Bandit 200's vs 300's

[nccater]

I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't find it in the search engine. If you could only carry one crank bait on your boat, which would it be? The 200 or 300? And why?

[Rees Guide]

300, I can fish it from 2 foot deep down to about 17 foot deep without any extra rigging to speak of.

[yikess]

If I could only carry one crank on my boat I wouldn't go. Take minnows instead. On some days the fish can be picky and the odds of you having the one crank in the exact color they prefer all day is slim.

[trypman1]

What Rees said.

[nccater]

300, I can fish it from 2 foot deep down to about 17 foot deep without any extra rigging to speak of.

This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Thank you for the help! What lb test braid works best for this?

[lowe175]

I've never pull cranks but reading post on cdc seem like the 300s are the ticket.

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[Erin Brewer]

Defiantly 300's but if your getting into cranks don't leave out Arkie crankbaits

[Rees Guide]

This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Thank you for the help! What lb test braid works best for this?

I use 40 lb simply because it is the same diameter as 10 lb mono and the charts are based on that.

[nccater]

I use 40 lb simply because it is the same diameter as 10 lb mono and the charts are based on that.

Which chart is most accurate? For Bandits? For Arkie?

[Rees Guide]

I use Precision Trolling, you can get certain baits or get the whole thing that covers all the cranks tested. I'm not sure if Arkie has been added yet, they are fairly new to the crappie crank world but they hit with a major impact. They were tested last year and should be added really soon, 98% of the time last year I pulled Arkies only and they worked great they just don't dive as deep as a Bandit 300. I weighted mine and built a chart to get them down when need be, caught fish at 25 foot deep last summer.