Favorite crankbait

[Deitz Dittrich]

No you shouldnt Dan... I never catch any fish on cranks during the FBL... they dont work. concentrate on something else.. 8-)

[Dan Brelje]

Alright, I'll take your word for it...Forget the whole crankbait idea

[TonkaBass]

Crankbaits are great fish catchers! I would have to say though, there are many times when the crankbait bite only last for the first few fish, then a guy is forced to slow down in order to keep catching them.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Tonka- I think it really all depends on the day... I have fished a full 8 hour tournament and never threw anything but a crankbait.

[TonkaBass]

Oh I agree. Early in the year it seems to be a much better lure to me, as in fish bite it all day more often. As summer sets in I tend to use it more as a search bait though. I do agree though, there are those days.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I'm the exact opposite, I dont touch a crank till summer.. then I start to grab em. I think a crank is the # 1 search bait out there. But that is just my opinion!

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I crank year round but I feel the crank bite picks up as the summer progresses and then into fall.

EDIT- Deitz eeked in right before me...

My spring cranking, if you even want to call it cranking, consists mostly of xraps, pointers, and some shadraps.

[rodmaker]

Rapala Shad Raps, perch, clown , firetiger, tenn. shad., gold/black, crawfish colors

[Deitz Dittrich]

bo ha ha ha ha(devilish laugh) my fast typing skillz help me once again...)..LOL

[jt24]

Normans Thin N cranks are what I have the best luck with. Sure would like to have more success with deeper running cranks tho.

I have a question concerning clear water? Are rattles and wide wobbling cranks a no no? Should I lean more towards a shad rap type crankbait? What colors should a guy start with?

[TonkaBass]

I wouldn't say that they are a no no. I have had plenty of times where I have caught fish with wide wobbling cranks in clear water. Rattles are in most crankbaits these days and I think that they are more than not a good thing. I have even added rattles to solid bulsa lure before, but there is a time also for a quite bait. The main thing, in my opinion to pay attention to while cranking is to make contact with the cover. There are many other variables as well, lip desing being one of the biggest. (Square lips deflect the most on contact while round and spade lips dig more.)

[Deitz Dittrich]

lure cadence(IE wide wobble or tight wobble) has more to do with water temp than it does water clarity. The cooler the water the tighter wobbles seem more effective. I have found that no rattles in clear lakes that get a lot of pressure seem to work better.. Its why I reach for old Poe crankbaits... In clear lakes that dont get the pressure I have found rattles to be fine.

[Ray Esboldt]

I am not the world's most enthusiastic crankbait guy. This sounds pretty lame but my favorite cranks are beat up Wiggle Warts. The worse they run (as long as they don't roll constantly) the more I like them. I still throw quite a few old Bagley DB3s as well.

[AaronM]

I'm a huge fan of the Smithwick Suspending Rouge or the Rapala Husky [jerk-bait]. Something about it really seems to drive the smallies crazy.

[frogtosser]

I like the DTs and x-raps also, in the spring I like to use manns 1-

[frogtosser]

where do you guys get your poes crankbaits?

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Capra's in Fridley is where Ive gotten mine in the past. Very few places seem to carry them.