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Rapala Plug lures for a beginner?
Hello. I'm a beginner fisher and was looking into purchasing a Rapala lure. However, there are so many types of Rapala lures and not to mention colors and designs. I will mostly be freshwater lake fishing for trout, bass, carp, crappie and blue gill. Many of the Rapala lures are classified by how deep they dive. Which would be a good depth for catching the type of fish that I mentioned? Which colors/designs do they types of fish tend to bite? Thanks for your help!
1 Answer
- 7 years ago
There is no "one size fits all" for those different fish.
For bluegill, I can't remember seeing anyone fishing for them with anything but worms or flies.
Crappie, small crankbaits are sometimes used...I don't fish for them.
Bass - Most of the entire line of Rapala lures will work. I've used the original floater, X rap, shad rap, husky jerk for stick baits. Also, the DT series are good crankbaits (one helped to win the Bassmaster Classic this year). I've also used the Skitter Pop to catch good bass.
Trout - stick with the slender jerkbaits. Floater, husky jerk, X rap, shad rap work great for trout.
For colors...that depends on what the forage is where you fish. Picking natural bait colors (IE if you have golden shiners, get a gold/black back, etc.) is a safe bet, but it also helps to have some vivid colors too.
For depth, that depends on the time of year. Right now, in Colorado you can catch trout in 1-3' of water. By summer, you'll want to fish deeper than 15' typically. Bass are the same way, in winter you need to go with a suspending bait, 20' or more down, but in spring when they move up to spawn, a floating bait would be best worked just below the surface.
There's no one-size-fits-all approach.