esoxangler Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Never have done this before, but I am going to try to fish deep crankbaits this summer. I have decided on DD14 and DD22's as the crankbait I want to throw. I have an Avid MHMF rod and I fish mainly clear lakes, with the occassional stained lake ever so often. So for those of you that use the Norman DD crankbaits, my question to you is, what are your best producing color or colors. (There are a lot to choose from...)Thanks in advance. Esox Quote
lsufan334 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 #1 for me with out a doubt is this: Clear water I use this Quote
hookingem Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 The Lavender Shad color has been my most productive Quote
Super User KYntucky Warmouth Posted March 3, 2011 Super User Posted March 3, 2011 Slick Rootbeer Tennessee Spot Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted March 3, 2011 Super User Posted March 3, 2011 Lavender Shad, Slick, Rootbeer, Chart/Blue, Red ear are my tops. Quote
WanderLust Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Lavender Shad, Slick, Rootbeer, Chart/Blue, Red ear are my tops. That sums it up minus the red ear. Quote
Vinny Chase Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I don't own many 14's, but DD22's are my favorite deep diving crank by far. This is one of those lures that I started using right away when I got into bass fishing, and never found a reason to switch. My absolute favorite color I cannot reveal , but below are my other favorites: Natural Shad Nutter Shad Mountain Doo Black/blue and the list goes on and on... BTW one other thing...change out the hooks right away before throwing any Norman Quote
Ima Bass Ninja Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Chartreuse with blue back...only one i can seem to get a bite on........ Quote
bassin is addicting Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 i like the chartruese with blue back also... BTW one other thing...change out the hooks right away before throwing any Norman Norman hooks are bad??? i've never had a problem? Quote
Vinny Chase Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 i like the chartruese with blue back also...BTW one other thing...change out the hooks right away before throwing any Norman Norman hooks are bad??? i've never had a problem? Maybe its just my own bad luck, but I have a higher number of fish spit a Norman than any other Quote
bigbassctchr101 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I have had a lot more fish spit out a norman than any other myself. But, i use a norman about 99% of the time! The hooks are not the best. I switch the hooks out because of the way I fish them. But it is by far my favorite bait! Its my search bait, catch bait, and clean up bait! FIRETIGER and custom painted ones are the only ones I really throw. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted March 3, 2011 Super User Posted March 3, 2011 For where you live and fish a few basic colors are al you need. Buy the ones that look like fish; baby bass, perch, bluegill, etc. Whatever swims in your waters. Think more about where you throw them and how you present the bait than about the color. Get the depth and the presentation right first, then fine tune with color. Don't just throw one out and crank it back, unless all you want is wrist exercise. Make it erratic. Crank it down then start varying your presentation. Twitch it, jerk it, yank it, pause it, stop it, speed it up, slow it down, mix it up. Be prepared to lose a few. Pike like these things too. And, when you're deep cranking in the summer, you're putting a DD22 right where the pike live. Quote
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