not much of a crank bait fisherman,.......tell me 5 cranks I must have,size and color. thanks

I'd get 6, 2 shallow, 2 medium and 2 deep. I'd get a shad pattern and a chartreuse in each depth. These 6 baits should give you enough options in depth and color to work most of the time. If you want cheap, I'd get the H2O baits from Academy.

h2o crankbait from academy are good
norman dd22 I use it always
bagley db3 and db3 magnum

DT fat 3, DT 6, DT 10, DT 16, and a Red Eye Shad... Get them in a shad or bleeding shad pattern and you are good to go. Be sure to change the split ring to three sizes higher to reduce the risk of a fish throwing the hooks, and I ALWAYS change out the factory hooks for owner stingers or mustad triple grips. Good luck!

Spro Little John in Cell Mate and Chartreuse Black Back

RC 1.5 in tennesse shad and chartruse with a black back
series 4 in sexy shad Norman deep N in citrus shad
Series 6 and Fat free shad with the bill shaved like timmy horton does..

You must have a Bandit 200 series silver with black back.I have caught hundreds of bass on this one......

Strike king series 3
Strike king 4s
Strike king series 5
strike king red eye shad

Shad color, and rootbeer.
That should do try the 4s in and around cover she only runs down 3-4 ft. bank it off wood deadly!

H20 baits from academy Sexy Shad

This is my personal opinion only but I would have 1 or 2ea of the following:

Lucky Craft RC 0.5 and 1.5 sizes in white shad and blue bream.
H2O Express RC type bait in sexy shad and chrome sexy shad.
Spro Little John in cellmate.
Bandit 200 in splatterback and citrus.
Strike King Series 3, 5 and 6 in sexy shad.
Norman DD22 in Tn shad and citrus.

Pretty much hard to go wrong with these and they got you covered from 0' to 20ft or so.

I never buy one of anything. If you're just starting try:

Two Bandit Footloose
Two Bandit 100
Two Bandit 200

After you stop loosing those get the Lucky Craft RC's.

rattletrap (1/4ounce) in Chrome and Blue back.