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Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™

No other hardbait can boast the fish-catching success of the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap crankbait series. With its flashy, shad-like profile, aggressive rattle and super-tight wiggling action, the Rat-L-Trap Magnum Force lipless crank is notorious for sticking heavy-weight fish in the mouth. The Magnum Force is also ideal for when you've got big fish like musky, striper, bass and pike to fry!
Average Customer Rating:
4.833 out of 5
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11 of 12(92%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Review 1 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Poor quality

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September 4, 2011
By basson1
Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well
Disadvantages: Appearance
"I have had this ideam for some years now. The paint will start to chip, and therefor it will be useless."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Can catch anything

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August 8, 2011
By Muskymac
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"I had one of these in my tackle box for years and never used it until this season. I was really dumb. This bait has caught 4 muskies :44",2-42",36", in Canada and Northern wisconsin, )35 bass small and largemouth 14 to 21", walleyes 5. I was strickly using it to catch muskies all the other fish were a bounus.I also missed several fish that hit it. I also caught 5 undersize muskies on it. I have now purchased 10 of these and this has become my high confidence bait. It apparently drives all species wild. Firetiger pattern if your fishing the northern regions.\( 1 oz. size)"
Review 3 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Reliable Lure

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April 27, 2011
By ToddyK
from Illinois
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Have used this lure for many years fishing in Canada"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? Less than 1
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 4 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

swims good

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March 15, 2011
By michailiuk911
from davie fl
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"i used this 4 times and had a line snap but it worked i caught 20 lbs and 28lbs striper so yea there good and strong although hard to find all the colors though in the store"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 5 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Bill Lewis Traps are winners!

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March 14, 2011
By slyrus
from Auburn, NY
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Great lure with even better results! Used these last year in numerous bass tournaments! I can say these lures won me 2 tournaments and helped me finish in the top 10 twice! Highly recommend their purchase and use!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 6 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Good

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June 8, 2010
By UltraLightBass
"I like the larger size after having years of luck on the 1/2oz size. Alot of fun to fish with"
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 7 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

1 ounce rattle trap! yea

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October 20, 2009
By booboochipp
from ohio
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Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well
Disadvantages: Durability
"1 ounce rattle trap! awesome nice and loud. works great. wears a little fast crome comes off easier than expected. great lure though"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 8 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Best Bassin' Day Ever

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February 19, 2009
By BassinGreg
from Kentucky
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"The 3½" Chrome/Black back Rat-L-Trap Magnum brought home the big ones last Spring at Watts Bar Lake in Spring City Tenn.
It took a bit of work to find 'em, but when I did I caught a 5 fish limit in excess of 20 lb in one day.
See the attached image of one of the nice ones."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 3
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 9 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

fantastic product

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February 8, 2009
By liv2phish
from green bay,WI
"My primary lure of choice when i went to canada last june and looking forward to catching more fish than anybody else in the boat positivly one of the great lures for pike and nice bass."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

My throw back lure of choice for spring musky!

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March 17, 2008
By fishfan
from IL
"These things are unbelievable!
I use them as a throw back lure in the spring when muskies are just getting out of the winter funk. I'll start out throwing a jerkbait or shallow crankbait and work it somewhat slow with a few pauses. As the water starts to warm up and I start to see muskies follow the lure to the boat and not strike, I'll usually throw back to them with either a small bucktail or the Rat-L-Traps.
These are the perfect throw back lures because you can work them at different depths and vary the retrieval speed, to try and entice the fish to hit. I've had some nice spring muskies nail these things, and they always seem to get hooked up good! I've also had a few bonus Large Mouth's hit them, and they end up usually being in the 5 or 6 pound range or higher.
Great for spring muskies, pike and big bass!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 11 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Great

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March 12, 2008
By Nkelley
from Reading, MA
"This thing works great. It is great for any game fish. I have caught many bass and the once and a while pickerel. It has the best movement and doesn't take skill to use."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 12 for Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Magnum Force™
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

best bass lure

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July 26, 2007
By AJ
"This is the best striped and largemouth bass lure i have used. I have caught 3 large mouths about 5 pounds in one day and
countless striped bass the smallest about 32
inches and the biggest about 21 pounds at lake tawakoni in texas. this is a great product
for bass
"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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