50+ Jigging Rap tips you NEED to know! 🤯

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2 жыл бұрын

The OG of hard-bodied jigging baits and the ultimate reaction bite! Doesn’t matter if it’s the "dog days" of summer, sunny, or glass calm...Rapala Jigging Raps straight-up catch the snot out of walleyes all year round.
Whether you're a beginner or pro, here's 58 [!!!] tips and tricks to help step up your Jigging Rap game. Stuff I wish someone would have told me YEARS ago.
Thx SO much for watching! 👊 Hope you dig it.
- Brett
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@ClaytonSchickOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Happy you left out the super super secret one we don't tell anyone about ;)

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Stahp

@jonesmichel8305 Жыл бұрын

This is what i will try this friday on st laurence river 😀

@tharemyhopkins5873 2 жыл бұрын

What made this format work (for me) was this dude's fantastic attitude and sense of humor. 50 tips in a row from someone being dead serious would have felt like homework. Kudos for a fun format - I'd fish all day with a guy like that - seems like a ton of fun! Thank you for the tips.

@wolfesdsm 28 күн бұрын

Great video. Heading back to leech lake next weekend to try out some of these tips!

@nchec326 2 жыл бұрын

"Do you want ranch or ceasar?" 🤣 I'm definitely using that one!! Haha

@MCK9000 Жыл бұрын

Incredible video with so much info rapid fire. This man just helped me skip 20,000 trash-made youtuber videos and for that I am forever grateful. Instant like and subscribe.

@charliekorabek3846 Жыл бұрын

This is fast becoming my favorite channel! Great content! I’ve lost Jigging Raps to fishing buddies tying one of mine on there rod and leaving with it……😂😂😂…….good call!

@terrymarzofka3130 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Great personality. Clayton, Jay S., Tom B., and you. 4 of the best!!

@19jake23 Жыл бұрын

I imagine if Rapala does not sponsor you. you have a small fortune in all those jigging raps. $$$ Good job on the video and an uplifting attitude. Thank you friend.

@shanerust6969 2 жыл бұрын

love your videos! cant wait to see your live scope / jiggin rap upcoming video. keep it coming

@marcgagnon688 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ..keep them coming!! i really enjoyed it

@scottwoodward6339 2 жыл бұрын

So fun to watch you having a good time, this was your best, more songs, please.

@dallasinsko3686 2 жыл бұрын

Luv the vid and really like Your style . Always like more info !

@wesleyvannurden9259 Жыл бұрын

A great video! Really nice to see great information on jiggin' raps, answered my questions plus extra ideas I hadn't thought of yet!

@19jake23 Жыл бұрын

Great info Bro!! Well done. Thank you.

@desynerguy Жыл бұрын

Great vid bro. Love your enthusiasm and sense of humour. Fun!

@dennisfalan1623 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You for the tips, really entertaining video too!

@tomcervenka7404 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try these!

@delclough3055 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Makes me want to run out & start jigging. You make everything so clear.

@Shrubfan 2 жыл бұрын

I want to see the livescope targeting with jig n raps! :-)

@coachmatt6735 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Subbed on the strength of it. Thanks!

@paulbudde1004 Жыл бұрын

Great info - thanks for all the tips!

@johnbeaupain 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for the tips. Heading up to the TFF next week. Expect to have a great time hunting them 'eyes!

@loreneckert6812 2 жыл бұрын

Awsm man. Love helpfully happy videos.

@dennyshaw5230 Жыл бұрын

Bro, This was a GREAT cast on jigging raps, i learned a few great tips and plan on using them when i get on Winnie in October, thanks for the tips on do and not to dos.

@JeffN-A 2 жыл бұрын

Learned a lot from your video (at least one of those Raps matched your shirt! #31 at 8:27) I've never jigged a Rapala from a boat as I am a new boat owner. Fishing a big, fast river confluence I see a lot of folks using them. I've got plenty in the gear box for ice fishing but may be to small for that application. Thank you for a great informative lesson here, and a few LOL's I am subbed!

@sbdude52 Жыл бұрын

LOVED the video really helpful

@carlbodene8150 19 күн бұрын

Reel nice video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@matt65327 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks!

@shawnriebe4547 Жыл бұрын

That was a crazy good video!

@manleymiles9013 3 ай бұрын

Would love to see a video on rippin rap with 50 points👍

@mlmeyer79 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video. Plus, the camera you are using is really great - it pops. Keep the videos coming.

@ShawnNorthernOutdoorExperience Жыл бұрын

Love how the CC translates it to chicken rap. 🤣

@TargetWalleye Жыл бұрын

😂 Oh my word LOL

@samcon4760 Жыл бұрын

Love the video!!😂

@aaronotto7010 2 жыл бұрын

F’n Hilarious. My wife and I just sat and laughed along, took some notes. Thanks for the info and the entertainment.

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

I'm late to reply, but wanted you to know this comment made my day lol. Thanks both! 👊

@mn_3gunner819 21 күн бұрын

Excellent video and yes, they know what they're doing

@JDPMN1 2 жыл бұрын

Informative and entertaining. Great job!!!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it!!!

@curtadams3281 2 жыл бұрын

Great information!! Thanks 🐟

@billsutorius2753 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO BRETT, ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL PRESENTED JIGGING RAP EXPLANATIONS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. I HAVE LEARNED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF INFORMATION FROM THIS VIDEO THAT YOU MADE, I GIVE IT A 10 OUT OF 10. I'M GOING TO FEEL A LOT BETTER NEXT TIME I GO OUT TO DO THIS TYPE OF FISHING AFTER WATCHING AND LEARNING WHAT YOU'VE HAVE SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO. THANK YOU !!!

@Sour75 Жыл бұрын

Why are you yelling, Bill?

@johnlantz7278 Жыл бұрын

New to walleye fishing an this is the most complete guide to tips an technique ,thanks for your help an expertise.😊😊😊😊😊please be responsible an kill only what we need, fresh is best !

@nicholasmoen3244 2 жыл бұрын

Love the jigging rap vids!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thx dude!

@charlesronk2989 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the tips. Thanks.

@trevorhocking4107 2 жыл бұрын

The fishing dragon wraps for 7 years and it is my go-to bait I have it on at least 4 rods tied up at once! Colors do make a difference some days and definitely pitch away from the boat when you are in a clear lake or shallow when I'm talking shallow I mean less than 20 ft

@shootermcgavin991 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!

@jamescorsiglia8997 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@22steny 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video!! Out of all these tips The one big tip I would say you missed is the bottom hook! Change it out! I like the Mustad KVD, VMC and Gamakastu's anything with a slight inward bend and NOT to big so it doesn't wrap on its self. Now I want to go fishing.

@danielwhirley6779 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man I got a bunch of these lures NEVER had any luck really with them. My luck about to change.

@stevenvanderploeg3938 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video thanks brother

@governmentsteez7857 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! I've been singing where did you go for years but no one's known what I've been talking about! Thank you for that.

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👊

@NickLindner 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta give that Thunder Rolls jiggin' stroke a try!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Bow bow bow! ⚡️

@curtdrellack8906 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, keep up the great work. Tight lines

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks much! 👍

@cbooner6236 2 жыл бұрын

That face in the net bit had me rollin!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@joemartin6439 11 ай бұрын

Love that man. I broke a few rods jig and rap. love your bobb

@fidiusjwhoopie 2 жыл бұрын

did I miss one of the most important tips?, watch out for flying missile jigging raps, eye protection is key, they can do some damage coming at you at high velocity

@ANNISHNEE 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video, Thank you. I suppose I knew nothing about these babies till now, Pike like em too I've learned "picky Pike only".

@poimendave9536 2 жыл бұрын

You are the MAN

@fishin2themax245 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Great info 👌

@NetBuddyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfect!

@nicholasmoen3244 2 жыл бұрын

Might be one of the most money open water walleye videos out there. thanks man. curious on what you use to mount your livescope in the summer.

@jonnymoore3268 2 жыл бұрын

Great info, thanks

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, Jonny!

@66balsam 2 жыл бұрын

Ontario lake, deep with lake trout along with Walleyes, Smallies, Pike and Musky. I see fish on bottom in 45’ of water, surface temps at 80 F, I’m going back out with my jigging raps to see if I can snap one up, whatever it is!

@larryworden6599 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Season opens May in NY

@TargetWalleye Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Larry! Can't come soon enough.

@jed3961 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Just an upbeat guy seems like your truly enjoying being out

@TargetWalleye Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

@michaelburdosh6431 2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLANT !!!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@bryanpahl4555 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Love you energy and personality! Let me know if you get to pool 8 on the Mississippi!

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn 2 жыл бұрын

Good tips, but I do tip ice fishing with a tiny centre cute minnow piece…. Walleyes, perch, brook trout, crappie, lake trout, all smoke them. But I like small sizes in winter, w2, w3, and w5.

@sherlockhomesky 2 жыл бұрын

So I bought my first jigging rap yesterday, a 5/8th Pearl White to use on the Ohio River. Not sure if white bass/sauger/hybrid bass will eat these but they do like blade baits. I am fairly confident I will lose my $7 bait in the first 15 minutes on all the junk at the bottom of the river, I am planning on cutting the front hook off the bait to see if that helps. It's sorta odd that walleye are one of my favorite fish besides smallmouth considering we don't have many around here. I think I am going to drag my boat to Minnesota next year. Thank you for the tips..will be subscribing in 3..2...1....now

@jawnboatfishn1136 Жыл бұрын

These tips are money.

@brianvanzile5788 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to get effective with the j rap. Big on pulling spinners. Gotta practice I guess

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

For sure just takes that one confidence-boosting day!

@shawnfurton1111 2 жыл бұрын

great vid for me ( newbie) have alot to learn here in arkansas very clear DEEP water

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thx!

@DrDarwinian 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man, I dont have a lot of luck with jigging raps. I know its a technique thing. Makes me want to get on the water.

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Thx Casey! Defintiely takes some time on the water to get the hang of it all, but when it "clicks" it's an addicting bite. 👊

@kennethzbinden4714 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I enjoyed that

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! 👊

@gtrapper3745 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid.!!!!!!!!!!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Pumped you liked it! 👊

@tonyfreund6769 2 жыл бұрын

Livescope and jigging rap video..... yes..... make it happen

@ModernMotivation320 2 жыл бұрын

Solid

@Tyler-gu8fd 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. I have a hand full of jigging raps. Still working on getting them out but that's besides the point. I've never had much confidence in them due to lack of experience. My question is should I start vertically or cast and retrieve to gain confidence. Thanks

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea to play around with it vertical first to get a better feel for the jigging cadence and timing of when the bait hits the bottom and when to snap again. Then start doing short 20-30' pitches away from the boat.

@B1GE2 2 жыл бұрын

I throw them on 15# floro on casting gear. My bass squarebill setup. Nothing more fun than livescoping them with j raps.

@scottduflo7348 2 жыл бұрын

REALLY GREAT VIDEO!!! I may have missed it but are you always letting it return to bottom?

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I would say 97% of the time in openwater I'm letting it hit bottom. Only exception for me is if there's junk weed that's constantly fouling the bait. But then I usually get frustrated and switch spots to something cleaner lol.

@michaelanderson1445 2 жыл бұрын

Would like to see the Live Scope for Walleyes. Thanks Mike

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

There will be a lot of that this spring!

@fenixTKO 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! When you change out the treble hook for a bladed one, if you can’t match the size do you go 1 size up or down??

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

I try to keep it as close to the stock size as possible. If I have to adjust it I will bump up just slightly. I know some guys sweat by going with a bigger treble but the problem I have is the bait will foul more often then.

@timothyroche6445 Жыл бұрын

the way they snag on rocky reefs you need hundreds of them

@truckertim2938 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the videos, I have been looking for local anglers here in MN sharing techniques and videos. New to walleye fishing they are often an incidental catch for me. Avid Catfish, Crappie and Smallmouth fisherman. I own a few jigging wraps and plan to buy more and apply what I have learned ice fishing. I will also will try drop-shot fishing for Walleyes too. Any thoughts on that technique would be appreciated. Wonderful work, thanks for your dedication, sharing of the sport. Cheers.

@TargetWalleye Жыл бұрын

Awesome and thank you, man! Dropshots work amazing for walleyes! In the fall we love running small sucker minnows on them. And all summer long a dropshot with a nightcrawler catches walleyes when nothing else will. I did a really quick video on that and I’ll drop the link below in case: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtN2obSf38C-Yo0.html

@truckertim2938 Жыл бұрын

@@TargetWalleye thanks I’ll watch the vid. I will get into Jigging Raps and perhaps “wrap” my mind around other awesome things beyond typos. Cheers. 👍🏻😁

@deanmccabe8783 Жыл бұрын

You need a beer sponsor

@mattking5242 2 жыл бұрын

if most fish you're hooking are snagged outside the mouth or in the belly on a particular day, switch to a jigging spoon of similar weight and jig it the same way as the balance jig. you will hook every fish in the mouth with the spoon.

@veedubin187 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Do you always cut off the front hook for these when Ice Fishing? Also, when adding the VMC bladed hook do you add it to the back hook or only the front hook??

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

I really don't nip it off all that often. Usually when I do, it's if there's a ton of ice because it's harder to play the angle to get fish turned up. I always add the VMC Bladed Hybrid Treble to the front or middle of cranks - put it where you want the fish to target and hit. Noticed if I'm running it on the far back is when I'll get short strikers as they are nipping at the blade. Jigging Raps I put it right on the treble in the middle.

@Nick-dd2xg 2 жыл бұрын

Please do make a livescope jigging rap video, please

@dennisfalan1623 2 жыл бұрын

How about floating raps with a sinker?

@jjmcg9688 2 жыл бұрын

Especially for ice fishing but what micro swivel do you use so you avoid line twist? Thanks!

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

I use the smallest 2 sizes in the VMC RS Rolling Swivel thru the ice. They aren't as free spinning as the ball-bearing swivels, but they tangle up less. And I love that they are basically microscopic thru the ice.

@dionbrandt6176 2 жыл бұрын

It’s been working since June! Need to wear eye protection! Fish come unpinned all the time at the surface!

@DirtyJobsGuy1 2 жыл бұрын

Have only caught 1 one eye on Whitefish chain with a JR. Not sure why, but I think that I scare the fish away with it.

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

On the right day, they love it on the Whitefish Chain! Edges of humps in 24-30'. Just make sure you're getting the Jigging Rap out away from the boat a bit.

@michaelhull63 Жыл бұрын

So do you cut the nose hook off or not

@johnlantz7278 Жыл бұрын

the best tips are intuitive to the day, I’ll try some tidbits of attraction the fishing pressure on walleye here is just unbelievable with a 8 fish 12” to 22” slot .please let’s have a lower limit to start.an stop the net surveys reducing the number of mature spawner from here.change the thinking that every walleye should hit the table as a bass tournament angler most my life don’t let them use the fish for personal gain show priority for a new level of support and action for sustaining is not good enough only better is acceptable for the future of fishing no matter what fish 🐠

@traviswood669 2 жыл бұрын

Best all around rod for jigging raps?

@michaelevans2594 2 жыл бұрын

Rod type what kind?

@Xray4858 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any video catching largemouth bass in January, February & early March pre spawn??

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Our bass season closes in Feburuary and we can't target them again until the middle of May. But we do catch them (on purpose) thru the ice here for the next month or so on little rattlebaits, Jigging Raps and small tungsten. It's a fun way to switch things up from walleyes and panfish.

@riggybeans 10 ай бұрын

is it worth it to buy a jigging rap a rippin rap and a slab rap or just one if so what one

@DirtyJobsGuy1 2 жыл бұрын

You stated Helsinki Shad color for winter eyes, is that in a #5 or a #7?

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Both. I'd say I probably use #5s the majority of the time thru the ice, but the #7s work great early-ice while oxygen levels are at their highest.

@mattshoemaker1553 2 жыл бұрын

Do you fish them the same way in an upland reservoir that don't have much cover

@TargetWalleye 2 жыл бұрын

Overall I fish them the same way, it's just a slightly different approach.... We have a few lakes and areas around here that don't have a ton of cover/structure and the fish are relating to forage versus being on a "spot on the spot." That's when it's especially important to spend more time scanning with your electronics than actually fishing. Don't fish until you're graphing fish whether that's on Side Imaging, traditional 2D or DI, or even Live sonar. If I make a handful of casts on the fish with no bites, I'll will spin around to scan again and reposition on them and try again. If still a no-go, it's time to keep moving and looking for more active fish. I remember the moment when that all clicked for me...where you mark a fish, cast right at it, and BOOM it's on. The confidence boost is insane an gives you that push to run a bunch of spots and make things happen when they maybe wouldn't have squatting on a spot/area/fish that weren't "the deal" that day. Thx much for watching!