I really like the DD22's as well.

Lavender Shad is by far the best Norman color made IMO.

Brad

I was looking in the Bass Pro book and they don't show a DD22 in the lavender shad.

I really like the DD22's as well.

Lavender Shad is by far the best Norman color made IMO.

Brad

I was looking in the Bass Pro book and they don't show a DD22 in the lavender shad.

I think the official name of that color is pearl shad. Very light lavender on top, white sides. Killer good bait.

Is a fast or slow retrieve best for getting the max depth out of a crankbait?

The winter made my fishing IQ drop like a rock...

Colin

I really like the DD22's as well.

Lavender Shad is by far the best Norman color made IMO.

Brad

I was looking in the Bass Pro book and they don't show a DD22 in the lavender shad.

Look in the Professional Edge DD22's and look at Color #89 - Sun Lavender Shad.  Item #38-265-816-89.   They throw the "Sun" in front of the color name on the "Sunshine Gelcoat" colors.

Brad

Is a fast or slow retrieve best for getting the max depth out of a crankbait?

The winter made my fishing IQ drop like a rock...

Colin

According to the experiments I've read, cranking speed does not effect how deep the lure goes.  

In my personal experience, the only exception I have found to this is when using really buoyant cranks (like Bagley DB3's and such).....they have so much buoyancy that a slow retrieve just doesn't get them as deep as a quicker one.

What are the best colors you have found for smallmouth in rocky reservoirs and lakes.  I fish a lot of luhr jensen hotlips, but dont own any norman DD22's.

the way i get max depth is to crank it fast until it gets down to the depth you want and then you can go slow or fast depending on what the fish are telling you.  i almost always crank it down at a fast speed and then slow down dramatically

Sped will effect depth of crankbaits.  Mike Mclelland (of walleye fame) put out a great crankbait book quite a while back that tested all the major brands at the time on different line sizes, cast and trolled.  Lots of good info in that book.

Most crankbaits have an optimum speed - too fast or slow and they will not reach maximum depth.

Brad

Sped will effect depth of crankbaits. Mike Mclelland (of walleye fame) put out a great crankbait book quite a while back that tested all the major brands at the time on different line sizes, cast and trolled. Lots of good info in that book.

Most crankbaits have an optimum speed - too fast or slow and they will not reach maximum depth.

Brad

RIGHT ON !!!

Also line diametre has an effect on depth. The maximum depth is reached when the drag on the line passing through the water is equal to the down force generated by the water presure on the crankbait's bill. if the drag increases, it will pull the cb upwords.

Length of the cast is another factor, but for simplicity lets assume that the cast is long enough so the cb can reach it's maximum depth.