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Favorite crankbait color?

Posted By: k.l.white

Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 05:37 AM

Do you have a favorite crankbait color? What's the one pattern you always end up going back to? And is it the same if you're throwing a square bill or a deep diver? I guess I probably gravitate towards a gizzard shad more often than not, but the sexy shad always seems to make an appearance. Probably because I've watched too many KVD videos! LOL!!
Posted By: B.Byars

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 05:37 PM

I maninly use 3 colors: shad(silver and white), Craw (red and orange), and Chartreuse shad(yellow). Couple variations in all of them. Favorites would have green pumpkin craw, citrus shad, and Tennessee shad.
Posted By: Champion 221 Elite

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:02 PM

Favorite shallow crankbait color is Chartreuse/Black back.

Favorite deep crankbait color is Black Splatterback/ Chartreuse Belly and FIRE TIGER
Posted By: Can't fish

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:04 PM

Yep, number one by far is Rapallas baby bass followed by Strike Kings gizzard shad.
Posted By: texastom

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:10 PM

ACADEMY H2O SQ. BILL IN SEXY MELON.
Posted By: bigbass94

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:23 PM

I love to throw red craw crankbaits but I only use them in the Winter & Spring. Otherwise I really like the Megabass Sexy Shad in their S Crank line of squarebills. As far as deep divers go, I pretty much stick to Citrus Shad or Chartreuse/Blue Back.
Posted By: Mark Perry

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:40 PM

Originally Posted By: bigbass94
I love to throw red craw crankbaits but I only use them in the Winter & Spring. Otherwise I really like the Megabass Sexy Shad in their S Crank line of squarebills. As far as deep divers go, I pretty much stick to Citrus Shad or Chartreuse/Blue Back.


Mat Shad should be available in S Crank lineup soon. MB Gizzard Shad was just added and looks great.

Those are probably my 2 favorite colors overall.
Posted By: yandeltx

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:43 PM

I thought the only crankbait made was a blue and chrome rattletrap.
Posted By: Scoundrel

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 06:57 PM

TN Shad
Posted By: M. Alexander

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 07:04 PM

I'm usually burning my crankbaits so I'm not too picky. Some shad variant, a reddish-brownish craw, & chartreuse/black back are my three go-tos.
Posted By: Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 09:06 PM

I always have a sexy shad, perch, and chart/black back square bill colors at all times.
Posted By: Fishinfellow

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 09:41 PM

chart/blue back.
Posted By: Bilboinsa

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 10:21 PM

Rapala shad rap in plain ol’ shad color.
Posted By: Big Swimbait

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 10:21 PM

Chart/blue back or the Xcite squarebill color Copper Green Shad
Posted By: Thad Rains

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 10:31 PM

Chartreuse/blueback gets my favorite, except in this time of year and then it is RED/black back. Hope this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.

Thad Rains
Posted By: Big Ned

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/18/18 11:18 PM

Ditto Thad. That color has been my go to but in reality if you put the bait in front of fish that want to eat it probably doesn't matter. Same as a jig, worm, etc. the key is finding the ones that will eat.
Posted By: ToasterWEyes

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/21/18 07:04 AM

Sexy Shad
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/21/18 01:37 PM

My favorite mid depth color was chartreuse metal fleck, but Bandit discontinued it
Please bring it back



Posted By: dallasdawg

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/21/18 03:43 PM

Chartreuse/Black back
Posted By: bassfshin24

Re: Favorite crankbait color? - 01/21/18 11:02 PM

For squarebills I pretty much only use two. The 6th sense Crush series in Chrometreuse and KVD 1.5 and 2.5 in the bluegill color. Deeper cranks I throw the DT series in the Ikes smash color.
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