New Rapala jointed shad raps

Squidgee_Man · #1 12-12-2005, 09:00 PM

Whats ya thoughts on these lures from Rapala, they are 5cm long.

rawfish · #2 13-12-2005, 02:20 AM

I have a very old jointed (Halco from memory) HB painted up to look like a small trout. It works surprisingly well with the bream on the troll behind the yak. When you consider the dated paint job etc it really does quite well. On my experience with small jointed HBs I be prepared to give them a go.

Hairy · #3 13-12-2005, 03:14 AM

Have been using those for around 2 years now but mainly in the fresh chasing Redfin and Trout
They are the first lure I pull out of the box use them mainly on the downrigger as I would most jointeds as you can troll very slow and still impart a lot of action on them
Dont know how they would go on bream they should be OK but they do tend to dive to around 3 mts and I'm to scared of losing one it would be like chopping off my arm

Hairy

Salmo · #4 13-12-2005, 10:44 AM

I think they have been out for a few years now. I have a couple of newer (paint) styles similar to glass raps.

I have never seen them in Perth but a GotOne in Mildura had them a while back in a display box on the counter with a few other differnt Rapala's of similar size (packaging)

Promo thing I guess so other stores could have them still...

love jointed lures in that the have a very sexy action...like a snake through the water....

There is also a Rapala jointed minnow ....

Might work for bream.....I have them packed away for travelling....yellow belly love em but they have a bigger gob

angler 3.55 · #5 13-12-2005, 11:26 AM

oi darren get the bottom one, it looks exactly like a small bonie and bream love to smack schools of bonies