crankbaits they get that name because they're floating lures with a diving lip and when they're thrown out on the water they float and they won't do anything until the reel crank is turned so that the crank makes them provide the action now to rig one of these on the bill there's an attachment point sometimes there's just one little hook to put the line through sometimes there's a split ring like this one this is an oval split ring just tie your Lord right on to that split ring right there with a clinch knot or a Palomar knot and you're in business this is also a crankbait same thing it's it's a long slender lure got a long bill but it's got that same attachment point it's got the split ring right there just tie your lines right to that oval part of the split ring cinch that up throw it out crank and you're fishing away this is also a crank bait this is called a rattle trap you'll notice that this has no diving lip it's called a lipless vibrator the attachment point is the same though it's right on the top with a split ring attached tie your line to the split ring throw the Lord out crank it fast or slow depending on the fish's mood and you'll be fishing with a crank bait it's called a crank bait because once it hits the water it just floats it just sits there and doesn't do anything until you crank and that causes it to go down and attract fish