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Location: Metro, MN | Ahoy lads & lasses,
Does anyone use the large variety of rat'l traps? I'm thinking of getting a couple for early spring action. I know the smaller ones are a popular feasting target for pike, walleye and bass, and so I'm guessing that the big ones might draw some muskies to snack on them. |
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Location: Belgium | I use the supertraps for casting and trolling but I only caugth a 41" pike on a floating one and some small ones while casting the sinking one. They all struck on a high-speed presentation. I haven't tried small ones for casting very often. These never seem to produce, not even fished vertically like a jig. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Super Traps. I got two I'll sell ya, one in firetiger and one red & white. See the articles section, Tony Grant's article about Rattle you way. Send me a PM if you wanna deal. m |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Bill Lewis Rattle Traps come in larger sizes and I've been using them for years. Some people say Musky are like Bass on steroids, so it figures that they prey on Rattle Traps. |
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Location: Washington, PA | I prefer the smaller ones. Gave the larger sizes much time, never got bit. |
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Location: Holly, MI | No muskies here YET on a trap. I'm sure they will fall for one when the time is right. You can cover tremendous amounts of water in a very short time if you are searching. Have somthing slow on another rod ready for a toss back. This Pike came on a 1 oz firetiger trap. The next day it sailed off into outer space with a broken leader on a "super cast".
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Rattle baits are extremely deadly on muskies during the spring months.
Rat-L-Traps are productive, but need to be fixed before you should throw them. Changing the split rings and hooks is a must. Also, when you throw this lures you need to be in wather that is 4 feet and less. I have found over the past few years that the Rat-L-Traps will start to leak and take on water, thus the rattle is not as productive. I still use these lures, and every year they account for several early season muskies.
The Rattlin' Shad is another type of rattle bait that is make to stand up to the abuse of musky fishing. It is 1.25 oz and comes with triple split rings and VMC hooks. It also doesn't leak or break in half. The Rattlin' Shad is louder, and has a tigher wobble.
Last year down at the Cave Run MuskieFIRST Outing, Murph boated the largest musky, a nice 45 on a Rattlin' Shad, and I won the outing with many of my fishing coming on the Rattlin' Shad.
Simply put, you need to have both of these lures in your boat and ready to throw once spring arrives.
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Location: Belgium | mike, who makes the rattlin' shad? |
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Location: Washington, PA | Producer tackle makes them. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker, MN. | Can't wait to get back to the Cave. Picked up a couple of new Traps from Tony in Milwaukee. I am a believer after last year.
Good luck, Murph |
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | I picked up more traps and I'm ready
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Location: oswego, il | A wood ratle trap you could try that has a smaller model is the small grease and the grease jr. They have big vibration, no rattle but when you pause them they get a little nutty, especially the jr. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Hey guys first time posting on this MF web site......no funny ideas I meant MuskieFirst....nevermind what you were thinking. Great site by the way. The guides Ive fished with and other local anglers on Cave Run from seem to recommend the 3/4 and 1 ounce sizes only, not the larger "Muskie-sized" ones, 2 maybe 3 ounce I think. Ive got a couple of larger ones from Bill Lewis along with the recommended 3/4 and 1 oz'ers. The only ones that produced in my boat have been the smaller ones. Dont know why. Tonal frquency perhaps signifcantly different than the larger ones....I dont know but I havent abandoned the bigger ones yet. I still toss them faily regularly though the smaller ones , seem to be a safer bet at least in the bluegrass state. I've only been to Cave run in Ky. Anyone have a similar experience on Green River Lake or are traps out all together on GRL?
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Location: Athens, Ohio | welcome, Karl. Check out the OUTINGS forum, and join us at Cave Run next month. m |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | Ditto on the Traps...picked up some at Milw as well. Check out the new color
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Thanks Mikie but I'll be off to Brainerd for the Muskies Inc Spring Board Meeting and awards banquet/auction on those dates. I'll also be stopping by the Muskie show while I'm in town. But I looked at some of the scheduled outings ang love all the options. I'll be sure to jump on a MF outing sooner than later. |
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