How often is your SK 2.5 used over the 1.5

[TxHawgs]

As stated above how often do u throw a SK squarebill 2.5 over the 1.5, never, a little, or more than? I fish Lake Fork in TX and it's very highly pressured, because of that even though the water is almost always stained I always throw the 1.5. When u do choose the 2.5 what are your reasons for choosing it? Thanks guys.

[bigturtle]

I throw 2.5 almost exclusively. casts better, gets bigger bites. I use these for night fishing a lot

[Scarborough817]

more than i fish the 1.5 i would start with the 2.5 if they aren't biting that then you downsize and go to the 1.5

[thebillsman]

I use the 1.5 80% of the time. 

[CTBassin860]

I believe the run the same depth. The 2.5 will cast farther allowing you to cover more water and keep the crank in the zone longer

[blckshirt98]

As a shore guy I throw the 1.0 and 1.5 95% of the time since I've been getting lazy and only bringing my spinning rod.  The 2.5 I'll sometimes break out when I bring my cranking rod, but even then I'll usually grab a chatterbait first, and will also throw the 1.5 on it.  The 1.5 might be the perfect size all-purpose crankbait.

[lmbfisherman]

The 1.5 is what I throw 90% of the time but I have promised myself to use my 2.5s more in 2017.

[pawpaw]

I fish the 1.5 the vast majority of the time. I've had quite a few days that they were smoking a 1.5 and I switched to the 2.5 to see if I could improve on the size. I can't remember a time that my numbers didn't go down and I can't recall the size ever increasing. Not saying it never happened, but if it did I can't remember it. For this reason I see no reason to throw anything other than a 1.5 on a square bill bite. It just flat out catches more fish for me. The big fish don't seem to mind it either.

 

[Angry John]

I fish the 1.5 90% of the time and go down to a 1.0 in the spring.  I have a couple of 2.5's but they seem to spend a lot of time in my box.

 

[A-Jay]

I start throwing the 2.5 about mid-summer, by then the bait is a bit bigger.

And it's THE crank of choice for me in the fall.

A-Jay

[jtharris3]

I have a lot of 1.5s and a few 1.0s. I rarely fish the 1.0s. I don't even own a 2.5. I'm going to have to fix that!

[TxHawgs]

Awesome feedback guys thanks.

[ww2farmer]

8 hours ago, A-Jay said:

I start throwing the 2.5 about mid-summer, by then the bait is a bit bigger.

And it's THE crank of choice for me in the fall.

A-Jay

Same here.

 

I'll go back to the 1.5 on days they are biting the 2.5 and the bite slows. That often extends the cranking bite for a few extra fish.

 

I don't use the 1.0 much at all. It's a rock bass magnet and can be difficult to cast on my regular square bill set up, especially if there's any wind. I also don't use the 8.0 much. The "magnum" sized cranks have never been real productive for me unless it's big and toothy. 

[PaFrogThrower9]

I have a crap load of 2.5's but I never throw them! The 1.5's are so productive for me it's hard to use anything else. I Catch anything from bluegills to muskies on them....lol.

[Avalonjohn44]

I use the 1.5 almost all of the time, but due to this thread, I'm gonna start throwing that 2.5... I would like SK to make a 2.0.  Lucky craft had some RC and RTO 2.0s and man that was a great bait.

[Deleted account]

I don't own any 2.5s

[Big Swimbait]

I throw the 2.5 in Bluegill patterns. With Shad patterns it's almost always the 1.5. The only exception is late summer/early fall, I start throwing the 8.0 for the bigger forage bite.

[jamey1e]

Love the 2.5.  I'll fish them equally but if the water has any stain my first choice will always be the bigger bait.   

[Bluebasser86]

I own zero 2.5's. I have some Lucky Craft 2.0's that I use pretty often, but I don't fish crankbaits in general very often so take that for what it's worth.