Chalk Talk: How Cox shallow-cranks in cold water Friday, May 14, 2021 ( Editor's note: The following is the latest installment in a series of fishing tips presented by The Bass University. Check back each Friday for a new tip.) John Cox is self-deprecating about his academic credentials: I graduated high school with a 1.8 and now Im going to teach you guys, he joked at the beginning of his shallow-cranking seminar. The grades might not have been there, but the proof is in his tournament results. He fishes the Bassmaster Elite Series, the MLF Bass Pro Tour and the MLF Pro Circuit and excels on all of them, usually by staying ultra-shallow.