In river systems, he often finds stained water in the backs of feeder creeks. Stained waterīecause clear water pushes summertime bass into deep water, Omori looks for stained water where bass feel comfortable hiding in the shadows of shallow cover. Omori has become so adept at changing hooks that he can do this chore as quickly as most anglers can retie a knot. He claims he changes the trebles on a crankbait at least five times a day during a tournament. If he even thinks a hook point has been dulled on a crankbait, he stops fishing and replaces the treble with a new one. ![]() He studies the actions of different crankbaits, tunes each one to run perfectly and rigs them with red Gamakatsu treble hooks.Īt a tournament, nobody obsesses more over sharp hooks than Omori. ![]() When he’s home between tournaments, Omori spends more time casting into his pool than he does swimming in it. “They are better in the summertime when the water is hot and the bass are more aggressive.” “I like crankbaits that have a wide wobble,” Omori says. It’s designed to have the buoyancy, wide wobble and snag-resistant characteristics of fat balsa crankbaits with the durability of hard plastic. This nonrattling lure comes in 2-, 2 1/2-, 3- and 3 1/2-inch sizes. He also dotes on the Fat CB BDS (Big Daddy Strike) crankbait from Lucky Craft. The Bagley Balsa B is one of Omori’s main crankbaits when he targets shallow water in the summer. The following is an inside look at how he does it. When Omori fishes crankbaits in the summertime, he calls 6 feet “deep water.” While other anglers wear themselves out dredging the depths with deep diving models, Omori fills his livewell by cranking shallow runners over wood cover typically 3 feet deep. Omori emulated the techniques of power fishing masters like Rick Clunn and put his own twist on them. Then, finesse fishing wasn’t a staple for most professional anglers as it is today. Winning the Classic is a remarkable feat for someone who knew little English when he came to America in 1992. Shallow cranking has made Omori one of the most consistent pros in the country, and it helped him claim the sport’s most coveted prize in 2004 - the CITGO Bassmaster Classic trophy. But unlike many of his countrymen who excel with finesse tactics, Omori’s strong suit is power fishing with crankbaits in shallow water. ![]() Takahiro Omori isn’t the only Japanese angler to achieve success while fishing professional bass tournaments in the United States. An inside look at how shallow power fishing has made Takahiro Omori one of the most consistent pros in the country
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