Lake Erie crankbaits

[All_eyes]

I will be fishing Lake Erie for the first time in April. With a limited buget for lures, what are your (3) favorite crankbaits and also (3) favorite colors? List in order please.

Thanks in advance!

[Jersey John]

From what I understand, Reef Runners are a main stay on the Lake. Look up old posts about reef runners and that will give you an idea about colors. Hope this helps. JJ

[luvtotroll]

Reef Runners - Blue/silver, Firetiger, Watermelon
Ripsticks- Same
Deep Husky Jerks - Clown

Depending on where the fish are in the water column will dictate what bait I run. Last eyar it was Ripsticks, the year before it was the deep running baots.

Good luck. Remember to look for the clean water. That is important on Erie.

[Gilligan]

Renosky, Renosky, Renosky
1. Rainbow
2. Purple/Pink
3. Perch
4. Blue Shad
5. Blue/Charteuse
6. Wonderbread

At $4 a pop they don't kill the budget either.

Follow back through the old posts (about 3-5 days ago) and find the post started there by Gary Gray on the Renosky lures.

[Johnnie Candle]

I like the Deep Jr Thundersticks myself as a first choice.
etal rainbow Trout is a personal fav over the years for color.

Next choice would be the reef runner ripstick for those high riders. Color called texas red has worked really well in the past.

I have also done well with #9 Shad raps.

Keep the line tight,

Johnnie Candle

[swede]

1. reef runners 2. thundersticks (deep divers, the old ones) 3. hot n tots ( most people think they don't work in early spring,---they do.) colors-- blue silver, rainbow, gold,

[ginamaria]

Divers, reef runner blue/silver
deep down husky jerk. Black /silver
hot-n-tot firetiger.

For trailing dipsies or downriggers,
Yozuri crystal minnow
Little ripper
thunderstick junior

Just my 2cents. This is for the central basin out of Ashtabula