Favorite bass crankbait! 2025
Ksam1234 reply :
Hey everyone I just started using crankbaits (idk why so late) but what's everyone favorite crankbait to use! About to hit up the local cabelas and get cranking !
Jig Man reply :
Bandit 300s and wiggle warts for me.
roadwarrior reply :
Norman Fat Boy (Redear pattern)
Looch reply :
The old chrome body blue back rat-l-trap. Really digging the Berkley warpig too
not really bass fishing but Wally divers and reef runner deep divers for trolling for walleye on Erie are my 2 favorite trolling crankbaits. You do pick up bass, both smallmouth and largemouth as well as the odd muskie doing this at certain times of the year but it's a walleye technique. Wally Divers arent bad casting lures either.
DCales84 reply :
H20 Xpress line of crankbaits from Academy Sports. I've wrecked em' this year on the CRS squarebill. Good paint, hooks, and sound. Can be bought on sale for 2-3$ a piece. I also have a truckload of Strike King squarebill lures which are also great quality but at a higher price.
WDE reply :
I've found that the Academy brand H20 Express work well enough without spending much, so I don't flinch if I have to cut it off of a snag. The trebles seem to bend a little easier than I would like, however.
I regularly use, and have success with, the Ghost Shad lipless and Bluegill squarebill.
Catt reply :
Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 that Rat-L-Trap sound 
BuzzHudson19c reply :
KVD 1.5 and lately I've been loving the Rapala scatter rap crank.
scaleface reply :
How deep ? I have different favorites for different depths .
Ksam1234 reply :
Anyone ever had any luck with the megabass shad looking crank baits! And thanks for the input guys !
basseditor reply :
I catch more fish on a Strike King 6XD than any other crankbait. Fish it from 10-20 feet deep.
shallower than that, I like many different brands of baits.
hstaple1979 reply :
In my home lake, Strike King 5XD this time of year. Earlier in the spring I use the Strike King square bill (2.5 I think?) Black back Chartreuse color, sometimes Sexy Shad. By far my favorite crankbait.
Ksam1234 reply :
I picked up some kvd series in the 1.5 and xd and the rapala DT in the 6,10 and 14! So I hope works good.
crypt reply :
Mann's Baby 1- but lately started using a lot more is Bill Lewis Echo 1.75......think it's gonna become my favorite soon.
Gundog reply :
Cotton Cordell Big O. The 3 inch model in natural crawfish. The wobble catches big smallies in the springtime muddy water.
Bucky205 reply :
My Favorite bait if buying new, 1/2 Oz Chrome/Blue Rattl Trap. They sink at about 1 FPS so offer lot of versatility on depth. Vary your retrieve until you figure out what they will hit. Once I bang the finish off I use steel wool to take the rest of the finish. A sharpie and spray paint creates the new finish and you wind up with different colors. I tend to throw them where I probably shouldn't so they eventualy get lost. You can buy 1/2 oz factory seconds off the web for about $1 a piece, lots of 20. There is an assortment of crank baits in the box, but this is by far my favorite.
Bankbeater reply :
In shallow water it is the Mann's 1 minus. In deeper water I have been using a 1/2 ounce rat-l-trap.
Jaderose reply :
Traps and one I can't mention because it is discontinued and I've been quietly cornering the market on them on the 'bay.
Yeajray231 reply :
If the shad rap is included then that's my answer by a long shot. Without a doubt my biggest bass on cranks have came on these. The jointed version as well.
Might wanna try some jerkbaits. They work year round.
Bass & Boilermakers reply :
Berkeley pitbull 5.5 for me. I find it runs that perfect tricky depth between shallow and mid range that most other cranks seem to ignore.
bowhunter63 reply :
Been using Baby 1 minus or Rapala DT series
Munkin reply :
LC RC 1.5
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A-Jay reply :
There is no way I could pick just one ~ No Way.
This is one of my favorite boxes however..
A-Jay
flatcreek reply :
Red eye shad
Raul reply :
I have caught thousands with Rapala Shad Rap, Bill Lewis Rat L-Trap, Storm Wiggle Wart, I do have many other brands but those three stand above all.
Damn Yankee reply :
Usually balsa no specific brand,there's too many.
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fish devil reply :
Redeye lipless and the Rapala DT's, mostly 4,6, and 10. I always have a few rods rigged ready to go, no matter what time of year.
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