Ive recently picked up a liking for throwing crankbaits. I am actually a soft plastics kind of guy but im trying to expand my options and be more versatile.

Ive read that a good way to get a Crank to a deeper depth is to use a crank on a Carolina rig.

Along that school of thought,what about flipping the script a bit.

Using a regular snap fastener,put on the crankbait of your liking,whether it be deep or shallow. Remove only the rear hook(not the split ring) from the crankbait. Tie on a leader to the rear split ring(you decide the length) and a worm hook with the plastic of your choice.I think a Fluke would work well here.

Wouldnt the wiggle/wobble of the crank create a good bit of erratic action for the soft plastic on the leader? Or is this a tangled mess just waiting to happen?

You would still have one hook in the belly of the crank,so your chance of hooking up on it are still alright,and if the crank doesnt get em maybe the soft plastic will. Of course you would have to vary your retrieve to determine which speed the fish may strike the best.

I was thinking of it as a technique similar to throwing a Dropshot,and replacing the weight with a Jig and pig.

A double whammy!!

Anyone ever tried the crankbait/plastic bait technique I described?

I've seen it done but the guy who did it was a troller instead of a caster.

We troll Rapala floating minnows behind lead quite a bit.  It works.  I don't know about casting it though.

I'm thinking the plastic had better be on the short side to eliminate fish striking the tail and missing the hook.

A worm hook may not be the best thing for a fast reaction strike.

How about a tandem crank setup ?

How about a tandem crank setup ?

Shallow crank trailing a deep crank would work I think.

I say go for it! Thousands of fish have been caught by anglers doing something unconventional, "thinking outside the box", so to speak.