Rattletraps 2024
Mobasser reply :
I've been a big fan of the original Bill Lewis Rattle trap for over 25 yrs. I usually stick with 1/2 oz, in chrome or shad patterns. It's caught fish of all sizes. Other similar lures I've used are the Cordell Spot, and the Rapala version of this lure. Both have been ok, but not as productive as the Rattletraps. I'm thinking about trying some different rattlebaits now, and am interested in what others are using. Have you had success with some of the newer variations?
smalljaw67 reply :
I've learned over the years that it pays to have a few different brands and styles of lipless cranks. I really like the discontinued, but now sold under Booyah brand, Xcalibur One Knocker, it gets big fish and seems to work when other lipless cranks don't. The Cordell Super Spot in 1/4oz, that bait is the best shallow "trap" made, it will vibrate and rattle at much slower speed than other baits, the 1/4oz doesn't sink too fast and on a slow retrieve it gets a lot of bites. My all time favorite is the Sebile Flatt Shad, I have a good stash because they were discontinued but they brought them back, they look the same as the old ones but I haven't used any.
TOXIC reply :
I have a few of the original rattletraps for use on the Potomac because they make a color that is very productive on that body of water. I only have that one color in them because all of my others are the SPRO Aruku Shad that has a unique sound, fall and nose down resting position in the water. When the trap bite is on at Lake St Clair, we wear them out on Aruku's.
scaleface reply :
I'm in the Red Eye Shad camp . I like to hop them like a worm and the RES excels at that . I havent thrown a trap in three years .
roadwarrior reply :
Red Eye Shad
Catt reply :
While I do on occasion throw different brands but I learned years ago Bill Lewis makes more than plan Traps.
I've had good success with Knock-N-Traps, Floating Traps, Spin Traps & discontinued Stealth Traps, Pro Traps 3/8-5/8 oz.
fishwizzard reply :
On 9/25/2018 at 7:17 PM, TOXIC said:I have a few of the original rattletraps for use on the Potomac because they make a color that is very productive on that body of water.
Well........? 
Lipless are really the only cranks I use. I was 100% RES in Clearwater Minnow and Chrome Sexy Shad, but I am cranky with them after buying what I think was like a half dozen bad ones during last BF. I have branched out to Hard-Knockers and the original Rattletraps. I think I like the Hard-Knockers the best of the three, they seem to run well at the widest range of speeds.
ratherbfishin1 reply :
I’ll add another vote for the red eye shad
J Francho reply :
On 9/25/2018 at 7:17 PM, TOXIC said:I have a few of the original rattletraps for use on the Potomac because they make a color that is very productive on that body of water. I only have that one color in them because all of my others are the SPRO Aruku Shad that has a unique sound, fall and nose down resting position in the water. When the trap bite is on at Lake St Clair, we wear them out on Aruku's.
My favorite as well, for banging into to things, and not getting hung up. For lift and drop, the Boo-Yah version works well.
craww reply :
I have yet to find a lure that tops a Yozuri Rattlin Vibe in 5/8 in some version of a baitfish looking color. One of the few Baits i’ve used that consistently catches them on a typical horizontal retrieve and vertical.
LonnieP reply :
I've tried most other brands but I always go back to the original Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap
TOXIC reply :
On 9/25/2018 at 10:54 PM, J Francho said:My favorite as well, for banging into to things, and not getting hung up. For lift and drop, the Boo-Yah version works well.
Ahhhh....the Old Glory color. Those work great on Florida Bass!!
J Francho reply :
They work really well on NY bass as well
fishballer06 reply :
I'm another Bill Lewis guy myself, but if I'm going with a different brand, I like the Red Eye Shad from Strike King. Especially in the one knocker versions to give myself a different sound.
Beetlebz reply :
Up here in Connecticut we have bass that go nuts on non-baitfish looking baits especially this time of year. My favorite lipless this time of year are the red eyes and recently my new favorite is the 6th sense ******. Golds with a black back are tops but boiled craw and fire tiger gets a try from me too.
A hidden gem is the Vikara that came in a mystery tackle box. The hooks are super junk but the little mini lipless gets wrecked. It was responsible for my PB so far this year back in March I think. 5.25 in 41 degree water about 2 feet deep.
greentrout reply :
rattlin' rapala...
NYWayfarer reply :
My votes go to:
Red Eye Shad
Cotton Cordell Super Spot 1/2 oz
Berkley Warpig (love the fusion hooks on all the Berkley hardbaits)
Big Rick reply :
On 9/25/2018 at 10:54 PM, J Francho said:My favorite as well, for banging into to things, and not getting hung up. For lift and drop, the Boo-Yah version works well.
Sigh..... Y'all got me back on the TW website creating a cart..... Thanks, guys....
Yakalong reply :
chrome and black
the other color is black and chrome
Topwaterdude reply :
Bill Lewis did some serious damage with them this past spring had to buy replacement hooks the fish were beating it up
J.Vincent reply :
In no particular order.....Strike King Red Eye Shad, Storm Rockin Shad, Bill Lewis, Cotton Cordell, Sebile Lipless Seeker, Rattling Rapala, LiveTarget and Discontinued Strike King Diamond Shads have all produced. I don’t stick to one brand of Lipless Crankbaits because of how varied their sound and vibrations are, and My Plano Box looks like a smorgasboard of options at an all you can eat buffet !
looking45 reply :
these are the two colors that work for me on the spotted bass here in Ca
BigShew2 reply :
Variety is the spice of life...or so I've been told. I have an assortment of Rattlin' Rapala's, along with a few original rat-l-traps, and some RES. i hope to get to fish them more this fall and spring.
DSTN reply :
Tried a handful of different ones but CC Super Spots are my most used because they are $3 at Walmart and they work for me. Gold or chrome most of the time. My PB came on a 1/2 oz red craw Super Spot in mid-January.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Pretty partial to the Red Eye Shad 2 Tap and the Xcaliber XRK50 (now the Booyah Hard Knocker).
Another one that I started messing with last year that I think has a lot of potential is the Storm Arashi Vibe. Doesn't have as an aggressive of vibration or sound, but the fish really seemed to like it.
NorcalBassin reply :
Surprised to see I'm alone in the LV 500 camp...
Munkin reply :
Rattle Trap in 1/2oz, Kinami Rad shad and Team Daiwa are my top 3 for steady retrieve. If I plan on yo-yoing the bait the SK red eye shad works best. The RT and Kinami work best on the lower Potomac in spring and I found that any color works as long as it is reflective about 1/2oz. Deep Creek Lake they like the translucent TD baits but that place has 20 FOW visibility so it is a whole different ball game. The high end LC, Yo Zuri Drum, etc, have never caught a thing for me which is disappointing.
Allen
Beboson reply :
Rattl'n Vibe 5/8 are my first option. Rippin Rap, one knoker booyah or Xcalibur, Buzzer Beater tungsten of Evergreen and Duel Flasi'n vibe complette my top dice.
Spankey reply :
I'm pretty much a Rat-L-Trap guy but like you back a few years ago I wanted that bit of a different look and sound and to have another option. I've been happy with the SK versions. I like the color patterns I went with. There is a nice selection of the Sexy patterns. They all work well.
fishballer06 reply :
On 9/26/2018 at 2:52 AM, greentrout said:
rattlin' rapala...
I caught my PB walleye on that exact lure/color.
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 9/26/2018 at 3:33 AM, Big Rick said:Sigh..... Y'all got me back on the TW website creating a cart..... Thanks, guys....
The bait monkey strikes again.
Bankbeater reply :
Lipless baits were my bread and butter this past spring. The 1/2 ounce super spot in copper craw, and the 1/4 ounce rat-l-trap in natural craw were about the only baits I fished with back in March.
soflabasser reply :
I prefer using Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps and Cotton Cordel Super Spots.
ww2farmer reply :
I started with Original Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps 25+ years ago. Always caught fish on them.
When the Strike King Red Eye Shad came out, I jumped on the bandwagon and fished them almost exclusively for a long while
The last few years has been "play around with different lipless baits" for no other reason than i was bored with the R.E.S. It didn't stop working, but I just wanted to try new stuff. I also got a little dismayed at the number of people tossing SK cranks in general....seems like EVERYONE around here throws them, and wanted to be "different" in that aspect.
Over the course of my playing around with many many different brands and styles the last few years, the standouts have been:
The Spro Aruku Shad, the Jackall TN Disk Knocker (a little $$$ for me but dang it's pretty and works), plus the Damiki Tremor (especially the silent version). And let me tell you about the Ima suspending trap....shhhhh..never mind.
Honorable mention to the Berkley Warpig (I fished the Warpig almost exclusively this year and while not unproductive, I wasn't "wowed" by it, but it's a solid bait), the Lucky Craft LV500, the good ol' dirt cheap Cordell Spot, and the various Booyah/old x-caliber baits.
Rapala, Yamamoto, Livetarget, Livingston, Savage Gear, Lunker hunt, and Storm lipless baits have not been worth the packages they come in....for me...YMMV.
I am interested in trying the Azuma line of baits, and maybe the R2S Rukus next.
I guess I don't have a favorite....I like them all LOL.
WRB reply :
Traps are a lure classification that are now called lipless crabkbaits. Bill Lewis Rat L Trap wasn't the 1st, it was the most popular and may still be.
It really wasn't until Lewis Traps and Cordell Spots started catching tournament bass in the 70's did anyone start talking about them. Smithwick came out with a bone Water Gator "lipless" in the mid 70's that worked good and now only a memory.
So what separates one lipless from another? They all catch bass. My guess is personal preference or brand loyalty.
LC 500 came out with new look finish, premium hooks and caught bass on the fall and when cranked fast becoming very popular, but price was high and it lost it's mojo, still an excellent lure.
I used them all and can't see a big difference with straight running lipless lures. Where I see a difference is falling through the water column or retreive slower and still catch bass retrieved fast, this is where YoZuri 3D Prizm Vibe shines during a Threadfin Shad bite.
Lipless are versital lures and during the spring and fall shad bite a standby.
Tom
burrows reply :
Cotton Cordell super spot is my go to.
anderb54 reply :
I like the Jackall TN series lipless baits.
DINK WHISPERER reply :
If it ain't broke . . . .
Big Rick reply :
I caught 4 over 5 pounds in one trip last month on the Azuma Shaker Z Lipless Knock Knock in bone white. It's got a single larger BB for a difference in sound. I actually picked it up in a discount bin for $3. Needless to say, it was well worth my initial investment.
Porkrind reply :
I use them all but have used more of the Storm Arashi Vibes this year with good luck. Probably just a confidence thing.
Catt reply :
Bagley's Shad-A-Lac III ????
Mobasser reply :
On 9/29/2018 at 9:11 PM, Catt said:Bagley's Shad-A-Lac III ????
Catt, another one that I forgot was a Heddon Bayou Boogie. I caught a few on it years ago, but havnt used it in a long time.
scaleface reply :
Another one that I still carry in my box but havent used in several years is the Pico Perch .
ratherbfishin1 reply :
Went out fishing this morning and started with a red eye shad and exclusively fished it for the couple hours I was out. I ended up catching a bunch including a few that were 3+ lbs. However the person I was with, seeing I was nailing them on the lipless crank, was shuffling through all his lipless cranks of other brands and only managed to catch one fish. Sure there are other factors that had to do with this but I am just saying I am pretty happy with the R.E.S.
burrows reply :
On 9/29/2018 at 10:27 PM, ratherbfishin1 said:Went out fishing this morning and started with a red eye shad and exclusively fished it for the couple hours I was out. I ended up catching a bunch including a few that were 3+ lbs. However the person I was with, seeing I was nailing them on the lipless crank, was shuffling through all his lipless cranks of other brands and only managed to catch one fish. Sure there are other factors that had to do with this but I am just saying I am pretty happy with the R.E.S.
It’s got that shimmy on the fall ????
scaleface reply :
On 9/29/2018 at 10:28 PM, Burrows said:It’s got that shimmy on the fall ????
I do a lot of fishing from a jon boat and i can hear the rattles beating inside a Red Eye Shad as it is falling , even on the Two Tap . I can sometimes hear bass hitting the lures and not feel it .
Catt reply :
On 9/29/2018 at 9:28 PM, Mobasser said:Catt, another one that I forgot was a Heddon Bayou Boogie. I caught a few on it years ago, but havnt used it in a long time.
I have a couple Whopper Stopper Bayou Boogies ????
greentrout reply :
ACADEMY H20 XPRESS
Mobasser reply :
On 9/30/2018 at 12:59 AM, greentrout said:
ACADEMY H20 EXPRESS
The academy baits are good. Good hooks and colors. Sometimes, you can pick up 2 for the price of 1 in other brands.I like their crankbaits too
greentrout reply :
On 9/30/2018 at 1:14 AM, Mobasser said:The academy baits are good. Good hooks and colors. Sometimes, you can pick up 2 for the price of 1 in other brands.I like their crankbaits too
agreed...
don't know why Academy sometimes gets a bad rap...the one I go to has spinning & baitcasters 200 dollars and up for the discriminating buyer down to 50 bucks for the H20 Xpress Mettle baitcaster for the man on a budget...
and all the other fishing gear...
good fishing...
Ghostshad reply :
Got 2 brands , I love Yo-Zuri. I have red eye shad's I use red eye shad when I might loose a Yo-Zuri .
soflabasser reply :
On 9/29/2018 at 9:11 PM, Catt said:Bagley's Shad-A-Lac III ????
Looks good. Did you catch your personal best largemouth bass on a Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap? I think I read you saying that a while ago.
Primus reply :
I rotate through a few brands, spend time with them you will learn where they excel. Here are a few that I have confidence in ....
Xcalibur 1 knocker - unique sound excels at times
SK Red Eye Shad - the shimmy on the fall, vibrates well on a slow retrieve
Yozuri and Berkely Warpigs - doesn't excel in one area , that said have been very productive straight line baits
Sebile Flatt Shad - oil filled silent version , more vibration than most of them out there
Spro Aruka Shad- great one for slow rolling in deeper water
Rapala Rippin Rap- love the 1/2 oz version when water temp gets to the mid to low 40 's in the fall . Great for a rippin/ jigging retrieve.
Damiki- silent version, sometimes this is the way to go when fishing heavily pressured clear water lakes
Catt reply :
On 10/1/2018 at 11:06 AM, soflabasser said:Looks good. Did you catch your personal best largemouth bass on a Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap? I think I read you saying that a while ago.
No sir it was Red Chrome ????
soflabasser reply :
On 10/2/2018 at 11:48 PM, Catt said:
Red Chrome
Good looking Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap. You should bring it with you if you plan on going to South Florida for Peacock bass.
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