MNBassguy Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 What crankbaits do you all use for smallies?color?size?I'm looking to add to my collection for this up coming season! Quote
IDbasser Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I throw bandit 100 series usually white around general structure, and a storm thundercraw in phantom chartreuse around shallow rock piles. That is when I am not throwing soft plastics. Quote
SuburbanBassaholic301 Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 well generally the same cranks i'll use for largies. except the smallmouth are usually in clearer water so ill go with natural colors like the ghost minnow. or a bandit 200 in louisianna shad or crawfish color. Quote
riverfisher Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Check out thr Rapala Jointed Shad Raps!! I use the JSR-4's (shallow) and JSR-7's (deep) I have used every color and have had alot of luck with them. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 11, 2008 Super User Posted December 11, 2008 The answer is... http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/news/story?page=BigBass_wr_smb_Hayes 8-) Quote
U.W BronzeBack Hunter Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Quote Check out thr Rapala Jointed Shad Raps!! I use the JSR-4's (shallow) and JSR-7's (deep) I have used every color and have had alot of luck with them. Same here! Rapala Jointed Shad Raps have caught me countless numbers of trophy smallmouths. I use the 2 inch, red crawdad colored version (dives about 8 feet). Just cast it parallel to structure, crank it down, and because it suspends, reel in with a twitch pause retrieve. My opinion: Rapala makes some of the truest running and effective crankbaits on the market. ;D ;D Quote
Bronzefly Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I like norman deep little n's - they seem to be good cranks for smallies in the fall and spring. Quote
Bass Dude Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 That's easy to answer: All of them!!!! I've caught smallies on all kinds of cranks---Bandits, Bomber A's, Lucky Craft, Rapalas, Normans. My preference is the Bandits though!! Quote
MNBassguy Posted December 11, 2008 Author Posted December 11, 2008 I got a few bandits and there are fish catchers.What about the flatt max series? Thanks guys for the comments! Quote
up north basser Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 storm wiggle warts seem to do well up here!Blu/blk-back Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 11, 2008 Super User Posted December 11, 2008 Welcome aboard! 8-) Quote
Bantam1 Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 1/4 ounce Speed Traps, Bomber 1/2 ounce Fat Free Shad and Norman DLN are my favorites along with some hard to find Japanese cranks that are no longer in production :'( Quote
MNBassguy Posted December 11, 2008 Author Posted December 11, 2008 Speed traps I got 4 of them i dont throw that often what color do you prefer? Quote
Jig Thrower Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 rapala dt series in the crayfish color Quote
jack1 Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 I fish river smallies and they prefer a crayfish pattern most of the time. I'll usually throw small to medium diving cranks and lipsless cranks Rapalas. Quote
BARON49_Northern NY Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 My personal favorite Smallmouth crankbaits are a Bomber 4A in any of the crawfish patterns and a chrome black back Rattletrap when they are on the flats feeding. Quote
kevin07 Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Cant go wrong with a crayfish color bomber, hitting rocks on the bottom really triggers the strikes. Quote
Mac1 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I love bouncing a crawfish colored wiggle wart off the rocks and a silver shad rap in and around cabbage. Quote
JohnC Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 Bomber Model A or Fat As in Silver Shad, Firetiger or Dark Brown Craw Quote
budaman Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 little john crankbait pb&J color Rattle trap red craw nothing like it ;D Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 23, 2009 Super User Posted January 23, 2009 The Rapala x-rap shad was a great smallie crank for me last year. Quote
Mobydick Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Quote Check out thr Rapala Jointed Shad Raps!! I use the JSR-4's (shallow) and JSR-7's (deep) I have used every color and have had alot of luck with them. I second this with a BIG 2!!! I also will throw crawdad pattern year round, but more so in the fall and the spring. I find that Rebel Wee R's and Deep Wee R's also work well. The Bandit 100's are in among my top cranks also. Good luck! Ian Quote
bassmaster3000 Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Strike King sexy shad in 3/4 oz. ;D Quote
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