Favorite crankbait that dives 10-15 feet

[I/MBasser]

I have a handful of SK KVD 1.5s and 2.5s.   Most local ponds I fish aren’t very deep.   But I do want to buy a few for the times I run across deeper water.   What brand is your favorite?   What about color?  Most waters I fish are stained so I imagine 10-15 feet deep is pretty hard to see.   Probably chartreuse or a bone white?   Also thinking rattles are a good idea.   Was looking at a Glo-Pro GP2.  They have little glow sticks which I thought is interesting. What are your thoughts?   Thanks!

[Columbia Craw]

Normans Deep Little N. Very affordable and over 40 color options.

[Raul]

Rapala DTs have treated me well and don’t bother much about which color.

 

Lipless cranks dive to any depth.

 

[npl_texas]

SK 3xd, 5xd

 

Rapala DT series

 

I keep shad imitation, chartreuse (stained water), craw, and bluegill colors

[scaleface]

Berkely Dredger 17.5  and 14.5 

 

The 14.5 from 10 to about 12 and the 17.5 deeper . They   get to these depths fast and stay there long . They will reach advertised depths with 12 lb big Game .

 

I fish stained water and bluegill with a little chartreuse , fire tiger and shads work well .

[papajoe222]

10 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Normans Deep Little N. Very affordable and over 40 color options.

This. If you’re thinking of a bigger profile, try a FatFree Shad. Those two fill that nitch perfectly for me. I don’t recall the color names, but something similar to SK’s Sexy Shad is a good choice for stained water. 

[Scarborough817]

if i had to pick one brand it would be the dt10 and dt14 for sure. I'm also a fan of the Spro little john dd and I'm thinking the new Berkley dredger will fit into this category too.

[Cgolf]

Norman Deep little N and Rapala DT series

[Munkin]

Bandit 300

SK 5 Series

 

Allen

[Chris]

It depends on what I am trying to do and what kind of stuff I am fishing. If I am fishing zones like 10' or 15' areas because it is an edge of a break or end of a point. I would say a DT is a good option. If I was fishing down a laydown tree that dips into the 10'-15' range I wouldn't use a DT, I would use a fat free shad or something with the same nose down posture. If I was fishing the end of the tree I would fish the DT. If I was fishing a long tapering point I would fish a norman bait or something with the same posture.

[Bluebasser86]

Stick with the Strike Kings and get some Series 5 and 5XD. 

[scaleface]

Theres a pretty big difference between 10 and 15 foot . I love Norman Deep Little N's at 10 foot but its not going to touch down at 15 . A deeper lure would be needed .

[DINK WHISPERER]

5xd or 6xd for that depth depending on your line size.

[Deleted account]

Fat free shad, 5xd. Where are you guys finding Normans that run true (or can be tuned to do so) I used to fish them a lot when I had to go through maybe 3-6 to find a good one, when it got to over 10 consistently, it just became more fun than I could handle. I will say that the ones that are right are really right. I have a box of "good ones" that I break out every now and then.

[scaleface]

49 minutes ago, reason said:

Where are you guys finding Normans that run true (or can be tuned to do so)

I bought two last year and they were both out of wack . My old ones run fine  .

[ww2farmer]

Strike King 5xd is my go-to crank for those depths.

[NHBull]

On 12/5/2017 at 5:09 AM, scaleface said:

Berkely Dredger 17.5  and 14.5 

 

The 14.5 from 10 to about 12 and the 17.5 deeper . They   get to these depths fast and stay there long . They will reach advertised depths with 12 lb big Game .

 

I fish stained water and bluegill with a little chartreuse , fire tiger and shads work well .

Agree......I tend to replace my old CB with these.  I do with the 10 was a tad more buoyant, but you can’t argue with success

[scaleface]

1 hour ago, NHBull said:

the 10 was a tad more buoyant

The  larger sizes are not buoyant and that can be a  problem for some .I have some that suspend and some that slowly sink . I primarily use them on structure that is pretty much void of cover . The action is nice and tight and every single one has been perfectly tuned . They just feels right .

 

I just finished reading of a walleye tournament and the winner used Dredgers because of its    "aggressive diving action" .

[IndianaFinesse]

5xd and the little john baby dd.

[WRB]

Norman DD14 red/black craw for stained water pond.

Tom

[dam0007]

Rapala DT 10-14

5XD

Ima Beast Hunter