Lucky Craft Crankbaits

[Troy Gregg]

I am going to purchase a few baits this season, but I am on a limited budget. What version of the crankbait is the most universal? Also what colors?

Dwiebenga,

I can say that I have acquired a small collection of lucky craft lures and I am not completely sure what you mean by universal... but I will add my two cents and see if I can help.

Firstly anytime you go with quality... you can almost be sure that it will catch fish, Lucky craft run true right out of the package and have a realistic finish on them... my complaint with the company is the paint.. after lots of use the paint chips away after regular use and a few heavy hits.

My number one choice for universal use would be the BEVY SHAD 75sp, I have caught more varieties of fish with this one lure, it has a sharply designed bill for getting deep (7-9 ft) in a hurry. I have caught trout, walleye, black bass ( all three), and white bass. All of these with consistency.

Next would be the RC series.. this is my newest addition and I absolutley love them for summer through fall, like Eric stated. (his post is dead on as always)

The slender pointer and pointer 78, though I have them, I don't use them much... its hard to put down that bevy shad, these are jerkbait/twitchbait that is effective on bass and the occasional trout...

I also have the FlatCB i think... Its the 20 ft diver. This one is good for hitting those deep fish on main lake points throughought the summer months, I have found better luck on truman or grand with this style of crank.

universal colors would be Aurora black for me, and then I pick a TR shad or Chartruese shad for dirtier water.

Whack'em is exactly right though I don't think budget and LC can effectively go in the same sentence

[Gavin]

I use the 78's and Slender Ponters on streams for smallmouth and trout for the most part...Hardly ever do any greeny fishing.

Rps thanks for the link. Cheers.

[CollegeFish86]

Just so some of you guys that are on a budget like me know, I think it is Academy that has them but they are called h2o baits. They are made in the same plant as lucky craft and are about a third of the cost. They are the exact same bait. Profile, action and everything. I thought you guys might like to know that. I know that they have them in Joplin.

[Sore Thumbs]

Just so some of you guys that are on a budget like me know, I think it is Academy that has them but they are called h2o baits. They are made in the same plant as lucky craft and are about a third of the cost. They are the exact same bait. Profile, action and everything. I thought you guys might like to know that. I know that they have them in Joplin.

They are not the same lure if you put them next to each other. I have talked to people that have fished both and they said the LC was catching them 5 to 1 over H20 lure. As far as Lucky Craft goes. I love the RC series. They have a new size this year it is a 2.0 and you also have the Skeet Reese MR series that will remind you of a speed trap. My theory on LC is that you can buy one or two of these and be confident that you can catch fish with them or you can keep buying the cheaper brands trying to find that perfect one that does produce. I think in the long run you might spend the same amount of money. That being said nothing is worse than losing a more expensive lure to a snag or hang up.