1oz rattle trap

[rosewalt]

Has anyone used a 1oz rattle trap Im from Ohio and Im told they are good in the spring.Ive used the 1/2 and 3/8 but nothing as big as the 1oz. Saw one today and it looks huge.

[SwampMan]

I just bought a few rattle traps today.  Those 1oz. are to big for me!

[rosewalt]

I hear ya but Im told in the early spring they work well Im going to look for the crome and blue. I thinking if I get bit I better have a net    

[Redlinerobert]

I've used them for stripers here in CA and pirhanas in Brazil.  

[Hawgin]

I have been using some 3/4oz ones lately and I can't imagine using anything bigger than that.  They will get the big fish to bite, and they cast about as far as any lure I've ever thrown.  1 oz would be pretty big, and would possible scare off a lot of small to medium sized fish.

[T-rig]

Yeah, but who wants to catch small fish?

Big bait, big fish! (not allways of course)

[Grey Wolf]

Deep water bait.

[WidowMaker]

There are way more little fish than there are trophy sized fish. Sometimes with the smaller baits a little fish will run in and grab it before the big ones have a chance to zero in on it. So if you use a bigger bait a lot of time the little ones will leave it alone which will give the bigger fish a chance to take it.

[Catt]

ShareLunker No. 428

Caught by David Reinarz of Austin, TX

February 18, 2007 in Austin

13 pounds, length 25.75 inches, girth 20 inches

Bait/Lure: 1/4-oz. black jig, watermelon brush hog

[Gorgebassman]

I have used the 1oz baits in late winter early spring to fish deeper. The 1oz drops faster and great for fishing deep water chunk rock prior to spawn and transition patterns to spawn. In clear water I use anything silver and in darker water I use craw color patterns.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

They get even bigger too. We use these for stripers and blues, 1.25oz, 4" in bunker patterns but they can be found up to 5oz's I believe.

(This is the lure I spent 4 hrs in the ER getting removed from my skull. I was always iffy about the stock hooks,..trust me,..they will penetrate bone. )

[Hawgin]

LBH-

 At least by taking it in the dome you didn't have to worry about risking permanent damage.  :

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

It was the result of my supervisor from work being too excited, seeing boiling Blues for the first time.

Work was cushy for a little while after that,lol.

[=Matt 5.0=]

It was the result of my supervisor from work being too excited, seeing boiling Blues for the first time.

Work was cushy for a little while after that,lol.

;D

I'm trying to picture who that could have been!

[liquidsoap]

Where you from in Ohio???

THere is only a few lakes I have success with rattletraps around here.  

No clue why, always just did better with a crankbait in most lakes..

But a rattletrap will be the first thing I throw in our first tournament.

[Michael H]

ShareLunker No. 428  

Caught by David Reinarz of Austin, TX  

February 18, 2007 in Austin  

13 pounds, length 25.75 inches, girth 20 inches  

Bait/Lure: 1/4-oz. black jig, watermelon brush hog  

Sure its 1/4oz. but a brush hog is a big plastic.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

they are talking about hard plastic.  rat-l-traps

[luv2fsh33]

Not sure how things work up north in Ohio but here on Lake Ouachita in Hotsprings a 1 oz. trap took 1st, 2nd and 3rd red craw pattern.  Each stringer had one fish over 5lb.s(this was sunday 2/25/07)

Wind was about 15- 20 with gust up to 30 mph.

fish were about 10 to 15 feet and you had to slow roll on top of the grass to get a bite yoiu had to be sitting in about 20 to 25 ft of water though.

air temp of about 46*and water about 45*.