Regardless of your favored strategy, you'll frequently spend hours fishing without getting a single nibble. Crankbait fishers may develop a negative habit as a result of the lack of action. Crankbait fishing is all about getting the fish to respond, which sometimes involves having your lure do something unusual or irregular. A dull color or simple design can make a fine-looking bait that doesn't catch attention. When this happens, you need to adjust what you're doing with your lure to get it noticed. Some people choose to cover their crankbaits in bright colors and flashy materials to attract attention from bass. While this may work for some fishermen, it isn't necessary for success at every moment. It's all about knowing how to manipulate your lure so it will do the things you want it to do when you want it to do them. One downside to using crankbaits is that they are designed to attract large predator fish such as muskrats, coyotes, and foxes. If you use a lost-motion crankbait where the tail drags behind the body, then you can be sure that no animal will eat it. Lost-motion baits require some form of trigger mechanism that activates when a certain condition is met (such as water movement). This kind of bait can be very effective when used properly, but it also requires knowledge of what conditions cause other baits to move after being pitched.