Ok, so I have plenty of luck with shad rap style crankbaits, (thinner and longer - shad rap, spro prime crank, etc.) but even then it's most with a slower stop and go or erratic retrieve. The fish in colorado just don't seem to want to hit fatter and wobblier style crankbaits. You might think "OK, just ditch those and use your shad raps!". good point, but I have to wonder whether it's presentation, size or do the bass in colorado just hate fat crankbaits?!

I have never caught fish in colorado with the normal fat cranks. I've tried every retrieve I can think of and no dice. I've even tried to crank it down as quickly as I can to the bottom and then use patterns of retrieve I think would imitate crayfish. seems these cranks only serve me when I go out of state. any suggestions or am I limited to thin cranks with perch and firetiger patterns? 'cause those are the only type cranks I've caught with in colorado. I've even tried fat-free shad and fat-free guppies in natural colors, which are usually great cranks for me, with no luck. those aren't that fat, either, but are a bit fatter and rounder in profile than a shad rap or spro prime crank. just wondering if there's something I don't know about colorado bass and other fish that make normal crankbaits not so conducive to bites here.

I'm in CO. I prefer thin cranks if the cover will allow them. I fish quarries and small res. that develop heavy vegetation. Here I use fat cranks. Work just fine.