05-03-2011, 02:23 PM
I don't want to argue with you but I use rat-l-traps all the time for bass pike and musky. They all dive. Even the floating traps dive down to 3 feet. If you don't believe me go to your local tackle shop and look. All crank baits dive, weather they float sink or suspend. When you begin to reel in a trap it forces water over the nose of the bait pushing it downward just like the lip on a regular crank. The only difference with a trap is that to get it to go deeper you up the weight instead of the size of the lip like on a regular crank.
If i am fishing a weed bed that is in 10' of water i will count down my trap to about 7' then start my retrieve and i can feel the trap tapping the tops of the weeds. How do i gain that other 3' of water???? The trap dives. I don't really know how else to show you this than to bring you out on my boat and show you first hand.
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If i am fishing a weed bed that is in 10' of water i will count down my trap to about 7' then start my retrieve and i can feel the trap tapping the tops of the weeds. How do i gain that other 3' of water???? The trap dives. I don't really know how else to show you this than to bring you out on my boat and show you first hand.
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