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Early Spring Crankbaits 2024


fishing user avatartje0705 reply : 

So what are you guys go to early spring crankbaits? Tight wobble or wide wobble? Balsa or Plastic? Small or big? Just wanting to know what your guys thoughts are on this? Trying to get some ideas of some things I can try throwing this spring. Thanks guys. 


fishing user avatarMunkin reply : 

Shad raps for a tight wiggle is the norm but I have caught fish on a RC 1.5 square bill in 39 degree water in February. Try different baits until you find what works as bass do not read advice posted in fishing forums.

 

Allen


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

I lke the Arbogast Mudbug fished as slow as I can stand it .


fishing user avatarWprich reply : 

I like square bills(kvd 1.5 and arashi)  and lipless cranks(rippin' rap and red eye shad)


fishing user avatarJrob78 reply : 

I generally like crankbaits with a tight action when it's cold.  I fish a lot of flat sided baits, both plastic and balsa.

As the water warms I fish a lot of sq bills, balsa and plastic.


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

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http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev


fishing user avatarPitchinJigz reply : 

A flat sided mid depth crank is my favorite. 


fishing user avatarS. Sass reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

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http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

A lip less with a lip nice. :P 

Tight wobble, either balsa or plastic, under 55 deg water I would stay small. But hey I like what tje0705 said, "  Try different baits until you find what works as bass do not read advice posted in fishing forums. "


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:27 AM, S. Sass said:

A lip less with a lip nice. :P 

Tight wobble, either balsa or plastic, under 55 deg water I would stay small. But hey I like what tje0705 said, "  Try different baits until you find what works as bass do not read advice posted in fishing forums. "

Fish it & prove me wrong - you'll be glad you did.  tried.

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A-Jay 

 

 


fishing user avatarS. Sass reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:33 AM, A-Jay said:

Fish it & prove me wrong - you'll be glad you did.  tried.

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A-Jay 

 

 

No I wasn't saying it wouldn't work. I was just saying that is what they look like, or seem to me to be a variation of. I'm sure they will catch fish as I love a good lip less crank and these are very similar just a lip difference. . :)


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:37 AM, S. Sass said:

No I wasn't saying it wouldn't work. I was just saying that is what they look like, or seem to me to be a variation of. I'm sure they will catch fish as I love a good lip less crank and these are very similar just a lip difference. . :)

And there you have it.

A-Jay


fishing user avatarpapajoe222 reply : 

My vote goes to a flat sided balsa bait 2-3in. in length.


fishing user avatarMosster47 reply : 

Shad Rap, lipless, and a square bill if the water gets dirty. 


fishing user avatarsmalljaw67 reply : 

Here it goes, my list of deadly cold water cranks. The Rapala Shad Rap #5 and #7, the Rapala DT Flat 7, Bagley Balsa Shad #5, Storm Wiggle Wart, Bagley Sunny B medium runner, Rapala DT-6, and the Bomber Flat A Deep.


fishing user avatarrobster80 reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

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http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

picked up one of these at academy last night.  gonna give it a shot this afternoon 


fishing user avatarMichiganBass80 reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

75x.jpg.f7d9b105fda357c6aa869ddb6c5efacc

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

 

Well I guess I found my next purchase :)


fishing user avatarWdyCrankbait reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

75x.jpg.f7d9b105fda357c6aa869ddb6c5efacc

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

I forsee being broke in my future.

 

 


fishing user avatareyedabassman reply : 

A Wiggle Wart,Rock Crawler! Or a Spro Fat Papa 55


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 9:31 PM, robster80 said:

picked up one of these at academy last night.  gonna give it a shot this afternoon 

 

  On 3/6/2016 at 1:13 AM, MichiganBass80 said:

 

Well I guess I found my next purchase :)

 

  On 3/6/2016 at 1:34 AM, WdyCrankbait said:

I forsee being broke in my future.

 

 

Good Luck and I'd really like to know how you guys do with this bait.

It's been Very Good for me ~

btw - there's another one I'll drop on you later this year after I have some more time with it - but it looks as good or perhaps even better.

Nothing's magic but confidence make the trip so much better

A-Jay


fishing user avatariabass8 reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 1:53 AM, A-Jay said:

 

 

Good Luck and I'd really like to know how you guys do with this bait.

It's been Very Good for me ~

btw - there's another one I'll drop on you later this year after I have some more time with it - but it looks as good or perhaps even better.

Nothing's magic but confidence make the trip so much better

A-Jay

If possible, can you post a size comparison of the 6th sense 75 flat against a LC 1.5 or Spro little john? I need a few non balsa flat side cranks and these have been catching my eye. 


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 2:28 AM, iabass8 said:

If possible, can you post a size comparison of the 6th sense 75 flat against a LC 1.5 or Spro little john? I need a few non balsa flat side cranks and these have been catching my eye. 

Maybe after the Classic coverage.

A-Jay


fishing user avatarWdyCrankbait reply : 

This lure is exactly what I have been looking for.  My little John's catches fish for me, but seems to get out of tune after a number of fish.  I like the tradition "squarebill," shape, but with a flat characteristic added in.  Thanks A-Jay!


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 2:28 AM, iabass8 said:

If possible, can you post a size comparison of the 6th sense 75 flat against a LC 1.5 or Spro little john? I need a few non balsa flat side cranks and these have been catching my eye. 

OK ~ here you go

Top to Bottom LC 1.5, 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X, LC 2.0, LC 2.5, LC 3.5

A-Jay

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fishing user avatarGundog reply : 

My personal favorite is a Norman Little N in Spring Craw. It runs about 4-6 ft. and in the spring we focus on rocks. On sunny days the clear water lake that I fish at allows sun to penetrate and hit the rocks. Bass hang out around rocks that radiate warmth. That crankbait dives at just the right depth to hit those rocks.


fishing user avatarww2farmer reply : 

Red Eye Shad lipless, KVD 1.5 squarebills, and Storm Wiggle Warts.


fishing user avatarMolay1292 reply : 

This weekend I got to meet the guy that made this little bait famous.  Still works great. Some of you guys that have been around awhile will remember it.

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fishing user avatarbowhunter63 reply : 

Red eye shad,Rattle traps and KVD 1.5 been working so far.


fishing user avatariabass8 reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 4:30 AM, A-Jay said:

OK ~ here you go

Top to Bottom LC 1.5, 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X, LC 2.0, LC 2.5, LC 3.5

A-Jay

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<3 

Looks different than the LC KJ flat. As long as it has a tight wobble it looks like a  Winner


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 6:55 AM, iabass8 said:

<3 

Looks different than the LC KJ flat. As long as it has a tight wobble it looks like a  Winner

You're welcome

A-Jay


fishing user avatarSilas reply : 

Impressed with the MAJORCRAFT ZONER 55 S!!    

Gonna order more colors soon. 


fishing user avatarMunkin reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 5:56 AM, Molay1292 said:

This weekend I got to meet the guy that made this little bait famous.  Still works great. Some of you guys that have been around awhile will remember it.

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I remember when Rick Clunn won on the James river using this bait! I must have bought and lost 20 of them as a teenager.

 

Allen


fishing user avatarMolay1292 reply : 
  On 3/6/2016 at 10:23 AM, Munkin said:

I remember when Rick Clunn won on the James river using this bait! I must have bought and lost 20 of them as a teenager.

 

Allen

Got to meet RC this week at the Classic, it was very cool to get to speak with him a minute.  Hope the pic brought back some good memories.


fishing user avatarJGBassinAL reply : 

I recently got some CP Custom Baits flat sided balsa crankbaits and they are quickly becoming my favorite crankbait for this time of year. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a flat sided balsa. Has a lot of vibration whether reeled slow or fast and is exceptional at deflecting off of cover. Haven't had a durability issue and I have fished them very hard. TW carries them if anyone is interested.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 

Wiggle wart and shad rap. Very opposite baits, but equally deadly in cold water early in the year. The new Berkley Bad Shad is going to be a good one too I think. 


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

  Mudbugs have been my best producing  early spring crankbaits .  I would like to see them reintroduced with better hook hangers and hooks . I fish them as slow as I can stand it .

 

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fishing user avatarBankbeater reply : 

Shallow running crankbaits, and lipless baits mostly.  Usually if I can fish them around grass, all the better.


fishing user avatarWdyCrankbait reply : 

I popped one on a Little Johns 50 yesterday, spring craw color.


fishing user avatarWdyCrankbait reply : 

@Sam


fishing user avatarbassin is addicting reply : 

don't overlook the Norman Thin N.  a very productive bait this time of year.


fishing user avatarHog Basser reply : 

Got about 15 on this Rebel Craw last weekend.  It's my confidence bait this time of year, but I forced myself to try some other baits after I fished it a whole day and started with it the next morning.  

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fishing user avatarHookdUP reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

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http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

Today 

 

but I also caught fish on xr50 one knocker and xcalibur xcs200s 

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fishing user avatarWdyCrankbait reply : 

^ WOW!!!! 


fishing user avatarHookdUP reply : 

Had one choke it this morning too ..: then picked my wife up and she caught her first two for the year on bling 55 which is another solid crank  for me this time of year .... But a little secret of mine is I never stop fishing either and catch fish on them even when it's 80 . Don't think flat sided baits are only for winter 

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fishing user avatarburtle1 reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

75x.jpg.f7d9b105fda357c6aa869ddb6c5efacc

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

 

 

I just ordered a few of these! I'm giving them a try this year. 


fishing user avatarroadwarrior reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

75x.jpg.f7d9b105fda357c6aa869ddb6c5efacc

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

C'mon...That's suppose to be one of our little secrets!

 

:kiss-106:


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/11/2016 at 11:54 PM, roadwarrior said:

C'mon...That's suppose to be one of our little secrets!

 

:kiss-106:

It still is Kent.

And here's another one ~ "L7"

:)

A-Jay

 


fishing user avatarGhostshad reply : 

Whats the coldest water temperature you ever caught a bass on, on a Squarebill ?


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 3/12/2016 at 1:33 AM, Ghostshad said:

Whats the coldest water temperature you ever caught a bass on, on a Squarebill ?

42 Degrees.

A-Jay

 


fishing user avatarJrob78 reply : 
  On 3/11/2016 at 11:59 PM, A-Jay said:

It still is Kent.

And here's another one ~ "L7"

:)

A-Jay

 

I'm on that 77X, interesting bait.


fishing user avataratcoha reply : 
  On 3/5/2016 at 11:17 AM, A-Jay said:

 This spring, if you're looking for something new, just a little different and super effective ~

Get yourself the 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X squarebill crankbait.

It's going to really surprise you.

A-Jay

75x.jpg.f7d9b105fda357c6aa869ddb6c5efacc

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!crush-flat-75x/c1rev

I took your advice and got some off tw this week. Weather might make me wait another weekend or two before I can try them out! Looking forward to it, though.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 
  On 3/12/2016 at 8:20 AM, Jrob78 said:

I'm on that 77X, interesting bait.

I bought one at the expo. It's a LOUD bait with a nice roll and runs about 2' on 10lb test. I'm very excited about it to say the least. 


fishing user avatarburtle1 reply : 

I bought several 6th sense lures! 75X

 

Tried out one this afternoon. I ended up catching this little guy the second cast out. Caught another small one shortly after. It was just too windy and cold for me. I'm going back next weekend. I'll try all of the lures I purchased from 6th sense and post the results!

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