I've used the Rat-L-Traps for years and I'm looking to get some lipless crankbaits that aren't Bill Lewis.  I have my eye on the Cotton Cordell Super Spots, but I'm wanting some second opinions before I start swiping the mastercard.  What other brands are good and how do they hold up to the Bill Lewis Traps?

I use both Bill Lewis, and Cotten Cordell traps. I would rate the Cotton Cordell just as high as Bill Lewis' traps, and I use them more. I have never had one that didn't run straight, and they fall nose first. I would say they're practically identical, but that's just me.

Matt Strykul

I have 2 of the Yo-Zuri Rattle-n-vibe but I have not had a chance to throw them yet. But they do have very good lure design and they look really neat. Yo-Zuri is a pretty good brand so I am sure there lipless crank bait is pretty decent.

However I never threw it before so I could be wrong

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I'm going to try the SPRO aruku shad this season.

The RatliN' Vibe is definitely "somethin' different" that you should pick up. I also like the LC LV-300 and LV-500Max.

i personally like the bill lewis ones the best ,but i have some megabass ones that i can hear coming from a mile away ten feet under water and i use those exclusively for muddy water

The only lipless baits I use are YoZuri Rattle-n-Vibe.

My favorite color is Gold/Black back

Cordell Spots are good baits.  My personal favorite is a discontinued bleeding shad Excalibur color.

The XCalibur XRT series of baits is good.  They have a new One Knock model that should be a good bait.  pros have been using old one knock spots for years and buy them off of eBay all the time.

SPRO's Aruku Shad is a good bait.  I use them quite a bit and they have a new, larger size coming that should work well.  I plan on having a bunch of these for my Lake Fork trip in March.

Lucky Craft has several great lipless cranks.  I really like the LV0, LV200 and LV300N.  They are unique baits and have caught me a bunch of fish in certain situations.  The LV0 is a super shallow running bait.  The LV300N has no rattles and the LV200 has a big brass clacker that makes a totally different noise.

River2Sea makes a cool bait called the Twin Vibe that has two plase to hook your line to that makes the bait run different.

Just a few to look at.

Brad

I have not had better luck with any, including LV-500  LV D10  and LV D7, than with the yo zuri rattlin vibe. It doesnt run as true as the LV 500, but I think it is way way louder and higher pitched. The hardcore drum also produces (way different niose than rattlin vibe). The spro aruku shad is also a great lipless crank.

I really like the LC LV-500 and the megabass vibration x silent for clear water. This thing might be worth a try?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GamaPro-SONIC-X90-Vibration-Lure-Pearl_W0QQitemZ290168120029QQihZ019QQcategoryZ7300QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118

I've used Traps, Spots and Rattling Rapalas and haven't noticed differences in effectiveness. That doesn't mean there aren't differences, just none that were apparent to me.

I absolutely love the Yo Zuri Rattlin Vibe, another one that I discovered this year is the Strike King Red Eye Shad. I used the Cordell Spots a ton last year and liked them, but noticed that they swam sideways alot....while my Bill lewis traps did not.

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#2 Cotton Cordell Hot Spot

#3 Strike King Diamond Shad

Yozuri or the Red Eye Shad.

Has any one ever tried Uncle Bucks lipless crankbaits? They are the cheapest at BPS and I would like to stock up with a lot of colors and sizes for all conditions and this will hurt my pocket the least.

all the various trap style baits have their purpose and time to be thrown pick a couple of dif brands and purchase them in colors that are close then when your fishing and catching you can change up and will def find that 1 bait will out fish the others in almost the exact same color

point in-tale fished a tournament and my partner threw an x-calibre in chrome black I threw every other trap style bait I owned in the same color he out fished me 8 to 1 and of course we didn't have another 1 in the boat

MA Wilson

Who was up front?

me and we were fan casting on a flat so no one was front seatin he had to cull and i took his rod and got 2 while he was cullin

Wow that is awesome, putting it on the list.

The Rat-L-Trap is so cheap and effective that they make you feel guilty

as though you're cheating on the Bait Monkey.

It's real easy to pay more for a lipless crankbait, but it's not that easy

to find a better one.

      Just like its predacessor the heddon sonic, the rat-l-trap

is a year-round lure (In Florida at least). Every time I try a new

lipless crankbait, I keep coming back to the Bill Lewis version.

Roger

My favorite are:

1. LC LV-500Max

2. Yo Zuri Hardcore Drum

I have had great luck this year using lipless crankbaits,  The Rat-L-Traps work great.  I have also had good luck with the BPS shad rattle trap, I bought the kit with 5 in it.

Anyone try LC's Lipless crankbait with a lip on it?(http://www.***.com/descpageHDLLUCKY-LCLV70.html) It supposably says it is less likely to pick up weeds because the lip makes it run shallower (which would be perfect for the lakes im fishing cause there so darn shallow). Anyone give these a try with any success? Do they really run shallower then a normal Lipless Crank?

#1 Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap

#2 Cotton Cordell Hot Spot

#3 Strike King Diamond Shad

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I love lipless cranks. I went through my box last week and found out that I have over 80 of them with six different brands. I have caught fish with most of them.

Anyone try LC's Lipless crankbait with a lip on it?(http://www.***.com/descpageHDLLUCKY-LCLV70.html) It supposably says it is less likely to pick up weeds because the lip makes it run shallower (which would be perfect for the lakes im fishing cause there so darn shallow). Anyone give these a try with any success? Do they really run shallower then a normal Lipless Crank?

Great bait to fish over weeds.