Sometimes bigger is better, especially during early-ice when oxygen levels are high and fish are hot-to-trot. Can be a great time of year to bust out the rattlebaits (😏 not just a Lake Winnipeg thing). Don't be afraid to try 'em on your local watering holes.

These Midwesterners were chowing a #6 Rapala Rippin’ Rap in the “helsinki shad” color. Noticed lots of tiny shiners on the electronics and even being spat up in the hole, so I added a #6 VMC Bladed Hybrid Treble to the front belly hook because it had that same profile/flash -- 🎯 they were lovin’ it!

Btw for most “regular” lakes around me, I’d probably drop down to a #5 Rippin’ Rap. And if I lived in Manitoba, I wouldn’t be afraid to even kick it up to the BIG #7 when things are hot. Always let the fish tell you what they want, or don’t want.

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GEAR USED:

‣ #6 Rapala Rippin' Rap:
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‣ #6 VMC Bladed Hybrid Treble:
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‣ 3/16-oz VMC Tingler Spoon:
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‣ #6 VMC Dressed X-Rap Treble:
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‣ 8-lb Sufix Advance Ice Mono:
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‣ #00 or #0 VMC Crankbait Snap:
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‣ #12 or #10 VMC RS Swivel:
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‣ StrikeMaster Lithium 24v:
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‣ Garmin Panoptix LiveScope Ice Fishing Bundle:
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