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The Rapala Rippin' Rap is a hard-vibrating, lipless crankbait designed to create flash, sound and aggressive action throughout the water column. With its distinctive deep-belly profile, skinny sides and loud internal BB rattle system, the Rippin' Rap gives bass, walleye and other predatory gamefish multiple reasons to track down and strike the bait.
Unlike a traditional diving crankbait that relies on a bill to reach a specific depth, the Rippin' Rap features a sinking, lipless design with a variable running depth. This allows anglers to control where the bait is presented by adjusting retrieve speed, casting angle and how long the lure is allowed to sink before beginning the retrieve.
The Rippin' Rap produces a strong vibrating action during both fast and slow retrieves. Its loud BB rattle system adds an aggressive sound component that helps fish locate the bait, making it an excellent option for covering water and triggering reaction strikes.
Its tall, deep-belly profile and skinny sides also give the Rippin' Rap a fluttering action as it falls. This makes the bait more versatile than simply casting it out and retrieving it straight back to the boat. Anglers can rip the bait upward and allow it to fall, vary retrieve speed or work it through different sections of the water column to determine how fish want the lure presented.
The Rapala Rippin' Rap is an excellent choice for fishing around grass and vegetation. Rip the bait over or through grass to create sudden bursts of speed and vibration that can trigger reaction strikes from nearby bass. The lure can also be worked around rocks and timber, giving anglers a versatile lipless crankbait for covering a variety of freshwater structure and cover.
The combination of strong vibration and the distinctive BB rattle system makes the Rippin' Rap especially useful when fishing stained or darker water where sound and vibration can help fish locate a lure. Its detailed appearance, including textured scales, gill details and deep-set 3D holographic eyes, also provides visual attraction for fishing clearer water where fish may have more time to inspect the bait.
A long-casting design allows anglers to cover large areas of water efficiently from either the boat or shoreline. Longer casts also allow the bait to remain in productive water longer, making the Rippin' Rap a useful search bait when anglers are trying to locate active fish.
The Rapala Rippin' Rap is available in multiple sizes and weights, allowing anglers to match the lure to forage size, target species, fishing depth and conditions. Smaller models provide a more compact presentation, while larger and heavier Rippin' Raps allow anglers to make long casts, fish deeper water and present a larger baitfish profile.
Premium VMC black nickel treble hooks provide dependable hooking performance when fish strike, completing a versatile lipless crankbait designed for both aggressive reaction fishing and controlled presentations.
Key Features:
Rapala Rippin' Rap lipless crankbait
Sinking lipless design
Variable running depth
Tall, deep-belly body profile
Skinny sides create a fluttering action on the fall
Hard vibrating action
Effective with fast or slow retrieves
Distinctive loud BB rattle system
Produces sound and vibration to attract fish
Long-casting design
Excellent for covering water
Great for bass fishing
Excellent option for walleye fishing
Effective around grass and vegetation
Can be ripped through or above grass
Effective around rocks
Can be worked around timber
Useful in clear water
Sound and vibration provide additional attraction in stained or dark water
Textured scale pattern
Detailed gill design
Deep-set 3D holographic eyes
Premium VMC black nickel hooks
Multiple sizes available
Multiple weights available
Wide variety of fish-catching colors
Can be cranked, swam or ripped
Effective throughout different portions of the water column
Excellent reaction-style hard bait
Whether you're ripping a lipless crankbait through grass for bass, covering open water for walleye, working rocky structure or searching for active fish, the Rapala Rippin' Rap combines hard vibration, loud rattling sound, long-casting performance and a fluttering fall to create a versatile presentation for freshwater fishing.
| Size | Depth | Length | Weight | Hooks |
| 05 | Variable | 2" | 5/16 oz | #8 & #10 |
| 06 | Variable | 2 1/2" | 1/2 oz | #6 & #8 |
| 07 | Variable | 2 3/4" | 7/8 oz | #4 & #6 |
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