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I went online today to buy some Bandit crankbaits because I heard so much about them and I was literally overwhelmed with all the colours. I usually know which colours work well, but I want some opinion of what colours you like best. I decided to buy a couple from the 100, 200 and 300 series. Here are my top 3 choices, if you can, please follow the same format and let me know your choices.

100 series:

1) Perfect Blue Gill

2) Baby Bream

3) Tenn. Shad

200 series:

1) Tenn. Shad

2) Baby Bass

3) Rootbeer

300 series:

1) Tenn. Shad

2) Chart. Blue Back

3) Citrus Shad

100 Series

Mistake

200 Series

Mistake

300 Series

Mistake

I love bandits and they often help me outfish my friend who is fishing with rapala DTs.

But all the colors you mention are great the only color I have right now is bluegill in footloose, 100S, 200S, and 300S.

I have caught so many fish on these cranks!!!  If I want to see if they're on a crankbait bite, these are the first plugs I tie on.

If I had to pick three colors to start with, mine would be (for all models):

Craw W/Orange Belly

Splatter Back

Craw Chart. Brown

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100 Series

Mistake

200 Series

Mistake

300 Series

Mistake

disagree

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I went online today to buy some Bandit crankbaits because I heard so much about them and I was literally overwhelmed with all the colours. I usually know which colours work well, but I want some opinion of what colours you like best. I decided to buy a couple from the 100, 200 and 300 series. Here are my top 3 choices, if you can, please follow the same format and let me know your choices.

100 series:

1) Perfect Blue Gill

2) Baby Bream

3) Tenn. Shad

200 series:

1) Tenn. Shad

2) Baby Bass

3) Rootbeer

300 series:

1) Tenn. Shad

2) Chart. Blue Back

3) Citrus Shad

a few colors i like are the spring craw, charteuse/blue, louisiana shad in all sizes.

100 Series

Mistake

200 Series

Mistake

300 Series

Mistake

disagree

;D  I think he was refering to Bandits color called Mistake.

The Chart/ Blue is my favorite color for all of those.

100 Series

Mistake

200 Series

Mistake

300 Series

Mistake

Bandit's "mistake" color is a perch/bluegill pattern  :D

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When do you use that "mistake" color? I want to buy that color now just for the concept and eye candy of it.

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100 Series

Mistake

200 Series

Mistake

300 Series

Mistake

disagree

;D I think he was refering to Bandits color called Mistake.

The Chart/ Blue is my favorite color for all of those.

uhhhhhhhhhhh.............sorry......................lol

like mistake, chartuce and black back, and perch love them all, caught 4 5pds in the last month on chartuce and black back.

I have good luck with white and chart/black back, even though I have many different colors.

Hot Chocolate and khaki have been phenominal for me last year.  

I love Taco Salad, Pearl/Chartreuse, and Bone.

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For those that don't know, the Mistake color is red on one side and chartreuse on the other side. It got that name from a production error.

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Placed my order today based on colors I liked and a few recommendations. Looking forward to them arriving.

Char. with blue back or char. with blue splatter back is one of my top colors.

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Add Chart/Blue Back in every size and you will be set.  :D

I've been buying Bandits since before time. Some of the colors they have came from me ( Hint Old Light ) that color in the 200 has really helped my bank account over the years. I can not remember ever buying a Bandit ( 100 - 200 - 300 ) that didn't catch fish. :D

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Add Chart/Blue Back in every size and you will be set. :D

Yep, I bought Tenn. Shad and Chart./Blue Back for every size.

well lets begin on the colors that i have always caught fish on...

baby bass, tennessee shad, crawfish orange belly, pearl redeye, spring craw, firetiger, baby bream, chart. blue back, wild thing, salad bar, MISTAKE, rootbeer, sparkle ghost. :D they all work. its the only cranks i buy

I want to try the orange crush,

Also i want to try the flat maxx cranks they have, anyone use those??

What about mad cow?

I bought one just to be funny.

             -gk

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My gf asked me why'd they have a cow color and I was like because if a cow were to swim like a injured bait fish, a bass will eat it. But in all seriousness, what is with some of the colors?

I think mistake was cool color...

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