Rebel Crawfish Cranks

[snowplow]

Does anyone still use these? We used to use them a lot when I was a kid. 

 

I just remembered them as I'm exploring square bills for the first time. I was thinking how much better they look than a crawfish painted square bill. 

 

Just curious.

[DaubsNU1]

I have three in my tackle box...two shallow divers, one deeper diving. Have not used them in years. 

 

Should probably tie one on here soon...

[Mobasser]

I still use the small one on an ultralight. Catches everything.

[Will Ketchum]

44 minutes ago, snowplow said:

Does anyone still use these? We used to use them a lot when I was a kid. 

 

I just remembered them as I'm exploring square bills for the first time. I was thinking how much better they look than a crawfish painted square bill. 

 

Just curious.

I have a couple and they keep company with the other lures I seldom use although I should. I hear they work better with trebles attached though.😉

[rgasr63]

I have some of them but they are mostly tackle tray ornaments.

[fishhugger]

25 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

I still use the small one on an ultralight. Catches everything.

please define 'everything'.....  and how does it do with lmb?   i have a couple of those guys....  they still regularly sell them, afaik........

[Team9nine]

Quite possibly the greatest river/creek crank bait of all time, but they don’t get a lot of love by the reservoir/green fish guys. I have no doubt it would still catch fish though cranking around riprap or gravel banks on those lakes. Still have a couple sitting around the garage tackle somewhere myself.

[MediumMouthBass]

2 words, fish shallow.

Ponds, river banks, and creeks. The small (wee craw) and large version can catch a variety of panfish (does better for them than bass actually) but will also catch largemouth and smallmouth, and trout too.

Just keep drag a bit loose since the hooks on the ones i bought seem to be very small and also dont seem to be as durable as most of the treble hooks im throwing on other cranks.

[Tennessee Boy]

It’s not my most productive lure,  I don’t use it very often but it is my most beloved lure.   So many memories of wading creeks as a kid and slaying them with the Rebel Wee Craw.

[Bankbeater]

I have about a dozen of them.  I found each and every one.

[steves191145]

These still produce for me on the upper potomac for smallmouth in the summer when the water is down.

[VolFan]

Shallow water and gravel or small rocks with some current is where these shine for me. 4 ft or less. Clean creeks/mountain rivers etc for smallies, but largies, spots, white bass, and cats will eat them too.

[Catt]

Maybe 😉

 

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

That was the first crankbait I ever really beat them down on.  Since most of water I fish is soft bottom and shallow I havent used them much since.  Most of crankbait fishing is deflection off wood so I really want that bill to be square or at least coffin shaped, unless there's lots of grass.  

[GRiver]

I caught a ton of smallies with that lure, haven’t tried it here in Fl. 
 

[Mobasser]

18 hours ago, fishhugger said:

please define 'everything'.....  and how does it do with lmb?   i have a couple of those guys....  they still regularly sell them, afaik........

I use the small Rebel craw in natural crawfish color. I like the shallow diving model, and cast it over and around rock dams, docks, or parallel to weed lines. Bass will readily hit this lure. By " everything" I mean LM bass, SM bass, crappie, bluegill, and an occasional catfish.             Works great in ponds, creeks, rivers and large lakes also. 

[tunaman]

4 hours ago, GRiver said:

I caught a ton of smallies with that lure, haven’t tried it here in Fl. 
 

Yep… when I lived up on the California Delta, Cooch and I would regularly launch out of Vierra’s and fish the Sacramento River sections between Walnut Grove and Courtland - can’t count how many smallies we pulled in with them, and they were by far the most productive lure.

[snowplow]

Do you guys grind them on the bottom like a type crankbait?

[FishTax]

Funny this is posted because I just saw a wall of different varieties of this in a gas station in the middle of no where today. I was admiring them but also noted very small hooks, doesn't look geared to bass. I have some in my old unused lure stash as well. Have only thrown a few times but it seemed to go all over the place. Interested in retrieve styles others use with success but I don't see me using them anytime soon tbh

[Dogface]

On 4/24/2024 at 11:41 AM, snowplow said:

Does anyone still use these? We used to use them a lot when I was a kid. 

 

I just remembered them as I'm exploring square bills for the first time. I was thinking how much better they look than a crawfish painted square bill. 

 

Just curious.

My best SM bait on the Susquehanna!

[whitwolf]

On occasion.... pictures tomorrow...... 

[MIbassyaker]

Oh yes:  Shallow rocky river  + Rebel craw = instant smallie.

 

[bowhunter63]

Yes I do. River Smallie candy

[ChrisD46]

On 4/24/2024 at 8:41 AM, snowplow said:

Does anyone still use these? We used to use them a lot when I was a kid. 

 

I just remembered them as I'm exploring square bills for the first time. I was thinking how much better they look than a crawfish painted square bill. 

 

Just curious.

Old School !  Good color and action if you can make it tick off of the bottom .