[Blades and Baits]

Production made Crankbaits of all time?
My votes are: (in no particular order)

1-Bill Lewis Rattle Trap

2-Rapala Shad Rap

3-Bill Norman Deep Little N

What say you?

Regards,
Blades

[Swede]

1 Rapala Original F
2 Bomber 15A
3 Creek Chub Pikie

[reeves]

1. Rattle Trap
2. Wiggle Wart
3. DD-22

[MuskyGary]

1. shad raps 2. Bagley Honey B's 3. Rapalas

[6_feet_deep]

Shad Rap #5
Killer B II
Rattle Trap

[Brian_Va]

Cotton Cordell Big O

Bomber Model A

Poes Super Cedar

[Dean McClain]

This is a thought provoking question, which obviously has 3 correct answers, and if you're gong to throw "lipless, vibrating lures" into the mix, well, I don't know. I remember that throughout the eighties, the only boat in a tournament in Kentucky without a firetiger 6A or 7A Model A Bomber, indicated that it was either their first tournament ever, or that it was the bait that they were catching all their fish on. Then you have Wee-R's, and Big O's, and Shad Raps, and Bandits, and Bagley, and Storm, and Norman's Deep Little N, and DD-22...and I'm just thinking about bass...throw in Walleye...Okay, Last Ten Years then:

1. Rapala Shad Rap
2. Bill Lewis Lures Rattletrap
3. Bandit Lures, Bandit crankbaits

Does anyone have any industry stats on this topic??

Dean

[EugeneM]

Bill Lewis Lures Rattletrap
DD-22
Rapala Shad Rap

[clemmy]

Well, as Dean stated, it depends on defining "crankbait". If you drop lipless and jerkbaits, then my list would be a lot like Swedes:

1)shad rap
2)pikie (don't forget the saltwater guys!)
3)river runt