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| Need some advice. I have DepthRaiders, Jakes, Grandmas, and Cranes, and a Swim Whiz. Do I need to add more to the collection?! I cast instead of troll.
If you had to pick one among these, what would it be (or list your others):
Wiley Head Shaker
Wiley Musky Killer
Wiley Musky King jointed
Wiley Musky King straight
Trinity Muskie Special
Trinity 10" Muskie Special
Believer 8" jointed
Believer 8" straight
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| I would pick the Believer 8" straight and my favorite crank the Little Ernie! Good luck!!! |
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| I like to throw jtd Believers and use them subsurface so they create a wake.
If you're looking for some good cranks for casting, I like Slammers. The shallow runners are great twitchbaits and I really like the 5" deepdivers.....I just wish that I could get some more of them without having to wait til next years show season.[;)] [:bigsmile:]
Bagley DB6's and DB8's are also good lures for deep crankin'. I used to like the DB4's, but they changed them and they're not through-wire const. anymore.
Beav |
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| Slammer Crankbaits, They come in a multitude of colors, sizes, running depth options, and they hold up to all sorts of piscetorial abuse.[:bigsmile:] |
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| i'm a 9" cisco kid guy- love the way they act when twitched, slidin' and dancin' around. good stuff maynard!
steve |
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| Thanks for the replies, that's good info. Too hard to narrow it down, so I'm sure I'll need to get some of each! |
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| Although not on your list:
Full size Ernie - Ten. Shad - I almost died when it got hung up on a crib 12' down Saturday in 3' waves - then my lure retriever broke - cluster f&*$ -wrapped the line around my club and low and behold the bait came up - thank god I still have some Ultra-Max left
Baby Depthraiders - jointed and straight
Shallow Raiders - bluegill (Rollie & Hellen's) |
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| JoMusky,
Heh. I've had that exact same scenario on Cave Run trying to retrieve a valued Depthraider. By myself in high winds with lure retriever and deep snag; almost sawed my hand in two with PowerPro.
I'm a big fan of Depthraiders in all sizes. I have a small Slammer or two, but sounds like I'll get a large one for this trip to Hayward, and probably a Believer or two and maybe the Ernie. |
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| The Ernie needs to be at the top of your list. The black top white belly with haloform is also a must have. |
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| swim whizz rule!! other than that small ernies are good and legend jr crankbaits (use them like a suick on the bottom attachment eye) |
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| Just a heads up.....there is a 10" and a 7" Trinity on the auction block, as well as some Ukkos (HUGE sizes too) and some 10" Jakes....all good trolling baits. Check it out!
Slamr |
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| Between those I'd pick a jointed wiley's. (i dont know thie difference between the names) Now, if the believer was 10" instead of 8" (jointed of course) I woudl probobly choose that. |
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| I recently got a slammer in a trade with my pa. It casts easilly and runs even easier. I used it for a day in between throwing heavy pull baits and loved it. Raised two nice muskies on it that day too.
Brian |
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| Thanks, guys. It's helpful to hear reasons why you prefer certain crankbaits. Just when I thought I had enough to cover the waterfront, there's more to get. But it's good to hear under what conditions you fish your favorites since it helps narrow things down. |
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