Dick's finally got the new Shad X-Rap in.  The baitmonkey got me and I picked up 5 of them.  They look amazing.  I hope they work as well as they look.  I'll be trying them first thing in the morning.  I'll let you guys know how they work out.

Nice, I really like the origional x-raps.

Anyone know if BPS has them stocked up? Im planning on making a trip to a store soon.

Yes, BPS has them in stock (in Florida at least)..

I've used them for a few hours last weekend and picked up about 7-8 largies but all 1.5# and below.  Hopefully they will work for hawgs as well.

What about them is "new"?

Are we possibly talking about minnow raps here?

I bought five or six X-Raps earlier this year and haven't had much luck on them. They look good and seem to have real good action, but for some reason I just haven't caught much on them.

Are we possibly talking about minnow raps here?

Nope, its an X-rap shaped like a shad.

http://www.rapala.com/enews/may11_07/

I have been using these for about a week now and I am not overlly impressed.  I have caught a few fish but nothing outstanding.  The Rapala DT's and my favorite LC's have done better.  Maybe if my confidence improves I will have better luck. It's still too early to give them a thumbs down.  I hope I can find a technique that will get more fish in the boat with these lures.  The fish I have caught have been soft strikes on a short pause.

i was at dicks yesterday looking for the xrap jointed shad, and they didnt have it. they did have the xrap shads though...but i was looking for jointed. so i got a jointed shad rap instead.