I found out that Storm discontinued their #5 Smash shad. I liked the weight and rattle, they cast a mile and were cost sensitive. Flicker Shads seem to run well but without the weight they just don’t cast well in wind. Any suggestions for other cranks I should consider.
Fred, you may want to try a few lipless baits. Some guys have a tough time with making a change from diving lipped cranks to lipless, but once you get it dialed in, 
I am fairly certain all smash shads have been discontinued.
I am fairly certain all smash shads have been discontinued.
Why in the sweet chocolate christ would they do that?
figured something was up when this spring Cabela’s had tons of them for I believe $1.50 each.
figured something was up when this spring Cabela’s had tons of them for I believe $1.50 each.
Yep, I got in on that when the doors opened the day of the sale. Nothing like watching a bunch of giddy grown men crowded around a Otter sled filled with them.
I to am curious why they were discontinued.
Well I have 2 of every color in the #7 size and about half of the #5’s. Maybe I should hold off using them in case a few months down the road someone is willing to pay up for them. 
When you talk about lipless crank baits are you refering to lures such as the rippen rap? Just curious.
Rattle Traps.
This sort of thing is going to come and go with Storm. Rapala bought them years ago and they discontinue specific items for whatever reason. I loved the Storm Subwart but they stopped making those too since Rapala took over.
Rapala also bought Terminator and they’ve discontinued to the Titanium Terminator Spinnerbait. Only chinese steel frames now. 
If you have a Runnings Store close to you they have them on sale for $2.99 each. A couple of weeks ago they were $1.99
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>David Anderson wrote:</div>
figured something was up when this spring Cabela’s had tons of them for I believe $1.50 each.Yep, I got in on that when the doors opened the day of the sale. Nothing like watching a bunch of giddy grown men crowded around a Otter sled filled with them.
I to am curious why they were discontinued.
Francis, I did the same thing! It was the same deal when I was there. A couple of grown men digging through that thing like kids in a pile of hay full of candy. I went home with 67 baits for 100.00. So should be set for a while 
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