How do Bandit 100's do bouncing off timber?

[Chris at Tech]

For those of you out there that throw Bandit cranks, just curious how the 100 series bouncing off timber and other cover.  Are they a good choice for that application?

[bassnleo]

I tried the 100's in that same application. They seem to have a fairly tight wiggle and for me they didn't deflect all that well, I got hung up quite a bit.

I have had better success with Manns 1 minus or a Lucky Craft BDS series bait. Those baits have a wider wobble and square bills that help to deflect rather than hang.

[jdw174]

I'll second the Baby 1-minus.  Those things will go thru wood like crazy.

[Deuceu72]

I've had no trouble bouncing a Bandit 100 off of timber. The square bill is where it's at. As long as I use any crankbait that has a square bill, I dont seem to have trouble at all......... ;D

[Rob G.]

They are not bad, but there are better.  One of my favorites is made by Storm.  It is about twice as big as a Bandit and has a larger, short square bill.  It also has enough weight to be able to pitch it very accurately and with good distance on a MH graphite rod.  This is on of the few applications where I use a fast tipped rod for crankbaits.

[Hawgin]

I can't answer your question about bandits, but the best cranks I have found for this are the Timber Tigers.  They have a thicker bill, and a great body design that protects the hooks from snagging.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Ron hit me in the head with one this summer and it bounced off NO PROBLEM WITH WOOD

[The_Natural]

As said, they aren't bad, but don't come through cover like a BDS 1.  The Bandits are cheap enough that I don't mind losing one now and again, so I'll throw one anywhere.

[Ky_Lake_Dude]

They work real well.

[Dan:]

Anyone tried Norman Fat Boy's in wood? They look like they'd work well. I have one but I haven't tried it in wood yet.

[mdangler]

Don't get me wrong I love bandits, but when bouncing off timber i like a fatter crank. Its just preference. Thats why I like the mann's minuses

[Chris]

Bandits work well in and around cover   If you are looking for a step up the CS crankbait that Whittler makes would be a good choice. The reason why I bring it up is because it was made to be fished in heavy cover. CS stands for "Chris Special" I personally had a lot of input in the development of this bait and it has my name on it. You can take a bait like a Bandit and use it to bounce off cover but in the long run it is better to use a bait that is designed to do a specific job and this series is it. The more you fish crankbaits around cover your going to find that wood baits do a better job.

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