Any Crankbait Lovers Still Out There?

[dgkasper58]

5 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Let's not get too carried away here now.

Sanity is a strong word . . .

A-Jay

Fair enough ~

That hook came stock on the Sub-Walk when it first came out.

My strike to landing ratio on brown bass was so far below the Mendoza line, 

It was hard to comprehend.

Changed it out and life was good again.

If I had any I'd be happy to send them to you.

A-Jay

 

My last one that was surviving had to be cut off when it was in my hand... No lie I was upset at the time- now I don't throw it as much.

[billmac]

I have a mental block when it comes to crankbaits, especially fat crankbaits.  I know they catch fish, I just won't bring myself to throw them.

 

I like minnow type crankbaits, I like lipless cranks, like rattletraps.  It all boils down to the fact that they look good to me and fat crankbaits don't.   Yes, it's weird.

[MN Fisher]

15 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Sanity is a strong word . . .

I concur.

[A-Jay]

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

I concur.

LOL ~ 

Thanks for the support 

 

A-Jay

[jimmyjoe]

6 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

LOL ~ 

Thanks for the support 

 

A-Jay

 

   I swear, you guys make me feel normal. That's something that the doctors and nurses here haven't been able to do for years.      jj

[MN Fisher]

11 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   I swear, you guys make me feel normal. That's something that the doctors and nurses here haven't been able to do for years.      jj

You think YOU got it tough? No hospital will take me because they don't want half the staff ending up as patients.

[jimmyjoe]

38 minutes ago, dgkasper58 said:

My last one that was surviving had to be cut off when it was in my hand... No lie I was upset at the time- now I don't throw it as much.

    ....the lure or the hand?     jj

[rogatsby]

This little traditional guy does great for me in the winter and when times are tough. Decades of effectiveness. 

[dgkasper58]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

    ....the lure or the hand?     jj

the treble hook. ?

[Columbia Craw]

The only crankbaits i'll throw run from 1 to 22 feet deep. I refuse to deal with them outside that depth range.

[jimmyjoe]

5 minutes ago, rogatsby said:

This little traditional guy does great for me in the winter and when times are tough. Decades of effectiveness. 

 

   When I was using the Ambassadeur 5000, I found it difficult to throw the Rapala Finnish Minnow, or what we now call the Rapala Original. And of course, being young and stubborn,  I hesitated to use spinning gear.  But when I discovered the Countdown, I was in 7th heaven. This one I could cast!  And at first, all I did was chuck-n-wind. But one day, I took a lunch that included sandwiches with strawberry jam. I got some on the line accidentally.  So here I am, winding back, and then pausing to clean the jam off the line, then winding back, then pausing to clean the jam off the line, and ..... WHAM! 

   One of my buddies, much more knowledgeable about fishing techniques than I was, was standing about 25 feet away and laughing his butt off at me. Then he explained what fishing a jerkbait was.

   I have never been without a Rapala countdown since then. Floaters? Yeah, maybe. Countdown? Nope.  If you look at the picture I posted above, you'll see a few other jerkbaits in there, some of them newer and "improved". But there's nothing that is as versatile, reliable and consistent as the Countdown.

 

   Like the guy on the TV says, "Don't leave home without it."      jj

[JS Patterson]

Crankbaits and jigs are like an addiction to me. Despite having Rubbermaid containers full of “reserve” stock in my fishing room I still feel a need to have more. I rotate many 3700 boxes of specific types through my boat based on season and where I will be fishing. Winter is the season I will have 3 crankbait setups on my deck. I have a 3700 box of DTs ready to go. Between the shad rap and the Spro boxes. 

[Hook2Jaw]

I want to be a good crankbait fisherman, but I'm not.  My local waters don't really allow it -- too much vegetation in my local ponds.  The lake I frequent is also chock full of vegetation and is very, very clear.  I feel like there are better presentations available to me there.

 

I'm going to start fishing my rivers again.  They have far more sandy bottom and tons of wood for me to snake squarebills through.

 

That said, I prefer fishing hard plastic and wire baits before pure soft plastic approaches.

[DanielG]

Yup, I like cranks. I live on a 4.5 mile lake that's a flooded river valley that's 90 ft deep in some places. Not much vegetation, not much coverage. Crankbaits work good in open waters. That and swimbaits are what I use a lot.

[Log Catcher]

Like others have posted I try to always start with a crankbait. I didn't get to fish a lot last year. When I did go the 6TH Sense crush 50 and Spro Little Johns caught them. I rarely use a crankbait that runs more than 12' deep.

[swhit140]

Always on my rods ready to go, I have lipless cranks in one box and diving cranks in 2 or 3 other. Most of our lakes are under 20' depth so I use what is necessary to catch them.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Who leaves home without a square bill, like seriously? I beat the bill off mine. Every stump, root, and tree I find. 

 

Here in my local rivers I love throwing a square bill. Absolute confidence bait, red craw shallow running sqaurebill. 

 

Growing up bass fishing, my earliest memories in central Fla, is my Dad tying me on a crankbait. "Throw it out there and reel son" Fire tiger was the usual color then. The good ole days. 

[Bluebasser86]

Billed cranks, not so much. Lipless crankbaits are another story though.

 

 

[GreenPig]

I try to love them. I have four 3700's full of  shallow, medium, deep, and extra deep crankbaits. I have 3 dedicated cranking combos. I still catch more bass on swimbaits.

[RichF]

17 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Hello and Congrats on your 1st Post ~ 

I'll throw a crank anytime they'll eat one.

But I've never been a fan of the treble hook on the front of that DT.

Nightmare is the term I'd used for it.

Changed out every one right out of the box.

But that's just me

A-Jay

I was gonna say the same thing about the sureset treble. I still have a few on some baits but not on the front. Snag magnet!

[Sam]

Yazirrrrr. I be here with my crankbaits.

 

And getting some special ones very soon, too. 

[Bankbeater]

Mann's one minus, Cordell Big-o, and KVD crankbaits are a staple for me.

[LonnieP]

I can’t imagine fishing without crankbaits. I always have at least 3 tied on in my boat.

[TBAG]

My favorite way to fish, I always have two crankbait specific combos with me at all times. I especially enjoy fishing them on a glass rod, so fun. 

[schplurg]

On 1/18/2020 at 2:41 PM, jimmyjoe said:

   Let's put it this way:

   Up until last year, I fished rivers. I never saw a soft plastic. Might have been some people using them, but either I didn't see them or I didn't pay any attention.

   Last year was The Flood, so I started fishing lakes pretty seriously. Bought myself a bunch of soft plastics. Got in with a bunch of guys who took me on their boats (I don't own a boat).

   No spinnerbaits.

   No cranks.

   No spoons.

   Very few frogs.

   When we met another boat, first question was, "What color they hittin'?"  Second question was, "Texas or weightless?"

   I was flabbergasted. So yeah, I think it might be true.      jj

 

Maybe they're just cheap?  If everyone in that lake is throwing plastic I'd probably leave mine at home and throw plugs. I've seen no indication of such a trend.