already have caught a 30# Blue Cat off of these (going to try to get a 60#+ next year). ru-vid.comUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 Definitely very strong, and sharp. Additionally, the gap is wide enough to actually hook a fish (not always the case with circle hooks). I purchased the 8/0, but probably should have got the 9/0 (they seem slightly smaller than other 8/0 hooks). Additionally, having the point in-line helps if you drift fish. I have yet to get a serious snag with one of these hooks.
Awesome to see American products made by Americans! Love fishing Rat L Traps and as long as they're made in America by these great people I'll never stop fishing them
The story about the Rat-L-Trap that you tell at the end is 100% true. I know this because my grand-father was Bill's brother-in-law and was there that day. That is the same story that he used to tell me when I was growing up. Funny thing is 1964 is also my birth year....LOL Really wish that I had been able to keep the lures that Uncle Bill gave me thru the years because a lot of the time he would give me the proto-types or the first runs.
*I use currently. Always sharp and very strong. **enjoyable.fishing** recommend have caught some good snapper on these, and never had a hook break or bend.*
It is by far my favorite bait to use and it is also a sickness in me because I am also a collector of these baits and I have over 500 of them and will be getting more. Nothing like getting a new box of them and adding to my collection. I don't gamble smoke or drink so that allows me to do more of what I want which is collecting these awesome Made in America lures.
I own a bunch of Rat l Traps. The best lure in the springtime up here in New Jersey. Thank You for keeping America working. How do you keep up with your orders?
My absolute favorite lure of all time. Ever since I bought my Lectric Blue Shad I never looked back. The Lectric Blue is the most beautiful and effective one. Every time I cast it, in no time I got a Bass on the line. Please never discontinue the Lectric Blue Shad.
This is amazing! Not outsourcing, all hand made, very great quality. I'll be sure to get some of these amazing lures by my next paycheck, thank you for the video!
Fishermen and Fisherladies, these are fantastic lures. I went out to the California Canal on Sunday afternoon. I used a Rat-L-Trap and caught a 34 inch Stripped Bass and was back home in less than an hour. My best so far.
Thank you so much for the best lure. I live in Florida and the Rat L Trap is the most versatile and most product artificial bait I have ever used. Fresh and Salt.
How the lure got its name is really neat. I use these baits and am happy that they weren't discontinued as several others that I've had great success with. Just to name a few: DOA Shrimp with the pink flourescent tail, Yamoto Heart Tail, Xcalibur XEE4 suspending jerkbait, and the Mooney Hound by Yum. I'm still so disappointed in those that were discontinue. The Ral-L-Trap will continue to do the job. 🙂
I have 2-3 Rat-L-Traps, but haven't used them in yrs due to the treble hooks. Recently changed the treble hooks out for singles so as to get the lures back in to usr....come warm weather.
Since I seen your employees I am going to buy more of your product and tell others to buy it as well. I already own a few traps but now I will buy more of your product. Thanks for the video.
Looks like a bunch of honest people and a great guy; would have just bought the product because of that. Great color, great scheme/pattern, saw one of their beautiful lure on eBay and thought I'd check them out; so glad I did.
My PB walleye was caught on blue & chrome. With no net, I tried lifting a 10+ lb. Over a 4ft. rail before the line snapped and the fish dropped to the ground on the wrong side of the rail before it fell back into the Detroit River and swam off with the trap still in its lips. I heard those rattles fade away in the foggy night, and my heart still pounds like it just happened.
Suffix 832 30 pd braided line in Green Moss color. Use a Palomar knot. You will never lose another fish. Ask me how I know. I have caught hundreds of Bass. Even really large ones. Haven't lost a Bass in over 5 years. Give it a try! Shawn.
@shawnbeck2303 Shawn, I never leave home without it. When that magical night happened, superlines were yet to be a thing, & flojo was introduced 20 years L8r. Don't get me wrong, braid has been around before mono by decades, just not in the way it is advertised today. I'm also fond of Power Pro 30#. The moral of this story, The Detroit River, has been our sweet spot decades before it garnered the name Pound Town. This is testimony from a 58 year old lifer fishing it.
Sir just showed my 3 month old son your video and you had his undivided attention.😃. Future fisherman of America 😁. Now just have to figure out how to calm him down as the video is over lol.
I been using Ra-L-Trap's since they first hit the market. My bait of choice over the years has ALWAYS been chrome blue back since they were first introduced. I usually buy a dozen at a time and when they are gone, then I get some more. What I have found over the last year with the last batch I bought is that the chrome is coming off. Called Bill Lewis Outdoors to express my concerns and the nice lady said, "send a couple of them in and let us check them". I was not rude, but was thinking WTF, its obvious they have changed the process as the older lures did not have this problem. She said they had found that leaving them in a hot tackle box could cause the chrome to peel. I said "Thank You" and I was sorry I wasted her time and mine. :(
Hey man, get some white tape and put it on the lid of your clear tackle boxes to give your baits a shaded area so it doesnt get as hot. I use hockey tape, but electrical or duct tape should work fine. What i've done, is taken a piece of paper, wrote "Squarebills" on it, put the on the box lid facing out so that when i tape it over, i know which baits are in the box. I'm about to do this with all my baitboxes. Another trick you can do is, you know when you buy something that gets shipped to you? Use the silica packets you get inside the boxes/containers of the item you bought. Throw those in your crankbait boxes and they'll help absorb water that gets in there from humidity or wet baits. I try to get as many as i can so i have at least one packet per crankbait area. Now when you close your box at the end of the day, there is less heat and water trapped in the box. You can also try using clear nail polish or epoxy to spray/lightly brush over your baits so they're less likely to peel, although i find it does make your bait weigh slightly more.
Thanks for a wonderful video! Nice to see all the good folks making these lures and to hear some history too. I just recently got more into fishing a i cannot complement your lure enough because I've caught many fish using it. Just so you know, i end up taking off that top split ring on all of mine because i use speed clips. Thanks again!
Love knowing where and how they lures are made. I have no problem dropping a few extra on a handmade lure knowing where it actually came from. I've never tried rat l trap lures but I might just go get a couple. Support American made.
I can't believe so much of that is still done by hand. I would've thought that they would have used more automated features for their paint schemes than airbrushing by hand.
I can't believe they do not have more automation for the assembly line, maybe that's what makes them so good, is more like a handcrafted, detail oriented lure. I just got two new lures, will be testing them soon :)
Wow I will never bitch again about how much these baits cost. I figured they had machines that did these and blew them out like crazy. These things are handmade. That's amazing absolutely amazing
WOW, i really thought it was all done with a machine, or children in some 3rd world country, you just got a customer for life, i mean it, i will totally support MERICAN,hand made lures, i will buy no other!
I'll never reluctantly pay those prices for the best speck-finder out there. That chrome blue always puts me on the running crappie. Sure, I load up with smaller baits, but the RatLTrap always finds the hole for me.
