[bassmaster1974]

I have been using a C.Rig for a looooong time now. I can tell you that most all of my tournaments that I have placed/won when I was fishing deep water,the rig had a part in it almost every time. I am a deep crankbait junky. 9 time out of 10,If I have a 20lb+ bag everyone knows my deep cranking bite was on. BUT that is not all there is to my deep water structure fishing.When the bite dies(as crankbait bites often do)for periods through the day,I go back over my cranking holes with a c.rig and I can almost always pick up another bass or 2.Usually one will be a bigger kicker fish.The above works wonderful when I am fishing my home lake(Guntersville).A LOT of my 6lb+ bass actually came off my deep areas on a c.rig.

One thing to remember is that the shallower you are, you usually need to drop weight.I have had much more success with lighter weights in shallow water.If I am 8-10' I use 1/2oz. Deeper than that and I will go as much as 1 1/4oz. Many overlook the c.rig early in the year during the pre spawn and spawning times when bass are roaming shallow spawning flats.Someone above mentioned a 1/4oz c.rig. Well,that is deadly early in the year in shallow water.Something about that bait gently gliding around behind that small weight kicking up silt that the females love.

When guiding my home water,most of my clients are not familiar with throwing a big deep crank all day.When I am catching big bass deep,I will give them c.rigs and let them drag them around those areas and catch some nice bass.Like everyone has told you.....keep that weight dragging slow on the bottom.Good Luck and Good Fishing.