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need to get this off my chest
#11826558
09/13/16 04:18 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,693
jwcromer
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Extreme Angler
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OP
Extreme Angler
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I do not use crank baits...there I said it...feel better already......All I hear is sq bill,sq bill,sq bill.Do all sq bills run the same depth,if no then what depth do I need,what size do I need.It took years for me to come out,please don't hold it against me
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826562
09/13/16 04:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,263
M. Alexander
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Well, first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one.
Mark
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826563
09/13/16 04:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 12,182
Mike Keenan
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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I still love you... nobody is perfect
R.I.P. Mike "pappy" "broken rod" Green born 07-16-62 on to better fishing 06-10-08. www.basscat.com
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826565
09/13/16 04:23 PM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,492
Douglas J
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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I have too many crankbaits
#MFGA
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826568
09/13/16 04:25 PM
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Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,725
Chris_K
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826581
09/13/16 04:31 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,776
RiveraTackleCo.
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Come by the shop. I have a table loaded with prepackaged custom cranks. Pick one, any one and it's yours. Thanks!
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826588
09/13/16 04:33 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,218
B.Hollingshead
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Pick a 1.5 all the others are for making adjustments off the 1.5.
Branden Hollingshead
38-DD's and counting
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826625
09/13/16 04:56 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 9,188
the skipper
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Definitely get a 1.5. Either a shad color or chart/black back for off color water. They are fun to throw. Don't be scared to get right in the cover. You will learn to walk the bait over limbs and stuff. Once you do you will know when the bite will happen.
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826628
09/13/16 04:58 PM
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Joined: May 2012
Posts: 4,533
bigbass94
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Strike King KVD HC Square Bill About 95% of the time I use this bait right here. I'd be willing to bet good money that this is the #1 used square bill on the market. Simply because it's priced right and it works. They make several different sizes and plenty of colors but I mostly use a shad color in the 1.5 size. 6th Sense Crush 50X If I'm not using a KVD square bill, then I'm using a Crush 50X. These are rattling cranks with a truly custom paint job. Most square bills dive around 3-4ft, so don't expect them to dive much deeper. A shad colored 1.5 square bill will get the job done in most situations and help you build confidence quickly.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826774
09/13/16 06:34 PM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,339
EastTexasBassin
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I fished for 14 years before I started catching fish on crankbaits. I would throw one every once in a while, and I'd either hang it up and break it off or just get bored with it and give up.
Now, I'm addicted to throwing deep cranks and I've won two club tournaments this year with them.
Start with a squarebill, then get a strike king series 3 and a series 4. You'll get the hang of crawling them through cover as mentioned above. Deflection is key. I finally started catching with cranks when I realized I didn't care if they got hung up and I started banging them through trees and brush.
Then when you've got the hang of the shallow and mid-depth cranks, get a 5xd and a 6xd. Then you'll have pretty much the whole water column covered. The 8xd and 10xd are my favorites now, but it took some time to get used to them.
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: bigbass94]
#11826780
09/13/16 06:37 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 7,120
Jeezy
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Strike King KVD HC Square Bill About 95% of the time I use this bait right here. I'd be willing to bet good money that this is the #1 used square bill on the market. Simply because it's priced right and it works. They make several different sizes and plenty of colors but I mostly use a shad color in the 1.5 size. 6th Sense Crush 50X If I'm not using a KVD square bill, then I'm using a Crush 50X. These are rattling cranks with a truly custom paint job. Most square bills dive around 3-4ft, so don't expect them to dive much deeper. A shad colored 1.5 square bill will get the job done in most situations and help you build confidence quickly. I love squarebill fishing, and I have caught many fish doing it, but I can't for the life of me get a bite on a 6th sense squarebill. It's beyond weird.
โThe more you know about Donald Trump, the less likely you are to vote for him. The more you know about his business enterprises, the less successful he looks. The more you know about his political giving, the less Republican he looks.โ - Lindsey Graham, 2016
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: Jeezy]
#11826858
09/13/16 07:17 PM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,812
redskeeter190
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Strike King KVD HC Square Bill About 95% of the time I use this bait right here. I'd be willing to bet good money that this is the #1 used square bill on the market. Simply because it's priced right and it works. They make several different sizes and plenty of colors but I mostly use a shad color in the 1.5 size. 6th Sense Crush 50X If I'm not using a KVD square bill, then I'm using a Crush 50X. These are rattling cranks with a truly custom paint job. Most square bills dive around 3-4ft, so don't expect them to dive much deeper. A shad colored 1.5 square bill will get the job done in most situations and help you build confidence quickly. I love squarebill fishing, and I have caught many fish doing it, but I can't for the life of me get a bite on a 6th sense squarebill. It's beyond weird. send them to me.....I'll test them out.....
Last edited by redskeeter190; 09/13/16 07:18 PM.
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11826982
09/13/16 08:40 PM
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Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 4,340
Bobby Milam
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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I like baby bass or chartreuse and black. I switch up between a 1.5 and a 2.5. Most will tell you the depth that they well run. Start with a 1.5 for really shallow then play with another size from there. Super easy to use and they catch fish.
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11827009
09/13/16 08:54 PM
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 40,435
CCTX
mapquest
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mapquest
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Stop by Academy Sports and Outdoors (or go online) and pick up some of the following in a shad color, a blue gill color, chartreuse, and a red crawfish color:
H20 Express Premium Shallow Running Jointed Square Bills 3/8oz usually $5.99, but often on sale for less
H20 Express CRSNR Silent Crankbait sq bills usually $3.99
These are some cheaper options to get some square bills that offer something a little different than what most throw.
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Re: need to get this off my chest
[Re: jwcromer]
#11827037
09/13/16 09:11 PM
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Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 9,666
Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad
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have caught more fish on this color than anything else i throw. Year around and on any lake I go to. It has a 1 knocker rattle and a bunch of flash, I have had luck with it in muddy water and even boated 15 fish in a night tournament on it last month.
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