If I am going shallow with crankbaits (less than 10 feet), I have caught more fish on a rootbeer/chart. bandit. Bandits are my favorite shallow crankbaits - and I have used them on about every lake in Ky. I have also done good in bone, bluegill and craw colors. But bandits are about the only shallow crankbaits I buy anymore - like them better than high dollar ones.

On deep diving, just like Elwood said - that blue back with chartruse sides or belly for some reason seems to work better than most others. All companies make one. Lucky Craft is my favorite, but I also like Rapala parrot (a little less $$$), and DD-22's. The big Bombers are great too, but they don't have as many color's to choose from. The best bang for you buck, would have to be the DD-22's