The new Rapala DT Fat 3

[mariner]

Has any one tried this lil guy yet? it is my favorite crank, yes i know that $7.30+ is a little expensive, but like i have heard it called "a little bulldozer" it really is. this thing dominates when it comes to shalow water. i thaught i would just say that. so what do yal think??????

[BigBassin144]

Haven't tried them yet, but I am planning to. And $7 isn't that much when you look at some of the foreign cranks like Lucky Crafft and such.

BB

[mariner]

ya but i mean wally world grade if u know what i mean

[BigBassin144]

I still love my bandit cranks. I've been doing pretty good on some bomber lure from wally world too.

BB

[mariner]

i like my bomber, o by the way thanks for those crankin tips u gave me i went out to my pond(where i rerely catch anything) and tried what u told me and it worked hahahahahahahahahaha

[BigBassin144]

no problem. the pond in my backyard is good crankbait fishing, only there is absolutely no cover.... none.... at all.... I have been doing pretty good on that bomber like I said, and also Bandit 100 and Bandit 200 in Bluegill.

BB

[stevomac59]

$7 dollars is not that bad... compared to some that I saw at BPS... $30!!!!


-stevo

[mariner]

this these things are super cheap compared tho theseking kongs like 25$$ who would pay that

[stevomac59]

Exactly! and what would happen if you were to loose it?????

Dang


-stevo

[BigBassin144]

Up north, we call it Musky fishing.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...0000_100005000

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...0000_100006000

Check out some of the prices on those.

BB

[mariner]

some of that stuff isnt that bad, but 21 bucks for a dagum spinner im sorre but that thing better be made out of solid stuff if i pay that much

[mariner]

Originally Posted by stevomac59

Exactly! and what would happen if you were to loose it?????

Dang


-stevo

thats what i say

[MrPhotographer06]

haha i enjoy my walmart 1dollar spinners thatway when you loose it. you lost a dollar lol

[mariner]

i go with the 5 dollar ones they work alot better

[zooker]

the lips are too dern thin they will break very easily trust me i have a hand ful of them with broken lips... if you want shallow water baits that plum catch fish and wont break or leave you penniless. bandit 100, an 1/8oz speed trap,or a norman baby n. tied up too some 12-14 pound test mono and have at it.. these baits in skinny water don't need light line.. i use 12 pound mono.

zooker

[crankybait]

most swimbaits and megabass make 7 bucks look like chump change. but here is a real lure
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/0...illion-do.html

[mariner]

really zook, i like them

[rrw4258]

I'm suprised Zook or someone else hasn't pointed this out yet... but in your title of the original post you have DT Fat, but the picture is a DT Flat...

As for both crankbaits...

DT Fat 3: I have 6 different colors, and have had great sucess to everything from small farm ponds, to fishing rip rap on lake erie for largemouth. A great bait that has a wide wobble, you can cast a mile. As for the lips breaking on these baits, I have never had any DT series bait break on me.

DT Flat 3: I have 4 colors of the DT Flat 3, and they are a better cold water crankbait for me, becasue they have a tight wiggle, instead of a wider wobble. They work good around rip rap, and haven't caught anything on them since the water has been over about 55-60 degrees. A good early spring time bait, and I will try them this fall when the water dips back below the 60 degree mark.

All in all they are both great baits that have their place in your tackle lineup.

Ryan

[mariner]

woops haha

[Lilmoosecountry]

Ryan i have allot faith in zook when it comes to crankbaits. On this site he is the crankbait King. Because of that i accept what he has to say about & put faith in his statment. How many tournaments have fished against David Fritts. But saying all that Zook don't make me break our the Sassy Shad. I on the other love swim baits like the sassy shad, panther martains & Storms. They are for me what the crankbait is for Zook. On any given day of the week the Zook is King. Accept when i show up throwing MR Sassy.

[zooker]

Originally Posted by Lilmoosecountry

Ryan i have allot faith in zook when it comes to crankbaits. On this site he is the crankbait King. Because of that i accept what he has to say about & put faith in his statment. How many tournaments have fished against David Fritts. But saying all that Zook don't make me break our the Sassy Shad. I on the other love swim baits like the sassy shad, panther martains & Storms. They are for me what the crankbait is for Zook. On any given day of the week the Zook is King. Accept when i show up throwing MR Sassy.

moose
i am not great with a crankbait. i work hard to only be decent..

it takes alot of time fishing alot of the same bank all the time. to find the key time an water condition in a certain place to catch fish with a certain bait.. welcome to cranking...

zooker

[stevomac59]

Originally Posted by zooker

moose
i am not great with a crankbait. i work hard to only be decent..

zooker

Zook's just being modest

-stevo