Q: How do you make a Rat-L-Trap weedless?

[Jaderose]

A:  Turn it into a custom weedless jig.  Oh yeah!  Dat's right!

 

 

[NorthernBasser]

[JediAmoeba]

But where is the rat l trap?  Is this clickbait?

[Hook2Jaw]

A: Take the hooks off.

[NorthernBasser]

7 minutes ago, JediAmoeba said:

But where is the rat l trap?  Is this clickbait?

[Bassin' Brad]

Ahhhh because it's all shiny and stuff.

[Sam]

Although you cannot make a Rat-L-Trap 100% weedless you can remove the rear hook and that will reduce your weed consumption.

[Jaderose]

Wow.....it's not clickbait.  It's a jig made up to replicate the Chrome/Blue back Rat-L-Trap.  It's just an idea I had and my jig guy made it up for me.  He forgot to add a little red so he's gonna redo it.  He's also making me one in Chrome/Black.  It might be silly but I have an area that I actually think it might work on bluebird days.  As far as my question and answer, I was just having some fun.  I didn't realize it would confuse people...lol.  It's weedless because the jig itself is based on a shaky head jig.   It has a screw lock, you just can't see because of all the shiny goodness. 

[Catt]

52 minutes ago, Jaderose said:

It's a jig made up to replicate the Chrome/Blue back Rat-L-Trap

 

Where's the Rattles?  ?

[Plopperwhopper]

Doesn’t a rattletrap, you know, rattle? 

[Jaderose]

8 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Where's the Rattles?  ?

This is one of the quiet ones. 

[ohboyitsrobby]

So.... It's not really a rattletrap. Just a real shiny funky looking ballhead jig???? Makes sense

[jimmyjoe]

1 hour ago, ohboyitsrobby said:

Makes sense

 

   It does?

   Really?

  

   jj

[detroit1]

Bass are dumb. They don't know what it is.

[primetime]

Norman made a weedless rat l trap a few years ago, it had two double hooks on the back like the older weedless Jitterbugs...

 

Sebile has a weedless model, it has a double hook in front instead of a treble that snugs tight to the body, Creme has a soft body mad minnow that is essentially the same design.

 

I threw the Sebile a few times, and didn't really find it all that much weedless, plus the hook up rates suffer. Its kind of a bad idea, like the Weedless spinnerbait.

[BlakeMolone]

awesome looking jig that looks like it can do a lot of things. What are you gonna use for a trailer? Are you going to straight retrieve it like a hair jig? Now I want one ?

A jig like that with a hair skirt and an easy shiner one the back might be money. Like an ultra finesse swim jig 

[Jaderose]

2 hours ago, BlakeMolone said:

awesome looking jig that looks like it can do a lot of things. What are you gonna use for a trailer? Are you going to straight retrieve it like a hair jig? Now I want one ?

A jig like that with a hair skirt and an easy shiner one the back might be money. Like an ultra finesse swim jig 

I was gonna start with a Twin Tail Grub and use them mostly the same way I would use a Chrome, Blue/Black Rat-L-Trap.  It seems most above can't get over the fact that I called it a rat-l-trap but obviously I was just talking about the color.  I had it made for the lake I fish.  There are a LOT of shallow flats that also have weed beds, stumps and laydowns.  Rat-Traps are effective in these areas so long as you don't mind getting hung up on every other cast.  It gets old so I decided to make a weedless jig to use LIKE a Rat-L-Trap that won't get humg up AND I can drop into those weeds and next to those stumps.  I did NOT make these nor am I shill for the guy that did.  If you want to know who made them (and a bunch more) for me, send me a message and I'll let you know.  Here's everything he made for me.  All 3/16's and 1/4 oz.    All hand tied.  BTW...his specialty is hair jigs.  

 

[papajoe222]

The best place, IMO, to throw a Trap is in the weeds! Why would you want to make it weedless?  Cast it out, start reeling and when it hangs up a little on the weeds, give it a rip to clear it from the weeds and hang on. 

Silly question.

[Jaderose]

9 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

The best place, IMO, to throw a Trap is in the weeds! Why would you want to make it weedless?  Cast it out, start reeling and when it hangs up a little on the weeds, give it a rip to clear it from the weeds and hang on. 

Silly question.

I know how to work a Trap, thanks.  I also know I can let this flutter down into the weeds and then rip it out and then NOT get hung up on the submerged log that is most likely also there.  I still have a box full of traps and will still use them.  This i jut another tool in the arsenal.