to compete for one unified world championship title. The TTBC is the only event of its kind to bring the best pros from the major tours together in competition.

Deep cranking is how Texas pro Keith Combs got crowned 2011 World Champion at the TTBC event in November 2011 on Lake Conroe, Texas. Here you will learn what made Keith Combs the world champion. Put it to good use next time you’re on the water.

Reaching Deep

After parental bass have fulfilled their spring nesting and fry-rearing duties, they migrate deeper away from the nursery grounds. From mid-May or June through November, many take up residence in the 8 to 20 foot mid-depths which is world champion Keith Combs’ favorite depth to crank. The champ feels that if he can reach them in those depths with a crankbait that he can catch bigger than average size fish this way.

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