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2017 BUYER’S GUIDE SQUARE-BILL CRANKBAITS 1. 6th Sense Movement L7 The 6-foot-diving Movement L7 hunts left to right in an S-shaped pattern as it’s retrieved. It’s also highly buoyant so it will easily deflect and float out of snags. $9.99 1 6thsenselures.com 2. 6th Sense Cloud 9 Magnum This extra-large square-bill crankbait comes in at 1 1/2 ounce and just a tad over 4 inches long. It will dive down 6 to 11 feet. $10.99 2 6thsenselures.com 3. Lucky Craft Fat CB BDS6 The CB BDS6 is a large-profile square-bill at 3 3/4 inches and 1 1/2 ounce. It’s a silent bait made of plastic that was built to have the same properties as a balsa crankbait. $13.99 luckycraft.com 4. Megabass Knuckle LD 3 Adapted from the original Knuckle square-bill crankbait, the LD is fitted with a circuit board lip. It’s silent with a swivel for the front hook hanger. $19.99 4 megabassusa.com 5. PH Custom Lures Tiny Hunter Square Bill Hand-tuned before it’s packaged, the Tiny Hunter’s fat body is only 2 inches long. It dives zero to 4 feet. $22.99 phcustomlures.com 5 SWIMBAITS 1. Castaic BD Glide 8 At 7 1/2 inches long and slightly smaller in profile than other similar lures, the BD Glide is a good budg- et-priced glide bait option. $29.99 1 castaicswimbait.com 2. Duel Hardcore Ninja Twitch’n Glider This 7-inch glide bait weighs 2 5/8 ounces and fea- tures stout components meant to handle big fish. It’s made from a durable polycarbonate material. $39.99 yo-zuri.com/products/#duel_products DECEMBER 2016 I FLWFISHING.COM 2 35