Looking for your suggestions for a better shad rap type crank, basically one that casts farther is what I'm looking for.

Have you tried the Shad Rap RS? They are 7/16 oz and dive a little deeper, and they suspend. They have produced for me.

Another option is the X-Rap Shad. 1/2 oz and dives 6'-15'.

Falcon

Lucky Craft Moonsault. Cast better but pricey. Also the discontinued Excalibur Shad-R plastic and heavier but hard to find anymore. I have a little stock pile for windy days when I cant throw a shad rap.

Nories RipRap Shad.

Lucky Craft US Shad.

Lucky Craft Slim Shad.

Yo-Zuri Crank'n Shad.

I've looked at those two lucky crafts but haven't found them online for sale. Where do you get them?

Ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37.l1313&satitle=lucky+craft+us+shad&category0=

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R40&dfsp=32&satitle=lucky+craft+slim+shad&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=6900&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32&fsoo=2

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nories-Rip-Rap-Shad-60F-Y69_W0QQitemZ310094896936QQihZ021QQcategoryZ7300QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R40&dfsp=32&satitle=crank%27n+shad&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=6900&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32&fsoo=2

I got my LuckyCrafts at either the Richmond BPS or Green Top.

Beautiful Lucky Craft baits.

But the Shad Rap is one of my staples and I always throw them; and then go to the Lucky Crafts and others.  

I've looked at those two lucky crafts but haven't found them online for sale. Where do you get them?

Last month I bought a few of the Slim Shads in Cabela's online Bargain Cave. I can't wait 'till spring to give them a go for inland WI walleye.

Give this one a look, it's by Dave's Ka-Boom lures:

http://daveslures.com/winningstreak.html

bumping the shadrap's back hook up one size will help you on the distance part.

megabass deepx 100 is another good one...the slim shads are next on my list.

I do not know for sure, but I have heard that the cordel grappler shad works pretty good.

I also use suspend dots to add just a little amount of weight in order to control the bait better in windy conditions as well.  But if it is too windy for that then I go to a plastic bait like the Shad Rap SSR which throws much better in the wind.

Lucky Craft D9 Slim Shad is exactly what this guy needs

I do not know for sure, but I have heard that the cordel grappler shad works pretty good.

Can't believe I forgot about those.  I am a fan.