Organizing crankbaits

[chadmack282]

strike king xd series cranks are all marked on bill.
DT series cranks from Ramada are also marked on bill.

[FishFry]

That is what I have been doing but clearly I'm not as disciplined as you are and I end up losing track over time. Half the time I can't refit all the boxes back in and in the heat of the fun of fishing I end up with more open and not kept track of. Then I take some back and forth between kayak and boat and between different tackle boxes each time and in the end I haven't kept them as organized as I intended.

Maybe this year that can be a goal of mine while on the water this year.

I throw everything I cut off into a tupperware box and at the end of the day/tournament/weekend when I clean up the boat I replace them all where they belong. On good weekends it may take 2-3 minutes but on weekends when I couldn't get a bite I may have to put away a couple dozen baits.

I keep my cranks in one rear compartment and every other kind of bait in the other. I have the 3700s labeled by depth and style in their trays.

[GeoFisher]

the idea is really not how deep it says it runs, but how deep.

I don't label anything.......Now, that doesn't mean I don't know how deep, but How deep has a lot to do with a LOT of factors.

Line type, line size, casting distance, rod in the water, etc, etc, etc, etc.

The ABSOLUTE key to crankin is getting the bait in the zone. AND knowing where that zone is for the particular bait you're using. With that being said, I'm no expert on crankin, but I absolutely LOVE using them.

If I'm ripping a bank in 6-10 ft of water, and I'm not hitting the bottom or hanging in the junk, I may need a deeper crank. BUT if I'm deliberately trying to run over the top of brush piles, etc, etc. Maybe a shallower crank is what I need.

Bigger lips, deeper. SQUARE lip, less hangups. Lipless, pretty shallow, but you can absolutely fish those deeper.

Instead of worrying about what the bill or box says.......figure out how YOU personally fish it, and then you're golden.

Not knocking anyone here, just trying to point out what I do.

Now..........let the cranking begin.........

BTW, soon, really soon I will be throwing my all time favorite cranks in shallow water, and catching some right nice fish..... .

[SLP]

Thanks everyone for all the great suggestions. Always nice to get some other ideas from fellow fisherman.