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Favorite Rapala Lures??? 2024


fishing user avatarmidnighthrasher reply : 

I'm getting a real sweet deal on rapala lures so i was wondering what everyones favorites were??? Lure, size, color.... Thanks in advance.


fishing user avatarBig Bait Fishing reply : 

the DT series , the deeper diving ones ( DT10-DT20 ) . i like the more realistic color lures like the bluegill color, shad color , craw colored ones , etc...  :)


fishing user avatartbird reply : 

X2 and add the DT-6


fishing user avatarhmongkidBee reply : 

hey get some X-raps.  XR-06 and 08 have caught me some nice bass. 


fishing user avatarI.rar reply : 

original floater and shad rap.


fishing user avatartholmes reply : 
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original floater and shad rap.

^X2.

Silver w/black back and bluegill colors work for me.

Sizes 11 and 13 for the Original Floater and the 3/8 oz. Shad Rap.

Tom


fishing user avatarPrimus reply : 

They've already been mentioned but I agree that the DT series cranks, original floating model, X rap & Shad raps would be great additions to anyones arsenal. I've also been hearing good things about the DT Fat shallow runners but it's a bait that I haven't got around to using yet, maybe I'll try it next season.


fishing user avatarGrey Wolf reply : 

DT series.


fishing user avatarangler1 reply : 

DT Series.


fishing user avatarKYntucky Warmouth reply : 

My favorite thing about Rapala is their natural finishes like the Bluegill and Baby Bass baits.  The DT cranks are all I really use and I don't use them much.  I also like the shad-raps.


fishing user avatarzero limit reply : 
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original floater and shad rap.

x2

also xrsh8 in blk & gold, glass ghost & firetiger

dtfat3 silver.

around here the blk. & gold works really well


fishing user avatarTriton21 reply : 
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original floater and shad rap.

x2

also xrsh8 in blk & gold, glass ghost & firetiger

dtfat3 silver.

around here the blk. & gold works really well

Xs 4

Kelley


fishing user avatarbocabasser reply : 

skitter prop. best prop bait on the market. especially after it receives a custom paint job by dsaaavedra.


fishing user avatarBassnMan Mike reply : 

The discontinued Down Deep Rattlin Fat Rap 5 & 7 in Natural Shad. I'm down to my last 6 and I sure wish I could find more of them.


fishing user avatarRaul reply : 

Shad Rap


fishing user avatarDwight Hottle reply : 

My very favorite rapala for  deep applications for smallmouth is a deep tail dancer TDD09 dives to 20 feet. Best colors for me are clown on cloudy & sunny days & perch on sunny days. I caught my biggest smallie on them. Best shallow application is the original floating rapala in F11 or F13 size pick a color.


fishing user avatarzero limit reply : 

Another i use but for Lake Michigan shore salmon

Is the j-13 fire tiger


fishing user avatarbrushhoggin reply : 

shad rap.


fishing user avatarkbkindle reply : 

around here in my home lakes   sr-7.s---best

but use #6---7---8---#6 when there hitting short   &7all the time and 8 when large mouth are hitting good.


fishing user avatar.dsaavedra. reply : 

DT is my favorite.

like them all though.


fishing user avatarVABassin'14 reply : 

Huskey Jerk, H-J 12 or 14. Oh yeah, I forgot the best top water lure on the market, IMO, the skitter walk in bluegill.


fishing user avatarknap reply : 

X raps are not bad. does anyone ever use the rapala sub walk?


fishing user avatarnubasser reply : 

shad rap(shad color)

huskey jerk(shad color)


fishing user avatarbassdoctor88 reply : 

xraps


fishing user avatartnbassfisher reply : 

Another vote for the DT series. Also the Xrap, and Ratlin' Rapala.


fishing user avatarGone_Phishin reply : 

Shad Rap in Yellow Perch.


fishing user avatarDavid Rangel reply : 

If i need to decide to choose only one rapala for fish in brackish water or bass I 'll do with a silver count down 11 or shad, shad rap 9.

David


fishing user avatarThe one that got away reply : 

Jointed floating Rapalas are #1 with me.


fishing user avatarBassin_Fin@tic reply : 

Jointed shad raps in shad color or parrot.-Use it like a jerkbait and crankbait mixed

The dt "flat" series.- Crash this over submerged humps and watch what happens

X-rap #10 in gold,silver,white ghost


fishing user avatardone reply : 

Around here, Shad-rap or x-rap shad color (silver/black). Optimal depth most time of the year for these is 7'-10'. There are some coves here will these will pick up fish year round guaranteed. I also keep a shallow runner 3'-5' around for shallower coves in the late fall early winter. I have come behind a guy working a hole for 45 min without a bite and caught one in < 5 minutes.

Course Wylie has a HUGE shad population, so it is what the fish are looking for.


fishing user avatarshootermcbob reply : 

DT6 in bluegill pattern.


fishing user avatarRAMBLER reply : 

3" minnow - white blue back


fishing user avatarkikstand454 reply : 

so... to summerize-

dt's, xraps, original floaters, husky jerks, skitter walks, skitter pops, skitter props and shad raps... all sizes... most colors....

cant go wrong with a rapala... get em all!  lol.

(p.s.- yes i use the sub walks occasionally, though mostly for redfish. theyre great for shallow water subtlety.)


fishing user avatarmidnighthrasher reply : 

Thanks everyone for your answers. I made my choices and baught about 50 items from rapala, vmc, and storm. I will post pictures when i get everything.


fishing user avatarBrianSnat reply : 

I've had great luck with the Skitterpop in the evening/night. Other than that the basic, floating Rapala

in about 3 1/2 inches has been a standby and I use it about half the time I'm fishing.


fishing user avatarMALTESE FALCON reply : 

I've never met a Shad Rap I didn't like. Sizes #5 & #7.

I've been catching ALOT of fish with them for the last twenty-five years. Then X-Raps, DT Series, and Skitter Pops.

Falcon


fishing user avatarChoke Canyon Boy reply : 

I like the dt series 6,10,4 in baby bass and shad. I also like the rattlin rapala lipless bait in silver/blue as it has a really tight wobble and is very affordable.


fishing user avatarBillme reply : 

Went to the fishing expo in Raleigh this weekend and attended one of the seminars with David Fritts. He talked about how he uses a crankbait and said his favorite was the DT6. Even stated his favorite color was a cream body with a dark top.

There was a vendor selling all Rapalas for $5 each but they didn't have the color combo that DF mentioned. I got some anyway, couldn't resist.


fishing user avatarA-Rob reply : 

DT's and xraps


fishing user avatarOK Bass Hunter reply : 

DT-6 Baby Bass and Bluegill color


fishing user avatarhookset on 3 reply : 

Take an original floating #11 and wRAP :) some soldering wire around the treble hook shank.

this makes it suspend in about 3 ft. Killer!




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