Rapala Jointed Shad Raps

airmcnair8888 · 07-22-06, 10:11 AM

I own many different colors of the Rapala Jointed Shad Raps... I belive the 2" long ones...

Has anyone had success with these lures... Should I go bigger?

Chris

JB · 07-22-06, 10:17 AM

If you like those you need a few rapala jointed top water stick baits, they are long like a jerk bait but a really great top water lure.

airmcnair8888 · 07-22-06, 11:26 AM

Hmm.. I might pick one up... Do you just twitch it?

JB · 07-22-06, 11:29 AM

you can, or just reel a few feet and let it float back to the surface

Fishing4Soup · 07-22-06, 11:46 AM

I agree with JB. That Jointed minnow is my go-to. I have had success on the jointed shad rap. Crank it down pretty fast so it gets down deeper then let it sit for maybe 3-4 seconds. Start a slow retrieve and give it pauses. All but one fish took it while it was just sitting there, the one other fish took it when i bounced it off a rock.

JB · 07-22-06, 11:47 AM

Its always been a great spring time bait too IMO, in the shallows.

bassking22 · 07-22-06, 12:16 PM

I have that same exact jointed one in that color. Havent had any luck with it but have barely used it, and when I used it I was at a bad lake. I use the floating minnow alot, and it works great for bass. Get the smallest on, and you can catch nice size perch with it.

Bo Dale James Jr. · 07-22-06, 12:35 PM

I just picked up a jointed fire-tiger at Wally world..needed some cash and didn't want to pay ATM fees so, after seeing JB's post I jammed in and bought one..I'll let you know...

airmcnair8888 · 07-22-06, 01:28 PM

Before I go out to get one.. any specific colors...

fire-tiger and a more basic color? bright and dark

Bo Dale James Jr. · 07-22-06, 01:30 PM

I picked fire-tiger because chartreuse/red mixes work well where I fish.

airmcnair8888 · 07-22-06, 01:33 PM

ill just get a bright and a more darker one.. They wouldnt carry those at Wal-mart right.. I'll prob have to head out to Gander Mt.

skeeter944 · 07-22-06, 01:58 PM

get a silver one and a gold one. use the silver one during sunny days and the gold one during low-light conditions.

Fishing4Soup · 07-22-06, 02:16 PM

Silver/Black one for sunny days, Gold/Black for overcast and low-light. Firetiger is good if the water has limited visibility but Black/silver has produced the most for me.

bassking22 · 07-22-06, 11:03 PM

Pick the shiner colored one, have had all kinds of luck on that one.

zooker · 07-23-06, 01:46 PM

ahh my favorite 2 colors sd and fcw..

zooker

JB · 07-23-06, 02:42 PM

black and silver here ,
zooker, I figured redhead or pink were yer favs...

07-22-06, 10:11 AM	#1
airmcnair8888 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 86	Rapala Jointed Shad Raps I own many different colors of the Rapala Jointed Shad Raps... I belive the 2" long ones... Has anyone had success with these lures... Should I go bigger? Chris

07-22-06, 12:16 PM	#7
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	I have that same exact jointed one in that color. Havent had any luck with it but have barely used it, and when I used it I was at a bad lake. I use the floating minnow alot, and it works great for bass. Get the smallest on, and you can catch nice size perch with it. __________________ Does anyone know of a fishing addictions program? Cause I need one.

07-22-06, 12:35 PM	#8
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	I just picked up a jointed fire-tiger at Wally world..needed some cash and didn't want to pay ATM fees so, after seeing JB's post I jammed in and bought one..I'll let you know... __________________ *Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

07-22-06, 01:30 PM	#10
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	I picked fire-tiger because chartreuse/red mixes work well where I fish. __________________ *Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

07-22-06, 11:03 PM	#14
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	Pick the shiner colored one, have had all kinds of luck on that one. __________________ Does anyone know of a fishing addictions program? Cause I need one.

07-22-06, 10:17 AM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	If you like those you need a few rapala jointed top water stick baits, they are long like a jerk bait but a really great top water lure.

07-22-06, 11:26 AM	#3
airmcnair8888 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 86	Hmm.. I might pick one up... Do you just twitch it?

07-22-06, 11:29 AM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	you can, or just reel a few feet and let it float back to the surface

07-22-06, 11:46 AM	#5
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	I agree with JB. That Jointed minnow is my go-to. I have had success on the jointed shad rap. Crank it down pretty fast so it gets down deeper then let it sit for maybe 3-4 seconds. Start a slow retrieve and give it pauses. All but one fish took it while it was just sitting there, the one other fish took it when i bounced it off a rock.

07-22-06, 11:47 AM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Its always been a great spring time bait too IMO, in the shallows.

07-22-06, 01:28 PM	#9
airmcnair8888 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 86	Before I go out to get one.. any specific colors... fire-tiger and a more basic color? bright and dark

07-22-06, 01:33 PM	#11
airmcnair8888 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 86	ill just get a bright and a more darker one.. They wouldnt carry those at Wal-mart right.. I'll prob have to head out to Gander Mt.

07-22-06, 01:58 PM	#12
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	get a silver one and a gold one. use the silver one during sunny days and the gold one during low-light conditions.

07-22-06, 02:16 PM	#13
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	Silver/Black one for sunny days, Gold/Black for overcast and low-light. Firetiger is good if the water has limited visibility but Black/silver has produced the most for me.

07-23-06, 01:46 PM	#15
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ahh my favorite 2 colors sd and fcw.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-23-06, 02:42 PM	#16
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	black and silver here , zooker, I figured redhead or pink were yer favs...

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