Crain Baits?

[bill dowler]

HEY GUYS I FISH ALOT OF STREAMS IN WV AND I FISH PEIDMONT ALOT MY FAVORITE BAIT IS A 6INCH CRANE BAIT A VERY SHALLOW DIVER BUT MY LOCALE SHOP CLOSED DOWN NOW I CANT FIND THOSE LURES ANYMORE.... I HAVE ONE LEFT BUT I CAUGHT 26 FISH LAST YEAR ON IT, IT LOOKS PRETTY BAD, I NEED SOME INFO ON FINDING MORE

[CritterGitter]

Do you mean crank baits? Rapala makes a good shallow running bait. I believe it is called a Shad Rap Shallow Runner. You should find it at Walmart or any other dept store.

CG

[Ohio Sportsman]

Try this link then click on specs sheets once at the site. I think this is the bait your looking for.


http://westvirginia.muskiesinc.org/crane.htm

[bill dowler]

hey ctitter getter i meant crain baits it is a crank bait, but not made by rapala. thanks ohio sportsman, i will check the site out and see if it is there

[Star1pup]

Bill:
What species are you catching on your Crain Bait? Just curious.
Another Bill

[bill dowler]

muskys mainly out of streams here in wv

[Worm Drowner]

Crane's are darn good lures. I prefer them for casting as opposed to trolling. Here are a few retailers that carry them (besides getting them direct from Bill Crane :D )


Muskie Bay Tackle Co. (http://www.muskiebaytacklecompany.com/cranebaits.html)

Tackle Box Ohio (http://www.tackleboxohio.net/tboCatalogDisplay.cfm?cid=2&CFID=423441&CFTOKEN=25506499)

Rollie & Helen's (http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/browse.php?did=7&cid=0&sid=0)

Reed's Sports (http://www.reedssports.com/Cgi-Bin/Webc.exe/Catalog/st_main.html?p_catid=206&sid=8ZjLd40@iFCmBkl-51104586079.7b)

Smokey's Muskie Shop (http://www.smokeysmuskieshop.com/RapidCat/catalog/pagetemplate.cfm?template=/RapidCat/catalog/productList.cfm&GroupId=1841&Current_CompanyId=1196)

Thorne Bros (http://www.thornebros.com/muskie/baits/crankbaits/crankbaits_crane.html)

[bill dowler]

thanks guys for the help

[Lunker]

Whats your favorite color Bill?

[bill dowler]

im not sure what the color is called maybe a green perch, not sure. it is mainly green with some white stripes, ive caught several fish on that one plug and its starting to loose its color

[redneck66]

Hey bill if ya are plannin on going to the pittsburgh musky expo, they will have them there. At least they did last year. They are a pretty tough lure.

[Lunker]

Cool thanks Bill. Ive never even seen one caught before but I hear theyre are some in the Maumee or used to be. How long did it take you to catch one?

[bill dowler]

it didnt take very long, the first ones i ever caught were at peidmont, i was throwing crankbaits for saugeyes.. after that i caught a few more there, but now i mainly fish the smaller streams here in wv. there is a lot of fish in the smaller rivers here, they may not be as big but when u can catch several it doesnt matter:D

[Lunker]

Yeah sounds great. Ive got my grandpa turning out some wooden baits right now and I will run the wire and balance and paint and lip. Should be fun.

[bill dowler]

hey lunker, how did your baits turn out, i would guess pretty good old timers are good at that, maybe i could get you to send me one, ive got some good places to try them out

[Lunker]

Not bad at all. I found out Loc Tite epoxy sux, Im getting some Devcon if I can find it. Whats your favorite color scheme I might be able to work something for ya?

[bill dowler]

something either green and white or brown and white, is what i have had most of my luck on im gonna go try my luck on sunday