6th Sense Cloud 9 C25 Deep Diving Crankbait

The 6th Sense Cloud 9 C25 Deep Diving Crankbait is the most extreme model in the Cloud 9 lineup — engineered for the 23–27 foot depth range that no standard deep diver can reach without specialized tackle. At 3.75" and 1.9 oz, the C25 is the largest and heaviest crankbait in the Cloud 9 series, carrying the mass and bill surface area required to achieve true running depth at 23–27 ft while maintaining the stabilized action that keeps the bait tracking true at extreme depth. The pure shad color palette — five shad-focused colors with no attractor options — reflects the forage reality at 23–27 ft where shad are the only relevant forage in the open water column at these depths. The Cloud 9 series covers 8 to over 25 feet with four models, allowing anglers to precisely target any depth zone from shallow ledges to extreme deep water. 5 colors.

Key Features

• 23–27 ft True Running Depth — The deepest-running model in the Cloud 9 series and among the deepest-running production crankbaits available; the C25 designation targets the 23–27 foot depth zone that requires a long cast, heavy fluorocarbon (17–20 lb), and a medium-heavy to heavy baitcast setup to achieve on a standard retrieve; the bill geometry is engineered to achieve true running depth at 23–27 ft without requiring specialized deep cranking tackle.
• Unique Bill & Body Profile — Stabilized Action at 23–27 ft — The bill and body were co-engineered to maintain stabilized action at 23–27 ft — the most demanding engineering challenge in the Cloud 9 series; at extreme depth, the bill resistance and water pressure combine to destabilize most deep divers; the C25’s profile maintains consistent wobble and tracking through bottom contact and deflection off deep structure where other deep divers lose their action entirely.
• 3.75" / 1.9 oz — Maximum Deep Diving Mass — The largest and heaviest model in the Cloud 9 series; the 1.9 oz weight provides the casting mass and bill load needed to achieve 23–27 ft running depth on a standard retrieve; significantly heavier than the C20 (1.4 oz), C15 (1 oz), and C10 (5/8 oz); 3.75" body matches the profile of larger shad and baitfish that trophy bass key on in extreme deep water.
• Pure Shad Color Palette — All five C25 colors are shad-focused — Shad Sense, Threadfin Shad, Ghost Pro Shad, Wild Shad, and Shad-Treuse — reflecting the forage reality at 23–27 ft where shad are the only relevant forage in the open water column; at extreme depth, crawfish are not present in the water column and attractor colors lose effectiveness as light penetration diminishes; shad imitations and shad-adjacent colors are the only productive options at 23–27 ft.

Complete Cloud 9 Series Depth Guide

Color Guide

• Shad Sense — Realistic shad sense imitation; effective in clear to lightly stained water for open water ledge fishing when bass are keying on shad at extreme depth; detailed shad profile triggers strikes from sight-feeding bass on the deepest ledges and offshore structure.
• Threadfin Shad — Accurate threadfin shad imitation; highly effective when threadfin shad are the primary forage on the fishery; threadfin shad are the dominant open water forage species on most major southern reservoirs where extreme deep ledge fishing is most productive.
• Ghost Pro Shad — Translucent ghost shad imitation; effective in clear water where the ghost finish mimics the natural translucency of shad at extreme depth; ghost finishes allow light to pass through the body for a lifelike appearance that triggers strikes from pressured bass on heavily fished deep ledges.
• Wild Shad — Wild shad pattern; effective in clear to lightly stained water for bass keying on shad in open water at extreme depth; provides a slightly different shad profile than standard imitations for pressured fish that have seen conventional shad colors on heavily fished ledges.
• Shad-Treuse — Shad and chartreuse combination; the only color in the C25 lineup with added visibility; effective in lightly stained water where a shad profile with added chartreuse visibility outperforms pure natural shad imitations; bridges the gap between natural imitation and attractor at depths where pure attractor colors are no longer effective.

Best For

• Extreme Deep Ledge Fishing (23–27 ft) — The primary application for the C25; drag the bait along the top of the deepest available ledge at 23–27 ft to trigger strikes from bass stacked on the deepest ledge drops during peak summer; the C25 reaches depths that no other Cloud 9 model — or most production crankbaits — can access on standard tackle.
• Open Water Shad Schools at Extreme Depth — Pure shad color palette and 3.75" profile for targeting bass feeding on shad schools suspended in open water at 23–27 ft; the C25’s depth range allows it to reach suspended bass that are holding below the depth range of every other Cloud 9 model.
• Peak Summer Trophy Bass — Trophy bass often hold on the deepest available structure during peak summer heat; the C25’s 23–27 ft depth range and 3.75" profile target the biggest bass that hold at the extreme depth zone where most anglers cannot reach with conventional deep diving crankbaits.
• Heavily Pressured Ledges — On heavily fished ledges where bass have seen every standard deep diver presentation, the C25 reaches a depth zone that most anglers are not fishing; bass that have been caught and released on C10 and C15 presentations often drop to deeper structure — the C25 targets the depth zone where pressured fish relocate.