Super User scaleface Posted September 22, 2016 Super User Posted September 22, 2016 When you want to reach a certain depth what diving crankbait models are the lures you have the most confidence in .This should help a few anglers , including me , to wisely choose some baits and take much of the guess work out of it . These are all judged using 12 lb Big Game . Shallow diving the vintage Rogers Big Jims are my best baits and I dont hesitate to use the only one I have left . 5 to 6 foot the Rapala Fat Rap has been a steady producer decade after decade . Down to about 8 foot there are a lot of baits I choose from .Perhaps my best producer now is a Rapala Crankin Rap CRR 10 8 to 10 foot I immediately consider the Norman Deep Little N 10 to about 13 foot the Rapala Crankin Rap CRR14 has probably caught the most fish for me so far this year . Beyond that to about 17 foot the Strike King 6xd has been the only lure I have had much luck with at those depths 17 foot and beyond , Ihave not had much luck with diving baits . Next year this list will likely change as I am always evolving and that Rogers wont last forever . 1 Quote
timsford Posted September 22, 2016 Posted September 22, 2016 Wake baits I like the th customs, Mann's waker elite, baby 1 minus, storm subwart, and dt fat 1. Shallow baits under 6ft I like the rapala dt series, bandit 100, Norman fat boy and mad n, spring little John, and bomber fat a, square a, balsa b, Bagley's honey b 6-12ft I like rapala dt series, lucky craft skt mini, wiggle warts, bomber a cranks, bandit 200, spro little John MD, and shad raps 12-18 ft I like the rapala dt series, spro little John dd, bandit 300, Norman deep little n and dd22, bomber fat free shad, and various lucky craft baits Super deep cranks I like the duo g87, 6th sense crush, 8xd and 10xd 1 Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted September 22, 2016 Super User Posted September 22, 2016 Shallow Baits - Bandit 100 - Bandit Flat Maxx Shallow - Xcalibur XCS 200 SB - BL Echo - Red Eye Shad - Rippin Rap - Shad Rap - Scatter Rap Crank - Luhr Jenson Speed Trap - SK 1.5 Shallow SB Mid Depth 6-12 - Don't fish this much with cranks due to weeds - Bandit 200 - DT 10 - Red Eye Shad - Rippin Rap 12+ - Crankin Rap 14-16 (Thankfully I have a few) - Deep Little N - DT 16 - DD22 I fish a lot of shallow cranks thanks to rivers and a vacation lake that has a big sand flat. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 23, 2016 Author Super User Posted September 23, 2016 31 minutes ago, cgolf said: 12+ - Crankin Rap 14-16 (Thankfully I have a few) - Deep Little N - DT 16 - DD22 I have three .They are top shelf baits , thats for sure .I just ordered some they are still available . 1 Quote
papajoe222 Posted September 23, 2016 Posted September 23, 2016 Shallow to deep; Mann's Baby 1-minus Norman Fat Boy Fat Free Fingerling Deep Little N and Fat Free Shad Norman DD22 and SK 6XD 1 Quote
dwardmba Posted September 23, 2016 Posted September 23, 2016 Shallow to deep also... KVD 1.5 XD3 XD5 XD6 (My son schooled me earlier this year, he picked 13 bass while I got two on two other brands of crankbait. Been using Strike Kings ever since.) Quote
Super User Columbia Craw Posted September 23, 2016 Super User Posted September 23, 2016 Wake bait: IMA Roumba Super Shallow: SK 1.5 Shallow Shallow: 6th Sense Crush 50, Normans Little N and Fat Boy, Speed Trap Mid-Depth: Hot Lips, Deep Little N, Normans NX and DD14 Deeper: DD22 3/4 OZ Hot Lips, SK 6XD Real Deep: A jig Quote
Airman4754 Posted September 23, 2016 Posted September 23, 2016 Rapala SR7, DT10, DT14, 6XD, 10XD in that order. 2 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted September 23, 2016 Super User Posted September 23, 2016 0' to 1' - Manns Waker Elite, Mann's Baby 1 minus, Rapala DT Fat 1 2' to 3' - Mann's Baby X, Rapala DT Fat 3 and Flat 3, Cotton Cordell Big O. 4' to 6' - Rapala DT 6, Bagley Sunny B (deep), Bomber 4A, Bomber Deep Flat A 7' to 10' - Rapala DT Flat 7, Bomber 6A, Bomber 7A 3 Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted September 23, 2016 Super User Posted September 23, 2016 Timber Tigers - Models DC4 or DC5 or DC8 of DC13 or DC16. I carry other ones in case I decide that the Timber Tigers aren't working but more often than not I run out of fishing time before I'm at that decision. Quote
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jr231 Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 I've tried many brands. And for the money, rapala and bomber are my favorite all around. I always have confidence with either brand tied on no matter what model it may be. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 27, 2016 Author Super User Posted September 27, 2016 What depths ? If your fishing 6, 10 , 12 , 15 ....foot ledges which baits do the job for you ? Quote
Crankinstein Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 I'm a bit of a crankbait junkie so my list changes a lot but this is what im using currently for different depths and to be honest most of my crankbait fishing recently is in 14ft or less. Wake 0-1ft: Megabass Gong, Ima roumba Shallow 1-3ft: Spro fat john, Jackall Aska Med 4-6ft: Spro little john MD Med 6-8ft: Evergreen CR 08 Med deep 8-12ft: Spro rock crawler Med deep 10-14ft: Rapala DT10 and DT14 Deep 14-16ft: Duo G87 15A, Rapala DT16 Deep 16-20ft: Duo G87 20A Really Deep 20ft-25ft: SK 10XD 2 Quote
primetime Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 If the water is deeper than 10-12' I very rarely crank because I am just not good at it, or have confidence using "Deep Divers". I prefer using a Lipless crankbait or Weighted Swimbait but I do like the DT-16 and Norman Middle N's, but the Rapala Line of cranks pretty much covers most of my mid range cranking from the DT-4,6,10,16, DT Thug is great for 4-8', and I have alot of confidence in the shap raps, shallow shad raps for 0-3', waking, spinning gear light line, and Shad rap #7 is the one I use most in 8-10' range. I also use a bunch of the Bomber Model A...Fat A for shallow, 2A-6A, Flat A and Long A for waking and shallow as well. Subwarts, Small KVD square bill, Bandit Footloose, 100-200, and my latest favorite is the Spro line of crankbaits which I really like, and the Rebel bluegill which is tight action and good in 3-5'. For Wake baits I use the Manns' line and go as small as the Tiny, BPS Egg and the big fat DT Wakes which look silly but catch fish on days when wakes work...I still like thin wake baits best like the Rapala Minnow, Long A, Red Fin, old Xcalibur Ghost Minnow, but overall... Rapala, Bomber, Bandit, Spro, Norman, Strike King, Speed Traps and Timber Tigers get most of the work but cranking is the one skill I am basically only as good as the mood of the fish. I prefer a Carolina Rig or fishing a Jighead and Swimbait in deep water before I would tie on a DT-20, Norman DD22, unless I am with someone who is good at the technique, knows how to position over structure and run it into the bottom and structure, but Usually I would rather be chucking a 3/4 oz Bill Lewis Rattle Trap or Spro Lipless in 1 oz if in deep water and fish it like a jig at times..... I try to catch fish on Wiggle warts but I get snagged and frustrated. However I have been in the boat when my brother would be hammering fish and I was just getting snagged and making him angry. 6 hours ago, scaleface said: What depths ? If your fishing 6, 10 , 12 , 15 ....foot ledges which baits do the job for you ? I would honestly tie on a Shad rap anytime of year, #7 up to #9, or the Glass Shad Rap #5-#7....I always go with that crankbait first since It is the only lure I have true Confidence in, Cranking is not my strong suit. I actually prefer the Rapala Thug for mid depths of 4-8 or the bomberr 4a-6a covers most of those depths. I wish I was better at cranking deeper water,I know that most guys I know who do well use the Norman deep Divers as well as the Poes. Also Wiggle warts but that is tricky fishing that requires skill that I am lacking. I need to actually work on this because in the summer guys seem to do really well with these big crankbaits. I never do well on the crankin Raps but I have a bunch of them as they look awesome, but for some reason I give up on them too quickly I guess. Norman and Strike King have some killer colors, especially Norman and the baby bass colored bombers work well and seem to be easy to fish. I have tried expensive crankbaits for deeper water and can't say I notice any difference between $5 vs. $12. 2 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted September 28, 2016 Super User Posted September 28, 2016 0' to 1' Mann's 1 Minus 2' to 3' Mann's Baby X 4' to 6' Cordell Big-O In deeper water I through a Rat-l-trap and let it sink. 1 Quote
Cranks4fun Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 Reading this reminds me that my most productive lures often change from year to year. I have concluded that the things that trigger bass bites are not quite as clear as some anglers think. Anyway, this year it has been these three cranks: a Bandit Footloose in chartreuse/blue for shallow & top water. A little deeper (2-4ft) and in clear creeks it has been a cheap Cordell Big O with Gammy EWG trebles and a Norman Tiny N in a seemingly irreplaceable brown/red craw color (lost that bait in the jaws of a smallie). From 4-8 ft it would be a 3-way tie between a #7 shad Rap, a DT6 in green craw, and an H2o Xpress CRULD -Deep UL in some shad color. In previous years, a Norman Fat Boy, Mann's 1-, Bandit 200, a Fat Free Guppy, a Bomber Flat A, and a Bomber Long A suspending Pro jerkbait have been in my "necessary" box. Quote
S. Sass Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 Sort of a rundown of what I use. But I do change it up pretty often as necessary/dictated by the fish. 0-2ft Mann's 1 Minus, Bandit Footloose 2-4ft Bomber Model 2A, and various others. 4-8ft Bandit 200, Rapala DT04, DT06, 10-12ft Bandit 250, Rapala DT10 I also through a Rat-l-trap, H2O LCR, or a Sebile lipless and let it sink to my desired depth. Quote
OCdockskipper Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 Since my home lake is shallow (10 ft with a couple of 12 ft holes), I have the luxury of keeping it simple. I break it down to shallow, mid & deep with the following having earned their first string status: Shallow - Strike King KVD 1.0 squarebill (silent) Mid - Strike King 3XD (rattling) Deep - Rapala DT-10 (rattling) Quote
long island basser Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 0-1: BPS The Egg, H20 xpress wake, manns baby 1 minus. shallow: Xcaliber 100, kvd 1.0, 1.5, 6th sense 50x, spro little John 50. medium + : spro little John MD. DD. I don't do deep crankin.....too much like work! Quote
Super User iabass8 Posted October 29, 2016 Super User Posted October 29, 2016 Zoom WEC / LC 1.5 DRS depending on cover 6th Sense crush/LC MD for mid range stuff. Quote
Super User king fisher Posted September 11, 2020 Super User Posted September 11, 2020 6th Sense Crush and Spro Rock Crawler are new additions to my line up that are getting lots playing time. I still love the Deep Weer but after all these years I am still cussing the hooks catching each other. Starting to run low on my old Bagelys, glad I tried the Crush. I will be trying the 1.5 oz 6th Sense square bill for the first time tomorrow I could probably catch the same number of fish by only using the H20 line, but the bait monkey would not not let me go down that road. Shallow to deep Manns 1- minus Norman Fat Boy Acadomy H2O CRS Bagley Balsa B 2 6th. Sense Crush Acadomy H2O model M Deep WeeR Bomber 6 7 A Spro Rock Crawler DT 10 Deep little N Fat free shad Bagely diving B 2 Original Bomber DT 14 5 XD 6XD DD22 Quote
Super User Columbia Craw Posted September 12, 2020 Super User Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/22/2016 at 7:03 PM, Columbia Craw said: Wake bait: IMA Roumba Super Shallow: SK 1.5 Shallow Shallow: 6th Sense Crush 50, Normans Little N and Fat Boy, Speed Trap Mid-Depth: Hot Lips, Deep Little N, Normans NX and DD14 Deeper: DD22 3/4 OZ Hot Lips, SK 6XD Real Deep: A jig Since my initial response I have come to to use many more baits by 6th Sense. The Curve 55 is great from 6 to 9 feet. I love this bait. The Cloud 9 series in 10's and 15's cover their ratings and the DD300 get's close to 20 feet. Good stuff. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 12, 2020 Author Super User Posted September 12, 2020 Since I asked this question four years ago I did a lot of off-shore cranking and have found lures that reach 12 , 15 , 20 foot depths . I caught bass at 22 ft , my deepest with a diving bait with a Dredger 25.5 . Quote
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