New Deadly Action is Coming from Rapala 2024
BannedForSpamming-1234555 reply :
Anyone know what it is? I'm a big fan of the Shadow Rap they released last year.
A-Jay reply :
Although not a big player in my personal arsenal, Rapala produces some of the most effective fish catching baits around and has been for a long time.
The past few years however, this company appears to have taken the "Advertised Hype" factor to a new level, at least for them.
Thinking back to some of their most recent bait introductions like the Shadow Rap, The Scatter Rap, and the BX Balsa Extreme Minnow, there seemed to be a whole lot more interest in these baits before they came out than after they were available. The baits are no doubt good lures but they just didn't seem to generate much in the way of an additional following after anglers were able to fish them.
I guess time will tell if this mystery bait is any different . . . .
A-Jay
iabass8 reply :
FloridaFishinFool reply :
On 2/11/2016 at 11:16 PM, iabass8 said:
As though bass have the memory of an elephant and keep track of what all they have seen- and remember it all- and uses it against us each and every time we go fishing for them. Yeah right. 
Love the tell us nothing hype in the video though!
WdyCrankbait reply :
I used to use Rapala a lot, but they got expensive and cut one of my favorite baits. Their CCR-"X" (either 5 or 7) squarebills. I still have a few, but not wanting to really risk unless I am fishing a tournament.
I know their scatter rap is popular, but seem to me, to be limited because of the precise speed you need on retrieve to be effective.
Hurricane reply :
The DT6 is my favorite bait from them.. Had the best fishing day of my life using the red craw color. The shadow rap is a good one too. Looking forward to see what this new lure is all about..
WIGuide reply :
Not sure what it's going to be, but if it's as successful as the Shadow Rap has been for me I'll have to take a look and probably give it a shot.
OkobojiEagle reply :
When is the Classic?
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buzzed bait reply :
LOL
i've heard EVERY single one of those cliche statements made on nearly every other lure out there.... and i really hate hype....
geo g reply :
Sounds like the Helicopter lure is coming Back!!!!! Where is Roland???
Scarborough817 reply :
probably a jerkbait it was being fished on spinning as well as casting and there looked like there was jerkbait twitch around 1:10
fishballer06 reply :
It's a spy bait.
CJ reply :
I have a buddy who is sponsored by them. I'll see if he will leak it.
cgolf reply :
A spy bait would be cool, much better than another jerkbait. I have always wondered if I could weight my X rap prop with suspend strips to turn it into a spybait, now maybe I can just buy one. The only thing I hope they don't do is price it like the other spy baits on the market, Rapalas prices really jumped after they saw what people payed for Lucky Craft baits.
hoosierbass07 reply :
Didn't Rapala do the same basic advertising campaign last year (near the Bass Master Classic time) with their shadow rap? I know I bought one, tried it once, and again decided jerk baits are not fun and not for me.
punch reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 4:25 AM, hoosierbass07 said:Didn't Rapala do the same basic advertising campaign last year (near the Bass Master Classic time) with their shadow rap? I know I bought one, tried it once, and again decided jerk baits are not fun and not for me.
YES! They found a formula that worked once, so they are going back to the well. The fact that were all talking about it means it worked.. again.
BannedForSpamming-1234555 reply :
^^^
Thanks for the vid
bowhunter63 reply :
Like a moth to a flame i will probably get one and give it a try.Rapala has been good to me over the years.
fishballer06 reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 5:28 AM, iabass8 said:It's a jerkbait. 15 seconds in on these videos that were realased yesterday on TW, he says a jerkbait will be a player, specifically the new *beeped out name*
I highly doubt Rapala is making another jerkbait. They've already got the following for jerkbaits:
Shadow Rap
Shadow Rap Deep
Husky Jerk (and jointed)
X-Rap
X-Rap Deep
BX Minnow (and jointed)
Original
Countdown
If you think about it, a spybait is basically a jerkbait. I'd put money down that it's a spybait.
Rick Howard reply :
It's dynamite. They've never seen it before. It's action is irresistible. Rapala Boom Rap DM-8
Brian Brazier reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 7:11 AM, fishballer06 said:
I highly doubt Rapala is making another jerkbait. They've already got the following for jerkbaits:
Shadow Rap
Shadow Rap Deep
Husky Jerk (and jointed)
X-Rap
X-Rap Deep
BX Minnow (and jointed)
Original
Countdown
If you think about it, a spybait is basically a jerkbait. I'd put money down that it's a spybait.
its a jerkbait, not sure why they need t another jerkbit. I like the Shadow Rap, it has caught me allot of fish
1 hour ago, fishballer06 said:
cgolf reply :
Am I missing something and jerkbaits are hot sellers? I could see us bass geeks getting into them, but not really the average joe beating the bank of the local waterway. Heck I haven't seen our local walmarts even carry the shadow rap, maybe 1 or 2 scatter raps.
A more durable deep diver to replace the DTs would be nice, but have to admit the crankin rap deep has been really good to me, but I think they quit selling them.
Just quick looked at TW and wow could they use another deep diver or three, they definately got the minnow bait scene covered.
lecisnith reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 7:11 AM, fishballer06 said:
I highly doubt Rapala is making another jerkbait. They've already got the following for jerkbaits:
Shadow Rap
Shadow Rap Deep
Husky Jerk (and jointed)
X-Rap
X-Rap Deep
BX Minnow (and jointed)
Original
Countdown
Could be a shallow suspending jointed jerkbait. Those are few and far between and something I've often wondered about.
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
On 2/11/2016 at 11:15 PM, A-Jay said:Although not a big player in my personal arsenal, Rapala produces some of the most effective fish catching baits around and has been for a long time.
The past few years however, this company appears to have taken the "Advertised Hype" factor to a new level, at least for them.
Thinking back to some of their most recent bait introductions like the Shadow Rap, The Scatter Rap, and the BX Balsa Extreme Minnow, there seemed to be a whole lot more interest in these baits before they came out than after they were available. The baits are no doubt good lures but they just didn't seem to generate much in the way of an additional following after anglers were able to fish them.
I guess time will tell if this mystery bait is any different . . . .
A-Jay
For largemouth i agree..worldwide saltwater and overseas Rapala has a reputatiion
Bigbarge50 reply :
I am first going to admit my bias.... I own a lot of rapala's and never had any luck with any of them....only a fish or two on their lipless with the single BB metal chamber.
I am going to pile on and say that this seems like they are constantly releasing a new lure that is not all that different than anything else they already have .... and say you have to own this one lure!
I will also admit my bias that Ike said the one lure he would throw is a DT 6 in an orange craw.... and that thing has caught nothing but sticks and easily chipped its paint.... which I expect more for a bait that costs that.....so again I am bias.
I have two Husky Jerks, 2 X-Raps, and a X-Rap Deep..... and I am not reaching for them before a lucky craft pointer or a Smithwick rogue so if this is yet another jerkbait.... well what is the point?
Evan K reply :
I like Rapala DT cranks, I have quite a few of them. Their jointed cranks always frustrate me though- it seems like they should perform super well but I have rarely caught anything on them and never anything big.
RHuff reply :
I caught fish on the Shadow Rap Deep last year when I couldn't get a bite on anything else.
wisconsin heat reply :
OBVIOUSLY THE NEW SCATTER SHADOW RAP
Hogsticker reply :
Lamest ad I've ever seen. It's gonna be some take on a spybait.
primetime reply :
I hope they bring back the Max Rap and market it for freshwater, and make a few different sizes, more colors and sell it for less than $17.99 this time...That is a killer lure, long thin flash minnow body, pointer action, long cast, only dove a foot, and was a suspender in saltwater, and in Fresh it would float slowly and have a rolling action that was awesome over grass or fished steady a foot under the surface.
It was only out for a few years, but it was not a $20 lure, I found a few for $10 and afraid to use them...They are fantastic but were never marketed right, maybe re do the colors and sizes and start pushing the proven lures that new anglers don't buy like Shad Raps, Thugs, and Floating minnows, jointed minnows...The Scatter rap and Shadow rap never caught on imo since they have come out with too many versions of every lure...XRAP shad rap, Glass shad Rap, Shallow shad Rap, SS shallow, Subwalk and prices are not worth it with Lucky Craft and IMA now being more affordable for most lures and now Rebel and Berkley, RIver2sea, Bagleys taking market share, Strike King is hurting them as well.....Why pay for the BX series when a Red fin comes in ripplin, suspending, regular, and is half the price and I have more confidence in it and it can do more....Expensive lures are coming down which is great....I notice the trend is inexpensive lures now, the Rebel Bluegill is awesome and way better than $6...Then House brands are killing them, as well as lucky craft...
They do need a pencil popper, and could come out with something like a Suspending shallow pencil or glide bait, I would love a Rapala Glide bait floating and suspending, thin body....who knows, I just feel they are stale right now...
FloridaFishinFool reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 9:36 AM, Bigbarge50 said:I am first going to admit my bias.... I own a lot of rapala's and never had any luck with any of them....
I own a lot of rapala's too and I catch a ton of fish on them. The classic rapala minnow has got to be one of the most successful fish catching lures ever made in my opinion. There have been times I have gone bass fishing and thrown just one lure and nothing else all afternoon and caught a boat load of bass on it.
Today in 2016, I always keep several variations of this lure in all of my tackle boxes- the silver and black, the gold and black and others, the floating, sinking, and suspending variations. I won't leave home without them! Always in the tackle boxes.
I have worn countless numbers of these lures out over the years and decades. I have tried the cheap plastic imitations and always go back to the all wood rapala versions. I love them.
So I have a hard time understanding why anyone would say 'never had any luck with any of them.' Is it about luck? Do fish hit because of luck? I am trying to imagine a bass down there thinking today is that lure's lucky day!
My rapala's must be some really good luck charmers!
I guess my whole point here is this is not about luck. I have never considered fishing a luck sport. It is a stalk and fool them sport! The key is fooling them into biting something that they can never eat. I win. Rapala works. Luck does not exist. Luck is a idea created within the mind of man. Luck is nothing more than an idea. A mere thought. Nothing more, nothing less. Catching fish is a mechanical science! Just sayin'.... now if you want to unload those unlucky rapala's.... down here in Florida we can put the mojo back into them and fast too! Florida just pours luck all over lures like this classic rapala minnow lure- I think one of the best lures ever made- it has luck all over it:
A few days ago I posted a couple of photos of my favorite lake here in central Florida in NorthFlaMike's favorite lake thread... I noticed that on the day I was taking the photo I posted that I was in a canoe and had only one rod and reel in the boat with me- and no tackle box. Just one rod, one reel, and one lure. Guess what lure is hanging off the rod for this one afternoon of bass fishing??? None other than one of these rapala minnow lures. Is that confidence in a lure or what? Hanging straight down below the rod tip you can barely make it out, but its there. One little old lucky rapala going up against one of central Florida's nicest cleanest spring fed lakes. On this lake on any given afternoon I could boat 20 bass or more with that lure. Hooks getting bent, teeth mark scratches in it, but it keeps on catching them!
Bigbarge50 reply :
On 2/13/2016 at 8:57 PM, FloridaFishinFool said:I guess my whole point here is this is not about luck. I have never considered fishing a luck sport.
Hey I am not knocking rapala's products.... there is not denying their proven fishing catching record. And it is great you do well with them, tons of guys do. I will knock their hype machine now..... with the proven record and long time success selling lures, not sure they need this type of cloak and dagger, over-hype..... especially when they did essentially the same campaign last year.
We all have our confidence lures.... great rapala is yours.... it is not mine. We all have versions of the same basic lure and prefer ones over others. I love me a bill lewis rattle trap...... bought red eye shads, bought cordell spots, bought the several different rapalas versions of a lipless crank.... but the bill lewis puts em in the boat for me. A torpedo has caught a ton of fish for me, my two skitter props have not. My bombers, lucky crafts, and wiggle warts all catch me fish, the Dt's .... not so much. Again all fine products ..... just have not produced for me, so when I reach for a craw colored crank, that DT 6 is not going to be my go to right now..... that wiggle wart I have had for 15 years will be.
As for "Luck" .... that is another topic and not sure this is the forum for me to answer your "spirited" lecture at me about luck in this sport. I look at it this way.... In baseball you can be tearing the cover off the ball for weeks.... but they are not going to be homeruns or hits every time. Sometimes you smoke the ball and it happens to go right to the 3rd baseman..... Good pitch to swing at. Using a Good bat. Good swing. Good contact. Hit it really hard. Just was not a hit, it was an out. It happens and when you get to the dugout guys will say "good swing man just got unlucky". Think sometimes you can do an awful lot of things right and simply not get the result..... now over the long term you might do really well... but it is not going to be a hit every time. I am sure if I went all rapala all the time, I would catch fish on all my rapalas.... but this goes back to my previous point on confidence in baits. Why are you not throwing a rebel minnow lure or any of those cheap plastic ones you mentioned..... because you prefer the rapala, you have confidence in it. We all have confidence in certain things... they work better for us. Sorry I said I "do not have any luck with them" ... next time I will spare myself the fishing lecture and say "My confidence with them is not very high in them right now". But hey it is 7 degrees outside today.... what else do I have to do but argue fishing.
smalljaw67 reply :
On 2/14/2016 at 1:18 AM, Bigbarge50 said:Hey I am not knocking rapala's products.... there is not denying their proven fishing catching record. And it is great you do well with them, tons of guys do. I will knock their hype machine now..... with the proven record and long time success selling lures, not sure they need this type of cloak and dagger, over-hype..... especially when they did essentially the same campaign last year.
We all have our confidence lures.... great rapala is yours.... it is not mine. We all have versions of the same basic lure and prefer ones over others. I love me a bill lewis rattle trap...... bought red eye shads, bought cordell spots, bought the several different rapalas versions of a lipless crank.... but the bill lewis puts em in the boat for me. A torpedo has caught a ton of fish for me, my two skitter props have not. My bombers, lucky crafts, and wiggle warts all catch me fish, the Dt's .... not so much. Again all fine products ..... just have not produced for me, so when I reach for a craw colored crank, that DT 6 is not going to be my go to right now..... that wiggle wart I have had for 15 years will be.
As for "Luck" .... that is another topic and not sure this is the forum for me to answer your "spirited" lecture at me about luck in this sport. I look at it this way.... In baseball you can be tearing the cover off the ball for weeks.... but they are not going to be homeruns or hits every time. Sometimes you smoke the ball and it happens to go right to the 3rd baseman..... Good pitch to swing at. Using a Good bat. Good swing. Good contact. Hit it really hard. Just was not a hit, it was an out. It happens and when you get to the dugout guys will say "good swing man just got unlucky". Think sometimes you can do an awful lot of things right and simply not get the result..... now over the long term you might do really well... but it is not going to be a hit every time. I am sure if I went all rapala all the time, I would catch fish on all my rapalas.... but this goes back to my previous point on confidence in baits. Why are you not throwing a rebel minnow lure or any of those cheap plastic ones you mentioned..... because you prefer the rapala, you have confidence in it. We all have confidence in certain things... they work better for us. Sorry I said I "do not have any luck with them" ... next time I will spare myself the fishing lecture and say "My confidence with them is not very high in them right now". But hey it is 7 degrees outside today.... what else do I have to do but argue fishing.
You're missing the point, the idea for the hype is to get fisherman in the mindset that another good lure is coming out. They give teasers out and you see ads in magazines and on the internet weeks before the lure is released. They do this to break you down, at first you say, "what is so special"? Then you start thinking, "I can't wait to see it" And before it comes out, you've already decided to buy it just for curiosity sake. Now, whether it lives up to the hype or not, the lure company still wins because it got them sales that a regular release might not have, this is what is called "Marketing", and we all fall for some type of it. Here is the other thing, Rapala is always going to win because you are going to have a certain percentage of anglers that will use the new bait and do really well with it and in those anglers' minds, the bait lived up to the billing, and there will also be those that didn't do so well and for them the lure will be an overhyped fishing lure and nothing more. I was one that thought the Shadow rap lived up the hype, I caught fish on it every time I used it and it caught more fish on that bait than I did on my other jerkbaits so for me it was as good as advertised!
FloridaFishinFool reply :
On 2/14/2016 at 1:18 AM, Bigbarge50 said:As for "Luck" .... that is another topic and not sure this is the forum for me to answer your "spirited" lecture at me about luck in this sport.
Sorry I said I "do not have any luck with them" ... next time I will spare myself the fishing lecture ...
My b a d. I was not writing my comment for you in particular and certainly not trying to lecture anyone. My apologies you took it that way. I was merely spouting off is all and your post just happened to push my button at the time.
cgolf reply :
What I would love to see is Rapala bring back the old foil finishes that were much brighter. I have some older minnows I got at an estate sale and the foil shines much brighter than the very dull finishes on the same colors they offer now. Essentially they are two different colors and I really like the old bright ones for clear water. This brighter silver foil would look really nice on a DT crank.
blckshirt98 reply :
Rapala is definitely on top of it's marketing game. I was anxious to see the Shadow Rap announcement, and that teaser has me anxious for this one too.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 1:15 AM, OkobojiEagle said:When is the Classic?
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First weekend of March.
Master Bait'r reply :
I can't be the only person who hates the stupid teasing style hype. Just show me the d**n bait already!
Too many sound like those stupid sidebar ads- "Pro Anglers HATE him! He always fills his limit with DD bass using this ONE EASY TRICK! Click here to learn his secret!" Lol
Racerx reply :
I didn't buy into the hype of the Shadow Rap, and I'm not buying into THIS hype. I've no doubt that the Shadow Rap catches fish, and in all honesty, I have quite a few Rapala lures, BUT they're not the only game in town, and there are plenty of good lures coming out, all the time.
So sick of all the ad b.s. in the fishing world. Everything is a d**n ad. The last straw for me was a Lindner video I was watching online. They were supposed to talk about a certain technique, so I started watching. 20-25 minutes in, and they STILL hadn't talked about the d**n technique! They just kept plugging crap!
Silas reply :
Reminds me of an old song lyric:
"Signs, signs, everywhere a sign,
Do this, don't do that , can't you read the sign. ".
I try to make my own decisions. So many just watch the "pros" and mimic them in choices of equipment and lures. Jeez, are we are becoming "lemmings?"
Dwight Hottle reply :
I get the animosity over the frequent teaser ads but I don't understand the hate for rapalas. They have accounted for more world records than any other lure manufacturer.
"Rapala lures are responsible for more IGFA world records than any other lure brand in history, holding world-record catches on every continent except Antarctica. Rapala is the first and only lure manufacturer to receive an IGFA Lifetime Achievement Award."
Adding up the numbers I think rapala husky jerks have put over 25 smallmouth in my boat over 6lbs. I caught my PB smallie well over 7lbs on a rapala tail dancer. Numerous double digit walleye have hit my net caught on rapalas. Lots of pike over 20 to 25lbs caught on rapalas. They flat out catch fish. Just saying.
PitchinJigz reply :
I'm happy with my LC, Realis, and Megabass jerkbaits. Rapala releases baits that look practically the same every year. It gets old. The hype is ridiculous for the lack of innovation they produce.
iabass8 reply :
On 2/12/2016 at 7:11 AM, fishballer06 said:
I highly doubt Rapala is making another jerkbait. They've already got the following for jerkbaits:
Shadow Rap
Shadow Rap Deep
Husky Jerk (and jointed)
X-Rap
X-Rap Deep
BX Minnow (and jointed)
Original
Countdown
If you think about it, a spybait is basically a jerkbait. I'd put money down that it's a spybait.
neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevermind. Wrong company!
Evan K reply :
On 2/16/2016 at 5:20 AM, iabass8 said:It's a jerkbait. It's Rapala's play on the MB Vision 110.
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Skinny_Cutter_110_Rip_Bait/descpage-BCRO.html
That looks like a Berkley lure to me, not Rapala.
iabass8 reply :
On 2/16/2016 at 5:40 AM, Evan K said:That looks like a Berkley lure to me, not Rapala.
Ha. I just saw new jerkbait and just immediately went to Rapala watching the video.
Haze reply :
I am not sure how to post pictures on here, but I see they have a patent filing on Dec 2011 which fits around the 3 years stated. Some jointed swimbait looking thing.
BannedForSpamming-1234555 reply :
Here's a post from another thread I go to and Ike was at our fishing show in Toronto...
So while I was at the Spring Fishing Show yesterday I got to talk to Mike Iaconelli very quickly (2 minutes or so). I asked him if he would give a hint as to the new bait. He instead spilled the beans on the bait to my surprise. Now out of respect to him for being nice and just immediately saying what it was and what it does, as well as Rapala keeping silent about it, I'm not going to spill the beans on the bait yet (I'll spill them in a week or so). What I will confirm right now is that it is a new member of the Shadow Rap family.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 2/16/2016 at 12:05 PM, PUMP KNOWS said:Here's a post from another thread I go to and Ike was at our fishing show in Toronto...
So while I was at the Spring Fishing Show yesterday I got to talk to Mike Iaconelli very quickly (2 minutes or so). I asked him if he would give a hint as to the new bait. He instead spilled the beans on the bait to my surprise. Now out of respect to him for being nice and just immediately saying what it was and what it does, as well as Rapala keeping silent about it, I'm not going to spill the beans on the bait yet (I'll spill them in a week or so). What I will confirm right now is that it is a new member of the Shadow Rap family.
too cool 4 skool
JSchwartzy reply :
I have seen the lure. I work at Gander and got a peak at the ad, but I will not spoil. Pretty sure it would get me fired.
iabass8 reply :
On 2/16/2016 at 12:05 PM, PUMP KNOWS said:Here's a post from another thread I go to and Ike was at our fishing show in Toronto...
So while I was at the Spring Fishing Show yesterday I got to talk to Mike Iaconelli very quickly (2 minutes or so). I asked him if he would give a hint as to the new bait. He instead spilled the beans on the bait to my surprise. Now out of respect to him for being nice and just immediately saying what it was and what it does, as well as Rapala keeping silent about it, I'm not going to spill the beans on the bait yet (I'll spill them in a week or so). What I will confirm right now is that it is a new member of the Shadow Rap family.
On 2/26/2016 at 12:34 AM, JSchwartzy said:I have seen the lure. I work at Gander and got a peak at the ad, but I will not spoil. Pretty sure it would get me fired.
.... You're not going to get fired, nancies.
Its called shadow rap shad
BannedForSpamming-1234555 reply :
Thanks for the pics
blckshirt98 reply :
So what makes this bait unique to other jerkbaits other than the slightly fatter profile?
iabass8 reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 2:04 AM, blckshirt98 said:So what makes this bait unique to other jerkbaits other than the slightly fatter profile?
It's a more traditional shape to shad. Most jerk baits are not. However, this isn't something new. The storm twitch stick Shares a similar profile . If a rapala Pro wins the classic we won't hear about the 18 or 19 fish he caught on a pointer or vision 110. We will hear about the one fish he caught on the shadow rap ala randy howell in guntersville.
thebillsman reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 2:12 AM, iabass8 said:It's a more traditional shape to shad. Most jerk baits are not. However, this isn't something new. The storm twitch stick Shares a similar profile . If a rapala Pro wins the classic we won't hear about the 18 or 19 fish he caught on a pointer or vision 110. We will hear about the one fish he caught on the shadow rap ala randy howell in guntersville.
What's all the hype about this action though..
iabass8 reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 3:08 AM, thebillsman said:What's all the hype about this action though..
No different than any other time they have release a "revolutionary" lure. We will see how hard they push it post classic.
Master Bait'r reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 3:08 AM, thebillsman said:What's all the hype about this action though..
Thats basically the "trick darter" to their "110" in the shadow rap. Sooooooo basically just a smaller, slightly more erratic and possibly suspending baitfish imitator version of the shadow rap series.
Nothing revolutionary about bout that at all, but they've gotta get people talking somehow I guess.
buzzed bait reply :
hahaha even better to watch the hype video again and now look at it and listen again to the cliche statements all the pros make.
"does exactly what i've needed a bait to do"
"there's not another lure out there on the market capable of what this thing can do"
looks about like a fap slap mixed with a trick darter to me
smalljaw67 reply :
I'm going to keep this sort since I'll get beat up but who cares. I own 8 Megabass baits, a few 110s, a flap slap, an original margay, and a couple of trick darters and not one of them looks like a Shadow Rap or has even a similar action as the Shadow rap. I'm saying this in a bad way but I've heard others say Rapala ripped off Megabass with the Shadow Rap and I just don't see it. The same thing with the new Shad shadow rap, if you wanted to really stretch it you may say it kind of resembles a flap slap but even that is kind of weak, now as far as the action we'll just have to wait and see.
Master Bait'r reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 4:43 AM, smalljaw67 said:I'm going to keep this sort since I'll get beat up but who cares. I own 8 Megabass baits, a few 110s, a flap slap, an original margay, and a couple of trick darters and not one of them looks like a Shadow Rap or has even a similar action as the Shadow rap. I'm saying this in a bad way but I've heard others say Rapala ripped off Megabass with the Shadow Rap and I just don't see it. The same thing with the new Shad shadow rap, if you wanted to really stretch it you may say it kind of resembles a flap slap but even that is kind of weak, now as far as the action we'll just have to wait and see.
They didn't rip off the shadow rap. They didn't rip off the trick darter. Both are WAY better than the shadow baits hahaha who cares what anybody says?
These new ones look most like the trick darters (dorsal hump & wider forebody) but the bill/body ratio is way off from what the darters have. The bill shape looks to be most like a flap slap, but the body is way different. Who honestly cares though? If you're a trick darter or flap slap guy you aren't throwing out your collection for these, that's pretty obvious.
cgolf reply :
Not sure why all the hate on Rapala, they have some of the most popular and copied lures, especially the ancient Shad Rap which is still on the TW best seller list. The reality is that today you really can't make a new bait profile unless it is something wackadoodle, but they and others can come up with a bait with a new action due to different weighting, Bill, etc.
thebillsman reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 9:37 AM, cgolf said:Not sure why all the hate on Rapala, they have some of the most popular and copied lures, especially the ancient Shad Rap which is still on the TW best seller list. The reality is that today you really can't make a new bait profile unless it is something wackadoodle, but they and others can come up with a bait with a new action due to different weighting, Bill, etc.
I didn't mean to throw shade at rapala. I've caught some of my best fish on silver F-5s. The shadow rap is an incredibly reliable jerkbait for me.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 2:04 AM, blckshirt98 said:So what makes this bait unique to other jerkbaits other than the slightly fatter profile?
I heard it floats up nose first rather than sinking nose down like the shadow rap. Different action and profile.
gardnerjigman reply :
It looks good. Guess we shall see.
fishballer06 reply :
I'm liking the shape of this bait. Looks very similar to the Megabass Flap Slap, which I love.
I'm hoping this bait suspends, rather than floats like the Flap Slap. Would make this lure a winner in my book.
aj88kc reply :
Stopped at dsg today just to look for more crap that i dont need. I walk around the corner and there is a whole end cap of the new shad rap shads sitting there. There was 2 versions, a regular that was 3-4 ft deep and a deep that was 5-6 ft. They are slow rising. Price on the end cap was 8.99 so I grabbed a couple took them up to the register and was told that they could not sell them to me yet because it was not the release date yet. After about 5 minutes of back and forth trying to get him to sell it to me I walked out empty handed. He could not tell me the release date either. They looked good though.
smalljaw67 reply :
February 29th is the official release date.
PitchinJigz reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 3:08 AM, thebillsman said:What's all the hype about this action though..
The hype is just that, hype.
bigbill reply :
I hope it's better than there "DT" they didn't work for me from shore.
The rapala orginal floater F7 in blue is the fish catcher. Even in black it works. The glass shad rap worked too.
cgolf reply :
On 2/27/2016 at 4:06 AM, PitchinJigz said:The hype is just that, hype.
I try to ignore the hype, I just hope it gets me the early season bites the original shadow rap did. I just buy one or two of their new stuff because it usually catches fish.
What would have been cooler was to just drop it in stores with zero hype, jointed scatter rap was handled that way. I got one in a random store before anyone had even heard about it.
Jrob78 reply :
Part of it is the fact that the Classic is late winter/early spring. It sets up perfectly to release a jerkbait this time of year. Might as well drum up a lot of hype so they can sell a million of them at the Expo and during "Classic sales" all over the country.
iabass8 reply :
I just stopped into DSG and they have some shadow rap shads on the shelf and are selling them for 8.99. Almost bought one but they just dont overly impress.
Side note...they have a few more popx/max colors, megabass S 1.5 cranks, daiwa Jbraid, dbombs, and vmc tungsten
burrows reply :
Its a bunch of hype like the ineffective scatter raps.
cgolf reply :
On 2/28/2016 at 6:07 AM, crankzilla said:Its a bunch of hype like the ineffective scatter raps.
You can send them all to me;) As long as you don't burn them back they work great.
Gundog reply :
On 2/26/2016 at 2:12 AM, iabass8 said:It's a more traditional shape to shad. Most jerk baits are not. However, this isn't something new. The storm twitch stick Shares a similar profile . If a rapala Pro wins the classic we won't hear about the 18 or 19 fish he caught on a pointer or vision 110. We will hear about the one fish he caught on the shadow rap ala randy howell in guntersville.
So true especially the part about the tournament in Guntersville. A lot of his bass were caught on a Rapala DT but that wasn't mentioned in the Livingston lure ad.
DogBone_384 reply :
Rapala's got to be doing 'OK' with them. Look how much shelf space they have at your local shops...
Fishinthefish reply :
You can't judge the quality of a product by it being on a shelf, or selling. Most consumers have no idea what they're doing. Though I still consider Rapala a good brand, even if I thoroughly felt ripped off with some of their products.
burrows reply :
On 2/28/2016 at 8:25 AM, cgolf said:You can send them all to me;) As long as you don't burn them back they work great.
I took off the cheap vmc hooks they came with and gave them to my kids to play with.
Turkey sandwich reply :
On 2/28/2016 at 8:25 AM, cgolf said:You can send them all to me;) As long as you don't burn them back they work great.
Agreed. I I like mine anywhere around rocks. In a river, they make great crayfish imitations in shallows, even if you do burn them. The Scatter Rap is a good tool, so long as you find the right use for it.
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