I like several.

 

Spro Fat Johns

KVD 1.5

H20 Xpress CRS

Bomber square A

LC 1.5

4 hours ago, tander said:

Maybe not a true squarebill but I take a Bandit 100 over any of the rest.

 

Yeah, I always have a couple in the box. Can fish it a bunch of ways, but it seems every time I rip it out of grass something jumps on it. 

Original RC 1.5 LC in Copper Perch is the number one producing crankbait I own.  I have these in just about every color including one I had custom painted in gizzard shad that needs repainted. 

S-crank in kinkuro, biggie poppa bumpin lemon drop...I'm kind of ashamed but I've never thrown a kvd2.5. Its terrible I know, I find a lot of em on the shore line, just never have bought one, no idea why,lol.

SK 1.5 for clear or stained, Norman Fat Boy for murky. Natural forage colors in clear water, firetiger and other high vis colors in murky or heavily stained.

• Bomber Square A / Baby Bass Orange Belly
• Strike King KVD 1.5 Rattling Square Bill / Natural Bream
• H20 Xpress CRS / Sexy Shad
   

My favorites:

 

- H20 Express CRS+ (my go-to for just about any situation)

 

- KVD 1.5 (another good one for most types of structure)

 

- Bomber square A (small size is a killer in ponds)

 

- Rebel bluegill (nice light/flat-sided bait for more 'finesse' type fishing)

 

- Sebile squarebill sunfish (decent for the price, but I like the "warmouth" color a lot.  You can also fish it faster than most others on this list)

I very happy with Berkley Pit bull. 3.5 and 5.5

easily the Megabass S-Crank!

Bandit, 100,200.

 

Pearl and black back and silver and black back all year, just slow it down when I need too.

It's rare to hear anyone mention the Rapala Crankin' Rap and the XCalibur XCS series... The XCS is one of the best, if not the best, squarebills ever, period. Every great once and while, you'll see something written about it but it's rare, and when you do, everyone says the same thing... 'It catches more fish than any of my squarebills....." I was at an Elite event up here in the northern part of the country recently, and I spoke to a few anglers who all gave me the look when I brought-up the XCS... I couldn't put my finger on why it's so good, but when I got a pool a few years ago I started running all my lures in it to see the strengths of each. The XCS at the highest speeds doesn't blow out and retains its erratic action with a mix of roll, which I can't find in any of my other squarebills; some are similar but not as pronounced. It also comes through hard cover better than any crank I own and is the most durable squarebill I own, too. The hardware is also very good, so you can fish it right out of the package, unlike most baits. The Crankin' Rap has its own deal that no other lure I own has, either. Its rattle has a sound that no other lure I own makes. It hunts, but not in the way most cranks do.. It kind of wanders with a wobble and roll but comes back tighter than it wandered out. I've found it very good in dirty water and it's very tough, so I don't have to worry about chunking-it into nasty stuff. Both lures were relatively inexpensive, but that's changing for the XCS, as they are going for $20+ in most colors now... However, if you want a do-it-all crank, buy a few colors of the Rapala and go fishing, you won't be disappointed. 

LC silent 1.5 squarebills all the way! I started Squarebill fishing with KVD 1.5s but hated losing fish due to their shoddy hooks. LCs are factory equipped with better quality hooks, IMO, so they can be fished right outta the box! 

 

Black Moss, Pearl Threadfin, and any of the Bluegill patterns are dynamite for my waters. Excellent paint jobs too! 

KVD 1.5 in Sexy Shad

KVD 1.5 Gizzard Shad mostly but in dirty water Chartreuse w/Black Back. Easy to get and decent price  

Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 1.5, pick your color.  They catch fish.

 

My box is full of various brands and styles....however in 2018 I threw the Vintage Cotton Cordell Big O Smokey Joe and the Storm Arashi Rusty Craw color most often.

4 hours ago, Dorado said:

LC silent 1.5 squarebills all the way! I started Squarebill fishing with KVD 1.5s but hated losing fish due to their shoddy hooks. LCs are factory equipped with better quality hooks, IMO, so they can be fished right outta the box! 

 

Black Moss, Pearl Threadfin, and any of the Bluegill patterns are dynamite for my waters. Excellent paint jobs too! 

Have you tried the BE Gill color yet? It is the best looking factory crankbait I have seen in awhile. 

 

Allen 

i like the rapala clacking' crank and I want to say it was a sebile square bill that they don't make anymore. I also throw some KVD's as well but they don't produce as well for me for some reason. 

I’ve caught a lot of fish on the Bx Brat it’s good for numbers but haven’t really caught any size with it. 

 

One SB that I have caught solid bass on that hasn’t been mentioned is the Berkley SquareBull in Special Red Craw.

Tie between my Rebel Bluegill and my Berkley Squarebull 5.5 in Bluegill color.

6th sense or Spro. They both come with good hooks, take a beating, and catch em. 

 

I’ll add Rapala’s BX Brat, too. I just bought my first couple of em at the end of the season, so I’ve only thrown em a little over a handful of times. But they seem to be that perfect “finesse” sized bait that weighs enough to chuck far enough. Can’t comment on durability, though. 

MB S-Crank, MB Big Z, MB Z Crank X (Silent), and LC RC are my favorites.

On 12/16/2018 at 5:12 PM, Heartland said:

Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 1.5, pick your color.  They catch fish.

 

Copper Green something or other... 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/bandit-rack-it.html

I'm very new to the squarebill game.  I've used them in the past just chucking and winding in open water.  I was convinced that trebles could never come through cover.

 

I finally took the plunge and started feeling my way to deflecting off cover and pausing it over the same stuff.  It has been an absolutely addicting way to catch them and I hope to become better at it in 2019.  Squarebills, and crankbaits in general, are a much more precise presentation than I had ever thought possible.

 

The report of a crankbait up the line, through the rod and into your hand...those subtle changes exist and without being told about them I would have never known what to look for.  A piece of grass to clear with a hard rip, the dulling of the vibration as your line contacts cover and prepares you for the deflection and the bone jarring strike that often accompanies it, and every other subtle nuance of cranking are truly addicting.

 

My two current favorite squarebills are the H2O Xpress squarebill and the Berkley Squarebull 5.5.