Favorite Deep Cranks for smallies

[bob o]

No no no ....  not Gizzard Shad ..... Dave, Cheetam and I developed ..... just for  Lake St Clair 15 - 19 fow in August ...... the WORLD FAMOUS  -----

Gizzard Perch !!

(Of course you have to cast with a 7 ft Mojo rod, while listening to Mojo in the morning, and drinking a cup of (mo) Joe) ..... hmmmmm

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one!  That one was a true, one-off custom that will never, ever be reproduced.  From the mind of a madman (Mojoman?) comes...THE GIZZARD PERCH.

good times, good times.

[Mojo]

here's our buddy .........Jeff -  "Needs more Mustard"  Lol !

[dashaver63]

What pound test do you guy's throw the deep divers on? 6xd's and so forth. Also do you prefer mono or florocarbon?

[djkimmel]

I still use both. P-Line Halo and Fluorocarbon more often though for the extra sensitivity and feel. Gets down a little deeper for the same pound test as mono too since it is more dense and thinner. I use 10, 12, 14, 17 and 20 pound test depending on how deep I need the bait and how big the crankbait is.

10 pound test with medium to small crankbaits and in more open, deeper water. 20 pound for shallow runners over shallow weeds and cover.

[YpsiBass]

Doing my daily read so I don't suck as much in the Belleville lake tourney this week and came across this: http://www.in-fisherman.com/2011/05/31/crankin-big-water-smallmouths/ which I thought seemed pretty relevant to this thread as well.  Thanks to this thread I've switched up my baits quite a bit this summer.  Running KVD 1.5, Strike King 5, and the 6 series.  Can hit just about every depth now.  The cooler weather this week should prove interesting.  Thanks for the tips fellas!

[Mojo]

Now that may be one of the BEST articles ever posted on GLB. Thanks Ellipsis and welcome to GLB.