Coming out with the new X rap shad ;) ,  rapala does bring it to the extreme. :o

color selection

what do you think about x rap shad? can this new lure be a new big bass killer. ;D

Is it a crankbait or a long billed jerkbait?

Probably what ever you want it to be.  I frequently use the Shad Rap RS size 9 as a jerkbait, and I have caught a lot of large snook by cranking a husky jerk.

whatever they are, I want some.

With the new X-Walk or whatever and the new X-Rap Shad look like they simple put a feather tail hook and new colors on the Rattlin' SR and Skitter Walk. :-?

i dunno, I don't think they'd add the Xtreme part to it if they didn't change it. I'll bet they added the internal balancing stuff that the X-rap has.

All you have to do is change out the trailer trebble hook with a feather hook.

Hmmmm......I need to do that with a few more of my baits.  If it works, there goes the crankbaits.  I'll change out anything under a D14 to add some more action to it.

  look like they simple put a feather tail hook    

Look like that about all they did.

Looks like a Shad Rap with X-Rap tendencies. I gotta have some!!!!

MY two most productive lures are the Shad Rap and X-Rap, so if they hybridized (if that's a word) the two, I have to at least try them.

Falcon

How do you fish them?  I've never had a strike with either?  Granted I haven't thrown them much because I don't have confidance in them.  They're so small, I usually never throw them very often.

What works best for you?  Shallow water with a crankin' retrieve kicking up silt on the bottom?

I like the looks of that bait. Looks like a shad rap you can cast much further. And a feathered treble never hurts a baits action.

With the new X-Walk or whatever and the new X-Rap Shad look like they simple put a feather tail hook and new colors on the Rattlin' SR and Skitter Walk. :-?

I agree.  Isn't there some cliche about lures cathcing more fishermen than fish?

yes, but there is also a cliche about judging a book by its cover. You can't just assume they only added a feather, I'll be willing to bet they changed the internal weight system to that of an x-rap or at LEAST something similar.

Where can I buy some? If they are suspending I need at least 4 from that chart. Suspending shad raps are an excellant spring and fall bait that can be fished like a deeper diving jerkbait.

Allen

jb_adams, I use the SR07 and the original X-RAP and have great success. The St. Clair smallies and largemouth love them. Keep throwing them I think you might change your mind.

I fish the X-RAPS with a sweep and pause, they usually hit on the pause.

Falcon

jb_adams, I use the SR07 and the original X-RAP and have great success. The St. Clair smallies and largemouth love them. Keep throwing them I think you might change your mind.

I fish the X-RAPS with a sweep and pause, they usually hit on the pause.

Falcon

Thanks!  I once heard an FLW Pro say that the shad rap was one of his "go-to" baits when searching for bass.  I like the look of them, maybe mine is just one of the smaller models and I need a bigger one.  Bass around here just don't seem to strike at smaller baits.

Thanks for the tip!

The Rapala x rap shad isnt out yet but i think it will be out this summer.