Having a fish in the livewell to begin your day certainly takes some stress away and can relax you as an angler. Such is the case with Pipkens. He’s remarked several times how much having that fish in the boat has relaxed him.
Despite having 11 rods on the deck at the moment, the Damiki Pro admits that all of his keeper fish have come with the crankbait.
He’s in an area with lots of bait and with bait comes the fish. The challenge for Pipkens will be making them bite.