Crank Baits

[walkeraviator]

here is the deal... if you could have just one shallow, one medium, and one deep running crank... what wouldthey be and in what color???

[BigBassin144]

Shallow - easiest decision for me. Bandit 100 series... color, a bit hard but I'd have to say either Bluegill, Rootbeer Chartreuse, or Tennessee Shad.

I hardly ever fish with medium and deep cranks... But I probably use a Bomber Fat Free Fingerling (BD5) in Pearl White or Foxy Shad.

I really haven't fished many deep divers at all, but the new SK 6XD in Sexy Ghost Minnow looks cool.

BB

[BassinNC]

Shallow: strike king, blue gill.
Medium: bomber fat free fingerling. Don't know what my one color would be.
Deep: strike king, sexy shad.

[Tavery5]

shallow SK crome sexy shad

medium Koeppers Live Targets Bluegill or Pumpkinseed, although the H20 express baits are winning me over.

Deep is a toss up of Norman DD22 and SK 6XD not sure what color I would choose.

[CamG]

Shallow - Bagley Fatcat. They don't make them anymore which is too bad. Lucky for me I own about 60 in various colors. If I had to choose a color on this bait, it'd be Pearl.

Medium - Storm ORIGINAL Wiggle Wart. Color - Green Craw

Deep - Bandit 300 in Blue Spatterback.

Extra Deep - Mann's 20+ in Ol' Homer.

[zooker]

oh man your asking alot,only one? of thousands that i have..

shallow- bandit 100 in tenn shad
medium-a dt6 in shad, great casting bait.crappy lip-witch i fix-
deep- hard to beat a norman deep lil n, pro series in firetiger.
real deep-lucky craft fat cb d-20 in american shad..


zooker

[walkeraviator]

i guess i am asking this because all i really have are medium running cranks... i have shad raps and wiggle warts... and thats about it...trying to get yoru guys input on some shallow running cranks and some deeper runnning ones.. thanks for teh input so far...

[Cavs1123]

shallow-strike king series 1XS in sexy sunfish

medium-strike king series 3 in blue gizzard shad

deep-DT 16 in hot mustard

[Rebbasser]

Shallow-Bandit 100 in some shad variation.
Medium-A Rapala DT series, shad or bluegill color.
Deep-Norman Deep Little N, DD-22, Strike King Series 5 or DT 16 in shad or crawfish color.

I also like Bandit 200 and 300 for medium and deeper crankbaits.

[keithdog]

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

Shallow-Bandit 100 in some shad variation.
Medium-A Rapala DT series, shad or bluegill color.
Deep-Norman Deep Little N, DD-22, Strike King Series 5 or DT 16 in shad or crawfish color.

I also like Bandit 200 and 300 for medium and deeper crankbaits.

Hey Reb, have you been using my crankbaits when I'm not around? My answers exactly except I'd opt for the bluegill pattern in the Bandit 100 as there are no shad in my area lakes.

[Mac2]

Shallow, Norman Mad-N in shad color
Med. Bandit 200 in Black Back/Pearl
Deep. Bandit 300 in Black Back/Pearl

[BassFeverJohn]

Hard question to answer. I don't have a ton of cranks, though I love them. Of the ones I do have:

Shallow: Rebel Teeny Crawfish in Stream Craw

Medium: Diawa Peanut II in Red Craw

Deep: Rapala Shad Rap Original Finish

[rrw4258]

Shallow: Rapala DT-4 Shad or Hot Mustard

Medium: Rapala DT-6 Hot Mustard or Silver/Black

Deep: Rapala DT 10 through 16 Hot Mustard or Silver/Black

Ryan

[Backwater Charlie]

Shallow : Mann's 1-Minus Tennessee Shad

Medium : Rapala DT-6 Shad

Deep : Rapala DT-10 Red Crawdad

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by keithdog

Hey Reb, have you been using my crankbaits when I'm not around? My answers exactly except I'd opt for the bluegill pattern in the Bandit 100 as there are no shad in my area lakes.

Great minds think-and fish-alike, Keith!

[rodnreel]

Just my opinion, and judging from some of the other answers and what I've read before on here, Bandit makes one of the best and most overlooked cranks on the market. They have great action and great colors and you can't beat them for the price.

Shallow: Bandit 100, Bluegill or Tenn. Shad
Medium: Lucky Craft SKT Mini, Tenn. Shad or American Shad
Deep: DD-22 or the new Strike King 6XD, Anything with chartreuse

[zooker]

Originally Posted by BassFeverJohn

Hard question to answer. I don't have a ton of cranks, though I love them. Of the ones I do have:

Shallow: Rebel Teeny Crawfish in Stream Craw

Medium: Diawa Peanut II in Red Craw

Deep: Rapala Shad Rap Original Finish

dr johnny fever-welcome to your new handle-

with this type forum having everyone on the same page in loo of termolgy is important to help us help you,when your asking a question..

a peanut only digs to about 4 feet. which by all accounts is consitered a shallow runner..

think of it this way, "shallow" are baits that run from 1 foot to 5 feet. any bait that runs less than 1 foot is called "subsurface". a bait that runs from 5-10 feet are the medium diving cranks.-shad rap being one of them-
a deep diver is a bait that will dig over 10 feet down. really deep diver is a bait that digs to 20+ feet,questions??.... good...

that being said. nothing is EVER wrote in stone when it comes to bass fishing.if you have been an angler long you know just how much truth is in this statement..
certainly you can work a 20+ footer thru a 5 foot deep flat.-i have done this and caught alot of fish doing so- though i RARELY use subsurface baits.i have caught fish working medium divers over deep water-75+feet- fishing for suspended fish..

zooker

[BassFeverJohn]

Originally Posted by zooker

dr johnny fever-welcome to your new handle-

with this type forum having everyone on the same page in loo of termolgy is important to help us help you,when your asking a question..

a peanut only digs to about 4 feet. which by all accounts is consitered a shallow runner..

think of it this way, "shallow" are baits that run from 1 foot to 5 feet. any bait that runs less than 1 foot is called "subsurface". a bait that runs from 5-10 feet are the medium diving cranks.-shad rap being one of them-
a deep diver is a bait that will dig over 10 feet down. really deep diver is a bait that digs to 20+ feet,questions??.... good...

that being said. nothing is EVER wrote in stone when it comes to bass fishing.if you have been an angler long you know just how much truth is in this statement..
certainly you can work a 20+ footer thru a 5 foot deep flat.-i have done this and caught alot of fish doing so- though i RARELY use subsurface baits.i have caught fish working medium divers over deep water-75+feet- fishing for suspended fish..

zooker

Well geeze... Now I gotta rethink this.

My history in bass fishing is mostly with jerkbaits, and small shallow cranks. I have had a few deep runners, but my main lures until recently were original rapala minnows, and similar lures from other companies. I have really just begun to expand my horizons with other lures. Call me a late bloomer...

If my Peanut is shallow then I will have to take my Bandit series 200 in natural goby. Killer lure. Rodnreel had it right. bandit is pretty underrated.

[zooker]

Originally Posted by BassFeverJohn

If my Peanut is shallow then I will have to take my Bandit series 200 in natural goby. Killer lure. Rodnreel had it right. bandit is pretty underrated.

i learned about bandits way back in the day..i have every thing from the mini 1100 to the big old 700. the 100 is my day to day killer..most of my 200's are rigged for salt water angling..-i normally use norman deep lil n's instead..speed traps are another bait that is under rated in most of the country..my peanuts tend to fade if left in the sun.i have a blue back chartuses that is almost white..

zooker