anyone having good luck with the new rippin raps?? typically fish mille lacs and red lake. maybe some rivers and smaller lakes too. certain number hook or best colors? I got pink for the brightness but just curious what you guys think of them.
The red lake forum somebody just posted they were pounding them on green Uv I believe, personally i give up on them before they work
anyone having good luck with the new rippin raps?? typically fish mille lacs and red lake. maybe some rivers and smaller lakes too. certain number hook or best colors? I got pink for the brightness but just curious what you guys think of them.
Just got back from SD fishing perch and the #3 and #4 Rippin Raps in Orange UV and Green UV caught most of our fish with a 1/16 oz. Glow Gold Fish Rattle Spoon responsible for the rest.
We’ve always done real well on them. I was suspect of them at first as I never did well on jigging Rapalas. I’m partial to the #3 for my starter bait. It’s usually the UV Purple down the hole first. I have caught everything from crappie to lake trout on them.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>joe feidt wrote:</div>
anyone having good luck with the new rippin raps?? typically fish mille lacs and red lake. maybe some rivers and smaller lakes too. certain number hook or best colors? I got pink for the brightness but just curious what you guys think of them.Just got back from SD fishing perch and the #3 and #4 Rippin Raps in Orange UV and Green UV caught most of our fish with a 1/16 oz. Glow Gold Fish Rattle Spoon responsible for the rest.
That glow goldfish color never fails! As for rippin raps I mostly use them along side a deadstick to call in fish. Most of the time they hit the deadstick but every now and then a real aggressive fish will hit the rap.
Love them. Great 1-2 punch with a deadstick or slab rap when the rattles are too much for less active fish. Uv pink, uv green, uv orange, emerald shiner all solid. Can’t go wrong! #4’s mostly….but #3’s are easily sliding there way into my heart.
Looking forward to the perch episode!
I have yet to catch a fish on one, but I believe you so Ill keep trying.
gold on red lake, green on mille lacs happy pounding!
I’m still trying to figure out if this is sarcasm.
These things are on the Mount Rushmore if ice fishing lures.
Ive had fish chase them nearly up to the bottom of the hole. I’ve had fish hit them while hanging motionless (while fiddling with something else). It’s not just a reaction, fish want to eat these things based on the profile/appearance.
You have to learn how to properly fish them (if I remember right, James Holst has a great video out there on that). A lot of people overwork them considerably.
Here is the video
Don’t work at all. Lol! These are all headed to winnipeg. The first batch of them.
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How to have success with ripp’n raps = watch Jame’s video —-from 25 seconds to about 35 seconds in and repeat it and repeat, and repeat until it sinks in. Since back in the days of “Fish the River” and discussing blade baits, the one most single important advise is SLOW DOWN and don’t over work it
How to have success with ripp’n raps = watch Jame’s video —-from 25 seconds to about 35 seconds in and repeat it and repeat, and repeat until it sinks in. Since back in the days of “Fish the River” and discussing blade baits, the one most single important advise is SLOW DOWN and don’t over work it
Bingo. Even the #3 rippin’ raps have a very aggressive rattle. A couple decent rips to get their attention (depending on fish proximity) then just barely move it. I like to pretend I’m quickly, but softly, patting the back of a sleeping baby because the movement needs to be that subtle. It helps make the rippin’ rap do that “tail kick” thing that Genz is always on about.
Last ice season I caught my first fish with a rippin’ rap. It was an 8.5” gill on a #3 UV orange. If Rapala were to come out with a #2 with just a single treble on the belly, I would buy every color they made……(paging Mr. Holst)………
……(paging Mr. Holst)………
I’m way ahead of ya! 
Who makes the 1/16 oz. Glow Gold Fish Rattle Spoon you guys are talking about?
DT
Who makes the 1/16 oz. Glow Gold Fish Rattle Spoon you guys are talking about?
DT
VMC.
Thanks James. That’s what I thought, just couldn’t find it at Fleet.
DT
#3 and #4 Rippin Raps are my go to for perch and crappie!
That is not the video I meant to share 
James or anyone els that may want to can take that one down as Its not relevant…
This is what I was talking about!
This one might give a little more insight on how slow you need to move but I wish I had the capacity to explain out loud whats going on when a GIANT mark shows up lol 
While I am on the subject of Rippin Raps! Does James or anyone els for that matter know where you can find that GoldFish color in the #3 #4 or #5 Rippin Raps?
I dont think that colour (GoldFish) comes in a rippin’ rap only the VMC spoon
Orange uv is what rapala has or custom paint.
The Rapala Rippin rap is a great fish catching bait both open water and through the ice. This bait is often thought of as a high action bait used for aggressive fish which works great for aggressive fish but often is a great bait for neutral to negative fish. I have found many times through the ice when fish are coming in and looking at baits and just won’t bite that switching over to the Rippin Rap and using it somewhat aggressively not stopping the bait and not allowing the fish to really look at the bait too long they will often just come up and strike the bait.
The Rapala Rippin rap is a great fish catching bait both open water and through the ice. This bait is often thought of as a high action bait used for aggressive fish which works great for aggressive fish but often is a great bait for neutral to negative fish. I have found many times through the ice when fish are coming in and looking at baits and just won’t bite that switching over to the Rippin Rap and using it somewhat aggressively not stopping the bait and not allowing the fish to really look at the bait too long they will often just come up and strike the bait.
That happens to me often. Funny we would think they would almost spook them away in those instances. Can’t say it’s a surefire thing but sure works more often than not.
I’ll mock up a #6 rippin rap in the glow goldfish color for those of you wondering what it would look like. What I see on the spoon, i’ll have to do a glitter base first. Stay tuned.
Here’s another glitter base I’ve done in the past.
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Dang it so I go to the sports shop buy half a dozen Northland gold glow shots spoons. Hope they work! at least they are 1/16 oz .
Rippin Raps and Slab Raps are almost the first thing that goes down the hole for me when fishing walleyes. Only when they stop and stare at the Rap do I switch to jigging spoons with meat.
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