Big squarebills

[Huckfinn38]

Interested im buying some bigger squarebill. 2.5 and bigger. Recommendations?

[FishTank]

Deps Evoke 3.0 and 4.0 and the Raid Level Crank Goriller.

[Mr. Aquarium]

Check out the Black Dog G2 shell cracker. Jointed crank and wake.

On the cusp of being called a swimbait 

[Huckfinn38]

2 hours ago, FishTank said:

Deps Evoke 3.0 and 4.0 and the Raid Level Crank Goriller.

Good colors i like. Holy hot crap though they are $25.99 a piece 

19 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Check out the Black Dog G2 shell cracker. Jointed crank and wake.

On the cusp of being called a swimbait 

Agree look more like a lipped swimbait or a wake bait

[PhishLI]

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6th Sense Cloud 9 Silent MiniMag SB Crankbait | Tackle Warehouse

 

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6th Sense Cloud 9 Magnum Silent Squarebill Crankbait | Tackle Warehouse

[Columbia Craw]

That’s my choice.  The mini mag especially.

[FishTank]

1 hour ago, Huckfinn38 said:

Good colors i like. Holy hot crap though they are $25.99 a piece 

 

They can be had on JDM sites for about half that. Check Digitaka. They also do not have set pricing so coupons work on US sites like Omnia. 

 

The colors I have done well with in the Evoke 3.0 are Sexy Shad, Horizon Shad, and Blue Back Chartreuse but not so much in the Bluegill and Scum Perch. In the 4.0, it's the opposite. I have caught several on the Bluegill. In the 2.0, Black Back Shad is the money color but any of the colors have caught fish for me. Nice thing about this bait (2.0 only), is that its almost snag proof. I have tossed them into some pretty nasty stuff and it just bounces around. I haven't lost one yet. It's the only crankbait I have that I can say that about. I have lost several Strike Kings and LC 2.0 cranks. When you add them up, I have saved money with Evokes.  

 

In the Raid Level Goriller, I have the Neon Back Chartreuse and Blue Back Chartreuse. I bought these last year and have only caught a few fish with them but I can tell they will be a good ones when spring hits. 

[king fisher]

2 hours ago, PhishLI said:

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6th Sense Cloud 9 Silent MiniMag SB Crankbait | Tackle Warehouse

 

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6th Sense Cloud 9 Magnum Silent Squarebill Crankbait | Tackle Warehouse

I caught my PB on the MiniMag, and have caught many large bass on the Cloud nine Magnum.  I know it is a bass fishing sin, but trolling a Cloud 9 Magnum catches big bass.

[Catt]

6th Sense crankbaits mentioned above, plus their Movement 80X.

 

While not considered a "Square Bill", don't overlook it. For shallow pre-spawn bass this bait is deadly.

[Pat Brown]

The bigger hybrid hunter is basically a larger squarebill and it catches the snot out of fish.  Comes through wood like nothing I've ever fished.

[casts_by_fly]

awh, come on guys.  I thought I was done buying hardbaits.  And I just reorganized my tackle bag for the year.  Now I've got to find room for a couple 3-4" squarebills...  And a 1.5 oz crankbait?  I might need a new rod for that now.

 

On a more serious note, what timeframe/conditions are you guys fishing these magnum SBs?  For me, a SB is a cover water, near some kind of cover (rock or wood), usually in the start of the year up to the spawn.  same for the magnums?

 

5 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

The bigger hybrid hunter is basically a larger squarebill and it catches the snot out of fish.  Comes through wood like nothing I've ever fished.

 

I have both sizes of Hybrid hunter.  Its supposed to come through grass clean too, but I'll dispute that.  The bill alone catches grass pretty bad and then it hooks up all through the trebles before you can rip it out.  I could see it being good around rock and maybe wood.

[BayouSlide]

12 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Check out the Black Dog G2 shell cracker. Jointed crank and wake.

On the cusp of being called a swimbait 

 

FWIW, I consider it a swimbait and throw it on my heavy-duty swimbait setup...and it is responsible for my PB. 😎👍

[Pat Brown]

@casts_by_fly Never liked a crankbait anywhere but above submerged grass and in general I'd probably opt for a spinnerbait or buzzbait in those circumstances but in terms of being a Squarebill that is somewhat excessively large that I fish in places I'd fish a Squarebill (shallow hard bottom areas with rock and wood cover and poorer visibility), I enjoy using the Hybrid Hunter.  Haven't had as much luck with the jr.

[BayouSlide]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

6th Sense crankbaits mentioned above, plus their Movement 80X.

 

While not considered a "Square Bill", don't overlook it. For shallow pre-spawn bass this bait is deadly.

 

Big fan of 6th Sense crankbaits and cranks in general. Finally found the perfect use for the Movement 80X recently...enticing bass up out of about 7 feet of grass at Caney Lake.

[Catt]

My 3 crankbaits for pre-spawn/spawn.

 

Squarebill, Lipless, & Jerkbait.

 

Grass, standing timber, brush, & riprap.

[PhishLI]

2 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

Now I've got to find room for a couple 3-4" squarebills...  And a 1.5 oz crankbait?  I might need a new rod for that now.

The Cloud 9 Mag is a whopper. Like a lightbulb with hooks. KVD 2.5 shown for comparison.

2 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

On a more serious note, what timeframe/conditions are you guys fishing these magnum SBs? 

Anywhere it'll run, but after temps are steady above 45*. Below that temp I want baits to run very slowly. Not a strength of a floating crank.

[casts_by_fly]

@PhishLIyeha, that's big.  Length specs can be deceptive some times and I think that's only 4".  If you think about a 4" senko its like nothing.  But that has some bulk to it.  Not sure I'm going to pick one up just yet, but I'm going to keep my eye out when on the water when I might want to throw it.  

[rgasr63]

I have a couple KVD 4.0 and a 8.0 square bills. They work great I might would consider them also.

[webertime]

If you can find them, Mibro Fisher.  90mm 1oz

[Bazoo]

I appreciate this conversation, thanks all for sharing.

[Huckfinn38]

Just ordered a few minimags from Copper State Tackle. Fyi they are currently doing 25% off all 6th Sense Baits

https://imgur.com/gallery/F3Kw2UH

[Bluebasser86]

The Mini Mag is a great bait and easy to fish. The KVD 8.0 is a good bait but it runs pretty deep for a squarebill. I wish they would make a version with a shorter bill that stays in that 2-5 foot range that most squarebills run in.