Fishmael Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 Anyone running a rattler? Any thoughts- good/bad? Thinking about maybe buying one to have on the boat. Currently run 12lb cannon DR weights.
jerryriggin Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 i run a 13 lb ridgeback on my center rigger and 12 lb sharks on the corners on lake michigan. they all catch fish as do round balls. i do prefer the sharks though. and i know for a fact that lakers off port austin in water you could see bottum in 45ft will hit a lure behind a chrome shark but not a yellow anodized ridgeback trailing same rig of both riggers. even changed hot rod to other rigger. didnt matter all nine lakers in limit came off same rigger with the shark weight. there are days the ridgebacks are smokin hot though to.so its all personal preference.
Fishmael Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 I don't see many posts on the Ridgeback Rattler. I would imagine that at times it may be too aggresive as it causes a great deal of turbulence. I see the guys who sell BTB from Big Water Tackle using it on their website. I have not personally seen or spoken to anyone who runs it regularly here in Muskegon. Thanks for the response.
j1musser Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I have a heavy one 13 or 14# that we use for lakers and really deep. Works good but its a killer on my manuals with no clutch:eek:
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