Category Archives: Crankbaits

 

October Lure of the Month – Henrieta Crank Bait by CatchemCaro Bait Co.

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Comment on this article to qualify for a chance to win this beautiful hand crafted deep diving crankbait.

Congratulations to “JHennings”Anthony Everts, as the winner of this month’s lure giveaway. Thanks again to CatchemCaro Bait Co. for their continued support. This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating. Stay tuned as we head into the cold cold months ahead. Maybe i’ll give away heated socks!

CatchemCaro Crank Bait Henrietta Deep Diver

This is a huge crankbait, cellphone for comparison. This bait will dive 8 to 12 feet.

CatchemCaro baits are completely custom, hand-made from poplar wood and dressed with all stainless steel hardware. The lips are hand made from Polycarbonate and each bait is hand painted and protected with two coats of an epoxy clear coat finish. Each bait is tested by CatchemCaro owner Rich Caro at Spring Lake, CA near his home, to ensure they all run true before being packed to ship all over the globe.

The Henrieta Deep Diving Crank Bait was designed and first produced by Rich Caro in July 2010. The bait is named after Rich’s grandmother. Each bait is hand painted with 12 different colors and protected with two coats of epoxy clear coat. Each bait is tank tested and trued so they run as designed. These crankbaits come in four different size lips, two round lips and two coffin lips:

  • 100 series medium round lip dives 4 to 8 feet.
  • 200 series large round lip dives 8 to 12 feet.
  • 300 series small coffin lip dives 6 to 10 feet.
  • 400 series large coffin lip dives 10 to 14 feet.

Rich uses a 7 foot medium/heavy action rod with 10 to 25lb test line. These big baits catch big fish so always be sure to have your drag set correctly. The Henrieta is 5.5″ long, 3/4″ wide and 2″ tall, sports 3d eyes, 2/0 VMC hooks, 40lb snap rings and stainless steel hardware.

Contact or Buy online:
Rich Caro
CatchemCaro Bait Co.
www.catchemcarobaits.com

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CatchemCaro Bait Co. will be giving away one Henrieta Deep Diving Crankbait this month to a very lucky RoundValleyFishing.com reader! For a chance to win simply leave a comment below. One winner will be randomly selected on November 1st. The winner will be contacted with their email address on file, so make sure you utilize your correct email address when commenting. Good luck and Tight Lines!

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Norman DD22 Crankbait

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I really like using Norman Lures DD22
baits in the red / black / crayfish colors and fishing them between weed beds and over sudden bottom depth changes at Round Valley. You have to be careful because the lures dive deep (anywhere from 10 to 20 feet depending on the length of your cast), but this is also their big advantage over say a traditional crankbait that only goes down 6-8 feet.

The Norman DD22 goes where most bass fisherman don’t so I love using it in deep lakes and reservoirs like Round Valley.

Weight: 5/8 oz.
Length: 3″
(*Length Of Lure Does Not Include Bill Length )
Depth: 10-20 ft.
Line: 10 lb. flourocarbon
Action: Medium Action

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The Rapala® Original Floater®

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F07 Rapala in Rainbow Trout color

There are infinite ways of fishing the The Rapala Original Floating Lures. You can twitch it on the surface, you can crank it and let the lure wobble subtly under the water surface, you can rig it for flat line trolling, wire line trolling, downrigger trolling, 3 way swivel trolling and more.

I’ve had pretty good success with a simple cast and retrieve, letting the Rapala do its wobble. The only changes i’ll make is to my speed of retrieve.

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