I am about to purchase a bandit footloose in the bluegill color. I love the other bandit series crainks, but i was just wondering if there was another one out there that is known for being a better bait.

I need either a bass and bluegill pattern

Thanks,

VC

Strike King and Mann's have shallow diving baits that are as good if not better.

Strike King and Mann's have shallow diving baits that are as good if not better.

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Is this the Mann's you are talking about?

My PB largemouth was fooled by a

Norman Fat Boy, redear pattern.

http://www.***.com/descpageHDCNORMAN-NFBC.html

8-)

I love my Bandit Footloose and Storm Subwart cranks.  Have multiple bluegill and baby bass patterns in both brands.  Of course, they're not as detailed as custom jobs or LC's, but they're still excellent for the $4 dollar range.

Footloose, Manns, and Bomber Square a when you need to go a little deeper are all good cranks

Best??? Who knows?  But my personal favorite is the Bomber Square A in Oxbow Bream (bluegill).

Luhr Jensen Speed Trap

Another for Bomber Square A lures

Have someone custom paint you a Bagley Balsa B    :-X

Lights out in spring coves with stumps.

I like the Mann's Baby 1-Minus better than the Waker, it's smaller, but both are great baits.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0044158122040a.shtml

For me on lake norman in nc it's rapala's shadrap in bass color or shad.

BB

Baby Bass

I like the Mann's Baby 1-Minus better than the Waker, it's smaller, but both are great baits.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0044158122040a.shtml

X2 Those baby 1-minuses are money on my waters.

I really like Worden's timber tiger.

http://www.***.com/Wordens_Timber_Tiger/descpage-WDTMTGR.html

I use to throw manns all the time till I got a balsa one from Big M.  That thing smokes them!!

rapala DT03 and DT01 are awesome baits. i also like the bandit footloose. bomber square A is pretty good, i like my shallow baits to have a little more wobble though. i'm not a fan of the mann's  -1's at all.

I use the FootLoose regularly and have caught everything from bluegill to bass on it.  Consider the StrikeKing 1XS and the Bomber Square A as well.

I just got a bomber A in the bass pattern and a Strike King in a sexy shad color.

Thanks guys!

Bombers Shallow and Square A, and Bass Pro Shops XPS Lazer Eye Egg.  Throws like a bullet, and doesn't go deeper than 10".

Nothing worked as good as the Rapala Risto Rap #4, it dove to 5' on six pound line. The shallower DT cranks are probably the best ones I have used. I love Square A's though too.

Dont know how shallow you're wanting to go or how much you are willing to spend but little johns are good.They dont rattle so its different then most cranks.They dive 3'-5' and cost around 10$.

Right now I'm using the Strike King 1XS in Gizzard Shad as my go to shallow bait with pretty good success. I've changed the hooks out to Mustad triple grips and have had a fish come loose since changing to them but its the beginning of the season.

DTFAT03

This is kind of different, but I acquired a few Storm Thundercore Pilchers over the winter. They run 1-2'. I had never heard of them before. I'm not sure what to expect, but I plan on giving it a shot this year.

Luhr Jensen Speed Trap

I threw everything at them the other day, only thing that produced a bite was a speed trap.