new crankbait i just bought at academy outdoors. the tag said new like they just got them in. i never seen them before. H2O Express.

i thought it had a really nice shad color now hopefully it runs true.

I like it a lot.  Sexy Shad kind of color.  How much?

$4.39 not bad they had some smaller ones that looked like the baby 1 minus with this color.

you sure thats not a lucky craft? it looks dead on to their chartreuse shad. maybe a cb100.

you sure thats not a lucky craft? it looks dead on to their chartreuse shad. maybe a cb100.

That's what I thought at first, I think it's just a knockoff though.

Ditto on the knockoff. Def. think that looks like a lucky craft. But ah well, its 1/3 the price, why not buy it?

im 100% its not a lucky craft the box that i bought in from academy said h20 express. its like a new line they have there. i thought it looked alot like one.

H20 baits are an Academy 'house' bait...they copied several different companies baits, including the Bandits, Lucky Craft RC series, and a couple of others.  The RC knockoffs are the best looking of the bunch.  They have two loud knocker rattles vs. the silent RC.  Several folks have said they run true out of the box, and are very excited about using them this season.  They were $3.49 at my Academy...I'm going to pick up a few myself.  

I think it also resembles one of the Bandits.

I am sure I saw the same design today in the Bandit lure section.

But it does not matter.  Just throw her. The fish have no idea of the brand, cost or where she came from.

I have a few H2O express baits even though my soul belongs to Bill Lewis, They look great, I have uyet to fish one but they look better than some ofg the other baits in the junk Academy sales.

someone made a thread about the H2O baits a few days ago and nobody posted anything. Let me know how they run, I would like to get some LC colored cranks for 1/3 the price if they run well...

yes sir i will let you know im thinking about going on tuesday when my wife is off work were both getting cabin fever. i dont know how we will do here in new mexico in end of january fishing from shore since this is our first winter here. man i cant wait to get home and get our boat and bring it back here.

That bait looks good and the price is even better. Looks alot like the LC Fat BDS.

That bait looks good and the price is even better. Looks alot like the LC Fat BDS.

If you see it in person, it is a duplicate of the RC series.  The Fat BDS is well...fatter and has a wider lip.  Down here in Texas angler are buying them up.  

Found this bait on ebay that looks similar:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GamaPros-FATZ-BOY-Shallow-Running-Crank-Chart-Shad_W0QQitemZ290171301956QQihZ019QQcategoryZ7300QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

Whats up everyone?

I picked up a couple over the past week, I have used a couple of them out here on Lake Travis in Austin with good results. Also, I have not had to make any adjustments to the baits out of the package, they have all run true. I also have the dive depths if your interested.....

Check them out, I dont think you will be disappointed.

Models:

CSH Crankin' Shad      2 to 5 feet

CRS Crankin Shallow 4 to 6 feet

CRM Crankin" Medium 5 to 8 feet

CRD Crankin" Deep      12 to 18 feet

S - Shallow 2 to 5 feet

M - Medium 4 to 8 feet

D - Deep 8 to 12 feet

JS - Jerkin' Shad 2 to 4 feet

TWS - Top Water

My favorite colors so far are Mountain Doo and Shadtruese.

They also have a nice selection of H2OExpress casting reels and new rods called Texas Slam by H2OExpress.

Looks sweet to me

That bait looks good and the price is even better. Looks alot like the LC Fat BDS.

Ahh...BDS3.  I can see that.  I was thinking the BDS2 which is a lot fatter.  It weird that Lucky craft went short and fat on the BDS1&2, but long and skinny on the BDS3&4.  

Excalibur has the same color on it's baits (pearl shad). For the price I'll check it out though!

Finally had a chance to go out and throw these cranks this morning.  All I can say is they look great in the water and all 5 that I tried ran true right out of the package, no tuning needed at all.  Also found out that the CSH is a suspending bait.  I was able to hook up with 4 fish on the cranks today all coming off the shadtruse pattern.  Just wanted to let y'all know about these baits and their performance.

thanks, Dahorns, I'll be sure to check them out this spring when I get close to an Academy.

I received a few from this guy in Alabama and they run pretty true .

s runs like the bandit

crs runs just like the lc's

I am waiting on the model m's .

crm's are a size between 2.5 and 3.5 if you want a bait that big.

get diamond dust and the new chartreuse ones. awesome colors.

Thanks

Kev

Only a newbe would bring up a 7 month old thread.

I'm still waiting to get my hands on a few of these baits...