Best Deep Cranks

Anything down to around 11-14 feet I'll have on a Poe's Comp Cedars 4400 (based on the old 400 Plus).  It's capable of more depth if you wanna try (Fritts can get them to 20.......I'm not Fritts.. )    The Fat Free Shad and DD22 are also good picks for this range - - but the 4400 is my confidence bait.  

The Lee Sisson P-20 is a bait I didn't have a lot of time to spend with last year but I definitely liked what  little time I had.  No trouble getting this one to 17'......Great deep crank for digging through heavy brush.....nice hard kicking action that you can feel all the way down (miles better than the DB3 Mags that were supposedly Bagley's best deep divers).        

Catching Concepts XDC3 is another bait that I haven't gotten to spend a lot of time with, but I was impressed with......going to spend a lot of time with this one this summer.   Flat sided and a completely different profile and vibe than any other 15+ diver I've used.   Reviews to follow...  

The best diver I've ever used for getting around the 16-19' mark is hands down a Poe's Comp Cedars 4500 Long Reach.  Casts like a rocket and dives like a sub, and without half as much strain as something like a Luhr-Jenson 3/4 Hot Lips, which is about the only bait I can get as deep.    Feels a lot like a DD22, only it dives much deeper.  

As with most wooden baits though, these things have to be maintained ---  get some Devcon 2-Ton  Epoxy from Wal-Mart and seal up any chips that occur.