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Lucky Craft® Rick Clunn Rattlin' Deep Diving Crankbaits
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A Bass Pro Exclusive - made to Rick's specifications by Lucky Craft!
Noisy, fish-calling rattles
Brilliant, lifelike finishes
Unique flat head creates a turbulence trail
Durable lip deflects off anything
Premium components
Nobody knows crankbaits like Bass Pro Shops Pro Fishing Team Member, Rick Clunn, and no company builds a better crankbait than the folks at Lucky Craft. This winning combination already has one knock-out series of crankbaits to their credit, the Lucky Craft Rick Clunn Deep Diving Crankbaits, and if you enjoy
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A Bass Pro Exclusive - made to Rick's specifications by Lucky Craft!
Noisy, fish-calling rattles
Brilliant, lifelike finishes
Unique flat head creates a turbulence trail
Durable lip deflects off anything
Premium components
Nobody knows crankbaits like Bass Pro Shops Pro Fishing Team Member, Rick Clunn, and no company builds a better crankbait than the folks at Lucky Craft. This winning combination already has one knock-out series of crankbaits to their credit, the Lucky Craft Rick Clunn Deep Diving Crankbaits, and if you enjoyed higher-catch rates with the original deep divers, you'll defiantly want to give the Lucky Craft Rick Clunn Rattlin’ Deep Diving Crankbait Series a try.
This latest, exclusive Lucky Craft Rick Clunn Rattlin' Deep Diving Crankbait Series features all the same proven, fish-catching features as the original, but with the added appeal of rattles. In addition to the rattles and brilliant, lifelike finishes these deep diving cranks sport, they offer a unique flat head design which works to create a turbulence trail that big bass can follow - even in deep, dingy water, a super thin, but tough rounded diving lip that reaches greater depths quickly while effortlessly bouncing off rocks and timber and high-quality components to ensure you’re investing in a go-to crankbait you’ll cast for years.
Diving depths: Model 1.5 dives 4'-8' Model 2.5 dives 8'-12' Model 3.5 dives 10'-16'
I forgot to tell you. I love my BPS crankin' sticks. I have three; they are 6, 6 1/2 and 7' foot. I don't like high speed reels when it comes to crankin'. Especially when I'm crankin' ; say a Norman DD22 or a Rapala DT 16. For those lures I use a 4:3 to 1. For others I use a 4:7 to 1 ratio. You can get by with a 5:1 to 1. What I mean get by... the lower ratio's simply help with fatigue; You simply don't have to work so hard to retrieve the lures. I use a Lews reel but they don't make those any more. BPS carries a David Fritts model and he has different ratio's. A 4:7 to 1 would be a good one if you're only going to carry one reel. They will wench the big billed baits down to their running depth fairly easily and you can still rip a rattl'trap with them as well.
I prefer a 7' rod if I'm not having to be pin point accurate, simply because I can throw it so much farther and cover a lot of water in a shorter amount of time. The best all around rod would probably be the 6'6" crankin' stick. I have the 6' rod for light baits and better accuracy when a long cast is not an option.
That is a question that people will debate until the end of time. Depends entirely on the type of structure and what depth you want the bait to run. I use as small as 8 pound and as heavy as 17. I always used to use a line that would stretch (mono) but recently I've found that I really like flourocarbon line for my crankbaits. The line sinks better than mono; casts a country mile and the hook sets are better at some of the distances you can throw some of these crankbaits with a 7 ft. rod. The line is invisible and very abraision resistant.
To answer your question: Use as light of a line as you can get by with. It becomes personal preference in the end and we all have a different one. I have used 8 pound line with a DD22 when I was deep crankin' and 17 pound on a lure that would only run 6 foot deep. It just depends on what type of structure you're crankin' . If you don't know; start with 12 and work in each direction till you understand what is happening with your lures and what you are comfortable with. Also; crankbaits are expensive; get a plug knocker or make your own... The first lure you save will be worth the cost of the plug knocker (retriever)
Need to include the diving depths for the new RC deep diving 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 crankbaits with regards to their length. I would like to know the diving depths that are projected for these?