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Home Fishing Ideas Swindle’s Theory on Why Gaudy Crankbait Colors Excel in Spring

Swindle’s Theory on Why Gaudy Crankbait Colors Excel in Spring

Ryan DeChaine
Jan 17, 2020

It remains a mystery why bass show a preference for bright and unnatural lure colors over natural varieties during portions of the spring (namely prespawn). Gerald Swindle has logged thousands of hours crankbait fishing prespawn Tennessee River bass and shares his working theory on why bright colors often outperform.

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While GMAN doesn’t have a fisheries science degree, he makes good use of common sense and observation — with thousands of crankbait fish catches to his credit, we’re going to take his word for it. Check out this comprehensive video on shallow cranking Tennessee River bass if you’re interested in applying this exciting and productive tactic this spring.

Ryan DeChaine

Ryan began his fishing industry career with Lindner Media Productions, gaining nearly a decade of unparalleled experience creating dynamic and compelling television programming and video production promoting the sport fishing industry. DeChaine oversees the strategy, creation, and publishing of video content on the website and social media platforms. Outside of work, DeChaine and his wife Jillian raise their three children around an active outdoor lifestyle in the lake-rich and forested lands of northern Minnesota.