If you could have only one color shallow diving crank bait ???

[cartrader]

What is the best all around color for a square lip shallow di ing crank for stained water? Tenn river

[steve1206]

I would say some version of chartruese/black back...Fading it out as it gets clearer. Something like WEC that Kevin Short uses (Classic, I think)...

[kp crane]

Yep, I agree with steve, one with some chartruese & black will be your best bet for that situation.
I'm pretty sure this here is the one Kevin Short use's.



Modified by kp crane at 6:43 PM 12/17/2010

[medicpelle]

LC 2.5 Copper Perch

[natebedwell06]

some sort of shad color, like mark perry said no matter the water color shad dont change color

[skeet210]

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pr...18851
Olive shad #49

Can't go wrong

[cmclairday2]

Shad pattern..

[THKUSTOMS]

Rick Clunn 2.5 in the Shad color..

[Fiddlefarter]

Shad color.


I basically have 3 colors of square bill. Shad color, white color, and chartreuse color. i think I could get by with only shad and chartreuse all the time and have pretty much quit buying other colors. Keepin' it simple.

[younggunm27]

bandit 100 series blue splaterback works wonders on old hickory

[reelman]

One never does it because there is never just one set of conditions all year on a river...since prey is the way...LCraft CB100 shad or similar...when bream are the dominate prey something with green and when crawfish are common...well, you get the picture.
Generally shad the most months of the year so that would be THE ONE...pick a brand with loud rattles although I have a WEC in chartreuse for extreme near muddy.
Bass will find a bait is its loud enough and slow enough even when water is near muddy...

[thedude]

rc 1.5 chart/black back.
2nd choice, strike king series 3 in lavendar shad.

[fishfry]

Norman fat boy the color is red ear.

[NOLA BASS MASTER]

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I think that the best color for any stained water on any crankbait is Baby Blue Back and Chartreuse Belly.

[farmin542]

Spro Little John in Rootbeer Chartruse.

[wwc3]

On Ky and Barkley ya cant beat a Flaming Grape Shad Bandit.

Your opinion may differ, but I 'll still be right......LOL

[showdawg77]

Shad , Chartruse , Craw Color.

These (3) in some variation is all you will ever need on hard baits

Plastics: Watermelon, Green Pumkin, Black/blue (3) all u need

[jdw174]

I almost hate to admit this, but my "killer color" the past couple of years has been Strike Kings Sexy Shad or any similar color from other manufacturers. Bomber's version on a Square A was dynamite this year.

[Dockhead]

Any color-as long as it includes a dash of purple.

[Mark Perry]

natural shad color from H20 Express.