I lost my trusty-old Excalibur one knocker 'trap today. It was kind of a sexy shad pattern. Bought it about a year ago. It lost an eye to a rock ages back, and there was very little of the paintjob left. But boy did it catch fish. Landed a good 2+ fish on the second cast today as well. I'll miss it.

So I went to Dick's to pick up another one-knocker. They only had them in one flashy red-yellow bleeding pattern, which I didn't really dig. Plus they were like $7 each. That's pricier than a red-eye shad!

And then I saw these Kinami rattle-traps. I think they had three colors of rattle-traps. Two were flashy and the one I bought was called (I think) White Ayu. They are still the normal rattle-traps (not one-knockers). But I never seen a Kinami hardbait, let alone buy one. I thought; "Well, if Gary Yamamoto has had something to do with a bait, it'll catch fish."

I love it how it's a bit fatter than most rattle-traps, and there's a little circular indentation on the top near the line-tie. Also, the belly treble is a size larger than the one on the tail. That's pretty neat.

I've got all three of them.Not bad looking baits but i have never caught anything on them. I use them for guest on the boat that don't have their own gear ,as i prefer to use the Red Eye shads.I bought mine at K-mart for $3.

"Well, if Gary Yamamoto has had something to do with a bait, it'll catch fish."

Gary did have something to do with it, he had a son Derek that designed it...LOL

The apple didn't fall too far from the tree.

Good luck with it!

Also, the belly treble is a size larger than the one on the tail. That's pretty neat.

As far as I know, that can also be said of the Original Rat-L-Trap, with a #4 on the belly and #6 in back.

As far as I know, that can also be said of the Original Rat-L-Trap, with a #4 on the belly and #6 in back.

Xcaliber does the same thing with there XR50 sized baits too. Not sure about the bigger sizes but I wouldn't be surprised if they were.