Who makes the best one in your opinion, which body style produces best during which part of the year, etc. CHIME IN GUYS

for super shallow (surface wakebait) i reccomend Bandit Footloose.

other than that,

rapala dt fat

rapala dt 4

rapala dt 6

Defiantly the dt series from rapala, or shallow diving shad rap

RC 1.5

The Rick Clunn series from Lucky Craft.  I'm a huge fan of the RC 1.5 and 2.5  

I don't know if you consider it a crankbait, but the Rat-L-Trap is also a fantastic shallow water bait.  

My three favorites are:

1- Shallow Shad Rap

2- Bomber Square A

3- Norman Mad N

Falcon

I never really fished crankbaits until I tryed the Rapala X-Rap Slash baits. love um

Hey,

My vote goes for the Mann's Minus Series.

The manns Minus 1 goes from one foot and up...

Mann's Minus 4 goes from four foot and up.... etc.

GREAT shallow cranks at a reasonable price. $4.00 and under at Dick's for example.

ajr

Peace

I never really fished crankbaits until I tryed the Rapala X-Rap Slash baits. love um

The x-rap is a jerkbait.

My favorite super shallow cranks (wakebaits) are:

Gan Craft OSA

LC Fat CB SSR

O.S.P Dai Buzzin

Evergreen Combat Crank TC-60

Deps Buzzjet

I 've had a lot of luck this year with Mann's 3/8 oz shallow diver.

No such thing as "THE" best one crankbait given everyones unique water conditions, but I've caught a ton of fish over the years on :

Bandit 100's

Mann's 1-

Big-O

Bomber shallow A

Have friends who have done really well on the RC's and 'Traps also.

-T9

WOW!!

Not a lot of folks using the Mann's huh???

ajr

ive gotta couple of manns. i just never use shallow cranks. a good finnese shallow crank is the bagley honey B. has a pretty tight wiggle for a shallow runner, have had real good luck with em in creeks andponds.

The Manns series has been red hot for me this year.

i love the mahns minus cranks . the -1 is amazing runit slow like a wake bait and bass crush'em

i love the mahns minus cranks . the -1 is amazing runit slow like a wake bait and bass crush'em

x2.

Mann's -1

Bomber Square A

And my favorite, Norman Fat Boy

8-)

I use only two brands for shallow cranks:

Bandit - you can't find a more cost effective and super producing crank out there.  I use the Footloose (wakebait) and the 100 (1-5 feet divers) series, and they work better for all sizes of fish than any other crank I have used.  You'll catch your share of small fish, but I have gotten plenty of 5 pounders on them too.  For their price, they cannot be beat.

Bagley - nice balsa baits, but more expensive and tough to find.  I get bigger fish on my bagleys, generally.  I love the Balsa B's, BB1s, BB2s, and BB3s with square lips (0-4 foot divers).  If you can find the ones with two line ties on the nose, ****** them up, it gives you two different wobble settings, a tight one and a wide one... It's like having two lures in one... I also LOVE the Bulgin B series, (also in sizes 1,2, and 3).  They are wake baits that get crushed!  

I have used Rapalas, and they are great also.  I have been completely underwhelmed with Mann's and Norman baits...

I mainly use Bandits, RC 1.5's, and Zoom Hickeys

My personal favs for shallow water:

Big M Customs (especially the M-Flat)

JawJackers

RAM Baits Luv Plug

Zoom WEC Hicky

John Mills Custom Flatsides

Bagley GForce B-Flat II

Bagley KB1 (short, round lip ver.)

Bagley Honey B

Lucky Craft RC 1.5 and Flat CB SR (disc.)

The Rick Clunn series from Lucky Craft. I'm a huge fan of the RC 1.5 and 2.5

DING DING DING!

Lucky Craft RC1.5

Lucky Craft BDS 1 & 2

Lucky Craft Moonsault cb100

Lucky Craft Flat Mini SR

Bagley B2

Zoom WEC Hicky

Zoom WEC E2

Zoom WEC Sand Flea

and hopefully some of my homemade baits   8-)

I picked up a Strike King Series 1 (2-5 ft.) at Dick's SG for a dollar yesterday.....a bargain, but let's hope it works!!!! :)

ajr

Norman Fat Boy.  My go to shallow crank

Jackall Aragon SSR(red craw and chartruese/purple back)

Lucky Craft Fat BDS 2(ghost minnow and chartruese/blue back)

Jackall Aragon SR(red craw and tennessee shad)

In that order