Best Old Crankbaits

[Richard B]

Natural Ike and Rebel little humpy.

[Dave in Walker]

heddon river runts and the jointed brooks reefer!

[JayM5209]

Not cranks, but two old timers that I still use occasionally, and have 8 or 10 of each in a tackle box somewhere -

* June bug spinner

* Strip-On spinner (great way to use up the minnows that have died in bucket)

[Mark Komo]

Yep, the old metal beak hot and tots (crawdad my fave), deep jr thundersticks, balsa F and J 9 in orange,

[walleyedmike]

Originally Posted by Just One More Cast

Original Lindy Shadling!

X2!

[mudpuppy]

The old wooden Bombers. I have a silver one that doesn't have much paint left on anymore. I quit using it though because it was too near and dear to me.

[Dacotah Eye]

Hellbender Magnums.

[Bill Krejca]

My dad said the old Heddon Go-Deeper River Runts with the curved metal lip were much better than the "improved" flat metal model that replaced it. Of course, the change was shortly after WW ll, so most of the folks on here probably don't even remember them. They were Dad's favorite lure for walleyes.

Bill Krejca

[fishincrazy]

Originally Posted by Mark Komo

Yep, the old metal beak hot and tots (crawdad my fave), deep jr thundersticks, balsa F and J 9 in orange,

X2 Crawdad is awesome I have a dozen of them.

FC

[Dabluz]

Not a crankbait but a lure that is no longer available is the Sutton flutter spoon. These incredible spoons no longer exist. Same thing for the Evans marabou jig.