porkmeatballs Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 I had always wanted to make my own rat bait that was relatively small and would be effective in the areas that I fished. I had been mostly focused on glide baits for quite a while, but decided that I really needed some type of topwater swimmer in my arsenal. I finally got around to carving this rat, and boy am I glad that I did! This quickly became one of my my most effective baits and was able to fool a number of bass in the 1-5# range. I was amazed to find that even 7" dinks would take a swipe at it! I found that the best retrieve was to walk the rat in place using small, quick pumps of the rod. This makes the rat slosh around in one spot and seemed to drive the bass crazy. The rat bite has slowed down because of the cold weather and rain that we're having, but I have high expectations for this rat once the weather warms up again! azfisher, CG_Fishes, twil93 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipleadthefish2 Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Good lookin rat dude! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Solid fish man! That rat looks super sweet dude, good job! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Great bait and all great fish porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfishing24/7 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 That's awesome to catch fish on your own home made bait!! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossyback Angler Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 Nice looking bait and seems to be a proven fish catcher. Well done. porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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