Bandit mini

Needing to replace some of my small crankbaits,having trouble finding the mini bandit.Found some on ebay but have those colors,did they stop making the mini bandit?

I think so...the inch and a halfs are not on their website anymore...ran several months on sale...could kick myself for not ordering more of them...

Dang whats ok they are other brands out there.
I have a rebel chrome/blue back with a chrome bill that they don't make anymore it is or was my go to crank.Glad they still make the rebel tadfry going buy a few just in case they take them off the market too.
Like throwing the little bity cranks but man a flopping fish can make those small hooks dangous.

If you like those Rebel Tadfries take a look at the Yozuri Snap Bean. Their Snap Shad (@1 5/8") is great to troll with as well. I think around here you pretty much have to order them online. Their colors are limited but I have done pretty good with the chrome/blue ones.

Bill Norman makes a bunch of 1.5" baits and so does Bass Pro under the Crappie Maxx brand.


Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202

We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
Pro Staff, Southern Pro Tackle and Ozark Rods.
Member, Tri-State Crappie Anglers

Thanks BRM,I'll check those out

WM has a canoe full of pradco baits for cheeep in Russelville. I got 20 of the small cranks.

I like pushing those little cranks. Sometimes the fish hit the smaller baits better. That Crappie Maxx (Wally Marshall) Black with Red flake is a great color around here. Seems like the Wally's rattle louder than the Bandit to.


Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202

We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
Pro Staff, Southern Pro Tackle and Ozark Rods.
Member, Tri-State Crappie Anglers

I like casting them.
The only thing I don't like about a crankbait is getting a hook in my hand while liping a fish.The bigger cranks are bad enough trying to get the hooks out of skin but those small cranks are very dsngous when lipping a fish.My problem with small cranks is like my problem with plastic baits cann't get enough of them even tho I have enough of both to start my own bait shop.lol

I am very familiar with those little hooks...lippin a white bass (they never quite thrashin...until out of the water about 3 mins,then they die) got #8 or 10 treble hook in ring finger first joint...tried to pull out with mono line, no luck...had to go to er...learned a valubale life lesson that day...Turtlebaits thread started me looking all over the web...looks like about ninety percent of the little cranks are discontinued...I think the days of great deals on ebay are just about over...so I guess I will pay the price or do without...

Seen a bid on one at 420.00 and another 240.00 several in 30 to 60 dallor range.
If I bought something that I would want 100 lb test braid lol.

Hey guys, I was in Walmart yesterday and I ran across a display of small crankbaits that I had never seen before. They were at the end of the isle where all the boating supplies were, they were not with the rest of the tackle. They were good looking mini cranks for $2.36 each. I was in a hurry and not thinking clearly. I am going back and get a pile of them. I think they were something like Arkie or Arky brand, can't remember exactly. At that price I figured I get 8 0r 10 and try them out.
I will post a picture when I get them.

Man thats a great deal our walmark stinks in the sporting goods,never no new stuff just sameo sameo.I've never seen a arkie crank before,I've been all over the net looking at small,mini and wittle bity cranks and never seen where arkie made a crank hummmm.Thanks

Our wm has them...ours are displayed right where the plastic baits start on the top row...not much of a choice in colors...guess I will break down and buy one, but my radar says dont do it...I know they are cheap, but maybe too cheap...

Almost forgot...just got in some river rockers from lindy...odd looking little crankbait...looking at it from the side and especially from the top...and a lot smaller than I thought...I got the aunt creepy 3/16 ounce, a lot greener on top than the picture...have not taken them fishing yet...they are maybe 2 inches long...and not much bulk...hmmmm, considering what I paid for the river rockers doesnt make much sense about what I said about the arkie crappie cranks...nevermind...

Strike King Bitsy Minnows catch crappie sometimes, but I catch as many brim pulling them as crappie. Haven't tried casting them though, they might do well around brush or docks, they just don't run very deep.

The Arkies from WM are cheap and most of them I've bought don't run straight and won't dive more than a couple feet. When pulling them I just add a big splitshot or small bass casting sinker 18" up and that takes them down and keeps 'em running straight. Pushing them I've got a 1-2oz sinker holding them at depth. Fish don't seem to care if they cost 1/2 what the Bandits do once they get down where they need to be.

Around here the small rattle traps catch better(and some days more) fish than lipped baits. Overstockbait has some good prices on them right now (1/4oz & 1/8 oz).

I been got twice by those loose front hooks, then I realized why they were flying around loose:Doh:. Fish hardly ever take the front hook, it might stick 'em in the head or gill after they take the back hook. If they do take the front it's normally because they've inhaled the whole bait and the second set makes it that much harder to get the bait out. Decided to take all the front hooks off. I haven't noticed a difference in hookups but even if I miss a few it's still better than a trip to the sawbones.

This article isn't necessarily relevant to crappie fishing, but he does list a lot of small cranks -> MiniCranks