Denny Brauer was quoted when asked about the new Rage Tail Lobster:
“The Rage Lobster is a real man’s bait. It truly appeals to big fish. I’m a big fan of the Lobster because I target big fish in tournaments. If you can catch those bigger fish in a tournament using big baits like the Lobster, you can win. Because the lobster is an oversized crawdad, it appeals to big, heavy bass. Big bass probably don’t want to waste their energy chasing small baits. So, when they see a big bait like the Lobster moving slowly, they’ll attack it. I’ve had a lot of success this past year fishing the Lobster.
If you’re fishing a body of water that homes a number of big bass, the Lobster should be your lure of choice. It will make those big bass bite. If you’re fishing a tournament, you’ve already caught a limit of bass in your live well, and you want to upgrade your stringer with bigger fish or catch the big bass of the day, the Lobster is your go-to bait. The Lobster will appeal to bigger bass. You can put the Lobster on the back of a jig to give it a slower fall and a different look. If a versatile bait is fished many-different ways, it has a variety of applications. You can Texas rig the Lobster, flip it, cast it or use it on a Carolina rig or a flip trailer.
Question: Denny, when you put the Rage Lobster on the back end of a 1/2- or a 3/4-ounce jig, you’ve created a big bait, haven’t you?
Brauer: Absolutely. Many times bass really prefer that gorilla-sized bait. For many years, anglers thought a bait could be too big for a bass to eat. However, in recent years, with the success of the new big swim baits, like Strike King’s King Shad and Shadalicious, many anglers’ eyes have been opened to the size of forage fish the bass will take. Many people want to catch any kind of bass, so they downsize their lures. Therefore, the bass are accustomed to seeing small to medium-sized lures. When you put an oversized bait in that type of environment, it’s a new type of creature the bass has never seen before and the bass will strike it.
If you rig the Lobster and color coordinate the Lobster with the jig skirt and jighead so the Lobster looks like an oversized crawfish, the bass will often gobble up that bait. The Lobster is a tremendous bait we’ve never seen previously. With all the new lures from Strike King this year, I feel like a kid in a candy store. I’ve got so many-different baits from which to choose that I can cater to the size of the bass and the fishing conditions much better than I’ve ever been able to before. The Lobster is at the top of my list of favorites of Strike King’s new 2009 baits.”
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