Mid diving crankbaits 2025
GoneFishingLTN reply :
Russ E reply :
There are a lot of crankbait brands. Any of them will work.
I use strike king series 3 the most. Mainly because nearly everyone sells them.
Academy h2o sxpress are good economy crankbaits.
scaleface reply :
Bomber Model A's and Norman Little N's are pretty good .
roadwarrior reply :
Bandit Rack-It, 200, Norman Fat Boy and DT6 are a few to get you started.
Heartland reply :
Megabass S Crank 2.0
A-Jay reply :
Three of my favorites are ~
Spro Rock Crawler 55
6th Sense Curve 55
Lucky Craft LC 2.0 D10 Crankbait
A-Jay
Jrob78 reply :
You know they still sale new Wiggle Warts for like $5? Other similar sized baits I like are:
Spro RK Crawler 55
Ima Pin Jack 200
Lucky Craft Moonsault 250
Spro Fat Papa 55
Rapala DT 10
Megabass SM-X Spriggan
scaleface reply :
One of my favorites still today is the classic Rapala Fat Rap in the five foot zone . That lure flat out catches numbers .
CroakHunter reply :
I'm a big fan of the 3xd. Small "finesse" crank bait, but it casts well and can be thrown on a lighter powered medium heavy or regular powered medium rod.
C.S. reply :
Here's my current inventory list;
Norman:
Deep Little N~ 3/8oz (9'-12')
Norman Deep Baby N~ 1/4oz (6'-8')
Chili Bowl, Chart. Black Back, Chart. Shad, Chrome Black, Smokey Joe, White Ghost, Texas Shad, Splatter Bass, Humble Bee Perch, Lavender Shad
Bomber Fat Free Shad Fingerling~ 3/8oz (8'-10')
Chart. Shad, Emerald Sparkle, Foxy Shad, Green Ghost, D. Pearl White, Shadtreuse, D. Tenn. Shad, D. Pearl Shad, Ghost Shad, Foxy Lady, D. Citris Shad, Red Craw
Strike King 3XD~ 7/16oz (10')
Delta Red, Black Back Chart., Clear Sexy Shad, Gizzard Shad, Natural Shad, Sexy Ghost Minnow, Summer Sexy Shad, Chart. Shad, Green Gizzard Shad
Rebel Deep Wee R~ 1/4oz (8'-10')
Storm Original Wart~ 3/8oz (7'-12')
Nat. Red Craw, Phantom Red Craw, Phantom Green Craw, Moss Black Craw, Nat. Green Craw
scaleface reply :
On 1/28/2019 at 1:46 AM, C.S. said:Rebel Deep Wee R~ 1/4oz (8'-10')
I love and throw a lot of DWR's but didnt mention them because they are no longer available . My largest crankbait bass might have come on the Fat Free Fingerling .
C.S. reply :
I believe the wee r's were the first crankbaits I ever through.. i have a stock pile stashed away for a rainy day.
junyer357 reply :
Norman middle N
Bagley diving killr b
Rapala dt6/dt10
Rapala shad raps #5,6,7
waymont reply :
Bomber model A, Rapala shadrap, Bandit 200
tander reply :
For the money, Bandits 200's are hard to beat.
Log Catcher reply :
I have good luck with Bandit 200 series, and Norman Middle N. I used the originals. I don't know how good they are now that Pradco owns them.
Munkin reply :
Bandit 200
Rebel Deep-WeeR
SK 3 series
Allen
pauldconyers reply :
3XD FOR LIFE
Bluebasser86 reply :
Bandit 200
Strike King HC Flat Side 1.5
Wiggle Wart
Shad Rap
Berkley Wild Thang
FCPhil reply :
On 1/28/2019 at 12:37 AM, A-Jay said:Three of my favorites are ~
Spro Rock Crawler 55
6th Sense Curve 55
Lucky Craft LC 2.0 D10 Crankbait
A-Jay
I have not fished it but people rave about the action of the 6th sense Curve 55.
Columbia Craw reply :
Norman Middle N and Deep Little N for sure.
6th Sense Curve 55 is for real.
Rock Crawler 55, great colors
Tizi reply :
Mann's Original Deep Pig in brown or chartreuse crawfish
6th Sense Curve 55 in perch
Norman Deep Little N in rainbow trout
Spankey reply :
On 1/28/2019 at 1:46 AM, C.S. said:Here's my current inventory list;
Norman:
Deep Little N~ 3/8oz (9'-12')
Norman Deep Baby N~ 1/4oz (6'-8')
Chili Bowl, Chart. Black Back, Chart. Shad, Chrome Black, Smokey Joe, White Ghost, Texas Shad, Splatter Bass, Humble Bee Perch, Lavender Shad
Bomber Fat Free Shad Fingerling~ 3/8oz (8'-10')
Chart. Shad, Emerald Sparkle, Foxy Shad, Green Ghost, D. Pearl White, Shadtreuse, D. Tenn. Shad, D. Pearl Shad, Ghost Shad, Foxy Lady, D. Citris Shad, Red Craw
Strike King 3XD~ 7/16oz (10')
Delta Red, Black Back Chart., Clear Sexy Shad, Gizzard Shad, Natural Shad, Sexy Ghost Minnow, Summer Sexy Shad, Chart. Shad, Green Gizzard Shad
Rebel Deep Wee R~ 1/4oz (8'-10')
Storm Original Wart~ 3/8oz (7'-12')
Nat. Red Craw, Phantom Red Craw, Phantom Green Craw, Moss Black Craw, Nat. Green Craw
If the OP puts an order in for all those he’ll be set for life. You took all the guess work out of it for him. TW will love him also.
BUT. You are to be commended for putting an impressive list like that together off the top of your head.
Chris at Tech reply :
Just eyeballing the above, i think you got ~10 different brands mentioned. If you're looking for consensus, you ain't gonna get it ????
What that says to me is that picking baits from any of the well-known companies will serve you just fine. Don't overthink it. Find baits in the price-point you're comfortable with, pick a few colors to cover your bases (perhaps a shad, a craw and something bright) and go fishing.
Spankey reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 8:32 PM, GoneFishingLTN said:I have almost no mid diving crankbaits like wiggle warts I want to pick up a few of the best ones but don’t want to get the original wiggle wart for 40+ what are the best mid diving crankbaits
I would not concern myself about new versions vs. older versions. Still great baits, not very expensive, still available in older patterns and plenty of productive new patterns.
I have a handful of older baits. Really no desire to sell them but I certainly would not pay $40.00 for an old one. Some older Rapalas are pulling a decent price also. Rapala has plenty of fish catching stuff out there to not have to plink down that kind of cash.
WRB reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 8:32 PM, GoneFishingLTN said:I have almost no mid diving crankbaits like wiggle warts I want to pick up a few of the best ones but don’t want to get the original wiggle wart for 40+ what are the best mid diving crankbaits
MajorCraft/Don Iovino Zoner Hunter, TW them.
Tom
Spankey reply :
On 1/28/2019 at 3:02 AM, scaleface said:I love and throw a lot of DWR's but didnt mention them because they are no longer available . My largest crankbait bass might have come on the Fat Free Fingerling .
Nice fish guy. Bombers were the first crankbaits I got my hands on when I first got serious about fishing lures only. Still use them and would not leave the driveway without them. Again nice fish!
scaleface reply :
On 1/31/2019 at 2:16 AM, Spankey said:Nice fish guy. Bombers were the first crankbaits I got my hands on when I first got serious about fishing lures only. Still use them and would not leave the driveway without them. Again nice fish!
I have had really good luck on Bomber lures in General .
C.S. reply :
On 1/31/2019 at 1:59 AM, Spankey said:If the OP puts an order in for all those he’ll be set for life. You took all the guess work out of it for him. TW will love him also.
BUT. You are to be commended for putting an impressive list like that together off the top of your head.
LOL Its not off the top of my head I actually do keep an inventory of all my gear so I know what to buy and not buy at the of the year.
This list is literally just my mid diving cranks 10' or less. Not including lipless or square bills or flat sided cranks.
I'm a tackle junky.. it's definitely a problem.
Spankey reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 2:01 PM, C.S. said:LOL Its not off the top of my head I actually do keep an inventory of all my gear so I know what to buy and not buy at the of the year.
This list is literally just my mid diving cranks 10' or less. Not including lipless or square bills or flat sided cranks.
I'm a tackle junky.. it's definitely a problem.
I hear that. I don’t have spreadsheets but my crankbaits are well layed out and organized. So are my plastics actually. Cranking is a Big part of my fishing. I have that short list of things I’m working on now. For the most part pretty inexpensive this season.
i ordered two rods that just came, taking the one I like the best feel of. After work today if I can make it in time or do it tomorrow. Knocked the spinnerbaits I wanted off the list. Have a few cranks on there that I could probably get tomorrow. Going to a Smallmouth seminar tomorrow.
The biggest thing I want to work on is not so much a piece of tackle but the whole picture, this year I have to properly learn to punch, flip and pitch. My new home is a lake that has its share of grass. More than enough grass. I have to learn to fish this grass properly. Im catching fish in it but I have to learn how to punch it. There has to be some biggins in there. Im a river rat in a bit of transition. The last couple of years of heavy rain has messed it up for me. So I had to make a bit of a transition to lake fishing. I have in my mind that this grass fishing must kick in mid summer into the fall until the grass starts to die off and oxygen levels start to deplete. Sorry for rambling on but you list is impressive and should help that guy. He has a lot of choices.
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