

Although it doesn’t have a square bill, it still manages to find its way through cover relatively easily due to its small size. I’ve also found the small profile useful when fishing around cover. Bass become accustomed to seeing big, bulky crankbaits whiz past their face, making the compact Scatter Rap a deadly weapon for finicky bass. Combine with long neck 3.5/0 or 5/0 hooks and a pinch weight, and you have a deadly shallow. Smaller crankbaits are a great way to differentiate your presentation from other anglers’ in pressured water. Jerk Bait may be fished topwater or sub-surface. A crankbait that quickly loses its paint is a major headache, but the Scatter Rap has been very resistant to hook rash and teeth marks thus far. The body of the bait has also proved to be quite durable as well. I’ve been banging it off docks to solicit reaction strikes and the bill has held up nicely with no cracks or separation from the body. RAPALA SHALLOW SCATTER RAP CRANK 05s5 DIFFERTENT COLORED FISHING LURESSSCRC05. The Rapala Scatter Rap doesn’t just have a killer action-it’s tough, too. With a medium retrieve speed, you’ll be able to feel it’s vibration in your elbow as it scurries up and down throughout the water column. The Scatter Rap also changes vertical direction throughout the retrieve which drives bass absolutely nuts. Shad never swim straight, especially when panicked, and Rapala has done an outstanding job at imitating this natural, evasive action. Every time you add that fast reel turn, the Scatter Rap will kick out to the side, perfectly emulating a fleeing shad. The Scatter Rap Crank Shallow brings Scatter Rap action to the 4 foot depth range, swimming with the erratic and evasive Scatter Rap action that triggers the strike. Perfect for working through skinny water, the shallow running lip keeps the Rapala Shallow Shad Rap closer to the surface and allows it to. Bringing new meaning to covering the water, the Scatter Rap swims a a wide sweeping action just like a spooked bait fish fleeing for it’s life in the top of the water column. A varying retrieve speed is absolutely essential to getting the most out of the Scatter Rap. Constructed from premium balsa wood, the Rapala Shallow Shad Rap 7 Crankbait combines Rapala’s proven Shad Rap profile with a precisely engineered L shaped lip. This is one of the first crankbaits we’ve used where the angler’s understanding of the crankbait directly correlates with its success.įollowing a long cast with 8-pound monofilament or 10-pound fluorocarbon, reel at a slow-to-moderate speed while incorporating a few quick reel turns into your retrieve. If you try to fish it like a generic crankbait, you’re missing the essence of its design. The Scatter Rap Crank Shallow brings Scatter Rap action to the 4-5 foot depth range, swimming with the erratic and evasive Scatter Rap action that triggers the.

It’s important to understand that the Scatter Rap isn’t designed to be mindlessly reeled or burned at high speeds.
