Rapala!

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Tue, Sep 27, 2005, 8:56am From:
(Chris=A0Rennert)
Ok, I know it won't break me, but I am having a HUGE issue with the
Rapala DT series of crankbaits, at least the DT10 anyway. I am getting
between 10 & 15 fish per crankbait before it is absolutely trashed. I
have had everything from broken lips (thought I pulled out on a fish the
other day, and when I reeled up my line I only had the lip of the
crankbait). I have bills just start sliding around, which can be fixed
with glue, I have come back without the bottom half of the crankbait. I
know it sounds like I abuse the heck out of them, but I don't slap weeds
off on the water, I actually pull them off. One thing I do is run a
deeper running bait in shallower water, like I will use a DT10 in 5' of
water so I can slam it along the bottom off the rocks. I don't know if
this is playing a role in it, but either way I have gone through about
10 DT10s now, and 3 dT6 cranksbait. I would just stop using them, but
they are very very effective! I went to the Rapala website, and there is
no contact information what so ever! I spend $6 per crankbait, I think
some kind of quality assurance would be in order! I guess I will double
check the packaging and see if there is something on there!
Anyone have any experience with this ?
Thanks
Chris
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Only about 20% of my fishing is with crankbaits...but when I do use
them, it's almost always a Rapala. Very few problems with them, in fact
I have some pretty old ones in my tackle box. But then again, I don't
really "wear" them out.

JK