Favorite Crankbait

[J Francho]

My favorite is the Rapala Shad Rap. I use lots of the others in different shapes , color and the dept that they run. But seems for me the Shad Rap will produce when others will not.

isn't that considered to be a jerk bait??

No.  http://www.rapala.com/products/lures/shad_rap/

[scrutch]

Shallow favorite : Lucky Craft RC 1.5

Mid favorite: Rapala DT 6

Deep favorite: Norman DD22 (if I keep catching fish on the Spro Lil John DD it might overtake it soon)

--almost exactly the same for me except I like the Lil john DD better for deep cranks.

Throw in Rapala Clackin Rap for real deep.  They're heavy and I can cast 'em a mile too.

[flippin and pitchin]

Any Normans, Speed Traps and Hot Lips. The YoZuri hard core is a sleeper.

[Big Bass Chaser]

Lipped : Rapala DT 6 in bluegill

Lipless : Yozuri Rattl'n Vibe in 5/8oz in baby bass

[Primus]

BigBassChaser I forgot about the Yozuri Rattlin' Vibe, great bait and I like the Ghost color. The Bluegill DT6 is another great bait and color.

[lynyrdsky1]

Bandit 300 series

[roadwarrior]

Bandit 300 series

That's a winner!

Pick up a couple of 200s, too.

-Kent

[Bass_Fanatic]

Norman Fat Boy

Bandit 200

Bomber Fat Free Shad

[ChiCityBasser]

Strike King 1XS has been my most successful crankbait this year.

[SkilletSizeBass.]

WEC Wobbler 

Marty Burns, here on the forum, custom cranks ;D

Jawjackers custom cranks 

Flat shad baits custom made

Bomber model 6a redfire craw 

[Stringjam]

The original Charlie-O, or (and much more easily attainable) BigM's version of the bait.

original Charlie(urethane foam)

Marty's Charlies

Zoom WEC Deep Stumpy

Zoom WEC Z-Flat Coffin Bill - one of the finest clear-water flatsided baits you will encounter in life.

Any of the good Little Petey clones (this one's a Ron-E-Bee)

My own version of a mid-teens diver is actually my favorite deep diver.

This bait is compact, flat-round hybrid, casts very well, cranks very easily, and can bust almost 18' if you know what you're doing.

Supermag

[Primus]

Cool stuff Stringjam and Skilletsized Bass I always look forward to your post, one of my projects this winter is to pick some of these handmade cranks that you've reccomended. Question guys, have you tried the C Flash cranks and what do you think of them ? I've been having success with the 44 Mag, popular crank in our part of the country despite the $22 pricetag.

[WVBassHunter]

Rapala Glass Shad Rap for shallow and mid-deep.  It has been the most productive lure I have ever used and is always my producer when everything else fails!

Matt

[Fishes in trees]

I target alot of bushes and brush in 4' - 8' of water.   The Timber Tiger DC8 gets the nod most of the time.  I fish it on 17 or 14 lb line.  If I'm sitting in 12 to 20 feet of water and throwing at a dropping bank, I'll use  a Timber Tiger DC13 or DC16.  If I threw cranks around areas where there wasn't so much brush cover, I'd probably throw different brands, but the Timber Tiger comes through brush cover real well, and that's primarily where I'm fishing now.

[brushhoggin]

[Hooligan]

I'd have to say that my "old reliable" is a FR05 in Silver/black.  After that, I'd go with a Strike King series 5.

[rboat]

How can I order one of those BigM cranks? That looks sweet!

[Stringjam]

How can I order one of those BigM cranks? That looks sweet!

He's a forum member....check out Tacklemaking to see what he's up to.

[grimlin]

How can I order one of those BigM cranks? That looks sweet!

You will NOT regret them! I think that's the only crankbait I'll shell out Over $10 for so far.You might end up on a waiting list...but believe me I waited almost 2 months for mine and it was definitely worth the wait. Order them over the winter time so they'll be ready just in time for spring.

I have two of them just for show boating in my tackle room and people just drool over them.

[RyneB]

My favorite was always a Bomber Model A. This year i started throwing a Strike King KVD series 5 crank in chart. sexy shad and have not looked back at the model A. This crank flat out catches fish.

[RockNBass]

+1 for BigM's baits, great guy and quality baits! I'd recommend searching his archived posts to get an idea of popular models and color schemes.

[Blue Streak]

For me it is just one of these and one of those. I think I have a favorite from just about every manufacturer.

[Fishohio]

Norman Fatboy!

[Big Bait Fishing]

i would have to say Stike King crankbaits , you just have to change out the hooks (i change them out for Owner ST-41's ) . they produce and are easy to get replacements if you lose one or two . i also like Bomber crankbaits , again change out the hooks !!! gonna try some Lucky Craft cranks soon here , hope they are worth the extra $$$ :-?

[Dave P]

Norman Fatboy!

Yes, and Strike Kings and Bombers!