03-28-06, 05:20 PM | #1 |
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GlassRap#4
I won the nascar pool at work and got a big ol envelope of 10's and 20's, so of course the bait monkey bite and made me wonder how my Rapala stock was in the ol tackle box, and I ended up deciding to scout out
some glass raps, that I had seen on tv for walleye and then later for bass.. I didn't find any of the #7 size that I wanted, but did get 3 perch shad raps and a few cotton Cordell's in perch, then my eyes spotted a lure color I had been looking for years..it turned out to be the Glassrap#4..heres a pic Heres a chart to view other colors Its the crank bait on the far right.. What I can't believe about this lure is the size, a number 4 (who knew?) Its almost a identical replica of shad I ve seen almost every lake and river up here, put the unique quality is that from the top angler looking in you see a flash of chartreuse, (I was looking for rapala's in white and chartrue to replace the mangled ones I have already) and from the side view you get a nice flash of purple and then the shad white, its a mirror image of what you see in the river...plus at a small size that "match's the hatch" when the time is right.. Once I got it out of the box at home and kept looking at the reflections, I got to thinking " how many times have you got to some body of water to prefish a tourney, and see that all the minnows running the bank are way smaller than almost all your crank baits.. well, this glassrap#4 fits the bill, maybe 1 1/2 inch long and so sweet! |
03-28-06, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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JB it's been a long time since I've won any kind of pool. Congrats. Those #4's might just be the ticket. Let us know how they do. I might just try one over here in PA. Have you ever used a twitchin Rap? I was wondering if they are productive.
Bob
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03-28-06, 07:36 PM | #3 |
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I 'll let ya know bob, they also have rattles in them and suspend.
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03-28-06, 08:15 PM | #4 |
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#4 will have to be tuned -every one of them- they are not tuned at the factory.for some reason.. i totally dislike the glass raps..-2 light- i will stick with the regular shad rap in wood thanks.. zooker
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03-28-06, 08:18 PM | #5 |
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I'll give em a try zook, this one sure looks good
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those are a nice lookin bait how much do they cost a piece
i might have to pick up some
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Dang it Zooker, I got 2 of them the purple shad and the citrus shad.I hate messing with tuning them. Do you bend the eye , or shave the bill to tune them ?If the eye looks straight, I like to shave the side of the bill to tune it, they tend to run true more consistantly at different speeds. P N J
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if you need to tune a rapala sent it back they are sapose to run straight right out of the pack i have never had to tune one until i caught a bunch of fish on them
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