Lucky Craft Moonsault Crankbait
The profile of a standard crankbait meets the noise making ability of a lipless crank
Lucky Craft’s Moonsault looks like a standard diver, but has the rattle system of a lipless crankbait. The action, too, is a hybrid invention of both styles - it sports a lively, super-tight wiggle, plus a well-defined side-to-side motion. The unique combination of sound and movement is more than a poor unsuspecting bass can stand!
Lucky Craft Moonsault Specifications
Type: Crankbait
Class: Floating
Colors: 7 different colors
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Model • Size / Weight / Depth / Hooks
CB-001 • 2” / 1/4 oz / surface / #8 front & rear
CB-50 • 2.25” / 5/16 oz / 1.5 feet / #8 front & rear
CB-100 • 2.25” / 3/8 oz / 3 feet / #6 front, #8 rear
CB-200 • 2.25” / 7/16 oz / 6 feet / #6 front & rear
CB-250 • 2.5” / 1/2 oz / 6-9 feet / #6 front & rear
CB-350 • 2.5” / 1/2 oz / 12 feet / #6 front & rear
Conclusion from the TackleTour review (2006-09-24):
Another solid bait from Lucky Craft. While we remain somewhat skeptical of the marketing claims on the Moonsault Cranks, there’s no arguing the bait flat catches fish. The finish could be tougher, and throw in some standard, factory installed lure saving type split rings and we’d be even more excited to fish this crank. Maybe a square billed version to fish in and around flooded trees? Never quite satisfied are we? If you’re looking for a mainstay crank, or just your first Luck Craft bait to try, the Moonsault is deserving of some serious consideration. Best in open water, but definitely somewhere you can get it down and dig into the bottom, we had great fun chucking this bait and will no doubt, continue to do so.
(source: www.tackletour.com)
Posted: June 25th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Hi, I would just like to add that the CB200 and CB350 are very good cranks and have stood the test of time. They were some of the very first few baits that Lucky Craft introduced to the USA way back when.
Both are equally popular in the USA still today, however the other models (100, 250, etc) don’t seem to be as popular as those two (CB 200 and 350). Between the two, the CB350 is the better bait - but also a deep diver, meaning a lot of anglers don’t fish water deep enough to use such baits. The shallower-running 200 is better-suited to the needs of a larger group of anglers, including shore anglers or those who fish smaller, typically shallow water,
These have small hooks, and you need to experiment with bigging up the hook sizes without causing the two hooks to tangle too much.
Well worth trying the CB200 and CB350 if you have not already.
Posted: June 26th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Hey Russ,
at first a warm welcome to you and thanks for your comments. To be honest the Moonsault (I own the CB-100 & 200 models) made way for a few other cranks in recent months, but for sure it’s a good and effective lure.
Currently I’m preferring Imakatsu’s Shads (IS-100 & IS-200) and MB’s Bait-X, as they feel more versatile to me. As I’m mostly fishing in pressured waters the IS-100 & 200 proved to be really effective for searching bass and perch.
Take care… Christian