Ordered some baits lately and this is one of them that showed up. I knew it was going to be smaller than average but I am not sure if I have a rod light enough to throw it? This thing should catch some fish!

 

Allen

Spinning gear or BFS. A rod rated 1/8 to 3/8oz

2 hours ago, ghost said:

Spinning gear or BFS. A rod rated 1/8 to 3/8oz

 

This bait is 1.5" and weighs 1/8oz.

I throw the Norman baby N some in the summertime. But it's a 1/4 oz. , I just throw it on a drop shot rod.

I would think 1/8 oz is going to be tough with any wind.

I’ve got some lite weight stuff, I cast it on a spinning rig. Going smaller works, most of my smaller stuff is wake bait or suspended lures. 

Sometimes those little ones will surprise you. I was throwing one the other day that was 1/4oz and 1.75" on a MF 7' spinning with 10# braid. With the wind to my back that little thing would fly a mile. Casting into a strong wind was a struggle, but doable. Sometimes it's not as much the size and weight as the aerodynamics.

I had a Lucky Craft 1/16th oz crankbait at one point... threw it on BFS and 7 lb fluorocarbon. If it wasn't windy, it was a blast to throw. Eventually ended up on a lilly pad stalk deep enough that I couldn't retrieve it. Fun while it lasted though ~

Strike King makes a 1/8 oz. Bitsy Minnow. Rebel Critters are good ultralight lures. Bomber used to make a good 1/8 oz. crank. I got one.

 

Good Fishing

Ive got a little mini bluegill cb , but haven’t caught anything on it yet…

3 hours ago, rangerjockey said:

I throw the Norman baby N some in the summertime. But it's a 1/4 oz. , I just throw it on a drop shot rod.

I would think 1/8 oz is going to be tough with any wind.

This is the best producing small crank I have fished,

Rebel Wee Crawfish 2" 1/5 th oz.

 

I throw it on 6' medium action, moderate, with 12# Big Game.

 

 

Forgot to mention that's on a baitcasting setup.

 

I understand from the get go I ain't gonna get distance & will be affected by wind.

 

I position my boat accordingly 

I have a few tiny cranks.  I use them for crappie and trout, but mostly catch gizzard shad with them. 

 

I throw them on my ML spinning gear with 15# braid, and while they don't throw far, typically I don't need them to.  

H2O XPRESS™ Crul Ultralight Crankbait 1/8 OZ H2OX ACADEMY SPORTS - Got one. Found lure.

Good Fishing 

that's a cool little crank.  Any idea the depth rating?  If 1-3' that would be a great little creek lure.  I used to fish the rebel craw crank catt noted above but that was even a bit big at times.

 

Two other tiny lures (one still made I think) are the zara pooch (discontinued 15 years ago i think) and the Teeny torpedo (still made I think)  The pooch is tricky to walk because its only 2", but when fish are eating minnows it can be killer.  The teeny torpedo is similar though its only 1.5" and 1/8 oz.  Fun little lure.

The discontinued storm subwarts I still use are pretty small.  The ones I have are 2 inches, but they also made 1.5 inch versions (I did not use those).  The 2 inch versions are difficult to cast on a BC.  Anything smaller or lighter would have to be used on a spinning setup.

 

 

I have a good number of Bagley Honey B's that were made when Mr. Jim Bagley still owned the company. I still use them when I want a smaller presentation. I throw them on a 6 1/2 foot medium action baitcaster with 12 lb. test Big Game.

 

The shallow diver in Tennessee Shad and the deep diver in red crawfish have produced some nice fish over the years.

 

My biggest on the Honey B weighed 6 lbs. 7 ozs. on the deep diver in red crawfish.

 

 

I have a spinning rod that is specifically for fishing tiny cranks. The little 1.0 Strike King is a staple of my summertime smallmouth gear along with the Lucky Craft 0.5. 

On 2/2/2024 at 10:16 AM, casts_by_fly said:

that's a cool little crank.  Any idea the depth rating?  If 1-3' that would be a great little creek lure.  I used to fish the rebel craw crank catt noted above but that was even a bit big at times.

 

 

Its 1/8oz, 1.5", 2-5' diver

 

Allen

I throw alot of those tiny cranks.

I use a light action or ultralight spinning rod with 3, 4 or 5 lbs test line.

They'll catch a lot of small bass, sunfish and crappie.

I went through a big tiny-crank phase a few years ago.  I would swap the hooks to mostly-barbless singles and would throw them when wading the smaller creeks around here. Using a short MagL/XF spinning rod, they were great for practicing my fighting skills against the various panfish and dink bass.  I should dig them back out for this spring, the barbless hooks let me release fish w/o getting my hands in the water, which is nice during waders-weather.  

 

5 minutes ago, fishwizzard said:

 I would swap the hooks to mostly-barbless singles and would throw them when wading the smaller creeks around here. 

I should dig them back out for this spring, the barbless hooks let me release fish w/o getting my hands in the water, which is nice during waders-weather.  

 

Please where did you buy the barbless single hooks? Or do you pinch the barb/s? Going that way on all my inline spinners this year.

 

Good Fishing

17 minutes ago, greentrout said:

Please where did you buy the barbless single hooks? Or do you pinch the barb/s? Going that way on all my inline spinners this year.

 

Good Fishing

 

The two brands I use are "Cox & Rawle" and "Cultiva", the latter being a JDM brand.  I have also crushed barbes before, using round-jaw pilers makes it easier to get a smooth and flat pinch. 

 

With inlines and spoons I have found that you need to play around with the single-hook size a bit to make sure the action is not effected, for cranks it seems to matter a lot less.  

I've got several cranks that are light - primarily use them for panfish, but have caught some bass on them...and even a walleye.

 

Creme Tiny Lipless - 1/10oz

Rapala UL Shad - 1/8oz

Rapala X-Rap 04 - 1/16oz

 

Ultegra 1000 on an Okuma Celilo 762ULF

 

I recently got a bundle of the Bill Lewis Gnats - they look pretty cool and should be fun to throw :)