By Brad Wiegmann

"This is the final straw; I will no longer be using crankbaits or lures with hooks anymore!" I protested loudly to my fishing partner. It was no wonder; my rods were snarled and jumbled together in a large pile. Spinning rods and reels were poking out from a huge web of baitcasting rods and reels. "Yep, I am just going to fish my crankbaits, worms, topwaters, spinnerbaits, and any other lure I got without hooks," I reiterated to him. "Well, you would probably catch just as many fish as you do now without hooks, but you can solve your problem with one thing," he said. "What's that? Take up golf?" I replied. "No. Nothing that drastic," he continued, "just use lure covers on all your lures." "Lure covers, what's that?" I responded. "Just look over here at my lure covers," he went on, "they cover all my lures like shallow water or deep diving crankbaits, topwater, spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits, swimbaits, or jerkbaits; now, do you have any questions?" "Just one, why did you bring so many rods rigged with all those lures in the boat; when you know, we always end up fishing your custom built balsa wood crankbaits over there against them ol' Cyprus stumps?" I replied.

Have you reached your final straw when it comes to getting crankbaits, swimbaits, spinnerbaits, topwaters, and jerkbaits snagged on something, someone, or yourself. There is a solution to your problem that does not require you to cut all the hooks off your lures. Crankbait Cover Ups covers those hooks on your lures from dangling down and becoming entangled with everything it comes in contact with. They are easy to use and do not require any special tools to install; in fact, they take just seconds to attach to the rod while wrapping around the lure and hooks. It's an easy solution for a possible chaotic situation.

Crankbait Cover Ups lure covers act like a little lure locker that attaches to your rod and lure anywhere on the blank. They are built by hand in the USA from high quality materials. The soft, pliable, vinyl easily wraps around the rod and lure without flying off during extended boat rides. A patent pending design shape eliminates angler's lines from getting snagged in the corners by other rods or in rod lockers. The vinyl is both UV and mildew resistant. It comes in either smoke or charcoal. The smoke color allows the angler to look at it and quickly tell what lure is inside the Crankbait Cover Ups, on the other hand the darker charcoal color keeps the lure a secret so other anglers cannot tell what you have been catching your fish on. Adjustable high quality hook and loop material keeps the lure cover connected to the rod blank and can be cut to custom fit any of your fishing poles. Additional benefits to using lure covers like Crankbait Cover Ups is soft plastic lures like YUM or Gulp with retain their scent formula or soft texture, Gulp products will not dry out if stored for short periods of time in them, and the size and shape allow them to fit inside or with rod socks.

Crankbait Cover Ups (www.crankbaitcoverups.com) come in four sizes including small, medium, large, and a special size for jerkbaits. The small sized lure cover fits Storm Wiggle Warts or model A Bombers; The medium size lure cover will fit 2 to 3-inch square bills or crankbaits that dive up to 10-feet deep; The large size lure cover will fit Heddon Zara Spooks, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, swimbaits, or deep diving crankbaits; the jerkbait size will hold most stick baits. They come standard with yellow vinyl trim, but other colors are available by special order. Every Crankbait Cover Ups has a built in clasp along with a separate belt clip allowing it to easily attach to tackle boxes, belts, or belt loops.

Just think about it, no more sticking hooks in to boat seats, carpet, raincoats, pants, or ending up with rods tangled together in a super knot. Your fishing partner will appreciate it and his boat will have fewer holes in it from your hooks. Plus you can take a multitude of fishing poles with you without getting the reels, rods, or lures snarled together. Lure covers like Crankbait Cover Ups will keep your rods neat and organized, no matter how windy or small a rod locker you put them in. They are easy to use and can save you valuable fishing time. Co-anglers in bass tournaments will find using lure covers save them precious time and help keep them organized. It's your choice; use lure covers or get them snagged.