I know the new Berkley Digger cranks have came up a few times on here, and there isn't much information on them out there, so I decided to order a couple in and check them out for myself. These were designed by David Fritts, which is the same guy who designed the DT series for Rapala, which these seem pretty similar to shape wise. So I made this little video to show a side by side comparison of the two baits and give an overview of the new Digger. Check this out if you've been wondering about these baits. 

 

PS. These new Fusion 19 hooks are very nice. Super sticky, and they seem to be a little heavier gauge than than the VMC's that come on the DT's. 

 

 

 

Great information!!!! I've been eyeing these up since they were introduced and I really like how you compared them to the DT series, which happens to be my favorites as well. I was going to get the Wild Thang first but after seeing your video I think I'll grab the Digger cranks first, they will give me a loud rattling version of the DT and I need that, sometimes we get spring rains that dirty the water up and the DT-6 becomes less effective, the Digger will provide that sound element while still staying in that same depth zone.

I fished the Digger in the smaller size a couple weeks ago. It cast very well and has the subtle wobble like the DT6, but with the louder rattles that you get with plastic baits. I had a couple fish that I'm sure were white bass hammer the thing but didn't hook up. I have the Gilly color, which wasn't really the right bait for fish feeding heavily on shad at the time, but I'm sure in about a month it's going to be getting tore up.