Jim137a Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) Scored a few wood rats for myself and a few for gifts for some friends to test out. These hand carved wood rats from @topbananalures on IG have an incredible wake and that clack you can only get from wood. Unfortunately, I’ve really only had a chance to test swim them and they definitely wake beautifully, track straight and have a nice subtle clack that only a wood bait will give you, cast very well and the hook placement is excellent at they don’t get married or catch on the bill or the mainline. Soon as I get a chance to fish them I’ll update the post and hopefully have some decent catches with them. In the meantime here’s some sweet swim videos from @Topbananalures Finally, the price point on these rats is incredibly affordable so if you’re interested reach out to Daniel - his quality and service are rock solid. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiqA8DdrdCa/?igshid=NjZiMGI4OTY= https://www.instagram.com/reel/Chc-MiHFcV_/?igshid=NjZiMGI4OTY= IMG_0218.MOV IMG_0219.MOV Edited September 24, 2022 by Jim137a pschueller, SumoNinja, BayAreaAngler and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaAngler Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Can’t wait just put in my order the other day for a 2 piece Jim137a and DPCredeur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, BayAreaAngler said: Can’t wait just put in my order the other day for a 2 piece Keep us updated on your thoughts on the bait as well as what you catch. Personally, I’m happy to find bait makers like @Jinxd12 , @SacPig916 and @topbsnanalures on IG that offer a good bait, quality and service and I’ll continue to seek them out and try their stuff. BayAreaAngler and Toro blanco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaAngler Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Agreed, I’ve never had a bait by Jinxd but if you vouch for em I’m sure they’re great baits. And I will post pics and feed back here when I receive the bait Jim137a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 @Jinxd12 wake killed it for me for 2 weeks - day after day it put some NJ toads in the yak for me - I’m confident that Top Banana rats will do the same when conditions improve again. Jinxd12 and BayAreaAngler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJSwimbatslinger Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Definitely a sweet wood rat; can’t beat the signature wooden “knock”. Gonna be a fun bait to fish in the next few weeks. Stable too, can burn it in pretty quick and the one I have doesn’t blow out. Although a slow reel is how I fish most wakes in general Jim137a and BayAreaAngler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted September 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 8 hours ago, NJSwimbatslinger said: Definitely a sweet wood rat; can’t beat the signature wooden “knock”. Gonna be a fun bait to fish in the next few weeks. Stable too, can burn it in pretty quick and the one I have doesn’t blow out. Although a slow reel is how I fish most wakes in general When i test casted the 1 piece, 2 piece and 3 piece none of them blew out on a burn - so that tells me it’s definitely a well balanced bait. IMO the only reason I’m burning a rat is to keep it away from a hawk, if I miss a fish and want to get the bait back in and make another quick cast - so its a good thing that the baits will burn and not come back all fouled up. NJSwimbatslinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCredeur Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 Thanks for the kind words and review of my baits Jim! BayAreaAngler and Jim137a 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCredeur Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 2:44 PM, BayAreaAngler said: Can’t wait just put in my order the other day for a 2 piece Got yours in production, filling lead holes tonight, will glue remaining hardware and seal wood tomorrow. Should be ready to paint and clear over the weekend pschueller and BayAreaAngler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaAngler Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 3 hours ago, DPCredeur said: Got yours in production, filling lead holes tonight, will glue remaining hardware and seal wood tomorrow. Should be ready to paint and clear over the weekend Appreciate the update, can’t wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted September 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 21 hours ago, DPCredeur said: Thanks for the kind words and review of my baits Jim! It’s a great bait imo and destined to get bit the more I fish it the more I love it - the action and knock on the sugar foot is incredible Hopefully I can find some willing fish with Fred this week. pschueller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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