Found it on the ground the other day at my lake, hooks were rusted beyond belief and I temporarily replaced them with some KVD elites, what would be some good hooks to actually replace it with? 

Rattlin’ Rap?

 

2 minutes ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

Found it on the ground the other day at my lake, hooks were rusted beyond belief and I temporarily replaced them with some KVD elites, what would be some good hooks to actually replace it with? 

Just now, J Francho said:

Rattlin’ Rap?

Sure looks like mine - though the scale pattern is a bit finer than I usually see on them.

 

The KVD's should be fine - though any hooks I have to replace I do so with Owner ST-36.

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

 

Sure looks like mine - though the scale pattern is a bit finer than I usually see on them.

 

The KVD's should be fine - though any hooks I have to replace I do so with Owner ST-36.

I currently have size 4 on it I use for my squarebills, the ones on it originally were smaller and round bend. 

Just now, TriStateBassin106 said:

I currently have size 4 on it I use for my squarebills, the ones on it originally were smaller and round bend. 

Probably a Ratlin' Rap 05 - which uses size 6 hooks. Rapalas come with VMC hooks standard (VMC is owned by Rapala)

Agreed, it looks a lot like a ratln rap. Never seen that color before, might be an exclusive somewhere.

 

But I also don't recall ratln raps having gill cut outs before which makes me think it might be some other brand using the same body as a ratln rap.

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Probably a Ratlin' Rap 05 - which uses size 6 hooks. Rapalas come with VMC hooks standard (VMC is owned by Rapala)

Awesome thanks do you know what sizes do the Rapala Husky jerks use? I have a three trebel size firetiger pattern I have to replace hooks on aswell because pike kept attacking them this spring lol. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, wisconsin heat said:

Agreed, it looks a lot like a ratln rap. Never seen that color before, might be an exclusive somewhere.

 

But I also don't recall ratln raps having gill cut outs before which makes me think it might be some other brand using the same body as a ratln rap.

Could be a discontinued pattern? 

Just now, TriStateBassin106 said:

Awesome thanks do you know what sizes do the Rapala Husky jerks use? I have a three trebel size firetiger pattern I have to replace hooks on aswell because pike kept attacking them this spring lol. 

Depends on the size of the Husky Jerk - go to Rapala's site, details on the lures give the hook sizes

https://www.rapala.com/rapala/lures-by-type/

I’m going with generic knockoff - the hook hangers look all wrong to me. Should still be able to match hook sizes with the same size Rapala though.

40 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

I’m going with generic knockoff - the hook hangers look all wrong to me. Should still be able to match hook sizes with the same size Rapala though.

 

Looks like something Wally World sold ?

7 hours ago, Team9nine said:

I’m going with generic knockoff - the hook hangers look all wrong to me. Should still be able to match hook sizes with the same size Rapala though.

This is what I was thinking as well. Likely a Rattlin Rap KO. I don't think Rapala has ever done anything with those etched scales like that.

I use Gamakatsu treble hooks for crankbaits.

I used to have a Berkley Frenzy with a similar pattern, but can't remember if the body shape was the same as that one.

X2 on Frenzy.

 

It looks a lot like the Frenzy lipless. The scale pattern matches but that gill looks off and the head is smoother like the RNRs. And the Frenzy had an etched fin too, I think. It's either a knockoff design or a short-lived model, I guess.

Last night I dug up my one remaining frenzy...body shape seems a little off,  but I looked at a frenzy deep diver that I still have NIB because Jay Yelas autographed it for me, and that scale pattern is so close!  Also my frenzy lipless doesn't have the gill flare.  Now thinking knockoff.  Anyone know if it could be the Ozark trail one?

Rapala. And that’s a darn good pattern. You can still get those. The gold version is a great pattern also. 

Rapala lipless doesn't have embossed scale pattern or gills, everything is smooth and printed patterns that I have owned.

Tom  

On 10/7/2020 at 4:21 PM, Team9nine said:

I’m going with generic knockoff - the hook hangers look all wrong to me. Should still be able to match hook sizes with the same size Rapala though.

Thinking the same thing. I know Blaze (the baits you can find at Ollie's for$0.99) makes a Rattlin Rap type bait.

 

Allen