Jointed Shad Rap 2025

fishbully 2.0 reply :

went to the bass pro in Savannah this past weekend because of the spring sale, figured I would check it out.

I walk up to the counter to check out with a couple packs of powerworms, a pack of flukes, and the very last king shad in sexy shad color. Then i get stopped by a rapala pro staffer who tells me he can show me a better lure (than the king shad) for less money. After a lot of convincing, I left with a jointed shad rap and a lot of doubts.

The shad rap is in shad color. I'm wondering if I made the right choice.

Mac1 reply :

Great choice! I don't think you will have any regrets.

Okieracer reply :

Shad Raps are the s*#@. You can jerk them, slow roll them, or burn them. Pretty versatile and has a pretty good action.

Captain Obvious reply :

Believe it or not I think that a sales man helped you and took your money , great lure

fishbully 2.0 reply :

Thanks for the info and the confidence booster. One last question, is it good year round?

Okieracer reply :

You can fish this lure effectively year round just change your technique up to match conditions. In late fall, winter, and early spring fish it more like a jerkbait. Late spring, summer, and early fall vary your retrieves to see what the bass want. I've just started using them this year and had success with a jerky retrieve when water temps were still 45 deg.

MALTESE FALCON reply :

The Shad Rap is a fish catching machine. I just wish they would make it in the larger sizes.

Falcon

roadwarrior reply :

Go to the Rapala website to view the action video for the suggested

retrieve. It's basically a steady retrieve with an occasional stop and

go. That's not to say another cadence won't work, but the manufacture's

recommendation should be among those you try.

This is Muddy's #1 hard bait. He told me his approach is letting the lure

sit, slow pull and sit longer! His suggestion was to fish it like a topwater

lure, along weedlines and slowly.

8-)

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

It flat out catches fish! They can't stand it

What size did you say you got? I like them all.

iceintheveins reply :

Shad raps rock, the joined shad rap is lethal.

skunked_again reply :

i like them but its non-stop work keeping them swimming straight.

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

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i like them but its non-stop work keeping them swimming straight.

FishingPirate reply :

Many praises to the JR-7 or 9. Ive slayed bass on these and caught some big gills and trout. I almost always have one tied on.

farmpond1 reply :

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i like them but its non-stop work keeping them swimming straight.

Do you have trouble tuning them?

R@ngerman195vs reply :

You just hit on my absolute favorite crankbait!!! I've got two falcon boxes full of them in different colors, but one and only one is my favorite: Black/Chartreuse. If momma would let me, I'd buy these things by the gross!

I know...I have a disease...can't help myself...darn bait monkey. :

skunked_again reply :

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i like them but its non-stop work keeping them swimming straight.

Do you have trouble tuning them?

not really. the bait just stands out to me as something i might adjust a few times in a trip. i do beat them off the rip rap, but not any more than non-jointed baits.

Tucson reply :

I found one fouled underwater last week after a tournament. A firetiger

#07. I'll give it a shot next week. I understand it's a slow retrieve lure so we'll see what happens.

Yakfish reply :

Awesome bait. I have several #5 and #7 in crawdad. A slooooooooooow retrieve on a hot day

BassFishingMachine reply :

How deep do they dive? And are they suspending?

thedude88 reply :

the jointed shad rap is suspending. running depth is 7' to 15' for the JSR07 model. i just picked one up today that i will be trying out on saturday. i think the smaller ones (JSR05, JSR04) running depth ranges from 4' to 13' or something like that.

the regular shad rap is not suspending. :'( it is a deep diver and floats. their running depth ranges from 4' - 15'.

sambrochill reply :

i love this bait ive been fishing it for as long as ive been fishing and let me tell ya, these things produce. I've used just about every color they've got but my favorite is the blue and orange

you hit the money with this one

BassFishingMachine reply :

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the jointed shad rap is suspending. running depth is 7' to 15' for the JSR07 model. i just picked one up today that i will be trying out on saturday. i think the smaller ones (JSR05, JSR04) running depth ranges from 4' to 13' or something like that.
the regular shad rap is not suspending. :'( it is a deep diver and floats. their running depth ranges from 4' - 15'.

So it wouldn't be a good idea to fish the jointed shad rap in shallow water ponds?

Mac1 reply :

If you keep your rod tip high and retrieve slowly you can use it as a surface swimmer. Deadly over weeds.

thedude88 reply :

it is a suspending lure so like was said above. if you take a slow retrieve and keep your rod tip up you can fish it shallow. i think this presentation would be good in cold water when the fish are not chasing. it will keep the lure in the strike zone longer. i will be trying it out this weekend but on a bigger lake. i am curious to see how it works.

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

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the jointed shad rap is suspending. running depth is 7' to 15' for the JSR07 model. i just picked one up today that i will be trying out on saturday. i think the smaller ones (JSR05, JSR04) running depth ranges from 4' to 13' or something like that.
the regular shad rap is not suspending. :'( it is a deep diver and floats. their running depth ranges from 4' - 15'.

So it wouldn't be a good idea to fish the jointed shad rap in shallow water ponds?

It would be fine The only single downside to this bait is that it is not the best one to be throwin around stumps,brush,and cover etc. since it does suspend.

The jointed 5 works fine in 5-7 feet of water. Also remember to keep the casts short and the bait won't dive as deep

mrbassky reply :

I love it too but its nothing like a king shad. Not saying one is better or worst but its not a swimbait. I won some money on a jointed shad rap and to me its excels when I want a slower presentation.

kbkindle reply :

i have quite a few in alot of colors i see they have some new ones out that have a red bill so i brought a few in the house and taped the body off and sanded the bill then sprayer the bills my best colors are

firetiger . crawdad ,baby bass,shad , i use the sr 7's

fishbully 2.0 reply :

I've been fishing for the past three days and I have tried the shad rap a lot. A lot a lot. And I got nothing. I tried all the retrieves and everything...maybe I'll just put it away till summer

ZbestBassman reply :

On 3/11/2009 at 1:08 AM, MALTESE FALCON said:

The Shad Rap is a fish catching machine. I just wish they would make it in the larger sizes.

Falcon

They do make the super shad rap in the shallow diving version but its not jointed

Todd2 reply :

Ahhh..the internet, where time stands still for over a decade....lol

I threw the JSR when this thread was open...I throw it now too.

Yeajray231 reply :

Awesome lure.

Pickle_Power reply :

Jointed shad raps, among other Rapala baits, is an early season favorite for me. I favor all of the craw patterns for LM's.

billmac reply :

I think this may be the case of selling the fisherman rather than the fish, but I've always loved jointed baits. They have always looked more natural to me.

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