Wingdam Crankbaits

I want to buy some new cranks for casting on wingdams. I have searched and read several posts and it seems a couple of the favorites are the Bomber FF Shads & Fingerlings along with the Rapala DT series. I was hoping some of you might be willing to share what specific colors in each of these cranks have shown you success on the Mississippi wingdams.

I am targeting walleyes mostly but also like catching smallies and large mouth so any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

I like the Fingerlings but the color choices seem a bit limited at least from Cabelas.

Depending on what depth you are throwing at, flicker shads 5cm-7cm are great for walleye and bass. With 10# braid or 8lb mono you can cast them quite a ways.

For fishing wingdams very shallow or right over the top in shallow water I like to use rattle traps. For fishing the very deep tip I like bomber A’s or jointed rattling shad raps. For anything in the middle just make sure you have a lot of them.

What’s a centimeter????
I would recommend using the Bombers-they are great and should get to the depth you need pitching and retrieving.

Red, White, Blue and Green. DT’s and wingdams can get expensive. I like fat free shads.

-J.

Hard to go wrong with red. Blues, browns, firetiger, purple, chartreuse, white and so on. Just pick up a few of what you like. What ever you have confidence in will work on wing dams.

Hi DellIntel

Don’t get too caught up on what color of cranks to use. Firetiger, Helsinki Shad, and Red Craw are real good starting points. Something bright, someting flashy, and something dark.

In my humble opinion, investing more in different styles and types of cranks will help more than nitpicking color.

Rapala DT’s are great baits and last year the Rapala Crankin’ Rap really shined for me. The standard Shad Rap can be killer at times as well.

Good luck!

Pete

I’ve spent alot of time over the years casting wingdams, if you’re a beginner I suggest buying some less expensive cranks to begin with and not focusing so much on specific colors. The cheaper cranks will allow you to learn the structure, depths and speed retrival instead of losing them at 7 bucks a snag, and you will get snagged. Once you discover what you need to do to be successful,then throw some of the better known baits. Granted you may not catch loads of fish with the cheaper cranks but your learning curve will be easier on the wallet. just my .02

Don’t forget the Wally Divers – I use the two smaller sizes. Gold, silver & fire tiger are my go to colors.

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LOL I hear ya! Looking at flicker shads and shad raps is the only time I use cm all year. #4, #5, #6, #7 etc mean 4cm 5cm 6cm 7cm etc

Thought the numbers meant how many fish you where going to catch on them before getting stuck in the wingdam.