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Bass, like humans, are gifted with five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. Most often, some or all of these senses combine to interpret a given environment. With that said, however, one of the five typically steps up and takes charge. With bass, for example, their sense of sound trumps all others when inhabiting extraordinarily colored water or after nightfall.
As anglers, we can capitalize by speculating as to which of a fish’s senses is foremost in a given situation. Take dark water example. An educated guess says to cater to their sensitive, sound-detecting abilities. And arguably the best way to tap their lateral line is with a rattling crankbait, a single-chambered offering, more specifically.
Rapala broke new ground with the single-chambered, bass-drum-beating Clackin’ Rap. This lipless lure features an external metal-to-metal chamber that bangs a signature cadence unique not only to this crankbait, but others in the same Rapala family – the Clackin’ Crank and Clackin’ Minnow.
Theories abound relative to the effectiveness of single versus multiple ball-bearing rattle chambers; the most sensible being that multiple balled chambers emulate a volume of forage, such as a school of shiners or shad. This while the lone clobbering clank emitted by members of the Rapala Clackin’ family originate from a single, larger perpetrator like a giant crawfish or big baitfish amongst the rocks. Ultimately, single chamber crankbaits are intended for big fish – ones that prefer full meals in a single chomp.
Clackin’ Rap aficionados will tell you, too, that utilizing matched fishing line ranks as highly as proper lure selection. Braids, like Sufix 832 Advanced Superline, afford rattling baits the most commotion, sound and action. The typical monofilament can actually mute the action and absorb sound waves that should be resonating towards the fish. To that, operate rattle baits with a medium action rod – soft tips, like copolymer line, serve to negatively pad the bait’s intended abrupt action and boisterous bangs.
Beyond the exceptional metal-to-metal with steel ball-bearing chamber on the Clackin’ Rap, Clackin’ Minnow and Clackin’ Crank, each is outfitted with other hallmark Rapala accouterments. First, there’s the translucent textured body with internal holographic foil that make each bait look hatched, not manmade. On the Clackin’ Rap, 3D holographic eyes accentuate the realism, while a VMC® SureSet® belly hook actually does take prisoners. A VMC® SureSet® flash feather teaser tail hook plumes from the rear of the Clackin’ Minnow, while its intelligent design miraculously mimics the drama of a dying baitfish. Lastly, the Clackin’ Crank sports a squared bill for ricocheting off of, not snarling in timber or catching rocks.
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