Four or five years ago, rats infested the fishing scene. From mass-produced models like the BBZ Rat to custom lures like the CL8 Water Vole, anglers seemed consumed with the idea of appealing to fish ...

There are a variety of rat-imitating lures that’ll produce some of the best catches of your life, if only your heart can withstand the incredible violence of the strikes. It’s not new knowledge that ...

“It grew from there.” Barnes is production manager at Erie-based Bay Rat Lures, which Kuzmin opened in 2011 to meet demand for his creations. Its nine employees built about 35,000 lures in 201 ...

Almost all are made of plastic or composite, with a chamber for rattles within the bait. Squarebill crankbaits are designed primarily for fishing around shallow cover in 1 to 5 feet of water.

But making use of the fast-sinking lures known as lipless crankbaits or sometimes as "rattle-baits" because all have some sort of metallic beads inside to produce noise is one proven tactic that ...

you want a lure that knocks or rattles. Vibration: Seatrout often live in murky or stained water, so lures that wobble or thump to ramp up vibration are most effective. Subtlety: At certain times ...

Anglers fishing the break walls and piers after dark are casting larger diving plugs, swim baits and vibrating rattle lures such as the Rat-L-Trap and Cordell Spot. Sandusky piers have been ...