What walking topwater is this?

[dv616]

I found this one walking around a pond today.  There is no writing on it, so I suspect it is a Chinese knockoff of something, but maybe a sticker came off the lure after being in the pond at least since winter set in (ice went out this week).

 

Any idea what lure it is?

 

 

[Team9nine]

Believe your hunch is right. There’s a slew of baits under various brand names online that all appear to be made by the same Chinese manufacturer that look exactly like it, though I haven’t seen that exact color, just similar ones with the row of spots down the sides. Guessing it’s one of those.

[Bluebasser86]

That's supposed to be a catfish rattle, not a topwater. Someone must have added the hooks and rings to it. I use one very similar to them. 

https://www.amazon.com/Catfish-Rattle-Floats-Dragon-Phantom/dp/B0CGTKLPC4/ref=asc_df_B0CGTKLPC4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=675669231081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5112633283193023640&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023858&hvtargid=pla-2245160746769&psc=1&mcid=eb138832baab342c8c35118327af5cfd

[casts_by_fly]

48 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

That's supposed to be a catfish rattle, not a topwater. Someone must have added the hooks and rings to it. I use one very similar to them. 

https://www.amazon.com/Catfish-Rattle-Floats-Dragon-Phantom/dp/B0CGTKLPC4/ref=asc_df_B0CGTKLPC4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=675669231081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5112633283193023640&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023858&hvtargid=pla-2245160746769&psc=1&mcid=eb138832baab342c8c35118327af5cfd

 

Huh.  I never would have guessed that.  I've never seen a fully painted lure be used as a bait float like that.

[Bluebasser86]

Very popular thing in the catfishing world, especially for targeting big blues. The rattle and colors is supposed to help call them in. I know that I only rigged 1 rod with a rattle the last 2 trips we went last fall and probably 75% of the fish we caught hit that rod. One of my rattles has some pretty serious scratches from blues chomping it, so they're for sure attracted to it.

[dv616]

Found it as a topwater on AlieExpress too. Never heard of a catfish rattle before.  Hook hanger placement matches topwater lures too.  https://www.aliexpress.com/i/3256805723232096.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt