Favorite Rapala Lures???

[Gone_Phishin]

Shad Rap in Yellow Perch.

[David Rangel]

If i need to decide to choose only one rapala for fish in brackish water or bass I 'll do with a silver count down 11 or shad, shad rap 9.

David

[The one that got away]

Jointed floating Rapalas are #1 with me.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Jointed shad raps in shad color or parrot.-Use it like a jerkbait and crankbait mixed

The dt "flat" series.- Crash this over submerged humps and watch what happens

X-rap #10 in gold,silver,white ghost

[done]

Around here, Shad-rap or x-rap shad color (silver/black). Optimal depth most time of the year for these is 7'-10'. There are some coves here will these will pick up fish year round guaranteed. I also keep a shallow runner 3'-5' around for shallower coves in the late fall early winter. I have come behind a guy working a hole for 45 min without a bite and caught one in < 5 minutes.

Course Wylie has a HUGE shad population, so it is what the fish are looking for.

[shootermcbob]

DT6 in bluegill pattern.

[RAMBLER]

3" minnow - white blue back

[kikstand454]

so... to summerize-

dt's, xraps, original floaters, husky jerks, skitter walks, skitter pops, skitter props and shad raps... all sizes... most colors....

cant go wrong with a rapala... get em all!  lol.

(p.s.- yes i use the sub walks occasionally, though mostly for redfish. theyre great for shallow water subtlety.)

[midnighthrasher]

Thanks everyone for your answers. I made my choices and baught about 50 items from rapala, vmc, and storm. I will post pictures when i get everything.

[BrianSnat]

I've had great luck with the Skitterpop in the evening/night. Other than that the basic, floating Rapala

in about 3 1/2 inches has been a standby and I use it about half the time I'm fishing.

[MALTESE FALCON]

I've never met a Shad Rap I didn't like. Sizes #5 & #7.

I've been catching ALOT of fish with them for the last twenty-five years. Then X-Raps, DT Series, and Skitter Pops.

Falcon

[Choke Canyon Boy]

I like the dt series 6,10,4 in baby bass and shad. I also like the rattlin rapala lipless bait in silver/blue as it has a really tight wobble and is very affordable.

[Billme]

Went to the fishing expo in Raleigh this weekend and attended one of the seminars with David Fritts. He talked about how he uses a crankbait and said his favorite was the DT6. Even stated his favorite color was a cream body with a dark top.

There was a vendor selling all Rapalas for $5 each but they didn't have the color combo that DF mentioned. I got some anyway, couldn't resist.

[A-Rob]

DT's and xraps

[OK Bass Hunter]

DT-6 Baby Bass and Bluegill color

[hookset on 3]

Take an original floating #11 and wRAP some soldering wire around the treble hook shank.

this makes it suspend in about 3 ft. Killer!