Entry 226-4
Fishing the New 2008 Lures with Denny Brauer
Editor’s Note: One advantage Strike King has over other lure companies is that its professional fishermen design and test new products before they hit the market. In most instances, Strike King pros, like Denny Brauer of Camdenton, Missouri, fish with the new lures for a year before the lure is introduced to the public. For this reason, the pros can speak with a great deal of knowledge about the new products they’ve helped create and test before the public sees them. This week, veteran Strike King pro and world-champion fisherman, Denny Brauer, gives his view on the new 2008 Strike King lures.
Part 4: Chunk It
Question: Denny, why do you like the Rage Chunk?
Brauer: The Rage Chunk is designed to be the trailer for the Denny Brauer Premier Pro-Model Jig. It’s the perfect size, so the angler doesn’t have to add anything to make it fit on the jig. Also, he doesn’t have to bite off a portion of the bait and then worry if he’s bitten off too much or too little for the chunk to look natural on the jig.
The Rage Chunk is the perfect size when it comes out of the package. The angler only has to thread it on the jig and go fishing. The Rage Chunk has the same kicking action with the claws as the Rage Craw does. Strike King has incorporated all the good properties of the Rage Craw into the Rage Chunk. I really like the Rage Chunk because it has all the kicking and the swimming action in its pincers as the Rage Craw. 
When the fish are really hitting the jigs on the drop in thick cover, I’ll use the Rage Chunk as my trailer.
I always match the color of the Rage Chunk to the color of jig I’m fishing, which is based on water clarity. When choosing jig and trailer color to match the color of lures to the color of the water and the sky, remember to change colors when the light penetration changes. When fishing on a clear day and cloud cover rolls in, the time has come to change color. When fishing in clearer water and moving into slightly-stained water, change the color of your bait.
If the wind picks up, and there’s a little chop on the water, the light doesn’t penetrate as deeply, and the color needs to be changed. When the light penetration into the water becomes less, use darker colors, and when the light penetration into the water increases, fish with more-natural colors. When the water’s calm, use a lighter-shade bait, and when the water becomes choppy, use a darker-shade bait.
Weather and water changes will happen throughout the day, so when I get to the lake, I make a decision on the color I’ll fish. I start with that color, but then I pay close attention to the water and the weather changes and change the colors of my jigs and my lures accordingly.
Contents:
- Part 1: Bass Prefer a Cup of Coffee, Too
- Part 2: Let’s Play Football
- Part 3: A Raging Brauer
- Part 4: Chunk It
- Part 5: What About the Rage Toad?
