Rattlin’ Rogue

[SwampLife]

What's some other good shallow water jerkbaits besides the Smithwick Floating Rattlin Rogue 

[Dwight Hottle]

Rapala original floating minnow & rapala husky jerk. Rebel floating minnow. Ima flit in the floater version. Bomber long A & bomber 15A. Lucky craft flash minnow. 

[WRB]

Go to TW site, hard baits, rip baits and look at dozens of choices.

Tom

[tander]

There are a bunch but the Rogue is hard to beat for the money.

[jr231]

2 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Rapala original floating minnow & rapala husky jerk. Rebel floating minnow. Ima flit in the floater version. Bomber long A & bomber 15A. Lucky craft flash minnow. 

 

Bingo. 

[SwampLife]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Go to TW site, hard baits, rip baits and look at dozens of choices.

Tom

Thanks, I did that prior to posting .. I wanted to see what every one on this sites opinions was... I'm a rogue fan but wanting to venture out if I see some repeats of the same one I'm wanting to try it!! 

 

 

[SwampLife]

2 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Rapala original floating minnow & rapala husky jerk. Rebel floating minnow. Ima flit in the floater version. Bomber long A & bomber 15A. Lucky craft flash minnow. 

 

Thanks any favorite out the group? 

[Dwight Hottle]

34 minutes ago, SwampLife said:

 

Thanks any favorite out the group? 

 

Rogue & Rapala HJ's are very good for a larger bait. If your looking for a smaller profile the Ima flit is a winner.

[jr231]

You can't beat the original floater.. I'd fish it next to any bait in its class.. and be confident I'd win 

[WRB]

I retired my Suspending rattling Rogues the first time fishing a Daiwa TD minnow back in the esrly 90's. Lucky Craft came out with thier 100 Pointer ghost minnow and never looked back.

Tom

 

[Bluebasser86]

Lucky Craft Slender Pointer and Flash Pointer, Luck E Strike STX, Duo Realis jerkbaits, Spro Mcstick. 

[Oklahoma Mike]

LC Pointer 110 MR, Jackall Squad Minnow, Megabass Vision 110

[Jagg]

9 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Rapala original floating minnow & rapala husky jerk. Rebel floating minnow. Ima flit in the floater version. Bomber long A & bomber 15A. Lucky craft flash minnow. 

Yup! Storm used to make a fairly decent floating minnow, but you had to fish through at least 5 to find a decent one. The Rapala Original is still the one I fish and it's done well for me!

[smalljaw67]

The Bagley Bang-O-Lure and the Bagley Minnow B, both are killer floating style minnows. The Minnow B is very similar to my favorite rogue but it is louder in sound and has a wider tail kick, the Bang-O-Lure is balsa and it great when stealth is needed. I also like using the Rapala Flat Rap, it is more subtle than others but fish will hit that when they won't take any others.

[edfitzvb]

When you fish them right, it is HARD to beat an original floating Rapala. Size 9 in black and white has caught a lot of fish for me. Also like the perch and brown trout finishes

[SwampLife]

Does the original floater have rattles? Doesn't say on t.w

[Jeff H]

23 minutes ago, SwampLife said:

Does the original floater have rattles? Doesn't say on t.w

 

Nope

[WRB]

30 years ago Smithwick came out with the rattling Rogue lure that suspended and that is what separates this lure from Floating minnow lures. The Rogue in clown and chrome/blue colors became what we now call jerk baits.

Tom

[crypt]

flat rap,bomber long-a,14a or 15a. any original floating rapala

[Jeff H]

6 hours ago, edfitzvb said:

When you fish them right, it is HARD to beat an original floating Rapala.

 

Whoa... how do you fish them wrong?

[edfitzvb]

16 hours ago, Jeff H said:

 

Whoa... how do you fish them wrong?

Well, some ways are more effective than others.....

When I was a boy the neighbor taught me to twitch them on top. Discovered later that a slow twitching retrieve to keep the lure dancing underwater usually out-fishes the topwater presentation.