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BEST RATTLE TRAP??? 2024


fishing user avatarTheMississippiOutdoorsman reply : 

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FAVORITE TRAP IS?? ALSO DO YOU LIKE THE BABY RATTLER KIND TRAPS, OT THE ONE KNOCKER TYPE TRAPS


fishing user avatarCroakHunter reply : 

Berkley warpig


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

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fishing user avatarAds7633 reply : 

I've always had the best luck on the original!!! Chrome with blue back! And yeah one knockers work well!


fishing user avatarclayton86 reply : 

Love xcalibur Xr50 in red craw pattern 


fishing user avatarsmalljaw67 reply : 

I have a stash of discontinued Xcalibur One Knockers and they are big fish slayers. That said, I find that there is reason to have several different brands and types to cover a lot of situations. Right now I'm really liking the Bagley Rattlin' B Minus, it is a slow sinker for shallow water, as the grass started coming up it has been a real player.


fishing user avatarCroakHunter reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 4:58 PM, smalljaw67 said:

I have a stash of discontinued Xcalibur One Knockers and they are big fish slayers. That said, I find that there is reason to have several different brands and types to cover a lot of situations. Right now I'm really liking the Bagley Rattlin' B Minus, it is a slow sinker for shallow water, as the grass started coming up it has been a real player.

The B minus is my #2. Only because the Berkley comes with great hardware.  


fishing user avatarfishballer06 reply : 

WHY ARE WE YELLING???

 

The original... Bill Lewis.


fishing user avatarcgolf reply : 

RES both the 1/2 and 1/4 ounce have worked well for me, even for seriously weather jacked fish.


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

I'm speculating you want to know what our favorite lipless baits are . Mine is the Red Eye Shad simply because I like  the way it falls . My favorite one is a silent bait with a loose weight making it a quiet version  of a one knocker but I like them all . 


fishing user avatarScarborough817 reply : 

red eye shad as well as the xcalibur one knocker 


fishing user avatarib_of_the_damned reply : 

RES 1/2 & 1/4 and Spro Aruku Shad & Aruku Shad Jr. 


fishing user avatarJigfishn10 reply : 

The best Rattle Trap?...Well, wouldn't that be the Rattle Trap? :P

 

If you asked for the best lipless crankbait, then look no futher than Rapala Rippin Rap. :)


fishing user avatarRB 77 reply : 

LC LV 500.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 

RES and 2 Tap, Berkley Warpig, Excalibur and now Booyah one knocker. 


fishing user avatarjacksprat reply : 

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fishing user avatardetroit1 reply : 

1971 ford ranch wagon


fishing user avatarSmokinal reply : 

I usually only throw a trap in spring and fall and will only throw the original Bill Lewis in red craw.


fishing user avatarhunterPRO1 reply : 

chrome blueback original.


fishing user avatarNHBull reply : 
  On 7/8/2017 at 12:39 AM, scaleface said:

I'm speculating you want to know what our favorite lipless baits are . Mine is the Red Eye Shad simply because I like  the way it falls . My favorite one is a silent bait with a loose weight making it a quiet version  of a one knocker but I like them all . 

This......


fishing user avatarLooch reply : 

the original chrome blue back rat-l-trap is the one I've caught the most bass with.

 

I got like 10 warpigs in march, the midnight pearl, cream pie, and chameleon pearl have done the best. Still haven't caught one on the gilly color, I dont think smallmouth eat many bluegill. Largemouth are sort of sparse in the rivers I fish, after the spawn I dont run into very many of them. Closest lake is full of stunted 8 inch largemouth, I dont fish there very often once the stocked trout are mostly gone.


fishing user avatarDtrombly reply : 

Warpig 


fishing user avatarJaderose reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 10:45 AM, Catt said:

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I wouldn't disagree with this but I would also throw in this one....

 

Royale

This one......

 

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this one......

 

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and finally this one....blue or black back...makes no difference to me.....

 

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I've got others in all colors, brands and sizes but 99.99% these are what I throw.


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

@Jaderose most productive over the years!

 

 Gold/Black Back/Orange Belly ;)
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fishing user avatarJaderose reply : 
  On 7/16/2017 at 8:47 PM, Catt said:

@Jaderose most productive over the years!

 

 Gold/Black Back/Orange Belly ;)
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ooooohhhhh.  Me likey


fishing user avatargreentrout reply : 

Rapala Freshwater Rattlin' Rapala - 2'' - 3/8 oz. - Silver Gold

Rapala Rattlin' Rapala, Orange

Rapala Rattlin' Rapala, Red

Have caught more bass with Rapala Rattlin' Rapalas than any other lipless crankbait. That's my mileage...


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 

This covers it for me - my PB came on a 3/4 SK Red Eye Shad in Sexy Shad.

So there's my vote.

The 1/2 model (various colors) may see more in the water time throughout the year than any bait I throw.

:smiley:

A-Jay

 


fishing user avatarMichaelCopeland reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 10:45 AM, Catt said:

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RT820. Is this the one you caught your PB on? 


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

This is my favorite lipless bait . The silent model that ticks like a one knocker  .

 

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fishing user avatarCatt reply : 
  On 7/16/2017 at 10:37 PM, MichaelCopeland said:

RT820. Is this the one you caught your PB on? 

 

;)


fishing user avatarComfortably Numb reply : 

Original Bill Lewis, Red Eye Shad, Xcal XRK50 and LC LV500.

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fishing user avatarBASS302 reply : 

@Comfortably Numb, did you custom finish those?


fishing user avatarComfortably Numb reply : 

Yes. I think I have a tutorial in Luremaking section


fishing user avatarBASS302 reply : 

Thanks.  I just took a look.  I guess I missed the latest on that.  Great stuff!


fishing user avatarBassWhole! reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 10:34 AM, TheMississippiOutdoorsman said:

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FAVORITE TRAP IS?? ALSO DO YOU LIKE THE BABY RATTLER KIND TRAPS, OT THE ONE KNOCKER TYPE TRAPS

 

DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF YEAR AND WHERE i'M FISHING, BUT THESE:

 

SUPER SPOT

SUGAR SHAD

RES

ORIGINAL TRAP


fishing user avatarChance_Taker4 reply : 

1/2oz Red Eye Shad Silent or Booyah (Xcalibur) One Knocker


fishing user avatarTOXIC reply : 

SPRO Aruku Shad in Cell Mate color.  Stands on it's nose when it falls.  

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fishing user avatarhawgwash reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 11:06 AM, Ads7633 said:

I've always had the best luck on the original!!! Chrome with blue back! And yeah one knockers work well!

 

I picked up 2 Rippin Raps tonight to add to my arsenal - Chrome Blue and Helsinki Shad. Going to try these out first thing in the morning :)


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 

It was the gold/black back until I used a Cordell Super Spot in the same pattern. I can't tell any difference in the action, but the Spot's gold is "golder" and it gets more bites.

 

I still love the gold Trap and the H2O Express in gold is a pretty good option for half the price, but the finish isn't durable.

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fishing user avataruncle reddog reply : 

Duo Realis G-fix in American shad color in the fall and the original Bill Lewis in blue back, chrome with an orange belly any other time.


fishing user avatarmcfishing620 reply : 
  On 7/7/2017 at 10:34 AM, TheMississippiOutdoorsman said:

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FAVORITE TRAP IS?? ALSO DO YOU LIKE THE BABY RATTLER KIND TRAPS, OT THE ONE KNOCKER TYPE TRAPS

Xcalibur XR50 chrome and black one knocker. Best all around lure I've ever used. Now made by Booyah, and chrome and black will be released soon. 


fishing user avatarsnake95 reply : 

Another vote for the RES.  I mostly fish small shallow ponds and throw the 1/2 oz, but still throw the 3/4 oz and burn it to keep it from hitting bottom. They kill it.


fishing user avatarChoporoz reply : 

It depends...I don't have just one.

 

At the risk of over simplification....

 

-Mostly straight retrieve...little yo-yo-ing: Bill Lewis

 

-1/2 oz plus - usually RES, but some Lucky Craft and 1-knockers

 

-less than 1/2 oz - almost always Lucky Craft -- this is one category where I've found nothing close ....LVR-Mini and LV50 easily outfish any other small lipless that I've tried.  (Although, I do have a very old tiny Cotton in a bleeding shad pattern that has some pretty impressive numbers of little smallies and bluegills to its credit.)

 

-Floaters - Bill Lewis


fishing user avatarbeginningfisherman reply : 

I've done the best with a red eye shad for largemouth and a rapala rippin rap for smallies. I assume it's like anything you throw, it's all about what you are confident in!




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