Morelures Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 Anyone throw this bait often? Is it worth $15? Seems as if once someone gets over paying the money for one they love them... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 14, 2010 Super User Posted December 14, 2010 In certain situations, yes. Very well designed bait. Quote
Kevinator1 Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 I've thrown all of the RC series and yes they are very good. BPS usually runs a special on them a couple of times of year for $10.00 or so. If I were you though, I would look at the new XCalibur series of shallow cranks. They look just like LC's and are just as good for $7.00. That's what I'm buying now. Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 I am a cheap SOB, and I have five of them - They are excellent baits. Durable, great hooks, and they always pull in bass. It isn't just a dink magnet either like Bandits and Bombers, it'll catch the eye of the big girls. Quote
Primus Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 It's my favorite shallow water crank and I own about 4-5 dozen of the various RC baits with the 1.5 being my overall favorite. That said Strike King just came out with their square bill which sells in the 5-6$ range. I did throw the Strike King a little this fall and stuck a few fish on them giving me a good first impression, time will tell if it's the real deal like the RC baits. Quote
cbfishalot Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 My go to square bill crankbait!!!! Quote
Morelures Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 I'm going to pick a few up soon and check them out. Seems like people who paint custom cranks are always paiting these. I was throwing a spro little john in the fall and really liked how that felt on rocks/hard bottom areas in the shallows so I didnt mess with to many other styles. So I never got a chance to pick a 1.5 up. I also threw the KVD square bill a little but didn't get to really mess with it allot. One thing I could tell is it really does have a hunting action, and did well in wooded areas as far as deflection goes. Quote
FishinTN Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 My go to square bill crankbait!!!! X2 Also looking forward to the S.K. KVD's and Xcalibers this spring. Quote
Super User KYntucky Warmouth Posted December 15, 2010 Super User Posted December 15, 2010 They are great shallow cranks, they'll run through some thick stuff and deflect very well. I've bought many on sale at the $10 price but they are worth the $15 if you do alot of shalow cranking. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted December 15, 2010 Super User Posted December 15, 2010 My number one crankbait. Not sure how many I own, but more than the wife needs to know about. most of mine were bought over the internet for 8-10 bucks each. Quote
Morelures Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 Thats funny im always sneeking in the house with a big ole bag of lures, now the wife just smiles and shakes her head. But she often gets me back when she goes to the mall. Do you know of any places that still have them for $8.00? Quote
Steven Ladner Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 Thats funny im always sneeking in the house with a big ole bag of lures, now the wife just smiles and shakes her head. But she often gets me back when she goes to the mall.Do you know of any places that still have them for $8.00? The RC1.5 is the best shallow runner on the market. Watch the classifieds on forums and you'll find a deal on some, you just have to be quick. I will never pay more than $10 for them anymore because of this. Quote
Chaz Hickcox Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 I've thrown all of the RC series and yes they are very good. BPS usually runs a special on them a couple of times of year for $10.00 or so. If I were you though, I would look at the new XCalibur series of shallow cranks. They look just like LC's and are just as good for $7.00. That's what I'm buying now. I would agree with that. I used to have one or two of the LC's because that's all I could afford. Yes they WERE worth the money, but the Xcalibur is just as good for less than half the price. LC has some differences in tiny details in the colors, but that hasn't seemed to make any difference for me. Quote
Puma Jim Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 they go on sale at bass pro during the Spring classic in Feb/Mar for $10 or $10.99. Use to go on sale twice a year; Xmas and Spring but no longer. They also have like four brand new colors just hitting the street. Great cranks Quote
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