Anyone had the opportunity to try one of these? I’ve been thinking about picking up a few for the fall Smallie bite, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. They look like a real good lure.
September 12, 2012 at 1:15 am
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X-Rap Prop Topwater lure from Rapala
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September 12, 2012 at 2:16 am #1098170
Fish the tiny Torpedo – Old school and it works very well…
Dog
September 12, 2012 at 2:38 am #1098181Quote:
Anyone had the opportunity to try one of these? I’ve been thinking about picking up a few for the fall Smallie bite, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. They look like a real good lure.
No, but I want to try one before winter!
September 12, 2012 at 5:25 am #1098211Quote:
Fish the tiny Torpedo – Old school and it works very well…
Dog
I second that about the tiny torpedo…The only thing is that you have to change the hooks to a bigger size; too many missed fish with the hooks out of the package.
September 12, 2012 at 4:34 pm #1098216I have my fair share of those. I’m looking at that bait because it has a little “meat on the bone.” Or maybe I’m suffering from a big bait, big fish syndrome.
September 12, 2012 at 4:39 pm #1098350Justin Wheeler took some great fish down in Georgia at the FLW Forrest Wood Cup a few weeks ago. I’ve been actually looking at this bait for speckled trout. Never fished them topwater, and it looks awesome. Great colors too.
Joel
September 15, 2012 at 11:07 am #1099000I have better luck with prop baits end of summer while the water is still warm… I have this Gilmore jumper that really stirs up the water… Had days where that was the only thing working…
that rapala looks good.
Tip: tie direct with some heavy mono for line… cuts down on the tangles…September 15, 2012 at 12:05 pm #1099005thanks for the post… just went down in the basement, found an old black Gilmore jumper… gonna try it tommorrow…
FYI… i’ve had some tough times in the past tuning the props on these baits… results will be here when I get a chance…September 15, 2012 at 5:04 pm #1099028I have liked the one I have. I used it early season and have gone back to it a few times and caught some nice fish on it.
September 19, 2012 at 10:32 am #1099664caught a few smallmouth sunday am on the smaller black gilmore jumper. gotta keep this prop bait and other prop baits handy!!
September 19, 2012 at 7:08 pm #1099860Very good lure…I have fished these since last fall when I got a couple from Rapala. The hooks are really sharp and it is a larger lure than the pics represent.
Pike have eaten two on me so far,,,multi species?
I will be throwing a few on Cheq bay soon!
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