As you can guess from the title I’m brand new to cranking. When I look at the selection of Crankbaits out there I’m a bit overwhelmed. There’s square bills, flat sides, lipless, medium and deep divers and don’t even get me started on the colors. I’m a bit clueless where to begin. Are there any specific make/model(s) or general recommendations that you folks would suggest for a bank angler just starting out? A few good options that would cover most of the situations I’d encounter from the bank would be great.

Read this For starters, I would probably purchase a Lucky Craft LC 1.5 silent and KVD 1.5 in natural colors. I would fish those for some time just to get a feel for crankbaits. Another option is red eye shad or variant. With those, you can just cast them out and retrieve to start and you will get bit. Once comfortable, I would probably add a small hard jerkbait like a Lucky craft pointer or kvd jerkbait. I would add deep divers only if you have an area you have fished enough to become familiar with. If you feel you are well aware of the depth of the area and any cover/structure there, then add a crank that runs slightly deeper than that depth. I really like throwing the Academy CRD + (which i cant seem to find any more) for 13' range I fish primarily from bank and part of what influences these recommendations is my experience fishing and losing lures. *Edit - I would use a Med/Mod rod to start.

Crankbaits…where to start?

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I started with KVD 1.5s and Rat-L traps. They typically work pretty well in most situations, so that's an all-around safe bet if you don't know what to throw.

Other favorites of mine has been the River2Sea Ish Monroe Biggie Smalls and the Megabass S crank can really catch them when the fish are really active, but don't worry about that now, worry more about fishing it.

Throw them around weed lines and places where bass come to feed. If you can bump a squarebill off wood or rocks, that will often trigger a bite as well.

You can then branch out to poppers and jerkbaits on the same rod as well.

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