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River2Sea V-Crank Wake Review |
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Written by Branson Werner
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Saturday, 27 October, 2007. |
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Page 2 of 3 One thing about the V-Crank is that its 0-1' of depth is easily controllable. The lower you hold your rod tip determines how deep or shallow you want it to swim. On a calm day, a normal retreive would be ideal, which would be swam just under the surface, causing a wake. This can be accomplished by holding the rod in a 1-2 o'clock position.
 Ideal rod position for 1ft depth. Swimming the bait a bit deeper is accomplished by holding the rod tip in a 4-5 o'clock position as seen in the picture above. I found the V-crank wake especially deadly around points where there was grass. On a windy day, I was swimming the bait close to the grass about 1ft under the water. This produced my first bass of the day.  First largemouth of the day! Application: Around the grass was the best area I found for this bait. Although it can be retreived through thicker grass, it definately will get hung up if not careful.
 Smaller bass pulled from a laydown. As you can see, laydowns are also a great spot to swim this, because it can be casted accurately, and is less prone to get hung up compared to thicker grass/hydrilla areas. Performance: Overall, I didnt have any problems with the way the bait performed on the lake. The Daiichi hooks stayed sharp, the bait ran true out of the box, and even retreived fast, the bait never rolled.  Overhead shot of the action. One thing I did notice was that a faster retreive causes the motion to be erratic, and unpredictable. This motion can definately cause largemouth to become interested.
The TackleReviewer final outcome is next....
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