Best Crankbait (Brands,styles,sizes) for Eyes?

[Crappie Kid]

I have alot of Rapala brand cranks and a few Wally Diver. I was thinking of trying some Yozuri, any opinions on these? I do alot of latenight extreme shallow water longline trolling. lol...

[Borch]

Well the yozuri Crystal minnows will run very shallow(1-2'). However, their action is very tight and they run best with a little more speed than I like to use especially in the fall. I really like the floating rattlin rogues for shallow water as well. They dive about 2'. The floating raps #11 & #13 both dive around 3-4'. I also like the Rebel jointed fastback minnows for very shallow water They run about 2'.

For a bit deeper water(6-8') I like the husky jerks, bomber long A, jointed #11 rapalas, thundersticks and Super Rogues. Along with the shad raps already mentioned.

[CHM]

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Well the yozuri Crystal minnows will run very shallow(1-2'). However, their action is very tight and they run best with a little more speed than I like to use especially in the fall. I really like the floating rattlin rogues for shallow water as well. They dive about 2'. The floating raps #11 & #13 both dive around 3-4'. I also like the Rebel jointed fastback minnows for very shallow water They run about 2'.

For a bit deeper water(6-8') I like the husky jerks, bomber long A, jointed #11 rapalas, thundersticks and Super Rogues. Along with the shad raps already mentioned.

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Ditto everything Borch mentioned. The Bomber Long A (Chartreuse Flash / Black Back B15AXCH color)is an often overlooked lure that can easily be made into a neutrally boyant suspending lure - Heat a small wire (paperclip) over a flame, make a small hole on top of the head, inject 5 to 7cc of water, heat the wire again and seal the hole. AWESOME! Another tip is to bend each treble out 1 or 2 degrees to help hookups. If you are getting too many weeds you can try cutting the front hook off of the front treble. It does not seem to reduce the # of fish that get hooked.

Chuck

[Team Otter]

Salmo crankbaits are very tough to beat.

[ivegottabite]

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Salmo crankbaits are very tough to beat.

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Are you still running hornets in the fall? or have you switched over to some of their other styles? I mainly have #4 Hornets and am hoping they produce some eyes this weekend on Mille Lacs. Any feedback about Salmo is appreciated as I am excited about these lures!

[Borch]

I've had very good results with the Salmo Minnow #9. They run about 6 ft, have a nice wide wobble and come in great colors.

[Team Otter]

Yeah, I still use Hornets in the fall but just upsize to a #5 and #6. Also, like Borch said, I use #7 and #9 Minnows too. Great lures indeed so you should be excited!

[Crappie Kid]

Thanks fellas. I have had good luck with #5 jointed Rapala in Perch with the orange underside. I will have to check out the Salmos'.