Rattlin Flyer Spoon by Lindy

[piscesman]

Has anyone tried these new jig type lures yet??? Looking for some input before or if I buy them. Heard some good things from other people but not from this site. You of all should have a better idea of how they work. Thanks for any input.
      Kim

[marble-eye03]

Have one tryed it when fish were biting other jigs just to see if it worked dropped it down there didnt catch a thing. Might have had wrong color, size who knows? Have not used it since!

[Mainedog]

I was given some of these recently, and am anxious to try them.
I have tried the Rattlin Flyer Spoons with so-so results.

http://www.outdoorcreationsinc.com/index.cgi?page=lmtu

MD

[piscesman]

Thanks for the help. I might buy just one instead of a kit. Looking for a little advantage while waiting for the flags to fly..............Never had much luck jigging. You have or you don't.
      Kim

[mcully]

They work and do veer off to the side as they fall. I use a gold one on oneida for eyes at times. Like everything else sometimes the fish slam it sometimes they don't.

[David Barber]

They DO work.  The gliding action gives you a more horizontal presentation adding a more life-like attractant.  The larger sizes were out last year and the definately earned a spot in my tackle box.  I have been giving the 1/16 oz a workover this year and have had better than expected results.  I slammed gill after gill on one outing and quite a few crappies the next outing.  In fact, I was setting up jigging a 3/16 oz rattl'n flyer spoon for walleyes and hoping hole to hole when I got slammed by a crappie!  That is a large spoon to a small fish, but it took it!

As well, I was at a seminar Dave Genz put on.  He mentioned another benefit.  He will set up a tip-up not too far away from where he is jigging.  The all-brass rattle and holograph flash will often bring them in... and a few minutes later, the flag will fly.  I suppose you can do the same thing with a dead-stick with a shiner or sucker.

See my post here on a little more information:

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=90198.0

[Ice Shark]

Bought the kit when they first came out.  Mixed results.  There not top on my list.

[REEL DeiL]

i know they work great for perch have not tried them for anything else

[Dewman]

I tried one the other night. Got 2 small eyes. I think the weather had something to do with the slow bite. I try not to buy in to all the hype, but this time I gave in. Usually use Swedish pimples with good success. Will see when I'm with the group if one lure/bait outfishes the other, that will be my sales factor

good luck out there

Dewman

[Van_Cleaver]

I've used them since last season with good results on gills and perch. I usually replace the treble with a single dropper hook. I don't rely on the action of these lures, I shake the crap out of them, then pause. If that fails I start banging the bottom to stir things up, then rattle them some more. They often attract fish when none are on the screen, though a Rattling Varmint works just as well IMO.

[ice-dogg]

they work!!! glow red at night for eyes.

[FishingNy03]

i think they work better at attracting the fish, but alot of them seem to show up on the vex, but not bite

[panfishman13]

too flashy for me 

[slipperybob]

These has worked very well for me last year.  Caught lots of fish on the bare hardware.  Just very hard to catch a bluegill with it.  Hard to get a lazy walleye or perch to bite it enough to get a hook set.  I put these ahead of Chubby Darters but very close to regular spoons.

[bobb-o]

The rattlin flyer's worked very well for me last season for everything from northerns, to walleyes to bluegills. The secret to using them for bluegills is to add a dropper or just replace the treble hook with a small genz bug and plastic. it attracts them in and then gives them something small to eat

[dkfry]

I'm going to pick up a couple of the the flyer spoons this year. I like the color and the fact that they rattle. I figure they should would well with a dropper setup.

[Van_Cleaver]

Mine have the treble replaced with a Hali chain, and single hook. The first day I tried the stock model I was missing a lot of fish. (perch and gills) Went to the single hook and started hooking up right away. Often I will start with a Flyer to bring fish in, but immediately switch to a small jig if the fish won't take. As mentioned previously you can simply add your dropper of choice to the Flyer, giving you the best of both worlds.

[CrappieBuster]

The 1/16th oz glow red ones were my go to last year.

[bullheadlodge]

Rattlin flyers aren't my favorite lure, had some luck with 'em though. I usually go with a Northland Buck Shot Rattle spoon instead, had a lot more luck with those.