Crank Baits Suggestion

Josh, don't know if you've seen the specialty utility boxes made by Falcon
or not, but they might be the answer to your crankbait dilemna. I started
using them this past season & they rock. I employ several to house my
cranks. These utility boxes are made for specific types of lures,
everything from cranks to jigs to spinnerbaits etc. I just use seperate
Falcon crankbait boxes for shallow/medium/deep runners, one for hard
jerkbaits & another for topwaters. These boxes make cranks very easy to
select & manage.

Search Cabelas for "Falcon Boxes", I'd post the link but it was rediculously
long...

http://www.cabelas.com

Warren

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have a
ton of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made more
of them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up. I've
tried sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I still
have a mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors
etc. I know wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but
would lilke to get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the group
has to offer to help me make more sense out of my collection other than
my current philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in there
as possible in case some how I get into a situation that requires a
certain type and I don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Here ya go Warren (ie: Falcon Boxes at Cabelas)

http://tinyurl.com/58935

Went to Cabelas, found the Falcons, and went to Tiny URL to shorten it up.
That URL should be valid for a month or so.

Nice looking boxes. Wal-Mart around here sells one similar, each box has
specific storage spaces for specific types of baits: shallow cranks, hard
jerkbaits, topwaters, etc. But they weren't Falcon. I want to say they were
Shimano brand, similar to these:

http://tinyurl.com/6utja




"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Josh, don't know if you've seen the specialty utility boxes made by Falcon
or not, but they might be the answer to your crankbait dilemna. I started
using them this past season & they rock. I employ several to house my
cranks. These utility boxes are made for specific types of lures,
everything from cranks to jigs to spinnerbaits etc. I just use seperate
Falcon crankbait boxes for shallow/medium/deep runners, one for hard
jerkbaits & another for topwaters. These boxes make cranks very easy to
select & manage.

Search Cabelas for "Falcon Boxes", I'd post the link but it was
rediculously
long...

http://www.cabelas.com

Warren

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have a
ton of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made
more
of them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up. I've
tried sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I
still
have a mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait
box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors
etc. I know wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but
would lilke to get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the group
has to offer to help me make more sense out of my collection other than
my current philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in there
as possible in case some how I get into a situation that requires a
certain type and I don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Thanks alot Sim, the Falcon's really hold up to some punishment too. They
have three sweet latches on each box. I'm sold on em...

Warren

"SimRacer" wrote in message
m...
Here ya go Warren (ie: Falcon Boxes at Cabelas)

http://tinyurl.com/58935

Went to Cabelas, found the Falcons, and went to Tiny URL to shorten it up.
That URL should be valid for a month or so.

Nice looking boxes. Wal-Mart around here sells one similar, each box has
specific storage spaces for specific types of baits: shallow cranks, hard
jerkbaits, topwaters, etc. But they weren't Falcon. I want to say they
were
Shimano brand, similar to these:

http://tinyurl.com/6utja




"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Josh, don't know if you've seen the specialty utility boxes made by
Falcon
or not, but they might be the answer to your crankbait dilemna. I
started
using them this past season & they rock. I employ several to house my
cranks. These utility boxes are made for specific types of lures,
everything from cranks to jigs to spinnerbaits etc. I just use seperate
Falcon crankbait boxes for shallow/medium/deep runners, one for hard
jerkbaits & another for topwaters. These boxes make cranks very easy to
select & manage.

Search Cabelas for "Falcon Boxes", I'd post the link but it was
rediculously
long...

http://www.cabelas.com

Warren

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have
a
ton of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made
more
of them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up.
I've
tried sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I
still
have a mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait
box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors
etc. I know wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but
would lilke to get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the
group
has to offer to help me make more sense out of my collection other
than
my current philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in
there
as possible in case some how I get into a situation that requires a
certain type and I don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Thanks alot Sim, the Falcon's really hold up to some punishment too. They
have three sweet latches on each box. I'm sold on em...

Warren


Sounds like the deal Warren. I ever get ready to replace any of my standard
boxes and look for specialized ones like those, I'll give them a look since
you have a high regard for them. I currently just use the Plano boxes that
fit in my bags and make do. So far so good with those, but I may decide to
try something new sometime. When I started building up my fishing tools
again a couple seasons ago, I focused on the rods and reels
(Daiwa-Shimano/St Croix-Fenwick), and boat, and just got some basic tackle
bags for storage. Maybe I need to redress that this "off" season before I go
out again in January? lol Nah, I'll probably just go for some new line and
replace the couple crankbaits that these toothy pickeral critters have torn
up...

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Thanks alot Sim, the Falcon's really hold up to some punishment too. They
have three sweet latches on each box. I'm sold on em...

Warren


Sounds like the deal Warren. I ever get ready to replace any of my standard
boxes and look for specialized ones like those, I'll give them a look since
you have a high regard for them. I currently just use the Plano boxes that
fit in my bags and make do. So far so good with those, but I may decide to
try something new sometime. When I started building up my fishing tools
again a couple seasons ago, I focused on the rods and reels
(Daiwa-Shimano/St Croix-Fenwick), and boat, and just got some basic tackle
bags for storage. Maybe I need to redress that this "off" season before I go
out again in January? lol Nah, I'll probably just go for some new line and
replace the couple crankbaits that these toothy pickeral critters have torn
up...

Thanks alot Sim, the Falcon's really hold up to some punishment too. They
have three sweet latches on each box. I'm sold on em...

Warren

"SimRacer" wrote in message
m...
Here ya go Warren (ie: Falcon Boxes at Cabelas)

http://tinyurl.com/58935

Went to Cabelas, found the Falcons, and went to Tiny URL to shorten it up.
That URL should be valid for a month or so.

Nice looking boxes. Wal-Mart around here sells one similar, each box has
specific storage spaces for specific types of baits: shallow cranks, hard
jerkbaits, topwaters, etc. But they weren't Falcon. I want to say they
were
Shimano brand, similar to these:

http://tinyurl.com/6utja




"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Josh, don't know if you've seen the specialty utility boxes made by
Falcon
or not, but they might be the answer to your crankbait dilemna. I
started
using them this past season & they rock. I employ several to house my
cranks. These utility boxes are made for specific types of lures,
everything from cranks to jigs to spinnerbaits etc. I just use seperate
Falcon crankbait boxes for shallow/medium/deep runners, one for hard
jerkbaits & another for topwaters. These boxes make cranks very easy to
select & manage.

Search Cabelas for "Falcon Boxes", I'd post the link but it was
rediculously
long...

http://www.cabelas.com

Warren

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have
a
ton of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made
more
of them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up.
I've
tried sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I
still
have a mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait
box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors
etc. I know wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but
would lilke to get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the
group
has to offer to help me make more sense out of my collection other
than
my current philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in
there
as possible in case some how I get into a situation that requires a
certain type and I don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Thanks alot Sim, the Falcon's really hold up to some punishment too. They
have three sweet latches on each box. I'm sold on em...

Warren

"SimRacer" wrote in message
m...
Here ya go Warren (ie: Falcon Boxes at Cabelas)

http://tinyurl.com/58935

Went to Cabelas, found the Falcons, and went to Tiny URL to shorten it up.
That URL should be valid for a month or so.

Nice looking boxes. Wal-Mart around here sells one similar, each box has
specific storage spaces for specific types of baits: shallow cranks, hard
jerkbaits, topwaters, etc. But they weren't Falcon. I want to say they
were
Shimano brand, similar to these:

http://tinyurl.com/6utja




"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Josh, don't know if you've seen the specialty utility boxes made by
Falcon
or not, but they might be the answer to your crankbait dilemna. I
started
using them this past season & they rock. I employ several to house my
cranks. These utility boxes are made for specific types of lures,
everything from cranks to jigs to spinnerbaits etc. I just use seperate
Falcon crankbait boxes for shallow/medium/deep runners, one for hard
jerkbaits & another for topwaters. These boxes make cranks very easy to
select & manage.

Search Cabelas for "Falcon Boxes", I'd post the link but it was
rediculously
long...

http://www.cabelas.com

Warren

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have
a
ton of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made
more
of them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up.
I've
tried sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I
still
have a mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait
box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors
etc. I know wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but
would lilke to get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the
group
has to offer to help me make more sense out of my collection other
than
my current philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in
there
as possible in case some how I get into a situation that requires a
certain type and I don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Send them to Al. He will straighen the mess out, and modify the lures so
they all work great.

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I like fishing crank baits and I guess I know the "basics", but I have a
ton
of them. In one big box. Some of them may have procreated and made more of
them. My box full is jammed to the top. I've got em all mixed up. I've
tried
sorting them. . . by color, by the size of the bill etc. But I still have
a
mess.

Just wondering if the group has some suggestions to make my crank bait box
make more sense, assist me in culling out some lures. And just some
general
usage suggestions, favorite lures, times of seasons for colors etc. I know
wide wobble in cold water/weather and tighter in warm, but would lilke to
get a better handle on crankbaits. So anything the group has to offer to
help me make more sense out of my collection other than my current
philosophy which seems to be.. "have as many smushed in there as possible
in
case some how I get into a situation that requires a certain type and I
don't have it ! g.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

I fish different baits based on water temp, lake I will be at, season, etc.
and only take those baits with me. I use four 3700 Plano's to keep my cranks
in:

1) Lipless baits
2) Suspending baits
3) Flat sided baits - Tight wobble
4) Round sided baits - Wide wobble

Seldom do I have three boxes with me at any time.

I then arrange the boxes by depth in four rows with super shallow, shallow,
medium and deep.

As for colors, I have four color categories: craw, chartreuse, chromes and
shads.

I also like to have rattling baits (usually plastic) and non - rattling baits
(usually wood).


Brad Coovert
Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
Esox Rods - Hand Made In The USA
"For The Toughest Fishing Around"

I carry all my cranks with me at all times. One of my favorite tricks is to
throw a long-billed crank in much shallower water than it was intended to be
used in. Really stirs things up down there if the grass isn't too thick,
deadly where sand & rocks mix.

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Brad Coovert" wrote in message
...
I fish different baits based on water temp, lake I will be at, season, etc.
and only take those baits with me. I use four 3700 Plano's to keep my
cranks
in:

1) Lipless baits
2) Suspending baits
3) Flat sided baits - Tight wobble
4) Round sided baits - Wide wobble

Seldom do I have three boxes with me at any time.

I then arrange the boxes by depth in four rows with super shallow,
shallow,
medium and deep.

As for colors, I have four color categories: craw, chartreuse, chromes and
shads.

I also like to have rattling baits (usually plastic) and non - rattling
baits
(usually wood).


Brad Coovert
Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
Esox Rods - Hand Made In The USA
"For The Toughest Fishing Around"