Rip N Rap size 4 Comes thru

  • IceAsylum
    Wisconsin Dells WI
    Posts: 956
    January 4, 2015 at 6:39 pm #1491921

    I have gotten quit a few wallters on the Rip N Raps but never sealed the deal on a truly large eye until yesterday. Tingler spoon with a minnow head raised this girl 3 times but wasn’t going to commit. That big red mark on the LX-7 had me on the edge of my stool, so I reeled up fast grabbed the other rod with the Rap ready to go sent it down the hole and to my delight the big mark came off the bottom to meet the little #4. I stopped the drop 2 feet above the rising mark ever so lightly rocked it and started pulling it away. The mark started coming faster so I lifted a little faster and wham-o fish on. Talking to my son and fishing buddy as they watched I stated this many head shakes had to be a cat. But to my surprise that head that almost seems dis formed compared to your average walleye came up thru the hole. 27inches, high fives, pics and down the hole she went.
    This has been a quest of mine for a couple of years now to get a big girl with a Rap and now it was fulfilled.

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    rmanderson
    West Central MN
    Posts: 29
    January 4, 2015 at 6:45 pm #1491925

    Way to go! Nice fish!

    Matt Brookman
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 157
    January 4, 2015 at 6:54 pm #1491933

    This is a goal of mine also that I have not yet gotten. Nice work with the fast lure exchange down the hole!

    Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    January 4, 2015 at 9:23 pm #1492007

    Awesome fish!

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1115
    January 5, 2015 at 8:13 am #1492116

    NICE fish! I’ve been wanting to try the Rippin Rap, can’t find them anywhere around here; only the empty rack at Fleet Farm. -(
    Catch some more and tell us about it! -)

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    January 5, 2015 at 10:24 am #1492218

    Congrats. Nice fish! waytogo

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    January 5, 2015 at 12:10 pm #1492317

    Well done and well described!

    Paul Delaney
    Moderator
    Posts: 233
    January 5, 2015 at 3:23 pm #1492495

    That is a great walleye and great job on doing the bait switch that is all it takes sometimes. I would bet that the fish took that bait with some authority. The Rippin Rap is a very fun bait to fish through the ice or casting open water but my favorite part of fishing the bait is how the fish just smash the bait sometimes being in there throats. Good luck fishing and be safe.

    Paul Delaney
    http://WWW.lateeyessportfishing.com

    Ryan Mayberry
    Posts: 12
    January 5, 2015 at 4:05 pm #1492545

    Nice fish. I’ve always wanted to catch a walleye.

    Doug Larsen
    Minnesohtah
    Posts: 630
    January 5, 2015 at 5:00 pm #1492597

    Nice one! I just bought 5 RipnRaps today because I think the cold front eyes might respond and I can try them on Lakers

    Super excited

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13478
    January 5, 2015 at 5:35 pm #1492611

    When the weather has stabilized, don’t be afraid to go larger. I’ve been using the #5 Rattle raps and live Target Gizzard shad for years. They’ll eat big baits under the ice!

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    Wharf Rat
    Mahtomedi
    Posts: 265
    January 5, 2015 at 9:12 pm #1492732

    I had the exact same experience on Upper Red in mid-December. Slow bite on everything so switched to the Rippin’ Rap and bagged four fish. No one else caught anything but me that weekend.
    It hasn’t worked for me on metro lakes so far. I can draw fish in with it but nothing has hit it.
    Not giving up.

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