WashedAshore Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Hey guys! I've been building these two piece waking rats for a while now, and figured I'd share! They've been dubbed the "salty rat" because I live closer to saltwater striper spots and ended up doing all of the testing and tweaking on them in the salt. The 6.5" profile ended up being quite universal and has been successful in both fresh and saltwater. Here are some photos from the last batch I built. Originally I was doing these with two belly hooks, and a tail made from rabbit strips tied to a wire flag; the idea being that the rabbit strips bad a realistic appearance and feel compared to a soft plastic. Moving forward, I think I will switch to a screw lock and tail, as replacing the rabbit strip is somewhat of a pain. Here are a few catches on them so far. Some by me, some by friends. Would love any feedback or questions you guys might have! zsneezes, porkmeatballs, El_Weruso and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 That rabbit strip does look cool though...nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadbassin89 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Nice man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedAshore Posted September 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 hours ago, danthefisherman said: That rabbit strip does look cool though...nice build! Thank you! Maybe I'll end up doing two variants; rabbit strip and soft tail? Definitely something to think on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 I can say first hand they catch, took a couple nice stripers to 44” waking em on top in 2’ of water pre dawn, pretty epic hits I like the rabbit strip, it’s different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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