Me Giving This Trick Away Is Going To Piss Some Dudes Off… 

That thumbnail caught me like a bluegill.. easily on a piece of bologna

I am 70 years old, and really enjoy your content, and look forward to all your tips. Water temp here is low 40s, caught 3 yesterday on 1/4 oz. Red Cotton Cordell lipless, lost it, and tied on a 1/2 oz. Storm Rockin Shad, orange and caught my PB. 21 inch 5 1/2 lb. Largemouth. Thanks again for the great tips.

My favorite bait to use with this method is the Jackall TN60! Would highly recommend that bait if you haven’t ever tried it Randy.

Oh Randy!! I got her last night. Running a 3/4" lipless just like you said. 8 lbs new PB. Guess what on my speed demon cranking spinning rod. Thanks for all the tips man!!

Love they way he said its like throwing a potato chip in the wind. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love the lipless, so versatile. Great video as always 👍👍👍👍. Nigel (Chicago)

I love fishing a 1/4oz or 3/8oz lipless on the bottom like a jig. Slight rod lifts and hang on.

I ordered a box, I'm excited for it. I think you should do a spring, summer, fall and winter box but make the baits and colors for dirty water and for waters in Missouri, Kansas area.

I found this while fishing Lake Ouachita as a co-angler in December of 2005, It can, really, piss-off your pro.... Thanks For ALL The Tips ....

I wish my water temp was upper 40's it was 37 today when I went to the lake and checked it. But what Randy is describing is a dying shad imitation. The strike king red eye shad is also great for this technique because it has a great shimmy on the way back down. A lot of people think fish automatically float when they die. This cant be farther from the truth. Great video.

Randy your my fav. You keep giving away our secrets however. Must be because your so tired. Great channel.

It does work great in the dead of winter, and very early spring when the water is still very cold.

Hey Randy…need any more rattle traps 😂😂😂….I know here on Lake Murray a #5 shad rap and a tx. Red craw trap work well

Thanks mr Randy

30+ years ago in my ciggy smoking days in the dead of winter I was bank fishing just downstream from a mud island where a medium size river emptied into a bigger river, I cast out a 1/2 oz rattle trap type bait- it had one treble hook, The bait had a line hole on the top so the line threaded through so the line tied directly to the treble hook. I cast out as far as I could, set the rod down to light up & just as you describe a good 2 lb'er made my day. So, I believe!

that's great juice. Gonna give that a try shortly.

Years ago, I lucked up on a similar technique, I was fishing for spotted bass on a small lake in Middle Georgia in the fall, using a 6,6 medium action Rod, and a Zebco 33 reel loaded with 10 lbs flouro line, I was throwing a silver /blue rattle trap 1/4 oz lure, with the spincast reel I could cast a mile and the light line let the lure dive pretty deep, I wore out the spotted Bass with this setup , caught a few largemouth too !

Thanks! Gonna try it out in the morning on lake Norman.

Rattle trap or crawfish lip less. Winter small jigging rigs. But we got 6” of ice on the lake.

Just bought some that I was going to try on Crappie but I will try it next time I go out, thanks again for all your help.

FYI. I use the the biggest baits in 40 degree water. As I believe the fish are putting on the feed bag…..been fishing 52 years and still going. Had an excellent day on water 2 days ago with #14 Rapala’s and biggest Shad Raps you could buy

Thank You Randy for the info. Your channel is Awesome. Your the MAN!!!!

Academy makes one that's like 3/8ths..with the same profile as a 1/4 that works really well for this technique...at least here in Alabama.

The way you describe the retrieve for that technique sounds like using a jig in the saltwater. I wonder if a jig would catch the same bass, and if the quieter presentation would be better at times? And could a small chatterbait work with that retrieve in cold water too?

Got a bunch as I have smallies in the hood. Their also good for large crappie as well as lrg mouth. They're good for seasonal, cold fronts and pressured fish.

Randy, a little off subject, but I thought of you immediately. I just saw a video of the powervision , powerray. It's an underwater drone, the guys were using it ice fishing. The future is here!

Thanks!

Sounds like your jig Fishin with a crank bait , bouncing off the bottom,, great tip 👍

Rat l trap= top 5 best baits of all time imo.

Interesting what you said about bass not biting big lures as the water gets colder. Big swimbait guys would disagree. And each person's experience is different. I primarily throw large swimbaits almost exclusively, typically 9in and bigger. The winter is by far my most productive season. Now the glide bait /hard swimbait bite does slow down but when the water dips below 60 that's when I start throwing my fav swimbait ever, the 10in Huddleston or the Hawg Hunter Mag. Now there is an x factor , I'm fishing trout stocked lakes. And these lakes get stocked mid to late fall. I'm also specifically targeting giant northern strain largemouth and we have a couple of lakes that produce double digit largemouth. But trout is the key to this. Throughout the year my biggest fish are caught in late December thru January, when the trout are the most active throughout the year. Once it gets into March I rarely catch big fish,which is 7-8 lbs and bigger. Now on local lakes that don't have trout I rarely catch fish on the big swimbait, i do have to downsize, which I don't enjoy. If you have a lake that has a healthy trout population or stocking program and you have a good bass population, there is a small percentage of those bass that will specifically target trout. Even if the lake has just noethern strains there is potentially dd largemouth in it. I'm not a fan of forward facing sonar but I used it to study the fish I was targeting and I learned that in one particular lake these giant largemouth were specifically targeting trout. They would let balls of threadfin shad and small groups of gizzards go by and not even move on em. They were set up on specific structure in deep water waiting for trout to come over. Of course in fishing nothing is set in stone.

I agree, it's been awhile but my partner caught a 10lb + largemouth on a 1/4 0z trap and I was the net man. I remember it was in February and spitting snow on Guntersville.

Hi Randy, love your stuff. Watch all the time. I re-started my fishing life about 7 years ago. I'm 56 and have learned so much from your videos. Just wanted to mention that I have been doing the same technique with a blade bait and doing really well. I will break out the lipless as well, thanks. Also I love spinning rods for many things including jerks in reference to that video. Appreciate you and what you do.

Sweet! I know ya can be controversial to many anglers but ya keep it real. Thank you Randy.

"Here's the difference between half ounce and quarter ounce." LMAO. 4 Oz's with the 1/2 ounce. Lol. That was funny.

just went out and grabbed some more lipless baits! I fish lipless year long in wisconsin!

Ordered2 of your holiday boxes received 1 and still waiting on other one. Bait works slow on responding back when to expect delivery. Love the products inside.

I use them 1/4th oz for jumbo perch on the winter. The bigger ones hammer it tight to bottom

So what would you recommend for Lake Cumberland instead of a rattle trap this time of the year?

I won a tournament with that same technics same lure on lake Gaston VA. N the winter ❄️🥶 around a old sunken bridge.

Could of used this Sunday at clearlake...

I do that with chatter and spinnerbaits. Will have to try with R-T. Thanks.

Appreciate the fishing tips. Would it be possible for you to demonstrate on the water, such as today’s tip with lipless crank baits, the effectiveness of your techniques?Enjoy hearing about some new ways or times of the year to try different lures, would benefit greatly to see you fish the lures and techniques on Table Rock or Stockton to see how the bass respond. What do you think Randy?

I'm anxious to try that. Thanks for the tip!

Genius dude here.just listen

I like to throw the Jackall TN60 in this scenario. Good video.

I remember absolutely whackin' 'em for a whole week on the Alabama River, way back in 1995, on the even smaller ⅛oz Tiny Trap. It wasn't winter though; it was hot summertime- Chrome blue and chartreuse/black. The ¼oz was pretty much standard, as much as the ½ ouncer. Still is.

thanks for the juice Randy!

Yozuri best traps on the market hands down

The ONLY time I fish lipless cranks is from November to March. It is the dominant lure on lakes like Guntersville and Chickamauga during that time.

One of the best baits out there....

I have a few of these little ones. I will try this.

Fishing traps are so awesome!

Just got my box. Pretty sweet. Can't wait to get out on the water.

Thanks randy 👍

Caught my pb so far 4.67 lb on rattle trap exactly as you said yo yo return.

Spro Aruku 60 is rated 3/8 oz with a smaller profile than a 1/4 Rat-L-Trap and casts very well, and also much less $$ than a Jackal TN60, it should also be worth a consideration for this tech. and at 3/8 oz it gets to and stays on bottom a bit better than the 1/4 and helps for longer casts. Agree that this is an excellent option along with a smaller blade bait.

Great tip

Thanks ! ✅

Tournament was just won at dale hollow on a lipless. Largemouth, not smallies, on edge of some grass areas (grass is sparse there, not thick like guntersville or something). So it wasnt like ripping it hard or anything, this was smsller traps, letting it fall to bottom right on edge of grass. This lightly popping it and shaking it. Everyone who targeted smallmouth with jigs and ned rigs on rocks and points bombed the tourney. The guys that did well found largemouth in the very few areas of still kinda green grass. Lipless are deadly this time of year. I bombed the tourney, but my buddy who came in second said he’d get bit on the fall and not feel it just like you said, lift up, and theyd be there.

They eat the big bait in the winter the best

Another new cold water tip. I got a question. With bait cast you can thumb the real to control distance. With spinning real how do you control distance. Or do you just use in open water??

You shoould do a video about your fishing friends. Like stories of being with your buddies on tour

Appriciate your videos. Suggestion: upgrade audio. Keep up the good work.

Alright. Now I’m pissed. Lol, great video.

How do a decide to use a blade bait or a rattle bait? Seems like your fishing the rattletrap the same as a blade.

Good tid bit Randy, got lake close to me, that's got long mud bottom points. Pretty small lake to your standards, I'd say 12-1400 surface acres. Maybe Lil bigger. Think it b perfect, for using this tool!!!!! Bag tools, and experience all I got bro, don't have live scope lol, do want one. To much like a video game to me.

Say it Randy say it if you’re using forward facing sonar and you see the fish in the what ever depth there in let your bait sink I usually see them on my Hummingbird Super 60 flasher then throw out orange buoy marker in a area but not on the fish just for a reference point and if no buoy in boat then objects on the bank to use as alinement points then back off and cast and count down the trap to the strike range hahahahaha just messing with you bud. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁.

Hey randy, thanks for the tip! I was wondering if you have any insight into when the BaitWrx Blaukat holiday packs will ship out?

This is how I catch stripers!! I mean the method is just fabulous!!

Mad66Fish 0 seconds ago Yes the 1/4oz Red Eye Gold Sexy has saved the day for me many a times. I always keep my hooks sharp, but do you recommend any specific size hook/style as an upgrade

“Here’s the difference between a quarter ounce and a half ounce..” Holds up half ounce bait with 20 other baits tangled on it.

There is no secret retrieval. There is no secret spot. There is no secret lure. Yall just tripping.

Randy I have to ask. Is there any of your jigs in those baitwrx boxes?

It's like a blade bait

What he is telling you is what everyone on the lake is doing. First large sized square bills around docks and points and hold on. Fish them very slow with long pauses. Silent model only. Your welcome

1/4 oz lipless and/or a blade bait ripped 6”-1ft off the bottom are the 2 deadliest cold water baits ever imho!

Not to complain but it's hard to watch your video with the lense being that dirty or smudged.

A potato chip. Lmao

Cannot cast a spinning rod to save my life so I'm assuming these tips for spinning equipment I can use my bfs??

Anyone ever had luck with orange or fire crawl type of colors

Subscribe to one of those boxes before comes with one bait you might use in a rest junk are those better

You probably get caught up on all kinds of things and lose lots of lures..

We are not so big boy clothes like three XL

The mini trap is light, but it does have more action than the Rapala version. I'd say use the mini Rapala for deep water and the mini trap for shallow.

Bill Lewis used to make a mini trap minnow. The minnow versions were basically elongated rat-L-traps. The mini version of that design was phenomenal in shallow water. Intermittent twitches really made that little lure come alive, making it dart to the side then continue swimming on.

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