Thread: C-55s

Cant tell any difference....even little dinks are caught on them.

They seem to produce bigger fish for me, not saying I don't catch a good many shorts on them, but not like I do on the 300's & 350's. Some days may not get many bites on them, but when the pole does bend I know there is a good chance at a good fish.

Nope, matter fact I catch less fish all around on them. In all fairness I have only tried them a few times but my experience is not near as good.

I was probably one of the 1st fishermen in my area to paint and use the c55s. Lots of folks told me they were too big and wouldn't catch crappie. I proved them wrong several times over.

I have caught crappie that were not much bigger than the c55 but I do think they will catch bigger crappie in mid summer and fall. Heck, I have Norman DD22s that I repainted and catch crappie on those as well as Arkie 220s.

I know a lot of the pros use C55s customs they buy from ScottV they seem to like them.

mrdux gave me my first c55's on Kentucky Lake one day. I've caught a bunch of large crappie with them plus a 10 pound green carp. Since then, I've added over 100 more to my collection


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Originally Posted by mrdux

I was probably one of the 1st fishermen in my area to paint and use the c55s. Lots of folks told me they were too big and wouldn't catch crappie. I proved them wrong several times over.

I have caught crappie that were not much bigger than the c55 but I do think they will catch bigger crappie in mid summer and fall. Heck, I have Norman DD22s that I repainted and catch crappie on those as well as Arkie 220s.

Don't want to veer off topic here and hope Knight doesn't mind me asking a quick question. Other than the C55 what is another large crappie crank to target bigger fish with mrdux? I know you have a lot of knowledge on the subject, and appreciate your input, thanks!

Normans, Bomber 7A and 8A, Academy Sports has some big cranks that work well that are next a size up from their H2O series, I've even been known to drag some of the original Hellbenders around but they are expensive on eBay. I bought several dozen Bandit 250 Ledge cranks a while back and paid dearly for them since they are no longer in production. They are quite a bit bigger than a Bandit 300. Most of what I bought were pearl so I could paint them. I had to give $6-$7 each for most of them in lots of 6.