Don't know if you guys have seen this one. TW has a handful in right now:

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageSWMJRAGO-JRCR.html?from=calfish

http://av.warehousesports.com/tac/ProductImages/JRCR-BB.JPG

These things are pretty off the wall, but they look fishy under water and I've heard people catching some fish on them in the past year or so.

that thing is crazy looking..but if it works ,you cant complain :-) :)

I read an article in Bass West (I think) where Mike Long talked about his swimbaits. He said he prefers a bass pattern most of the time. He said he just mentioned to Jerry that he would like to have a diving rat...now we know what he's fishing :+

well that took about 4 seconds for the bass colored ones to get sold lol. Did you guys see the new version of the Monster Jack and the small Mikey bait? This stuff is all kind of small for my taste but probably solid for you tournament guys out there.

What am I 'missing' here? Why "baitfish colors" for 'rats'?

Dan

"Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"

Deo Vindice

Why not :+

Seriously, I think that baitfish colors will work on any lure, if presented correctly. The bass are used to seeing and chasing other 'bass' as forage. I think a rat with bass colors will just help the lure adapt to the fishes environment.

Especially with a big lure like this. I think the bass are just attacking it as a meal. They don't know the difference between a bass and a rat?

I make crawdads in baitfish colors. I fish them when the bass are feeding heavily on baitfish, but I want to fish slower and closer to the bottom. Bass don't have the ability to rationalize like we do, determining that rats aren't green. At least no rats that I've seen :o

Thanks Jake. I ordered one in the Tennessee Shad color.

Dan

"Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"

Deo Vindice

Dan when you think about it that does not really look like a rat, so I doubt it matters. The strikes you get on it are probably more of a reaction from the clacking and action. If you ask me I think it is more eel like that rat like?

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
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Let me know how you like it. I've been wanting to order 1 forever, I just haven't done it yet. I fish the Bettencourt 'Rodent'. Different rat for a different reaction.

I'm sure the Rago Rat is great, I've heard lots of good things about it. But I've also heard some not so good things. Well I shouldn't say not good, I've never heard anything negative. I think it's more people who fish the big trout imitations, then fish the rat and expect the same results from the rat. When they don't get the same results, they just don't acknowledge it as being a good bait?

I always like to hear peoples opinions on baits. Good or bad, it's just an opinion. Maybe because I make baits and I use that feedback to try and make them better :-)

I have one of the normal rago rats is grey and have had about 5 blowups on it but have never been able to stick that 2/0 in the fish... but you can bet ill be throwing it this spring looking for that nice one...

I have a black rago rat (the orginal not the diver) that I fish out on the Delta. I have had two blowups on it and have hooked one sublegal sized bass on it. The action is great and I am sure if I threw it more I would get more fish.

Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have-yous