Hot Lures on the White

Hey, everyone!

I just had to share…  Rapala has come out with some great new lures — the X-Rap X-treme Action Slashbait line.  These lures first came to my attention when one of our guests who, during the course of his one-week stay, caught over 40 nice Brown trout, about half of which would have been legal to harvest (although he did not).

Interestingly enough, these lures do not sink like a Countdown, but are what is referred to as a “long cast suspending” lure.

The two colors that seemed to work best here are “Glass Ghost” and “Olive-Green”.  They have incredible, varying action depending on how you fish them.  The two sizes I have been carrying here are the XR-8 and XR-10.  Use them in bigger water right up tight to the bank.

Rapala XR10-GlassGhost for Brown Trout Fishing on the White River

Back to the action on these things…  Hence the name, they seem to “slash” through the water.  You fish them somewhat like a Husky jerk, but not really.  At a very slow retrieve, they have a nice back-and-forth, wiggling action.  They suspend 3-5 ft for the size 8, and 4-6 ft for the size 10 when you stop reeling.