Super User DitchPanda Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 I'm not a huge crankbait guy but do use them from time to time. And I recognize the fish catch ability they have. What are your favorite shallow cranks? Let's say 4ft or less...I ask since I fish from shore and don't have access to deep water Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 Rapala: Jointed Shallow Shad Rap and DT-4 1 Quote
Super User jimmyjoe Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 Above and beyond all others, the Rapala CRR-5 Crankin' Rap squarebill. It's discontinued, but you can still get some off the auction site. Although I use the Bomber 13A as a twitchbait, I've also had good luck with it on a steady retrieve. And then there's the 1/2 oz. 3' Storm Arashi Shad squarebill. It's quite a ways down on my list compared to the others, but it works. jj 2 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 Lucky Craft CB 001, 50 and 100 Megabass Flap Slap (around 4ft depth) Manns baby -1 Quote
snake95 Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Not glamorous or flashy, and not a squarebill... But I find it hard to beat a floating Rapala Original in shallow water from shore. The original original black and silver and white is awesome. I like a size 9 or 11. Also a deadly and subtle topwater - fished in short jerks in calm conditions. 6 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, snake95 said: Not glamorous or flashy, and not a squarebill... But I find it hard to beat a floating Rapala Original in shallow water from shore. The original original black and silver and white is awesome. I like a size 9 or 11. Also a deadly and subtle topwater - fished in short jerks in calm conditions. I need to get back to doing this more too. Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 IMA Bill Lowen Squarebill crankbait https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Ima_Bill_Lowen_Squarebill_Crankbait/descpage-IBLSB.html Run nicely at 2 ft, so a tad deeper than a Mann's 1 Minus https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/brandhardbaits.html?from=basres. Both are good options with different actions if a shallow floating minnow isn't interestening to them. 1 Quote
Beeno Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Really is hard to pick a favorite and to tell you the truth I wouldn’t really want to tell anyone what my favorites are but a couple of must haves or Honorable mentions would have to be a Rapala DT6, Bomber 6A, and the Mann’s baby minus preferably the older models but the new ones work just fine. Theses three are must have baits for the bank fisherman. Quote
Tizi Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Favorite Shallow Crankbaits: 6th Sense Movement L7, Crush 75x, Mann's Baby 1-, Rapala BX Brat Quote
river-rat Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Hower08 said: Hard to beat a bandit 100 x2 Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 My absolute favorite has to be the old Xcalibur now Booyah XCS100. Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Bomber Square A - Affordable and never lets me down. 1 Quote
Muddy wolf Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Mann’s minus one and baby minus one. I’ve used them for years in ponds and always had good luck. 1 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 Lots of good choices given. Rebel makes good crankbaits as well. 2 Quote
keagbassr Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 I'm not a crankbait guy either but have had some luck with bps egg shallow cranks. 1 Quote
Super User jimmyjoe Posted June 11, 2020 Super User Posted June 11, 2020 18 hours ago, PhishLI said: IMA Bill Lowen Squarebill crankbait I've heard a lot of good words about that lure from some old fishing buddies who are now retired. I don't know whether it's the lure or the fact that they can now devote all the time to fishing that they want. I do know one thing, though; nobody I know, young or old, talks bad about this lure. jj Quote
Uncle_MC Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I've fished lipless crankbaits from shore a lot with no issue, mainly 1/4oz and 1/2oz Rat-L-Traps and Cordell Super Spots. Strike King KVD 1.0s and 1.5s are also good. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted June 12, 2020 Super User Posted June 12, 2020 Bandit 100 A mighty mite Roger 1 Quote
swhit140 Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I like the Bomber Square A & Bandit 100, the only bad thing about the Bomber is the hook quality. I replace the trebles on them new out of the box which isn't a big deal for me. I buy trebles in bulk so I'm adding a very minor cost into the bait. Quote
tander Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 19 hours ago, Hower08 said: Hard to beat a bandit 100 Agree and they are also the cheapest. Quote
Gfd63 Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 19 hours ago, whitwolf said: Rebel wee r. Agreed Teeny Wee R in Brown Craw, Chartruse/White & Fire Tiger 1 Quote
thunderblack Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 Fished so many different baits shallow and the best two in my neck of the woods are Megabass griffon and the discontinued Lucky Craft CB zero. Quote
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