RAD Crankbaits

[Glenn]

Have you seen these yet?

https://americanbaitworks.com/collections/rad-series-hard-baits

 

[12poundbass]

They’ve got lipless cranks too!

 

 

[Glenn]

Anyone try these yet?

[KP Duty]

On 5/22/2023 at 8:05 PM, 12poundbass said:

They’ve got lipless cranks too!

 

 

Nice!  I'm jealous of the mod perks ?

[Skunkmaster-k]

Never heard of them. Where can I get my hands on some ?

[MN Fisher]

3 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Never heard of them. Where can I get my hands on some ?

TW has them

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Freedom_Tackle_Rad_Crankbaits/descpage-FLR.html

[Skunkmaster-k]

$4.99 ain’t a bad price. Pretty decent colors too. 

[KP Duty]

13 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

$4.99 ain’t a bad price. Pretty decent colors too. 

Yep...and while I haven't used these new cranks yet, the Freedom Tackle spinners are good quality.  

[GReb]

I’m assuming at that price the hardware definitely needs to be upgraded. 

[12poundbass]

3 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

$4.99 ain’t a bad price. Pretty decent colors too. 

Yes, the colors are nice. I was surprised by the price as well. I’m impressed so far. 

[Glenn]

You can get them here: https://americanbaitworks.com/collections/rad-series-hard-baits

 

[12poundbass]

[12poundbass]

6poundbass finally got on the board using the crank and I managed one on the lipless. Today was tough sledding, wind out of the east, water was a mess. They’ll be in the regular rotation so more to come.

 

 

[TnRiver46]

I’ve got 4. So far I’ve been using the third one on the right. It’s got an ultra aggressive action, very wide wobble and runs super shallow. It also casts like a rocket. I’m not certain but I believe there’s a weight transfer inside. I can hear it click when it zooms by my head on the cast, at first I kept thinking I was slapping my co anglers hat bill with it when I heard the click! Haha. I’ve never used a bait with a weight transfer so I’m guessing that’s what the sound is. I’m not too good of a crankbait fisherman but I can typically do some damage trolling them, going to try that very soon with the deeper running one 

[12poundbass]

16 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve got 4. So far I’ve been using the third one on the right. It’s got an ultra aggressive action, very wide wobble and runs super shallow. It also casts like a rocket. I’m not certain but I believe there’s a weight transfer inside. I can hear it click when it zooms by my head on the cast, at first I kept thinking I was slapping my co anglers hat bill with it when I heard the click! Haha. I’ve never used a bait with a weight transfer so I’m guessing that’s what the sound is. I’m not too good of a crankbait fisherman but I can typically do some damage trolling them, going to try that very soon with the deeper running one 

We’re loving the action on the square bill. I was pretty bummed we didn’t have any takers on it yet but that’s entirely user error! ? In my defense I could use the excuse the wind was out of the east the whole weekend and we know how the saying goes. 

[Bluebasser86]

On 5/24/2023 at 12:52 PM, GReb said:

I’m assuming at that price the hardware definitely needs to be upgraded. 

I would suggest upgrading the hooks. They're very sharp, but not the strongest and seem a little smaller than what should be on the baits.

 

Our lakes are low and very clear, not great for cranks, but I managed to catch a few on the squarebill this weekend. The action reminds me somewhat of a Mann's 1- that runs a couple feet deep.

 

[TnRiver46]

Today I threw the the 3.0 a decent amount for the first time. It was hitting the bottom in about 5 feet of water on 15 lb seaguar fluoro. This bait is lighter than the 1.5 squarebill and I don’t think there’s a weight transfer, I didn’t hear the click sound when throwing it. Its got a much tighter wiggle and I’m guessing would work better when the fish are being a tad more finicky 

[TnRiver46]

 

[TnRiver46]

I got a chance to fish a bit Wednesday evening, life keeps interfering……….

 

but I threw the 3.0 crankbait for a while again. This time I had it on 12 lb mono and it was pulling up grass off the bottom in 6 feet of water. I haven’t tuned the bait at all and it seems to run dead straight almost every throw and achieve it’s maximum depth. I caught a couple dinks but I think the fish were feeding on the surface and I was rooting down in the bottom grass. It was nice to fish a big shallow flat in the river  just to see how deep it would go on a consistent basis, I’m thinking 5-6 feet. 
 

[Glenn]

It's hard to get that quality and color at that price!

[TnRiver46]

I like this color….

 

 

 

[KP Duty]

17 hours ago, Glenn said:

It's hard to get that quality and color at that price!

That bright red accented color would be promising in prespawn ?

[Darth-Baiter]

@TnRiver46  that is a good picture!!

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

@TnRiver46  that is a good picture!!

Thanks! I’m just trying to be like Glenn but with a cell phone camera haha

[Columbia Craw]

I picked up one, the square bill model.  I would not class it as a square bill, more of a flat side.  The body shape is very very similar to a Luhr Jensen Speed Trap and is In between the 1/8 and 1/4 ounce size which is very nice.  It comes stock with  size 8 hooks.  I swapped them for. KVD 6’s and that is a better fit.      Decent little bait.