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FREE OFFER Rapala® Jointed™ Minnow
- Attention-getting, baitfish-in-distress action
- Premium balsa wood construction
- Articulated broken back design
- Classic minnow profile
- VMC® Black Nickel Hooks
- Attention-getting, baitfish-in-distress action
- Premium balsa wood construction
- Articulated broken back design
- Classic minnow profile
- VMC® Black Nickel Hooks
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For me in the South Carolina area, the shad and copper color produces consistently for me.
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For walleye, i use bright green or perch (putting water conditions into consideration) For pike i use black/silver or perch,for versatility i use black/gold
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Silver and black.A:
i like the purple
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I tell this to everyone who asks this question. Match the hatch. That is, match the color of the shad/minnows in your waters. Sometimes, you can have several different colors and sometimes it depends on the weather, water clarity, etc...For my waters, my hatch is several colors (I know, lucky me). I can use a silver/black or gold/black or a blue/black. Then I can also use a brighter color for stained waters. I would also like to add to go bigger than you would think. One thing I made a mistake when I first started. I got the J-5 (because I thought this was small enough and wouldn't scare the fish). Now, I use a J-9 or a J-11 without being scared and they cast further. Hope this helps.
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I purchased the Rapala Original floater (F05 model) a couple weeks ago and it doesn't cast very far at all, so I basically use it for brooks and small river streams. I'm thinking of buying the F11 model for a large pond and other lakes (I fish from shore, rarely on a boat) -- will this cast fine?Answers
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The larger, the better. I also use Fluorocarbon (10lb test or less) on a spinning reel to get it further. It should cast well enough. I like using suspending lures (X-Rap) or top water (Skitterwalk) to get a much further distance. The Original Floater works very well but this was a drawback for me as well. But like I said, if you lighter tackle, you should be able to get a fairly good distance. Hope this helps..
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use 6lb mono with a spinning reel. that casts light lures good.A:
fll model cast ok but if its windy it seem to get caught in the wind. I use Jll {jointed} the cast better.A:
This lure is also made of balsa wood so it will have the same casting potential as the original floating lure. I find that this lure in larger sizes will cast a reasonable distance but if you're disappointed with the casting capability of the original floater you will probably be with this lure as well.
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i would use a light or medium action spinning rod+reel combo with 6 lb test line. this would work with any light weight lureA:
Ability to cast these lures will depend on the reel, rod. line size and lure weight. I use the F05 with my light weight spinning reel, 8 lb test line. I use the F11 with my bait casting reel, med to heavy rod, 20 lb test line. Both combinations work well.
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since it is jointed it is not very aerodynamic but if u use lighter line it will help also try and cast down windA:
This will mainly depend on the action of your rod. Make sure it suited for the lure weight. The best way to cast farther is with a spinning outfit, if line test is an issue try a braid, but be sure your guides good enough. Atleast aluminum oxide, stainless ones get cut through by braid. If you're using a baitcaster the quality of the reel really matters. You can do a few things to help though, try using a lighter line, a trick I read in bassmaster is to use lead tape on the end of your rod to help the rod load up more when casting light lures.
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It does not cast as good as some simalar lures. Some lures like the rapala shad rap or the max rap are designed to be aerodynamic to cast further. I also find that lipless crankbaits like the rapala rattlin' rap cast excellent on a baitcaster.Details:
I am thinking about using the 3 inch minnnow for Rainbow Trout, will it work?
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definitely i litterally caught ten yesterday!!!!!!
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The silver, gold, or rainbow colors work well from what I was told. The size should but make sure you are using very light tackle.
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it would work good. it catches fish from bluegill to tarponA:
sure it will, My favorite lure for trout [any kind of trout] , bluegill, rockbass, sunnies any panfish or smaller species is a Rappala small fry looks like a tiny tad pole on single treble that hooks up every time..KILLER FOR PANFISH PERIOD. you have to use a small rig though 5 foot spinning set up with light line to be able to get a decent cast off because there is no weight to the lure. try it you'll like it!! Dave in Pa.A:
yes , I have used rainbow colored minnows for rainbow trout works wellA:
Yes it will work
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yes. you actually might want to use a trout color for trout and salmonA:
I would assume this lure would be killer for them, everything will hit this lure even slab bluegills
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it should work. i know that trout like minnows so it should, but ive never tried
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I have had great success with trout, using the muti-colored models...Details:
If so, please specify a size and color.Answers
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Without question, pickerel will hit this. They were hitting the J-5, J-7, J-9, and J-11. My only suggestion is to use braid line on these. Because the pickerel slash at the bait, they have a tendency to cut fluorocarbon and monofilament line. That will save you some serious losses. Hope this helps.A:
Absolutely. Have caught many pickerel on these. I fish bass. but unfortunately these lures land everything from sunfish to pickerel. I use gold and white, or silver and white. However, if you are after pickerel I would use the perch color.
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J05 to J09 work goodA:
yes , j9 or j11 work fine, color depends on the water . But I like to use perch color in water conditions
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yes. also it works well on pike and just about anything that swims
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pike will hit basically every color of this lure, Ive had good success with the blue, the chartruse, and pike color. I use the J09 and J11 for bass and pike. another great color is the yellow perch. My friend hooked a 35 inch pike on the J09 firetiger.A:
I would recommended this, I use it for northern pike and muskie, so pickerel are of the same type of fish. I use the 3 1/2 inch and the color is blue with a white belly.
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Yes, i have caught many pikerel on this lure. I would sugest the j11 size and blue color.A:
Yes, #7 will easily attract up to 18in pickerel. #9 for 18in and larger. Have caught several pickerel around 16in with a #7.A:
well it is good for chain pike and redfin pike but i have a 5 in silver and have had real good luck.
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I use a minnow type color and depending on the size or pickeral that will deter mine the size of the lure you useAnswers
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I use J9 and J11 they both work wellA:
The best size is 2/1 BlueA:
The F11 works really well for large and small mouth bass. My wife caught alot of small mouth on the silver and black this past summer.
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get the big or one og the big sizes. it isnt too big. I have caught small bass and sunnies on the large sizes. hope this helpsA:
J7 or J9A:
any bass will hit the J09 and J11. Ive had guppie bass hit the J09 and I like to use the yellow perch
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i use the 3 inch minnow and catch bass on it and you can catch sunnys bluegill and probly whatever else will hitA:
#7s are excellent for up to 2 to 3 lbs. I use #9s when targeting larger bass.A:
I would chose the j7 for meidium lardemouth and smallmouthA:
I have all sizes of these but my far-and-away favorite is the #9. I've caught everything from pool bass to 7 pound plus as well as a mess of Northern Pike of all sizes. They are expensive and I fish them hard so they don't have the life I had hoped they would but they work., Fish them s-l-o-w.
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Any of them really, depending on the time in season. I used to fish the J-5 & get fairly decent sized bass roughly 1lb to 1.5 lb.Later, I found that even the smallest bass will strike a larger lure. So the answer is all of them but if you're skittish with that answer, go with the J-5 & J-7. They are at the medium class & should work well.
I will say that a larger lure will cast further. So, the J-7 will go further than the J-5 which doesn't have much of a casting distance.
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I have a lure that looks the same as this but does this lure shown float or is it more like a crankbait?Answers
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it does both. you can snake it across or crank it down.A:
floats
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it floats. Its made of balsa woodA:
it floats on top until you begin cranking, then swims just below the surface. Suppose to mimic a wounded minnow. Let sit on top for couple seconds, then pull and wiggle your line, stop and do the same. The bass will stike it hard and take off with it. Great action.A:
it floats when not retrieved. If u fish it very slow, u can wake it. otherwise its like a very shallow running crankbaitA:
Hi, it will dive about a foot under the water, at least that is what mine does.
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this lure does float, but when you crank it it dives about 5 or 6 inches but when you stop cranking it floatsA:
more like a crank bait, but will float which is great if you drop in the water by accident. shallow diver during the retrieve. recommend initial retrieve to be very slow keeping on surface for about 2ft and then pick up speed to force the dive
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It floats but when cranked in, it will dive. Depending on which version you have IE: J-5, J-7, J-9 etc....The depth will be lower for the larger ones.
I hope this helps. Fish on!
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The Jointed Minnow floats and is capable of diving to 14'.1 of 1
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