Shallow cranks

[bassfshin24]

What are some good shallow cranks that you guys use...and I'm not talking about kvd 1.5's and 2.5's since those run 3-6ft. I'm talking about cranks that run from 0-3ft. I haven't thrown them much in the fall but I could see them being dynamite being burned over the top of some shallow weeds.

[thatoneguy]

Rapala DT3 and DT Fats are what I often throw. If they're really in the mood to chase, I'll throw a Rat-l-trap or other lipless crank and burn it fast over the top as well.

[Aaron Carrell]

Mann's 1-Minus

That thing is killer when you've only got 1-1.5' of water above the weeds. Not to mention you can launch it a mile! I'll also second the DT3F and I like the DT1Fat as well which can also be subbed as a wakebait if you work it slower.

[Juan Grande]

Yep, I use a lot of Minus 1s and Storm Subwarts.

[Hester]

Yup, the 1-Minus!

[serpent]

x a billion for the manns -1

[RK]

Yup, the 1-Minus!

Yup...for sure.

[bassfshin24]

When I do throw shallow cranks it is a 1-Minus but for some reason I don't throw it very often and I'm thinking I should in the fall. Especially in shallow water.

[EBass]

Quote:

When I do throw shallow cranks it is a 1-Minus but for some reason I don't throw it very often and I'm thinking I should in the fall. Especially in shallow water.

And spring and summer! Do they make a slient 1 minus? I want a slient for clear water like east side of Tonka.

[RumRiverRat]

1 minus

Dt Fat 1 and 3

Subwart

[JBMasterAngler]

Flat raps work great! The BX raps are pretty good too. Both go down just a couple feet and are awesome for casting over shallow or sparse weeds. Bluegill colored DT fat raps are pretty good too, especially when there's fingerling/yearling sunnies all over the place.

[RuddyDuck]

I've been having decent luck using a DTFat1 fished over shallow submerged weeds lately and shorelines. I think it is something different than a spinnerbait, which bass see alot of in those conditions. You can fish it slower and pause/twitch it like a top water when needed also. I like the big lip for bouncing of wood too. I also like a DTFat3, but they dive deeper like a KVD 2.5, so you need to fish it when the weeds aren't as close to the surface. Also for some reason I lose more fish on a fat 3 than a 2.5 or Fat1, but I switched to bigger hooks and it helped a bit.

[KMHENDU]

Definitely a shallow crank is more productive here in Texas for me anyways than a spinnerbait is. I haven't used a minus one or any wake bait for that matter. I tend to use the h20 models from academy squarebills that dive 2 to 4 ft. Not a lot of weeds in my homelake. Would a wake bait be effective over shallow rock and shallow flooded timber? Probably need to buy a few of those.

[Igor Drackenwolf]

I'd never used lipless cranks like Rat-L-Traps before this year. I've had some success, and really am coming to love this type of bait. The depth versatility is awesome. Love ripping these things over shallow weeds, almost as much as I love topwater in similar conditions.

[Igor Drackenwolf]

...and since you said 0-3 feet, I assume you're including topwater. I love the Skitter-Prop most of all for topwater crank.

[thatoneguy]

Definitely a shallow crank is more productive here in Texas for me anyways than a spinnerbait is. I haven't used a minus one or any wake bait for that matter. I tend to use the h20 models from academy squarebills that dive 2 to 4 ft. Not a lot of weeds in my homelake. Would a wake bait be effective over shallow rock and shallow flooded timber? Probably need to buy a few of those.

wakebaits, buzzbaits, spinners, swimbaits..all can be effective over shallow stuff like that.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Surprised no one has mentioned Bandit Footloose yet... I also like the rapala Crankin rap(CRR03).