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Location: madison wisconsin | While most will say topwaters and blades are most used, how many of you guys use cranks after dark? |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | I personally have never used them after dark, But I have a few buddies who swear by loud rattling crank baits at night. Anything to get them to hone in on the bait, the louder the better. |
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| Absolutely use them. You are missing out if you are not. Also needing loud, and black baits at night is an old wives tale. Anything that works during the day for cranks will work at night including light colored, non rattling baits. |
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| Jamie,
I use them all the time. If the water is clear I like straight cranks after dark. if it is dirty i like jointed. May last year the Diesel was my best bait after dark.
June i did good on Depthraiders And MX7.5's after dark.
Sept oct nov. I did good on MX9's, depthraiders and a few on jakes
As you well know alot of time there is way to many floating weeds to use surface baits here in madison. I usually have one guy throwing blades and one throwing a crank till the fish tell me what to do, some nights they want blades some nights they will not touch them.
Good Luck,
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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| Have caught plnety on Kickn minnows, and dunwright perch after dark..
Fishing with a Lee Tauchen a few years back he caught a 49.25 one night, I caught a 48.25 the next night on those dunwrights..
Kinda seemed crazy at the time, boating 2 four footers in 2 nights on different lakes with one bait.
I know jointed depth raiders are popular, but I tend to throw the 2 I mentioned..
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| get the Small pond monsters dvd by Scott Keiper..... Big Game Taclke has a 12 inch crank that has put many big fish in the net at night. |
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Location: Hayward WI | I'm a fan of Krisco's in the dark, loud rattles, clackin' body  Slow steady retreives for me.
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Location: madison wisconsin | Graet reply's guys! Tried a little bit last year with no luck-lack of confidence, definately will try it more this season. Thanks for the good info Jeff..... What a good 2 nights that would be Jason... Eric, nice fish! Have been eyeing those krisco for awhile now! |
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| Use them all the time. Most of the cranks i have make noise which i can only see as just as good as any bucktail. most cranks today rattle. |
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| jackson - 3/7/2012 11:06 AM
Use them all the time. Most of the cranks i have make noise which i can only see as just as good as any bucktail. most cranks today rattle.
Wrong! Many more without rattles than with! Unless you consider the hooks on the body as a rattle.
Cranks that Rattle
Ernie
Jake
Depth Raider
Believer
Storm Flat Stick
Storm Giant Thunderstick
Stalkers
Krave
Krisco
Crankbaits without rattles
Ciscokid
Reef Digger
Triple and Double D
Slammers
Big Games
RJ Lures
Grandma (new ones)
Pearson Plugs
Warners
Smity Cranks
Shallow Raiders
Cranes
Salmos
Hooker & Hooker Jr.
Perchbait
Plow
Super Shad Raps
Rapala “Magnum” series
Bagley DB08 & DB06
H2O Tackle – Cranky Nitro, Penetrator, Cranky X, Switchback
Tuff Shad
Talonz – Little Claw, Deep Threat, Slasher, Dragon Claw
Shark
Hi Fin Trophy Diver
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Location: Maryland | I prefer a shallow invader after dark ,very loud rattles... |
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Location: MN | Cranks are awesome night baits. Depthraiders and Jakes at night have been very good to me. Last fall I started using the Slammer Deep Minnows and really like the hard thump of these baits; my last musky of 2011 was a fat-47 crawling a 10" Slammer Deep Minnow over weeds at night in late November.
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| My 2 favorites have already been mentioned. Tough to beat a 12" Big Game or a Krisco. Different "noise" but both really effective. I will be throwing the 9" jointed Big Game this season. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | I love cranks after dark. I usually have a crank and some blades going and between the 2, one's usually getting bit. I tend to fish straight cranks more then jointed as I've had more success on the straights more then the rattlers for some reason. Depthraiders, kick'n minnows and Dunwright baits (if those are considered cranks), and Jakes all get eaten for me at night. One particular depthraider has gotten chewed to heck over the past few seasons. It's a silent DR, so no rattles. Fish love that bait for some reason.
Definitely keep them in the water. They'll work all year long. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | had 9 hits in about 5 hrs fishing solo one night in vilas all on depthraiders and a triple d....before dbl 10s cranks were a mainstay for me at nite....haven't used em as much the past few yrs at nite but never rule em out.....ever. |
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| Guest - 3/7/2012 11:38 AM
jackson - 3/7/2012 11:06 AM
Use them all the time. Most of the cranks i have make noise which i can only see as just as good as any bucktail. most cranks today rattle.
Wrong! Many more without rattles than with! Unless you consider the hooks on the body as a rattle.
Cranks that Rattle
Ernie
Jake
Depth Raider
Believer
Storm Flat Stick
Storm Giant Thunderstick
Stalkers
Krave
Krisco
Crankbaits without rattles
Ciscokid
Reef Digger
Triple and Double D
Slammers
Big Games
RJ Lures
Grandma (new ones )
Pearson Plugs
Warners
Smity Cranks
Shallow Raiders
Cranes
Salmos
Hooker & Hooker Jr.
Perchbait
Plow
Super Shad Raps
Rapala “Magnum” series
Bagley DB08 & DB06
H2O Tackle – Cranky Nitro, Penetrator, Cranky X, Switchback
Tuff Shad
Talonz – Little Claw, Deep Threat, Slasher, Dragon Claw
Shark
Hi Fin Trophy Diver
wow, relax won't you??? the cranks i buy rattle so whatever.. thanks for spending so much time "guest" on the proper inventory of "non rattlers" |
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| I like Legend outcasts trolling at night. Only noise I care about is a musky splashing and fighting. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Absolutely!! Before big blades, most night men made their living on cranks top and tails. It depends on where I am fishing really, but I like jointed cranks at night, even in the gin, though I use a jointed crank with very light rattles, the Hi Fin Trophy diver. Also, night fishing cranks isn't just for shallows and weedlines. The suspendos eat em at night too.
Favorites:
Trophy Diver(jointed and straights, all modified with a bit of weight
Depth Raiders
Jakes |
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| they hit #*^@ 4 inch rapalas after dark they will hit anything! |
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