Your Go To Crank 2024

bigredxlt reply :

What is your all around favorite go to crank? Which crank do you usually start with or fall back on when other techniques arent working?

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

Last year was Storm Big Bass square bill texas craw color for shallow water and Normans D22 for deep.

This year i will probably still throw those but i'm also going to try the Strike King 4s square bill for shallow and Strike King 6xd for deep.

For some reason those SK's have really caught my eye, i sure hope they catch the fishes too!! ;D ;D

bigbassctchr101 reply :

2-25ft of water is a DD22 in FIRETIGER!

Gangley reply :

Cranks are one lure that I really dont have a Go-To because they are so much different across the board. For right now, my crank of choice is a Rattle Trap, but once spring is over that will change.

SDoolittle reply :

Fat Free Shad in Pearl Shad

central.PA.bass reply :

early on.. i really like my shallow diving Storm WIggle Wart in Bluegill color...

Another one is as old shad rap with the weird bill

guitarkid reply :

Daiwa peanut, or Bandit 100 series.

-gk

Vinny Chase reply :

Depending on where the fish are located, either a deep little N or dd22 in Chart. Blue

Goose52 reply :

Don't have a go-to for shallow - but for mid-depths it's the Wiggle Wart, deeper it's the Luhr-Jensen Hot Lips Express.

Hooligan reply :

Lucky Craft FlatCB MR or Fat Rap in Black/silver

00 mod reply :

dont shoot the messenger..... red eye shad!

CSimon2 reply :

I am cheap and do not buy the expensive baits. Chances are I am going to lose them one way or another anyway. I do like the BPS Lazer Eye Nitro Extreme The Egg in chrome shad. It is a shallow running crankbait and seems to really work great for me.

EastTexasBassin reply :

My best producers are the Norman Middle N (pearl w/ purple flake) and Strike King Series 3 & 4 (Sexy Shad)

bassman31783 reply :

DD22 for me as well. Just a fantastic crank. It always seems to produce for me.

I also really like the H2O square bill cranks.

ChiCityBasser reply :

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I do like the BPS Lazer Eye Nitro Extreme The Egg in chrome shad. It is a shallow running crankbait and seems to really work great for me.

I like the Egg as well as the Strike King 1XS shallow diving cranks. These were my most productive cranks fished over the tops of weedbeds.

Reel_Kaotic reply :

Redeye shad and Normans Middle N

rumbal reply :

Megabass Deep-X 300 for me.

GrundleLove reply :

Like I stated in a previous, similar post, my holy grail of cranks is my hand signed Fred C Young Big-O Crank. I have never caught a bass below 3 pounds with it. Its my favorite and if I ever lost it to a tree i would cry. legit.

Wait no i wouldn't, I'm on the Sheen.

.dsaavedra. reply :

DT FAT 03

flippin and pitchin reply :

Shallow: Luhr Jensen Speed Trap

Deeper: Norman Deep Little N

WanderLust reply :

Shallow: Bandit 200 in Perch or shad

Deep: Strike King series 5XD Pro Crank in Sexy Shad

Thad reply :

Anything by Big M.

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kbkindle reply :

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Like I stated in a previous, similar post, my holy grail of cranks is my hand signed Fred C Young Big-O Crank. I have never caught a bass below 3 pounds with it. Its my favorite and if I ever lost it to a tree i would cry. legit.
Wait no i wouldn't, I'm on the Sheen.

hey what about a chain saw. Tree cant stand it

BassThumb reply :

Xcalibur XR50 in Foxy Momma or Lucky Craft RC 2 in American Shad.

The Rapala DT Flat 3 is close on their heels, even though they haven't been on the market for very long. Honorable mention goes to the Cordell Super Spot with upgraded hooks.

Bigbarge50 reply :

This might sound ridiculous but an old school original bomber A in tenessee shad.

I throw just about evevry brand, but when all else fails, that model and color seems to get one in the boat.

Red reply :

Bandit 200...Pearl/Chart Back.

I.rar reply :

Shad Rap 5 and 7.

Maxximus Redneckus reply :

Manns minus 1 white

MMan16 reply :

Lucky Craft R.C. 1.5 (Tomato shad)

b.Lee reply :

Rapala Dt 6 10 and 14 in Bluegill, red craw, or hot mustard

tholmes reply :

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This might sound ridiculous but an old school original bomber A in tenessee shad.
I throw just about every brand, but when all else fails, that model and color seems to get one in the boat.

That's one of my favorites too, along with a lipless crank (I'm not really picky, SK RES, Rapala, Cordell spot or rattle-trap) in chrome w/blue back.

These are the ones I'll try first.

Tom

KC Bass Fanatic reply :

Spring/Fall: Norman Fat boy

Summer: Norman Deep Little N or Bomber Fat Free Shad

Bluebasser86 reply :

RC 1.5 coppernose bream for my shallow bait

SK Silent Series 5 for my deeper bait in any shad color

TennesseeShad reply :

Bandit 100 Series Orange Craw

Strike King Series 5 Firetiger

Rangerphil reply :

Spring=dt fat03 in helenski shad

Summer=Norman deep lil n in purple shad

Fall=bandit 200 series in chart craw

Blue Streak reply :

Boy this is just too difficult to pick a favorite. It changes with the seasons and sometimes day to day and sometimes during the day. My favorite is what they will hit while I am on the water I guess.

Avalonjohn44 reply :

Either RC1.5 in Blue back/chartreuse or Megabass Griffon in Crack Jungle color or Bandit 100 Chart/Pearl... Hard to pick just one.

RyneB reply :

Strike King Series 5 in chart. sexy shad, with the DD in Bluegill pattern not far behind.

AndyPlaysDrums reply :

1/2oz. Red Eye Shad in Sexy Shad

jamarkwe reply :

RC2.5 in tomato shad...

SausageFingers23 reply :

Last season is was the Bomber 4A in threadfin shad. This season, Im going to give the XCalibur squarebill a workout.

wisconsin heat reply :

my go to crank isnt a crankbait

FL_Sharpshooter reply :

For fishing the shallow canals here and this time of the year, the silent kvd 1.5 in bluegill color, hands down.

Munkin reply :

RC 1.5, Copper perch is the most producing color but they all work. Bandit 100 in Old Matte light is second.

Honorable mention and last years crankbait rookie of the year was the SK silent 5 series in Gizzard shad. While I didn't catch anything big on it I did catch a lot of fish on it.

Allen

tritz18 reply :

Lucky Craft BDS, can't beat the action

lynyrdsky1 reply :

Any crankbait as long as it's a Bandit!!

SkilletSizeBass. reply :

I have a hard time deciding between one of these ;D

I need to add a couple new WEC E-1's & E-2's to the list.

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ah_long reply :

Rapala J7 in fire tiger

SJex reply :

Megabass Griffon Zero in Cicada II.

fishingn00b reply :

not a fan of the crank

Grey Wolf reply :

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not a fan of the crank

You're missing a very productive part of your arsenal.

rebeav reply :

If i had to choose one it would be Lucky Craft Flat CB SR. They are a little finicky to cast but they are hunters of fish and handling requires extreme caution.

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I never did like the color schemes on these. I do have 4 more that I would stand in front of a bullet for tho

Primus reply :

Shallow- Lucky Craft RC 1.5, Manns Baby 1 Minus

Lipless - Red Eye Shad, Sebile Flat Shad, Spro Aruka Shad & Yozuri Rattlin' Vibe

Mid- C Flash 44 Mag, Storm Wiggle Wart

Deep- Strike King Series 6XD, Jackall Muscle Deep & Norman DD22

BILLYsobx reply :

My go to crank would have to be a shad rap sr8 in silver w black back. Can't beat it the most natural swimming crankbait ever made

Canga reply :

right now, i like dt-10's mainly in hot mustard and silver.

i also like to use jerkbaits on a straight retrieve, they produce lots of bass while im walleye fishing on weed edges, favorites include the LC pointer 78 and 100, american shad, slender pointer 112 american shad and maxrap in red head flake and green flake.

all time favorite is a fat rap (forget the size off hand, larger one) in hot mustard, but they are impossible to find other than ebay and i dont have an account on there heh.

wisconsin heat reply :

On 4/15/2011 at 7:39 AM, BILLYsobx said:

My go to crank would have to be a shad rap sr8 in silver w black back. Can't beat it the most natural swimming crankbait ever made

there is something magical about their original foil silver/black color.

repper reply :

RC1.5 in Copper Green Shad,then in White Shad. If I need to go deeper I like the DT series,silver/black. Those are the first ones I try every time out

kLuo reply :

On 3/22/2011 at 10:27 PM, Primus said:

Shallow- Lucky Craft RC 1.5, Manns Baby 1 Minus

Lipless - Red Eye Shad, Sebile Flat Shad, Spro Aruka Shad & Yozuri Rattlin' Vibe

Mid- C Flash 44 Mag, Storm Wiggle Wart

Deep- Strike King Series 6XD, Jackall Muscle Deep & Norman DD22

WOW. I have almost exactly the same answers. x2!

Jason Penn reply :

My go-to crank is a Renegade wood crank that Wal Mart sold about 10-12 years ago in either firetiger or baby bass. These run about 6-8' and there is no telling how many bass I've caught on them.

After that it would a 5 size Fat Free Shad.

#pat_walker_fishing reply :

My favorite is a norman "fat boy".......any color

A-Rob reply :

Strike King pro model series 3 green craw color

RoLo reply :

Spro Aruku Shad 75 (lipless crank)

Roger

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