I don’t throw cranks much till the water temp is in the mid to upper 50’s, but that is not to say it would not be effective with a slow retrieve.
Three ways and stick baits are one of my favorite presentations this time of year. Suprisingly, there has been little talk of them. I believe last year there where quite a lot of posts and reports on this method. As water clarity decreases, I turn more and more to this method with rattling baits to attract fish. The numbers are not always there, but the quality of fish is generally quite a bit better on large stick baits.