What Crankbaits Should I Get...?

[CC268]

I currently fish up in Northern Arizona in the Williams Lakes, Lake Mary, and the Verde River...occasionally Bartlett Lake when I am home from college and in Phoenix. I just got a Bass Pro Pond Prowler and have been fishing from a boat and have been trying my crank baits. I have NEVER caught anything on a crankbait (fishing from the shore with them was impossible here, but now I have a boat and can use them!) 

 

Currently, I have a Bomber Flat A,  Rapala Floater, Rapala Shad Rap, and Rapala Husky Jerk. I am just wondering if I should stay with these or try to get some deeper diving crank baits...? Any suggestions I guess.

[Swampstud]

The rapala dt series would be a nice fit, cover several depths. I like the shad raps too

[roadwarrior]

Square bills and jerkbaits in the fall:

 

Square bills:Nornam Fat Boy, Bomber Square A, KVD 2.5

 

Jerkbaits: Smithwick Rattlin' Rogue, LC Pointer

[Bankbeater]

You can't go wrong with lipless cranks.

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Not sure what the depths are on the lakes your fishing.  I like the KVD 1.5's, Bomber Square A's, Rapala Shallow Shad Raps, and Bandit 200 Series for depths 5-6 feet and less.  That's really the max depth on the lakes I'm fishing so I don't really have any experience with anything that goes deeper.  Or you could go with a lipless crank.  They can be fished at any depth depending on your retrieve.  For lipless cranks I like the Red Eye Shad.

[dreamertino]

I like lipless cranks my personal is a Cordell super spot when the budget gets tight or a strike king red eye shad

[fishguy613]

Cordell super spot for lipless cranks, personally i find the stock hooks extremely dull so i always switch them out. Rapala makes some decent ones too

For standard cranks -

Jointed shad raps (crayfish, baby bass, yellow perch) Yo-zuri shashimi cranks, deep running shad raps, strike king KVD square bills, rapala flat rap, cotton cordell big O's, xraps,

[Nice_Bass]

Anything with norman in front of it...

[CC268]

Thanks guys!

[Hattrick7]

KVD 1.5 sexy shad square bill is the one that works best for me. I also like the one from Kinami in gold/black.

[olegs]

Jointed Shad Raps ( Fire tiger, Shad), lipless cranks, KVD 1.5/2.5 square bill

[Todd2]

Anything with norman in front of it...

Ditto

[WhiteMike1018]

I really love the Cranky M by River2sea and had much success on it at all times during the year.

 

Also a huge fan of the Rapala Crankin Rap and the KVD cranks are nice also.

 

As for catching fish on them you really need off-color water or some type of wind and or overcast is always great. When its dead calm and sunny I most likely wont be cranking.

 

-Mike

[BuckMaxx]

 Those are probably deep clear lakes. For those I choose the most realistic looking cranks I have in my box. I have went to custom painted cranks over the last few years and I really think it makes a difference.

[CC268]

Picked up some new cranks, pretty much most of what you guys recommended. Went out to this little reservoir and the water is pretty clear...it wasn't windy. I didn't catch anything but maybe it just wasn't a good time to throw cranks

[Hanover_Yakker]

If you are looking for more, I am getting ready to post some in the flea market. Medium divers.

[WRB]

You should add Lake Pleasant to you local lakes list.

Both Bomber 7A and Norman DD14 in shad colors work well where you plan to fish. Bomber and Norman and a good value, good hooks and work well out of the box.

Tom

[CC268]

You should add Lake Pleasant to you local lakes list.

Both Bomber 7A and Norman DD14 in shad colors work well where you plan to fish. Bomber and Norman and a good value, good hooks and work well out of the box.

Tom

 

I could go to Pleasant when I am in Phoenix....but getting around on my 10 foot Pond Prowler and my 55lb trolling motor on that lake would be slow haha

[WRB]

I could go to Pleasant when I am in Phoenix....but getting around on my 10 foot Pond Prowler and my 55lb trolling motor on that lake would be slow haha

Troll

[MichaelJ7]

I'm not a crankbait expert by any means but I can hold my own. Using electronics to find the fish is more important than just about anything. I typically am not a strike king fan but for clearer water I have the most success with the kvd strike king cranks. From the 1.5 to the 5xd. In murky/dark water I like a loud bandit crank to get that extra needed vibration.

[CC268]

Well to this day I haven't caught a thing on a crankbait so I mainly stick to jigs and a texas rig