[whompuscat658]

Just got back from hitting a local spot. After a long day of school I was ready for some fishing. It rained for a bit but didn't last long. Ideally I wanted a walleye but I knew a decent trout was possible so I kept that in the back of my mind. I put in a couple hours of daylight and an hour and a half of darkness or so. Didn't get anything once it was dark but during the daylight some small smallies were caught and one hard-fighting cutbow. They all came on a shadow rap. Today was a reminder of how crappy shadow rap hooks are. I've seen small wipers bend the hooks and now a cutbow. Definitely upgrade them if you use them. I still need to upgrade mine.

 

[dallasdb]

Nice fish Whomp!

 

[Biggie Smalls]

Not a bad outing. The shadow rap is a hard one to modify hooks on as it already sinks. Look into the new shadow rap shad, its a slow floater, can put a little heavier hook on it to make it suspend.

 

[Oyey]

Sweet report... Biggie, while i know the shaddow rap already sinks, I actually wanted it to sink a bit faster.. those suckers are just too slow, so adding a heavier gauge hook is a great way I think. I haven't tried it yet, but fully planned to after last year being a tad frustrated with the super slow sink rate.

 

[Colorado.Mackinaw]

Nice trout man!

 

[whompuscat658]

Not a bad outing. The shadow rap is a hard one to modify hooks on as it already sinks. Look into the new shadow rap shad, its a slow floater, can put a little heavier hook on it to make it suspend.

I definitely want some of the shadow rap shads. I could be wrong but the stock hooks actually look like they might be a little better than on the shadow rap.

 

[whompuscat658]

Sweet report... Biggie, while i know the shaddow rap already sinks, I actually wanted it to sink a bit faster.. those suckers are just too slow, so adding a heavier gauge hook is a great way I think. I haven't tried it yet, but fully planned to after last year being a tad frustrated with the super slow sink rate.

Thanks. Yes it does sink super slow so I wouldn't mind throwing on some heavier hooks.

 

[jkaboom]

Very nice

 

[Ninja]

Nice Whomp

 

[Zman]

Nice monster!

 

[JohnnyO19]

Good looking fish Whomp!

 

[mattyt]

great lures but shitty hooks I agree. I had about a dozen wiper straighten those hooks last season. Didn't land a single one.

 

[slayerfish]

great lures but shitty hooks I agree. I had about a dozen wiper straighten those hooks last season. Didn't land a single one.

Maybe take a chance and change up after the first few losses? Lol-

 

[mattyt]

Maybe take a chance and change up after the first few losses? Lol-

maybe. But what is the fun in that?

 

[Ninja]

The hooks on the shadow raps are definitely substandard and need to be changed out. I haven't had that problem (yet) with the shadow rap shads. Perhaps they upgraded them on those.

 

[slayerfish]

maybe. But what is the fun in that?

I know. I fish the BPS lazer blades with crap hooks, crap split rings, and crap duo-locks.

Have lost nice fish with one or all of those points failing. I dont change the hooks until after I lose them-

 

[whompuscat658]

maybe. But what is the fun in that?

I know. I fish the BPS lazer blades with crap hooks, crap split rings, and crap duo-locks.

Have lost nice fish with one or all of those points failing. I dont change the hooks until after I lose them-

Lol sounds like what I've been doinggg

 

[aofisher]

The hooks on those Shadow Raps are the weakest hooks of that size I have ever seen.

 

[ducky540]

I know. I fish the BPS lazer blades with crap hooks, crap split rings, and crap duo-locks.

Have lost nice fish with one or all of those points failing. I dont change the hooks until after I lose them-

Like the Bps jerks but I agree no need for changing until the hook actually fails. Cuz I'm buying cheap baits gotta take what it gives good or bad.

 

[ducky540]

Oh and nice fish whomp!