Super User ATA Posted January 5, 2022 Super User Posted January 5, 2022 I change the hook with heavy wire hook and make my Shad Rap 5 heavy, Now it can be suspend and very very slow sink probobly.Also I can cast it farther. 4 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted January 6, 2022 Posted January 6, 2022 I swap out the stock hooks to the 1x short 1x strong kvd triple grip #6 hooks 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 6, 2022 Global Moderator Posted January 6, 2022 Mine is swapped to short shank, EWG also and I'll add a suspend dot or two sometimes to make them float very slowly. I fish mine on spinning gear so casting them isn't an issue. 3 Quote
Super User Spankey Posted January 6, 2022 Super User Posted January 6, 2022 Great post. Ike has a few short vids on it also. You probably caught them. He makes like all his mods to baits are a secret but that just his gig. I’ve added weight to the head section. Worked good on no. 7’s. I reload my own shot shells so I used some lead pellets than sealed it off. Good luck hope you nail a bunch on it. 2 Quote
Super User ATA Posted January 6, 2022 Author Super User Posted January 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Spankey said: Great post. Ike has a few short vids on it also. You probably caught them. He makes like all his mods to baits are a secret but that just his gig. I’ve added weight to the head section. Worked good on no. 7’s. I reload my own shot shells so I used some lead pellets than sealed it off. Good luck hope you nail a bunch on it. Yes I learn that from Ike, Very nice solution for using Rap Shad easier and more effective. 1 Quote
KDW96 Posted January 7, 2022 Posted January 7, 2022 Lead wire or suspend strips we used alot of back in the 80s. Still do at times now. 2 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 6:19 AM, Spankey said: Great post. Ike has a few short vids on it also. You probably caught them. He makes like all his mods to baits are a secret but that just his gig. I’ve added weight to the head section. Worked good on no. 7’s. I reload my own shot shells so I used some lead pellets than sealed it off. Good luck hope you nail a bunch on it. I was watching those vids a couple weeks ago. Couple years ago I was watching vids on you tube. Came across someone( can’t remember who) high up in the bass world was going as far as drilling into them and adding weight or subtracting weight. I’d think that would be a bit extreme Quote
Super User Spankey Posted January 9, 2022 Super User Posted January 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Mbirdsley said: I was watching those vids a couple weeks ago. Couple years ago I was watching vids on you tube. Came across someone( can’t remember who) high up in the bass world was going as far as drilling into them and adding weight or subtracting weight. I’d think that would be a bit extreme I drilled out a no. 7, works ok. Since then I’ve bought those sticky dots they seem to work ok also. But in all honesty I’m not modifying many baits other than hook changes or putting a red hook up front. Right out of the box the Shad rap is a great bait. Hope you do well with your mods. Snow, ice, sub temps, have me a bit depressed right now but it won’t be long. 1 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Spankey said: I drilled out a no. 7, works ok. Since then I’ve bought those sticky dots they seem to work ok also. But in all honesty I’m not modifying many baits other than hook changes or putting a red hook up front. Right out of the box the Shad rap is a great bait. Hope you do well with your mods. Snow, ice, sub temps, have me a bit depressed right now but it won’t be long. That’s all I do is switch out the hooks. Your right. almost all of the lakes in the state now have 4 inches of ice on them. Might go out ice fishing this next week but, it’s not the same. Plan on going to the Grand Rapids fishing expo in march. Other than though it’s going to be a long almost 2.5-3 months 2 Quote
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