What Should I Get?

[Balshy Fishing]

I'm looking to get some new jigs, new spinnerbaits and lipless cranks.

 

I know to get my jigs from Seibert Outdoors but I'm going to *** for my spinners and cranks; I need suggestions on colors and brand.

 

I fish mainly in rivers when fall comes which range from 17 feet deep to 8 feet deep and as shallow as like 4. All rods are medium fast with 10lb mono.

 

LET THE SUGGESTIONS BEGIN

[primetime]

For lipless cranks, I love the Sebile Flatt Shad Suspending 77 model and the snagless versions are pretty good as well although you can modify almost any lipless crank to be snagless.

 

The Flatt Shad has liquid inside which at first sounds like a gimmick but it gives the appearance of scales falling off the bait, and when you throw the 77 size, it is about 25% larger than your typical 1/2 ounce version and they make smaller versions as well but they don't suspend...I fish this lure all year round and throw it here in Florida in Lakes that are topped out with weeds and as long as you have 2-3" or an alley way, you can burn it fast and it dives maybe 1' at most, and when stopped, it stops on a dime, suspends nose down and looks so real and just sits and drives em crazy. I keep one rigged next to my flipping stick and will pitch it into a tight spot and let it sit, and work it like a topwater and it get's killed..Flat sides, great for cold fronts, and it does not have rattles but vibrates like crazy....Needs better trebles, but be careful modifying it too much, but this is a fantastic lure in sinking as well....I like the larger models and during the spawn the chart pattern is killer deadsticked over nesting areas, and bass pattern when guarding fry...Love this lure as you can tell....You can find them for under$10 if you look around but the cordell suspending spot can't touch this crankbait...I am not a fan of all Sebile lures but the Flatt Shad and square bills (Cranksters) are good lures everyone should have, and Koolie Minnow jerkbait/cranks that sink which is often the ticket when shad are dying.

 

Spinnerbaits, I buy cheap and buy alot when on sale and find that any model over $3 works good for me as long as I have the right blade combo for situation, trailer, and good quality hook....I do like to buy custom skirts in bluegill patterns for jigs and spinnerbaits

[Catch and Grease]

Academy carries some good lipless cranks, cheap too!

[benthinkin]

xcalibur lipless cranks are the best ive found

[Bluebasser86]

Xcaliber XR50 and XRK50 are about the only lipless baits I use. Ghost, Rayburn red, gold black back, and silver blue back.

 

I've been using the Academy squarebills a ton lately and they have been great producers. The Series 3 Luck E Strike Squarebill in copper perch is a killer and so is the sunfish and green copper shad. Strike King 1.5 in green gizzard shad is one of my all time favorite cranks. Honestly I own almost every bait they make in green gizzard shad, the 1.5 and Series 5 are my two favorites. Spro Little Jons and Fat Jons are great baits. A chartreuse black back Fat Jon fooled the fish in my avatar. 

[corn-on-the-rob]

JIGS: I have wanted to gain confidence in jigs so I bought a few from siebert outdoors. (my dad has a ton but I wanted some I could hand pick myself to instill some confidence). I tried to keep it as simple as possible. So I bought The brush dredge jigs which you can basically throw in anything and only needed two colors, a natural for clearer water and black/blue for any conditions.

 

2 1/4oz  Sweet craw (green pumpkin orange accents)

2 3/8oz  Sweet craw

2 1/4oz  24/7 (black/blue with purple accents)

2 3/8oz  24/7

 

those jigs cover 99.9% of what I need for jigs and two color options keep it simple. You can always mix and match trailers to suit more color options.

[Hogsticker]

Spro and War Eagle. Great for the cost. A jigs a jig. As long it has a quality skirt and hook