Redfin Vs. Rapala Original Floater

[brianetz1]

Ok i am coming down in 2 days and see a lot about the Redfin in all the threads.

I have been using the silver/black Rapala original floater my whole life......never used a redfin.

the look pretty much the same, other than the fact that one is wood and the other is plastic. The bodies are painted different but the lure in general is the same shape.

are they interchangeable? Why one over the other? Do i need to invest in both if i have several of the Rapalas?

If am used to the twitch of a rapala, should i use a redfin the same way or flip it in and bring it back slowly?

In general what do you think? Redfin v. Rapala original floater?

[focused fishing]

Brian,

A couple of things;

A redfin is much larger than the standard rapala and mimicks an injured gizzard shad better because of it's

"waking" action.

When we talk about the retreive it is a continuous retreive, no twitching or jerking, your throw it out and bring it back to the boat quickly with it waking on the surface. Most rapalas will dive below the surface on a quick retreive and that is not the action you want.

If you can make a rapala wake on the surface with a quick retreive you won't need a redfin.

Clear as mud?????

EP

[brianetz1]

Brian,

A couple of things;

A redfin is much larger than the standard rapala and mimicks an injured gizzard shad better because of it's

"waking" action.

When we talk about the retreive it is a continuous retreive, no twitching or jerking, your throw it out and bring it back to the boat quickly with it waking on the surface. Most rapalas will dive below the surface on a quick retreive and that is not the action you want.

If you can make a rapala wake on the surface with a quick retreive you won't need a redfin.

Clear as mud?????

EP

yes it is.

thanks for clearing it up for this couple time a year fishermen