Well this is another subject that I can't seem to get off my mind lately. Heres the deal, while trout fishing (mainly during the fall/winter periods) for the stockies. I always run into a guy using a tiny crankbait, pretty much looks like a regular fat bodied bass crankbait but instead its extremely small, I'd say a hair under an inch in length...about the size of a lima bean. Well he tells me he does extremely well with it, and I've heard other people talk about him and how he was hooking up when no one else was. Just was curious to know if any of you guys have tryed tiny crankbaits for trout, and how have you done with them? Do you fish them the same way as a trout spinner? Meaning just a steady/slow retrieve? Or is it more of a twitch/pause/retrieve type of thing?

I plan on picking up one of these tiny crankbaits (if I can find one) and giving it a try this season. Is there a specific brand that you would recommend? I believe I've seen some tiny yozuri cranks somewhere or another, but knowing yozuri they'll charge me 8.00$ for one...

I know Wal-Mart caries the Itsy Bitsy Minnow. I picked up a couple of them this year...they really didnt produce for me but to be fair I never gave them a fair chance. And the best part is they are only like $4 a piece.

absolutely. Ive had killer days with Yozuri Pin Minnows and Yozuri Bean cranks. As far as the retrieve, mostly just a steady retrieve. Works best on Browns and Brooke's for me. Few Bows here and there.

absolutely. Ive had killer days with Yozuri Pin Minnows and Yozuri Bean cranks. As far as the retrieve, mostly just a steady retrieve. Works best on Browns and Brooke's for me. Few Bows here and there.

Yo-Zuri Snapbeans....$6.99 and Wal-Mart for two....one of teh best panfish lures

Most of the magic in any lure is in how you apply it. Get creative and don't shy away from trying stuff.

Cranks are great for trout. I used them mostly to hang downstream into the basin of a pool, or under undercut banks and shrubbery. Sometimes that's the only way in.

As far as the retrieve, mostly just a steady retrieve

I second that.  As said before, all the little Yo-Zuri baits and their is also a little Cultiva Crank that I used to kill them on but I can't find it on their website now.

Last I was in Dick's they had a bunch of Matzuo mini-cranks on special.

Last I was in Dick's they had a bunch of Matzuo mini-cranks on special.

ya beat me to it lol i was about to say that. yo-zuri ali gobies work good too