Walleye Deep Crankbait
4.6(2,600)4.6 out of 5 stars, 2,600 reviews, on Amazon at the time this was writtenThe crankbait Lake Erie walleye trolling runs on — it dives 18 to 22 feet on its own and the dive curves are published.
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Musky Killer Bucktail
4.6(1,200)4.6 out of 5 stars, 1,200 reviews, on Amazon at the time this was writtenA single-blade inline bucktail that has caught muskies for sixty years and still gets bit on St. Clair every summer.
Check price on Amazon$22— Musky Killer BucktailPrice shown was accurate on 2026-09-01. Amazon sets the live price.
What's good
- Light enough to throw all day, unlike the double-blade bucktails that wear you out by noon
- Blade starts turning immediately on the drop, so it fishes from the first crank
- Real bucktail hair pulses on the pause in a way synthetic skirts do not
- Cheap enough relative to the rest of the musky category to carry several
What isn't
- Single blade means less thump than a Double Cowgirl, and in dirty St. Clair water that costs you
- The hair matts down and stays matted once it dries; you have to fluff it out between casts
- The heavy single treble is hard on fish and on nets — a change to a smaller, sharper hook is worth it
We list the drawbacks because a recommendation with no downside is a sales pitch. If a cheaper item does the job on your water, the write-up says so.
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