Finally going to try Rage Baits

[Chance_Taker4]

I'm very set in my ways when it comes to plastics but with all the praise I read on here for Rage products I think since I am stocking up for 2018 its time to add Rage to the lineup. I think I am adding the Swimmer, Chunk, ReCon Worm and Bug to start. Is there any other bait that is a must try in the Rage Lineup?

[npl_texas]

The Rage Craw, Menace, and   Space Monkey are pretty awesome.

[fishballer06]

Menace Grub, hands down. Bluegill and Smokey Shad for moving bait trailers. And for jigs, green pumpkin, watermelon seed, and my personal favorite - green pumpkin w/ gold/purple flake.

[J Francho]

The Craw is a versatile bait.  Use it alone, T-rigged, on a bare football head, as a trailer, if it's too long, bite off the the first two segments and you have a chunk.  Space Monkey is cool, too.  Along with the standard presentations, I also rig it unweighted and fish it like a finesse toad.  Especially deadly when the damsel/dragonfly mating game is going on.

[CroakHunter]

Love the magnum rage bug, and the fish do too. I use it to pitch and then once it gets a little wore out I use them as jig trailers. I also use them as trailers on blades jigs. Really bulks up the presentation and I am able to move the bait very slowly, high in the water column

[DINK WHISPERER]

A little late to the party ain't ya buddy, lol. My favorite is the rage craw. Like Francho said, extremely versatile. The rage toad is a close second for me as well.

[tcbass]

I've got a bunch but don't really fish plastics after all that. I will say that weightless T-Rigging the Bug and throwing it over pads and stuff like a hollow body frog caught me a lot of fish. It was a better topwater bait for me in cover than any below water lure.

[Chance_Taker4]

54 minutes ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

A little late to the party ain't ya buddy, lol. My favorite is the rage craw. Like Francho said, extremely versatile. The rage toad is a close second for me as well.

I believe in if it aint broke don't fix it. I haven't tried new plastic baits in years and think 2018 is the year I start looking at different baits. I haven't tried the Ned Rig yet and that's on my list for 2018 as well.

[TnRiver46]

Menace

[roadwarrior]

4 hours ago, npl_texas said:

The Rage Craw, Menace, and   Space Monkey are pretty awesome.

Rage Craw is my go-to jig trailer.

The Menace is the only artificial I that has out fished live bait fishing for smallmouth!

The Space Monkey is Big O's favorite and something EVERYONE should try.

 

[Siebert Outdoors]

My two favorites are the Rage Craw and Menace. 

[deaknh03]

Start with the craw and go from there.

[jbmaine]

Rage tail toads have been a killer for me.

[Bluebasser86]

10 hours ago, Siebert Outdoors said:

My two favorites are the Rage Craw and Menace. 

Ditto. I'd take these two over the rest by a long shot.

[burrows]

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Ditto. I'd take these two over the rest by a long shot.

 

Agree

[Cgolf]

The Menace grub has been money for me, especially this past summer. Fish it on a standard bass jig and on a slider head. While I really appreciate the packaging that keeps the baits from getting a funky bend, I still only buy them on sale and stock up then.

[fishwizzard]

For me the Menace is the only "essential" plastic in their lineup.  It is so versatile and there isnt really any else out there quite like it.  

[DSTN]

I grabbed a pack of the Baby Menace by accident intending to get the full size Menace.  I like them a lot.  Good for finesse jigs or a smaller profile on swim jigs.  Definitely worth a try.

[J Francho]

You can cut a Menace in half, lengthwise to get a really cool drop shot bait.  Rig it cut side up.

[Stalking bass]

The rage craw is a must have with me at all times.

[burrows]

Throw a menace weightless its deadly.

[fishwizzard]

4 hours ago, Burro said:

Throw a menace weightless its deadly.

What hook do you like for this?  I throw them on an Owner 3/0 straight shank, but like to use a 1/32 steel weight as a protective nose cone of sorts.  I want to try and find some super light plastic cone of some sort as I like the action better w/o the weight. 

[Jar11591]

One Rage bait that will always be a mainstay in my soft plastic lineup is the Menace. It makes a great jig trailer when you're looking for a compact profile, and works great on a T-rig, punch rig or rigged weightless. For a finesse jig trailer, bite 3/4 of the body off. The Menace is a fish catcher no doubt.

 

[burrows]

21 minutes ago, fishwizzard said:

What hook do you like for this?  I throw them on an Owner 3/0 straight shank, but like to use a 1/32 steel weight as a protective nose cone of sorts.  I want to try and find some super light plastic cone of some sort as I like the action better w/o the weight. 

I use 2/0 or 3/0 ewg weightless cast it out, and it cast good for a weightlessgrub, pop it up pause pop pop pause dead stick whatever but usually work it back slow not super slow but slow that's how I use it I get alot of bites when I'm raising my rod tip on the retrieve rather than your usual bite on the fall and I think that's because the flanges don't move much on the fall because it's weightless but on the retrieve you get a ton of kick from the tails. 

[fishwizzard]

Interesting, I agree that I get a lot of hits when I lift it off the bottom and less on the fall.  

 

I tried smaller hooks but had a awful time with hooksets until I tried the 3/0 cutting point hooks.  I mainy fish them on a  BFS combo, so I dont have a ton of hook setting power to work with.