Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: MDBuckeye on December 10, 2012, 10:05:34 AM
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Anyone seen the new Rapala Snap Rap?
The colors look pretty good but I wonder how different they are going to be from the original raps.
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I got some at the Fin show yesterday. I think they'll have a more erratic action due to the flat top. I'm going to fill the laundry sink tonight and see their action. I'll follow up and let everyone know how they look.
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Video please
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Will do! ;D
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Filling the laundry tub!!! Man, we need some ice real bad. ;D
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Here's the video for the Snap Rap. It has crazy action. The sink is about 20" x 28" and there was about 16-18 inches if water in it. I never moved the rod tip side-to-side at all. The only rod action was up-and-down. Some were gentile lifts and some were snaps. There was no more than 6 inches of rod tip movement. You can get an idea for how much this lure darts. It'll drive active fish crazy. If fish are lethargic or skittish it may have too much darting action, but then you can just lift the tip an inch or so. And yes, it is bad when we're "fishing" in the laundry sink!! ;D
http://youtu.be/IUqGzOciNvI (http://youtu.be/IUqGzOciNvI)
Sorry the video quality's not the best, but it gives you the general idea of what this lure's capable of. I can't wait!! Walleye look out!...... ;D ;D
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Dammit! Now I gotta get some of those. I'm really diggin that green color too.
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I picked up a few at the Fin on this past weekend and plan on sporting them at the dock tournament on Saurday at Alum.
I have posted the updated dates on the main board for December and they are all on Saturday's.
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Could you image a bigger one of those on Erie! Wow those are interesting.
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They make a bigger one. ;D
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I picked up several my self at the fin this weekend and they look awesome. If the fish are in feeding mode it should drive them crazy and they will just attack it. Looks to have more action then a regular jigging rap or shad rap.
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Very nice action. Can cover quite a bit of area under the hole. May have to look into these. I have sooooo many jiggin rapalas now though.
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Me too, but this is a totally different action. It's like having a totally different lure. They behave nothing like the jiggin rap or jiggin shad rap. They're worth investing in a few.
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I think I'm going to get a few this weekend at Fin. I can see really hooking into agressive fish on these.
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They'll be dynamite on the aggressive fish!!
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I was able to try them tonight at Alum. They have a great feel when jigging up because of the flat top. I didn't get any bites but they will be great ones.
I think the bigger ones will be great on erie.
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Nice video, thanks for putting that up, Ill have to look into those as th action looks great!
Thanks again,
Salmonid
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I'm looking forward to a smaller version for panfish and crappie in the future, hopefully next year. It's a natural progression. I'd love to have a 1/4 ounce version for the big slabs. It'd be killer when they're actively feeding.
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Just got off the phone with Rapala. There's no plans for this ice season for a smaller version of a Snap Rap. Hope it comes along for next year, however the tone of our conversation leads me to believe it's not planned until the 2015 ice season. :-\