Favorite Crankbait And Colors 2024
JMurph24 reply :
Just bought some Rapala DT16, Strike King 5XD, Bomber fat free 12'-14', and Bandit 12'-14' crankbaits the other day. Colors vary from sexy shad, citrus shad to hot mustard. Curious to see what everyone else likes to use and favorite color. So far the I'm stuck between the Rapala DT and the Strike King XD series both in a sexy/citrus shad color. How about you guys?
A-Jay reply :
Can't decide between the:
Strike King Pro Model 6XD Silent Crankbaits in Chartreuse Sexy Shad ~
And the
6th Sense Crush 300DD Crankbait in either Wild Blueback Herring or Live Baby Bluegill
A-Jay
Jake P reply :
Kvd 1.5 natural bream.
00 mod reply :
My favorite is what I caught my PB on. But I don't throw cranks too often. One of the techniques I want to get better at this year. BTW it is a Bomber BD8F citrus shad.
Jeff
Lip 'em! reply :
Bandit 100 squarebill in tennessee shad, or KVD 1.5 in bluegill.
plumworm reply :
Bandit 200 series in springcraw or redcraw.
The Young Gun reply :
KVD 1.5 vote..
tnbassfisher reply :
I like Spros and Strike King. Ghost Shad from Spro and Strike King's Tennessee Shad in particular.
Topwaterspook reply :
For a deep diver I favor the LC CB 20 in a shad or citrus shad color. The main reason I like this bait is simply because it is the easiest I've found to crank deeply for the whole day. The 6th Sense cranks work for me as well.
Jrob78 reply :
Right now my favorite is the KJ Flat in chart/black back. That will probably change to a Zoom WEC E1 in Classic or a XCalibur XCS 100 in Tennessee Shad in month or so.
JeziHogg reply :
KVD 2.5 or the LC RC 3.5
WRB reply :
To be honest I haven't purchased a knew crankbait for a long time. The last crank bait was a smaller size MegaBass a friend gave me. My go to crank baits are Bomber 7A's custom painted in ghost shad and baby bass for numbers of bass. I use original wooden Poe's 300 series custom painted in ghost shad and brown crawdad pattern. Norman DD 14 and DD22 custom painted black with red crawdad pattern and threadfin shad colors.
Don't use a lot of different crankbaits, but use the ones that work for me. I will buy about 6 each of the same exact crankbait, fish them to determine which lure catches bass, sell the ones that don't and then have the ones that work custom painted and change the hooks. Crankbaits are not created equal, each lure runs differently; don't waste your time with good looking lures that don't catch bass.
Tom
xxjace reply :
Kvd 1.5 bluegill can't beat it..I've literally went to it anytime I couldn't catch fish even in the winter and got them out of the water..
whitwolf reply :
Custom made baits In the TN. Shad color.
Dave P reply :
KVDs in Chartreuse with Black back, Green Gizzard Shad or Blueback Herring if you can find it. I've got a few others but those are the main ones.
Jaiden reply :
KVD 1.5 in bluegill.
iabass8 reply :
LC rc 1.5 and kvd 1.5. chart/black, sexy chad, red craw
x0TROJAN0x reply :
KVD 1.5 in ghost minnow has produced very well for me during the summer months. During the spring the 1.5 in bluegill kills it when you throw it up near spawning fish.
Avalonjohn44 reply :
LCRC1.5 Blue Bream
Rapala Countdown 11 in MN (Minnow)
Bandit 100 Chartreuse/Pearl
Bagley B2 Black Back/Yellow
KVD1.5 Black Back/Yellow
flippin and pitchin reply :
Normans Deep Little N. My best color is discontinued. I also like Western Firetiger and Chartreuse Rootbeer
Luhr Jensen Speed Trap and Hot Lips in Crystal Craw and Brown Mud Craw.
JMurph24 reply :
On 3/10/2013 at 11:49 PM, 00 mod said:My favorite is what I caught my PB on. But I don't throw cranks too often. One of the techniques I want to get better at this year. BTW it is a Bomber BD8F citrus shad.
Jeff
I believe so. Citrus shad is correct it is the 12'-14' bomber fat free.. I'll have to get the exact model number...
JMurph24 reply :
My PB 6.35 smallmouth came off a Bomber 6'-8' red craw color in late March of 2006..
JMurph24 reply :
Sounds great guys... Seems like the KVD 1.5's are pretty popular... That is the 1.5 square bill right?
Bluebasser86 reply :
KVD 1.5 Green Gizzard Shad
or
LC 1.5 in Bull Bream, Green Copper Shad
Jaiden reply :
On 3/11/2013 at 12:02 PM, JMurph24 said:Sounds great guys... Seems like the KVD 1.5's are pretty popular... That is the 1.5 square bill right?
Correct.
00 mod reply :
On 3/11/2013 at 11:54 AM, JMurph24 said:I believe so. Citrus shad is correct it is the 12'-14' bomber fat free.. I'll have to get the exact model number...
The BD8F dives 17-19'. That is the one I caught my PB on. Ticking tree tops in 40 fow, with the tree tops in 16-18'
Jeff
The Rooster reply :
Bandit 100, 200, and 300. Might get into the 250 this coming year. I like anything Bandit really. Colors are blue back herring, chartreuse green back, taco salad, citrus shad, sparkle ghost, and root beer. I have about a dozen more colors in them also that I'm looking forward to putting to use.
ColdSVT reply :
SK 6XD in Tennesee shad or citrus shad
KVD 1.5 in Bluegill
on a side note i have a 6XD coming in Neon Bluegill (new this year) if it does as well i think it will i'll be getting some more
JMurph24 reply :
This will be my first season where i am going to use the crankbait on a regular basis.. I have tried it in the past and probably give up on it to easily. My home lake has thread fins, gizzard shad, ale wives ( i hope i spelled thst right ), and bluegill. Would something in the sexy shad color or tennessee shad be more accurate for my home lake? The lower arm of the lake is real clear at least 10' visibility and the upper arm has visibility from 2'-4'... Oh yeah its a deep mountain lake.. Not very much off shore structure that isnt 70-90' deep..
MCS reply :
Bandit 100 green/chart blue back, baby bass, khaki, and purple tiger
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
Off the shelf my favorite crankbait is a Mann's Baby 1-Minus in Ghost Bluegill, although I employ an arsenal of cranks throughout the year. When the shallow cranking bite is on, it's one of my favorite techniques. The BPS "The Egg" is also deadly and dives even shallower than a 1-Minus (1-3"... just swap out the hooks for something quality and you're good to go.)
TNBassin' reply :
My favorite lipless is the red eye shad in citrus shad color. I really like the 5 and 6xd is powder blue chartreuse as well. They really stand out well in this murky mess Douglas Lake is filled with.
ColdSVT reply :
On 3/12/2013 at 9:21 AM, JMurph24 said:This will be my first season where i am going to use the crankbait on a regular basis.. I have tried it in the past and probably give up on it to easily. My home lake has thread fins, gizzard shad, ale wives ( i hope i spelled thst right ), and bluegill. Would something in the sexy shad color or tennessee shad be more accurate for my home lake? The lower arm of the lake is real clear at least 10' visibility and the upper arm has visibility from 2'-4'... Oh yeah its a deep mountain lake.. Not very much off shore structure that isnt 70-90' deep..
sounds like my home lake...tennesee shad and citrus shad have served me well. however when the water gets cloudy I go to black back with chartruese.
color is important but not nearly as important as deflection. deflection is the key
The Next KVD reply :
Its a 3 Way tie for me between
a)Storm WiggleWart in Firetiger
b)KVD Squarebill 2.5 in Chart./Blk Back
c)Strike King Series 5XD in Ghost Minnow
Griffin Cason reply :
The strike king KVD 1.5 in silver sexy shad always produces and a clacking craw by river2sea in red are also fantastic
JMurph24 reply :
Is the square bill primarily a shallow runner, or can you get them in deep diving? I truly haven't fished with crankbaits to often...
bmlum415 reply :
the only cranks i use are speed traps and lucky craft pointers and a few megabass vision 110s
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