![<p>Every Bassmaster Elite Series pro has several tackle boxes stuffed with crankbaits to cover a wide variety of fishing situations. Here, five Elite pros reveal the crankbaits that consistently put bass in their livewells.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/0_1.jpg)
![<p>California's Chris Zaldain stays in touch with bass with Strike Kingâs Series 6XD, KVD 1.5 and the KVD 1.0.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1_87.jpg)
![<p>âCranking the KVD 1.5 is like motoring in 4-wheel drive,â Zaldain says. âI throw it into the nastiest cover on 15-pound Seaugar Tatsu fluorocarbon. Itâs an excellent search tool.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2_76.jpg)
![<p>Zaldain dotes on Strike Kingâs deep diving 6XD in the Citrus Shad color. âIt has accounted for more wins than any other deep crankbait,â Zaldain claims. He fishes it on 12-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3_80.jpg)
![<p>When bass are keying on small baitfish, or have been hammered by fishing pressure, Zaldain coaxes strikes with Strike Kingâs little KVD 1.0.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4_79.jpg)
![<p>Rapala crankbaits do the heavy lifting for Davy Hite. Three of his most reliable models are the DT-6, DT-10 and the new Scatter Rap.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/5_76.jpg)
![<p>âThe DT-10 in Pearl Gray Shiner is the Rapala crankbait I use the most,â Hite says. âI do a lot of cranking in 7 to 10 feet of water. This bait catches bass all over the country.â</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6_79.jpg)
![<p>âThe DT 6 runs 4 to 6 feet deep and comes over rocks, wood and even through the top of submerged grass,â Hite says. âThe Olive Green Craw color is a good one."</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/7_73.jpg)
![<p>âThe Scatter Rap is my new deal,â Hite says. âIt has a No. 7 Shad Rap body with a Scatter bill. It still has the traditional tight wobble of a Shad Rap, but it throws in an erratic darting action. Itâs a great clear-water bait."</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/8_71.jpg)
![<p>Bradley Roy fishes proven crankbaits from several different companies. Three of his most dependable are Sproâs Little John, the 6A Bomber and Normanâs Deep Little N.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/9_77.jpg)
![<p>âThe square billed Little John gets down 2 to 4 feet,â says Roy. âItâs great around any kind of shallow cover. The Nasty Shad color catches bass in clear and stained water.â Roy casts the Little John on 15-pound Trilene 100% Fluorcarbon line.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/10_68.jpg)
![<p>Normanâs vintage Deep Little N in the Smokey Shad color hasnât lost any of its bass appeal, Roy claims. âItâs one of my favorites,â he says. âIt has a tight wobble and runs 10 to 12 feet deep.â</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/11_63.jpg)
![<p>The 6A Bomber in Firetiger is another vintage cranker that keeps on truckinâ for Roy. âThatâs my dirty water crankbait,â he says. âThat bright chartreuse color is easier for the bass to find.â</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/12_56.jpg)
![<p>Ott DeFoe is keen on Rapalaâs Crankinâ Rap 03 and DT-6, and Stormâs new Arashi 3.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/13_49.jpg)
![<p>âMost square bill crankbaits have a wide wobble,â DeFoe says. âThe Rapala Crankinâ Rap 03 is a tight-wiggling square bill. It comes through cover really well and shows bass a different action.â DeFoe fishes all square billed crankbaits on Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorcoarbon line. </p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/14_47.jpg)
![<p>âThe Rapala DT-6 is just a good all-around medium diving crankbait,â DeFoe says. âIt runs 5 to 7 feet deep and catches bass in water 45 degrees and up. It runs true even when you burn it.â Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon in 10-pound test is DeFoeâs match for the DT-6.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15_45.jpg)
![<p>âThe new Storm Arashi has a tough circuit board lip that automatically tunes itself,â DeFoe says. âItâs a silent bait, and itâs heavy so it casts really well.â</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/16_40.jpg)
![<p>Kevin âPinkâ Short has won three Bassmaster tournaments on a balsa WEC1 square bill crankbait made by Ed Chambers, president of Zoom Lures. His three favorite crankbaits are the WEC1, the WEC1 and the WEC1.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/17_40.jpg)
![<p>The Tennessee Shad WEC1 is the crankbait Short ties on when heâs cranking in clear or tannic colored water.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/18_32.jpg)
![<p>The Bull Bream color WEC1 draws strikes for Short in stained water and when bass are feeding on bluegills.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/19_30.jpg)
![<p>In dirty water, Short puts the hurt on bass with a chartreuse and black back WEC1.</p>](http://develop.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20_28.jpg)
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Elite Series pros reveal the crankbaits that consistently put bass in their livewells.