Crankbait Advice Needed

Hello.  I'm looking for advice concerning crankbaits for walleye fishing from shore. 
 
I've had some success with a Rapala crankbait (original floater model, #11) in a color called "clown" on the Susquehanna River. 
 
However, Rapala has discontinued this line.   You can find them on ebay, but they're running for a minimum of 8 dollars.  That's a bit salty for my taste.
 
It's my understanding that I may be able to get "Clown" in a Husky Jerk. 
 
However - I'm wondering about the X-Rap series.
 
For anyone who reads this - especially those who use X-Raps - Please tell me about them and give your recommendation as to their suitability for someone fishing from shore, and the technique to be used (straight retrieve, crank and stop, etc.). 
 
Thanks.
 
 
Jim

I have, use, and love X-raps, but they are NOT going to fish like your F-11s.  They'll be vaguely similar to your husky jerks, but even at that, its not the same.  You can retrieve them any way you like, and from shore, all I can say is dont get too close to your structure, you dont want to break one of these off!  I'll usually get to a new spot and cast out and let it sit for a good 30 seconds.  If the walleye are fiesty, sometimes they'll whack it before the ripples settle.  Then I usually do the first retrieve pretty fast.  On subsequent casts I retrieve slower and slower, and then I'll start to retrieve with a mix of reeling and twitching, with most strikes coming just after a twitch.

I've caught everything from fat LMs to aggressive smallies, to walleye, sauger, perch, and even a few bluegill and shad on X-raps.  I prefer olive green, white, purple/copper, and blue, though I did pick up a red one I found on the cheap.  Next May I'll probably add the new Yellow Perch to my collection after watching a pike follow my white one, only to totally forget it in favor of chasing down a nearby school of perch in the weeds.

X-Raps are great. They catch bass, walleye, pike, musky and many others. You cant beat the action. They turn almost 180 degrees when you twitch them.

Silver and black,Chartreuse,gold and black,perch, sometimes I try the double jointed ones. Yo-Zuris are good too, in silver and white and purple and white.Another trick we used to use on the Rapalas was to drill and put a few small bb in them.

my favorite is a rapala, size 11 () in silver or chrome, but size 9 and 7s have done well by me in the past. 

i use the f6 and f7
 
http://www.yo-zuri.com/Products/ProdMinnow/CrystalMinnow.htm

jim, i should mention, that when the original minnow-shaped raps don't work, we switch to shallow running shadraps, size 5, in chartreuse or silver or even shad color.  cranked slowly, there are days when this was just the ticket.