Rapala Twitchin Rap

[T-rig]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of these but would like to hear you guys opinion first.

I also like to know your way of fishing this lure. Thanks in advance!

[Raul]

You are not going to believe it but it 's one of the few Rapalas I don 't own, I 've seen them in the flesh, held them in the hand but somehow the BM hasn 't made me jump on them  :-?. Weird.  

[.ghoti.]

I bought half a dozen of them. I've had the best success fishing them like a senko. Cast, let it hit the bottom, twitch it up off the bottom, let it sink. Very slow fishing, and not much good in any kind of cover. This bait will not deflect off anything. You get it in the weeds or wood, and it will be hung up. Good fall bait for fishing outside the cover.

Cheers,

GK

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of these but would like to hear you guys opinion first.

I also like to know your way of fishing this lure. Thanks in advance!

I have 2 of them but barely used it yet or caught anything.I am assuming this is probably a better clear water bait?? Let me know.

[.dsaavedra.]

for some reason i always thought those were a topwater bait...i might pick one up and give it a try.

[.ghoti.]

Absolutely useless in dirty water.

[bass109]

I think their too light to throw in the wind. The action is same as other rapala lures, but who knows, it might be the best lure for your body of water. Even some of the best known lures get beat by less costly lures in certain bodies of water. You dont have to spend hundreds of dollars on few lures to catch the biggest fish.

[T-rig]

You are not going to believe it but it 's one of the few Rapalas I don 't own, I 've seen them in the flesh, held them in the hand but somehow the BM hasn 't made me jump on them :-?. Weird.

Raul, I'm shocked! There actually is lure you don't own?? ;D ;D

Let me know if you do try one.

[T-rig]

I bought half a dozen of them. I've had the best success fishing them like a senko. Cast, let it hit the bottom, twitch it up off the bottom, let it sink. Very slow fishing, and not much good in any kind of cover. This bait will not deflect off anything. You get it in the weeds or wood, and it will be hung up. Good fall bait for fishing outside the cover.

Cheers,

GK

That's why I want to try it. Seem like it could be a good fall bait.

How fast does it sink? Which colors for clear water?

[jwo1124]

The Twitchin' Rap is designed for saltwater fishing. If you need to description of the lure on Cabela's it will say "near buoyant in salt water and slow sinking in fresh". I have never really used sinking minnows, I'd much rather just use a crankbait, SO I don't see the point of this lure in freshwater. it will still probably catch fish since Rapala lures are great, but I think it would work better it saltwater since its buoyant, which probably gives the bait better action. Try going with an X-Rap(which you probably already own)

[T-rig]

The Twitchin' Rap is designed for saltwater fishing. If you need to description of the lure on Cabela's it will say "near buoyant in salt water and slow sinking in fresh". I have never really used sinking minnows, I'd much rather just use a crankbait, SO I don't see the point of this lure in freshwater. it will still probably catch fish since Rapala lures are great, but I think it would work better it saltwater since its buoyant, which probably gives the bait better action. Try going with an X-Rap(which you probably already own)

I don't allways believe cabelas product descriptions. : I don't own any x-rap's (sold them all) ;D ;D

[jwo1124]

"Twitchin' Rap can be fished virtually anywhere. With its near neutral buoyancy in saltwater, fish strike at or right after the pause. Slow-sinking in freshwater for a struggling, wounded-minnow action. " That quote is taken directly from the Rapala page. The little video they show of it looks great though. It seems like this is intended to be a deeper water jerkbait by the motion and action of the lure. It's like a cross between a sinking minnow and an xrap. Very unique. Might have to get a couple.

[.ghoti.]

T-rig, it sinks at about one foot every two seconds.

The color that works best for me looks like a shad. Sorry, don't know the official name for that color, but every one I have looks more or less natural.

The two places I fish most have fairly clear water, so I don't buy many unusual colors in hard baits. If it doesn't look like a shad, bass, bluegill or crappie, I don't buy it.

Cheers,

GK