Been fishing almost my whole life, never seen a lure like this. I got it from a garage sale. Says Rapa Inland. Friends and I debating if it’s a jig or you just cast and reel. Curious about best strategies
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kitsinni on
I think they are used for ice fishing, but anything up and down it would work for. When you pull up on them they spiral and fall back. Kinda like a spoon or blade bait.
Traditional_Web2792 on
Rapala Jiggin Rap I’m pretty sure. Originally for ice fishing, but you can also fish them in open water for walleye doing something called snap jigging. You cast out and then rip the bait quickly as you reel in the slack after each snap. Helps to have some type of swivel in your rig so it doesn’t twist your line up too bad though.
cbinvb on
Some info here
youtube.com/watch?v=86lnscQXhFY
Urika86 on
Rapala Jigging Rap. It’s used in open water to rip jig which basically you cast out and retrieve slowly while jigging it off the bottom. You would want to cast it then hold the rod tip at close to foot level and quickly jerk the rod upward with a flick of the wrist and then allow the bait to fall and continue doing this as you retrieve. Most of the time fish will bite as it sits on the bottom so you’ll feel them as you jerk upward. It’s a good bait for walleye in particular. Can also be used like a jigging spoon through the ice.
Streifen9 on
Well you pack up all your stuff in the winter and go up north, bring an ice auger. Or an axe and a strong young back. Then you make a hole in the ice. You proceed to freeze your butt off for a few hours while catching practically nothing. Finally you pack it all up and go to the local dive bar for happy hour and a fish fry.
At least that’s what we used to do when I went ice fishing.
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I think they are used for ice fishing, but anything up and down it would work for. When you pull up on them they spiral and fall back. Kinda like a spoon or blade bait.
Rapala Jiggin Rap I’m pretty sure. Originally for ice fishing, but you can also fish them in open water for walleye doing something called snap jigging. You cast out and then rip the bait quickly as you reel in the slack after each snap. Helps to have some type of swivel in your rig so it doesn’t twist your line up too bad though.
Some info here
youtube.com/watch?v=86lnscQXhFY
Rapala Jigging Rap. It’s used in open water to rip jig which basically you cast out and retrieve slowly while jigging it off the bottom. You would want to cast it then hold the rod tip at close to foot level and quickly jerk the rod upward with a flick of the wrist and then allow the bait to fall and continue doing this as you retrieve. Most of the time fish will bite as it sits on the bottom so you’ll feel them as you jerk upward. It’s a good bait for walleye in particular. Can also be used like a jigging spoon through the ice.
Well you pack up all your stuff in the winter and go up north, bring an ice auger. Or an axe and a strong young back. Then you make a hole in the ice. You proceed to freeze your butt off for a few hours while catching practically nothing. Finally you pack it all up and go to the local dive bar for happy hour and a fish fry.
At least that’s what we used to do when I went ice fishing.