Getting A Crank Bait

[Sam]

Start with the Bandits.

Lots of colors in square bills and they don't cost an arm and a leg.

Then go with the Kevin VanDam 1.5 square bills and give them a try.

Odds are you will like the Bandits just as much as you like the Strike Kings.

As for colors, what is the main forage in the lake?

You can't go wrong with a Sexy Shad color.

Let us know what you select and what you catch with them.

[Catch and Grease]

If you have an Academy close buy I'd check out their H2O line of baits, especially if you're looking for an affordable bait. They're a great bait and can often be had for less than $4 apiece. They're my go-to squarebill, especially if I'm expecting to lose some baits.

100% agree with this, academy makes some ridiculously good baits for how much your paying for them...

[WRB]

Academy isn't a lure manufacturer, they are a retailer of private labeled tackle similar to both BPS and Cabelas, it's all the the same.

Tom

[Catch and Grease]

Well H2O Express is what I meant, it's their house brand.

Ive just gotten in the habit of calling them "academy lures".

[Jaw1]

Strike king 1.5 are my favorite squarebill there not to expensive and produce. Bandits are great all around footloose to 300series, I've tried the river2sea and caught a lot of fish on them as well.

Luckystrike squarebills are nonproductive for me as well as the arashi squarebills. I was a big luckycraft fan but had quite a few bills break and made the switch to strike king. Another disappointing squarebill for me was the xcaliburs. I love their one knockers but the squarebills a keychains to me

[Kbral87]

I really like Strike King 1.5 and 2.5 HC Silent Square Bill baits. They're very well built. I also found a bunch of Norman square bills at BPS for $2 each that seem pretty nice.

 

The strike king 1.5's work great, I like to make sure and put some gamakatsu hooks as I have had some issues with the hooks that they come with.

[Last_Cast]

+1 for strike king.