Favorite Crank Colors...just Curious... 2024

Mass Bassin' reply :

I know that you should use different colors and rattles on crankbaits for different situations but what is your overall confidence/favorite color for a square bill crank, medium diving crank, and deep diving crankbait? just out of curiosity. rattles or no rattles.

thanks,

Mass Bassin'

A-Jay reply :

The 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X Crankbait in Bluegill

And second place isn't even close . . .

A-Jay

junyer357 reply :

Norman middle N spring craw. All time best crank for me

yakingfisherman reply :

Three main colors or variants I use are bluegill,shad,craw. Cant go wrong with colors of that sort regardless of depth range. If I had to choose one color though, it probably be a sexy shad.

Frenchman83 reply :

Bluegill/Perch, something Shad, and Chartreuse Black Back. With Bluegill/Perch getting most of the work.

Choporoz reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 1:08 AM, Mass Bassin said:
square bill crank, medium diving crank, and deep diving crankbait

At risk of greatly oversimplifying, I'd say, bluegill, sexy shad, blue/silver....

but, I can't just leave it at that...I'm not going out without couple of different depths that have orange throat or belly....and a couple of depths that are fairly dark (black, brown, etc.)

smalljaw67 reply :

Bluegill, shad, and craw along with a high visibility color like chartreuse/black back and red craw or some variant of that.

Felix77 reply :

My favorites

Strike King KVD 1.5 colors below

1 - Sexy Shad

2 - Chartreuse/Black

3 - Chartreuse Perch

4 - Green Gizzard shad

Alonerankin2 reply :

Rapala DT1 & Xcalibur 200's

The Neon Orange & Chartruse color is my most

Hated color, I love to throw these with anger & hostility

I try to destroy these, throwing them in hard rock

Areas,etc.. Never underestimate the power of Ugly!

mmkeel reply :

Anything with an orange belly seems to do better where I fish.

sprint61 reply :

Anythjng bluegill

Big C reply :

My three favorites are firetiger, baby bass, and trout. All of which I airbrush myself.

Mass Bassin' reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 3:05 AM, mmkeel said:
Anything with an orange belly seems to do better where I fish.

and where exactly is that

Senko lover reply :

I've had the most success with Sexy Shad.

*Hank reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 1:18 AM, yakingfisherman said:
Three main colors or variants I use are bluegill,shad,craw. Cant go wrong with colors of that sort regardless of depth range. If I had to choose one color though, it probably be a sexy shad.

x2, I always have sexy shad and chart. sexy shad cranks in my tackle box.

regardless of were Im fishing, Or what kind of crankbait im using-

riskkid 2 reply :

Sexy Shad or

Citrus Shad

MichiganBass80 reply :

My #1 last year was a KVD 1.5 in Sexy Sunfish

ww2farmer reply :

Squarebills (I use the SK KVD's in the 1.5 + 2.5 sizes): Orange belly craw, natural bream, chart./black back, chart. sexy shad, and yellow perch

Lipless ( I use SK Red Eye Shads) : Chili Craw, Albino Craw, Yellow Perch, Gold/black back, chrome/blue back

Diving cranks (I use SK 3xd's, 5xd's and 6xd's) Sexy Ghost minnow, Chart. sexy shad, Chart blue back, Chat belly craw, and yellow perch

scaleface reply :

In the green tinted waters I usually fish I like some yellow "Bluegill" on shallow divers and usually darker colors past six foot .

ABW reply :

A craw color, a bream color, and a sexy shad for me

whitwolf reply :

Chartreuse/black

TN shad

red/craw

tilapia

plain shad

I throw a variety of crankbaits but a few of the favorites and Spro little jon, a variety of norman's, rebel deep wee r's and Marty Burns balsa baits.

corn-on-the-rob reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 3:05 AM, mmkeel said:
Anything with an orange belly seems to do better where I fish.

It is really funny, my dad being a mostly lake erie fisherman his whole life just about refuses to throw anything orange colored and it has kind of rubbed off onto me though I do use some. Seems most people love their orange colored cranks.

I like any variations of bluegill/craw/shad at any depth. The biggest thing that changes the variation is water clarity/sun.

mmkeel reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 5:08 AM, Mass Bassin said:
and where exactly is that

On 3/13/2015 at 9:19 AM, corn-on-the-rob said:

It is really funny, my dad being a mostly lake erie fisherman his whole life just about refuses to throw anything orange colored and it has kind of rubbed off onto me though I do use some. Seems most people love their orange colored cranks.

I like any variations of bluegill/craw/shad at any depth. The biggest thing that changes the variation is water clarity/sun.

I fish mainly on Lake Martin in Alabama. Theres a lot of "sun fish" is what we call em, basically bream with an orange belly and orange gills. I caught a catfish with a perch colored x-rap last year, that was definitely a first.

corn-on-the-rob reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 9:47 AM, mmkeel said:
I fish mainly on Lake Martin in Alabama. Theres a lot of "sun fish" is what we call em, basically bream with an orange belly and orange gills. I caught a catfish with a perch colored x-rap last year, that was definitely a first.

yea those dang catfish will get ya. There are plenty of orange belly gills and perch up here too. I own one of the perch x-raps too. I just need to not hesitate to use orange as much as I do.

mmkeel reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 10:16 AM, corn-on-the-rob said:
yea those dang catfish will get ya. There are plenty of orange belly gills and perch up here too. I own one of the perch x-raps too. I just need to not hesitate to use orange as much as I do.

Yea that lure caught me a lot of fish. I caught the catfish off the dock with 8lb line, knew it was too big so I gave my rod to my brother while I ran to get the net.. he tried to pull the fish out of the water for some reason and the line snapped... lure gone.

bigbill reply :

It's not my favorite colors it what color the fish can see.

I use every color bait do to the light conditions, the hues in the water and the water conditions.

Clear water conditions its smaller baits, natural colors baits, fished fast..

Stained water conditions its medium sized baits, brighter colors fished slow.

Muddy water conditions its larger sized baits, brightest colors fished the slowest.

In any condition having a rattle and a shot of scent is a plus.

When in doubt throw fire tiger. The water conditions we see on the surface can change as you go deeper.

Now what crank bait colors do I use all of them.

The orange belly crank baits seem to have an edge sometimes.

Jrob78 reply :

On 3/13/2015 at 2:02 AM, smalljaw67 said:
Bluegill, shad, and craw along with a high visibility color like chartreuse/black back and red craw or some variant of that.

This is my basic color strategy too.

fisherrw reply :

I love the color sexy shad and chart shad

Mass Bassin' reply :

thanks for the feedback everyone! very interesting.

Sherlock 60 reply :

Squarebills and medium divers: green gizzard shad.

Deep divers: Helsinki Shad and root beer (bass seem to like blues and browns when they're deep).

Inoah88 reply :

Firetiger

wytstang reply :

Rapala's Helsinki Shad color is a huge producer for me with Storms Arashi series crappie color taking a very very close second.

Mass Bassin' reply :

cool, thanks for the feedback everyone and more people like fire tiger than i would expect

i would have to say my favorite colors are gizzard shad, Bluegill, and a craw pattern. I seem to have more luck with natural colors probly because my lakes are high pressure lakes although chartruce/black back works well too because its something the fish dont see often.

A KGB Operative reply :

On 3/16/2015 at 11:21 PM, wytstang said:
Rapala's Helsinki Shad color is a huge producer for me with Storms Arashi series crappie color taking a very very close second.

Where do you fish the crappie one? I just recieved it, I was hoping it would be more whte then blue hue to it. What water conditions?

Jsinkic reply :

I like white/pearl. Could be because I throw it so much or I feel confident with!

bigbill reply :

Don't get hung up with one color. I found out every color will catch fish sooner or later.

Bassguytom reply :

I like sexy shad and sexy sexy chartreuse shad. And this........

wytstang reply :

On 3/17/2015 at 12:25 AM, A KGB Operative said:
Where do you fish the crappie one? I just recieved it, I was hoping it would be more whte then blue hue to it. What water conditions?

For the most part the ponds I fish are muddy(ish) to extremly green which is why it works so well. Those rattles really help them locate it. Now when the winds have been calm for days one of the ponds gets pretty clear and it still works well but I normally reach for the Helsinki Shad in more clearer waters (to slightly muddy). That color scheme just flat out works.

I was also hoping it would be more white then it is too but it works. I also throw the silent version when the waters start to clear up and it is just as effect as it's noisy twin.

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