Deep crankbaits

[Dan:]

Anyone have opinions on Mann's GO 2 Series, Strike King Series 6, SK Series 6XD, or Bomber Fat Free Shad (BD-7)?

I'm basically looking for any advice related to quality, running depths, and durability.

[soccplayer07]

I would add Luhr Jensens to your list...

[lsufan334]

I am a fan of the Strike King Series 6 and the Bomber Fat Free. Both have great quality, depth, and durability.  Deff. wont go wrong with those two choices.  The Norman Series of deep divers are great too (dd-17 dd-22)

[Dan:]

I would add Luhr Jensens to your list...

I'm just worried about some of the stuff I've heard about banging them against rocks and the narrow lip breaking off. Although the deeper ones look like they are quite a bit thicker. Someone convince me they don't have breakage problems!

As for the Normans, the only two I've owned have run crooked so I'm not super happy with them.

[Triton21]

I would add Luhr Jensens to your list...

I'm just worried about some of the stuff I've heard about banging them against rocks and the narrow lip breaking off. Although the deeper ones look like they are quite a bit thicker. Someone convince me they don't have breakage problems!

As for the Normans, the only two I've owned have run crooked so I'm not super happy with them.

Don't you know how to tune them?

Kelley

[Dan:]

I would add Luhr Jensens to your list...

I'm just worried about some of the stuff I've heard about banging them against rocks and the narrow lip breaking off. Although the deeper ones look like they are quite a bit thicker. Someone convince me they don't have breakage problems!

As for the Normans, the only two I've owned have run crooked so I'm not super happy with them.

Don't you know how to tune them?

Kelley

yes, I know how, my fingers just aren't strong enough to bend the d#*n metal!

... ;D

I just don't want to buy a whole box of cranks and have to tune each of them...it's a quality issue for me.

[Triton21]

Needle nose pliers.

Kelley

[Dan:]

:-? yeah, thanks.

Anyone else?

[burleytog]

I bought a few of the Manns Go2 series when they first hit the market.  The paint was horrible, the hooks bad.  The paint on both baits ended up cracking in several spots after being fished for one night and put back into a box.  I wouldn't highly recommend them.

SK Series 6 is right in line with their other cranks.  Just doesn't run deep enough for me.  Have some 6XD's on order, won't get a chance to use them until June or July.

The deep FFS are decent baits.  Don't have a lot of them. 

Others for you to look at would be the Norman DD22 (I've got three boxes of them, have had to tune two or three of them), Bagley DB3 and the Luhr Jensen 3/4 oz. Hot Lips (if they can take the rocks I crank, they can take anything.  The Hot Lips are the deepest cranks around.  They will hit 20' on 8 lb. CXX.

[Dan:]

good to know. I'm glad you mentioned the Go2 series. I was leaning towards them. Those "Crystal Threadfin" and "LA Shad" colors were really tempting.

[burleytog]

Hopefully my experience was just due to poor QC related to initial production rush. That said, I won't buy anymore of them.

If I can find them, I'll take a couple of photos of the paint.

[CJ]

Bomber Fat Free Shad and Rapala DT16 and DT20's are probably what I throw the most. Both are great crankbaits. I here Strike King has some new ones out that are supposed to be good but I haven't tried them yet. The Series 6 isn't as good as the Bomber in my opinion. It doesn't get down enough. If I' fishing less than 12 ft., I like Bagley's deep diver.

[kikstand454]

I am a fan of the Strike King Series 6 and the Bomber Fat Free. Both have great quality, depth, and durability. Deff. wont go wrong with those two choices. The Norman Series of deep divers are great too (dd-17 dd-22)

x2

[Big Bait Fishing]

good to know. I'm glad you mentioned the Go2 series. I was leaning towards them. Those "Crystal Threadfin" and "LA Shad" colors were really tempting.

x2 !!! , those colors are hot 

[Dan:]

good to know. I'm glad you mentioned the Go2 series. I was leaning towards them. Those "Crystal Threadfin" and "LA Shad" colors were really tempting.

x2 !!! , those colors are hot

Right?? Maybe I'll buy a couple just to see if their quality has improved.

[Big Bait Fishing]

good to know. I'm glad you mentioned the Go2 series. I was leaning towards them. Those "Crystal Threadfin" and "LA Shad" colors were really tempting.

x2 !!! , those colors are hot

Right?? Maybe I'll buy a couple just to see if their quality has improved.

$5.50 a bait ain't too much to gamble !! you just never know  :-?

[bmadd]

Out of those baits, I highly recommend the Fat Free Shads. I throw those in the BD6 and BD7 sizes. Alot.

[gobig]

Deep crankin is all about the DD22 and the Spro DD little john.

[Big Bait Fishing]

i throw deep diving crankbaits alot !! i use Bomber fet free shads BD7's , strike king series 6 , bomber "switchback" shads BTSD7 , norman dd22's and deep little N's , spro little john's dd , manns 30+ and 20+ , and Rapala DT 16's ...

btw , Mann's 30+ in copper craw is a fish catching bait color 

[Crestliner2008]

I would add Luhr Jensens to your list...

Absolutely!

[bassman31783]

Big fan of the Norman DD22's.