C-55s

Following the big bait--big fish thinking...Do you think the average size of the fish caught are larger on this bigger bait

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.

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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.

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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.

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Yep I have used DD22s a lot when they are down deep