I have more DTs than I have of any other line of hard baits combined. I always have DT-6s, DT-8s, and DT-10s with me on the water. Throw mine mostly on a the 7'4" MHM Legend Glass. Sometimes throw the deeper divers on a Phenix X-14 for maximum distance/time in the target depth. It's a great rod in particular for the DT-20. I'd love to see Rapala release an actual super deep diver. The 10XD is good when the fish are aggressive. I currently use Duo Realis G87 20A for a more subtle super deep diver. Would be cool if Rapala got a foot into that sector of the market.
@TheMNbassHunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. This was a nice compromise between a reasonable length while still providing a good amount of detail. I'm getting my crankbaits in order for this upcoming season and needed a good refresher. I find it quite useful at times to just get back to basics.
@robertmccoy61692 жыл бұрын
Loved your video on the DT lineup by Rapala. I absolutely love to fish the DT 4 and 8 but my ultimate favorite is the DT Fat 01 in Hot Mustard.
@raypod6967 Жыл бұрын
just ordered 4 of the dt6 to complete my 6’ depth tackle box
@michaelkolbe5963 Жыл бұрын
Went and stocked my boxes and Rapala's is what I bought first and there aren't many colors and sizes that I don't have .Guess I'm going to have to start buying Mega Bass , Lucky Craft and some customs .What I'm basically saying is I'm a really big fan of Rapala's they are up there with the best baits in my opinion .Like them so much I went overboard. Going to need a new tackle bag soon .
@snsdmarquez12 жыл бұрын
I’m new to crank baits and stumbled on to the Dt crank baits they work great!!
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
Rapala, Berkeley, and KVD’s are my favorite brands and crank bait makers.
@wilmerpruitt63243 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel, immediately subscribed. great information--even if you are aware of the topic already!! Thank you sir.
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Would love your feedback and suggestions
@raypod6967 Жыл бұрын
raplas live colors are a big improvement over their regular color schemes
@kickurbass54964 жыл бұрын
Great info. Thanks
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
I have a Rapala DT-14 in the Firetiger color. Beautiful and such a well polished high quality product / lure. I need to fish with it more though. I always find myself using the trusty Rapala Super Shad.
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
Right on! Sometimes they don't care about the prettiest lure, do they?
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
@@MrBassTV Yeah that is true. Because when I crack open grandpa’s tackle box, sometimes I find myself saying: “What the hell kind of lure is that?” 😂
@mnrcbasher8773 ай бұрын
Where do you get the sureset hooks at? some of my dt series have just a regular treble hook in the back.
@k-mparker3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video with a gooood comprehensive information on the functionality and techniques used to catch the elusive bass. Loooove my DT’s!!! SUSCRIBED!!! Thanx!!! 👍😃🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
@andykurlovich98273 жыл бұрын
Love me some st croix also I run the legend glass in medium and medium heavy!!!!!
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
Love those Legend Glass rods.
@coreypowell71944 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the Bill Lewis MR-6 it's quickly becoming my favorite 6 foot crankbaits but nothing will ever replace the DT in my box
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
I have not really tried the Bill Lewis crank baits. Just the rattle traps. I will give it a try. Thanks!
@megabass556kaityou3 жыл бұрын
DT is a very nice lure. I think the stability of movement is better than any lure.
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Thanks for watching
@fishingmaster992 жыл бұрын
That fire tiger looks different than mine?
@steve4321able3 жыл бұрын
What size KVD Triple Grips do I use on a DT6? I am hearing it affects the action of the bait if I go up one size?
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
I’m not afraid to go up a size on crankbaits. It’s much more of an issue with Jerkbaits that you want to suspend. I don’t think it affects the action of the bait, but it may make it dive a little deeper than you want.
@frogmanpipes95614 жыл бұрын
What about the quality of the hooks? Looks like the 2 dt10s. Had bent hooks
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
I don’t seem to have trouble with the stock hooks. If you fish any bait long enough, the hooks will need to be replaced. I use the stock hooks on DT’s and then when they wear out, I upgrade. Thanks for watching!
@codycantrell27803 жыл бұрын
Thoughts on rapala DT 6 vs OG slim 6 for early spring?
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
I think the OG slim is the better choice. It's an incredible lure that really works great in cold water, but the DT is not far behind. Thanks for watching.
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
Funny story about that “Bar Fish” color from KVD. So I have a lot of KVD 10XD (25 feet) crankbaits. My Dad and I decided to go fishing on a very hot day, and my Dad told me: “The fish ain’t gonna be biting, it’s too hot out.” And I told my Dad: “The fish are just in cooler water; they are down deep in the cooler water, they are no different than us humans. When it’s hot out we move slower and like the cool AC. So when we go I am going to be throwing my 10XD’s / 25 foot deep divers.” My Dad and I get out on the dock and my Dad was using a big sucker minnow. I crack open my tackle box and I say: “Dad which one of these 10XD’s should I throw?” My Dad says: “Well... give em’ something they have never seen before, I would go with this...” and my Dad points at the 10XD in the Bar Fish color. So I whip that lure far far out there, and I know it’s hot out so the fish ain’t moving fast; they’re moving slower, just like us humans when it’s hot and muggy out. So I am doing a slow steady pull, and letting the lure pause for 7 seconds; slow steady pull, and letting the lure pause for 7 seconds. About 30 minutes in I feel a very slow, soft, sluggish weighted pull on my line. And I say: “-Oooh Dad! I got one! It feels like a nice Bass the way he took it.” I keep reeling up slowly anxious to see what I got. And it was a nice 30-32inch well fed, healthy Northern Pike! And I had a 18inch Tyrant Flourocarbon leader on too, just in case a Pike or Musky hits my lure, and sure nuff... one did! So that’s my KVD 10XD “Bar Fish” story.
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
He bit it on the pause too! So subtly though, and you just felt the rod and the line weigh down. I was using a Berkeley Big Game Power Series rod (Walmart $25) and I was using a Quantum open faced reel (I think you can find them at Walmart too for $25 - $30) and I had on 65lb Power Pro or 65lb Spider Wire Braided Fishing Line.
@MrBassTV3 жыл бұрын
That's a great story! I love catching big pike. So, are you recommending the Bar Fish color or not? Lol.
@ccol0093 жыл бұрын
@@MrBassTV . LOL! I Am recommending Bar Fish. I wanna try and catch something on the 10XD in the crawfish 🦞 color pattern. I haven’t caught anything on it yet. Maybe I need to put away the Whopper Ploppers and the Rapala Super Shads and chuck the 10XD crawfish 🦞 more.
@leokrooger16584 жыл бұрын
You interested in otts og slims?
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
I hear they are pretty good, but I have not tried them. What do you think of them?
@leokrooger16584 жыл бұрын
Haven’t yet. Waiting on them to become available on TW. Looks like flat sided DTs with circuit board lips.
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
Let me know what you think of them after you try them out.
@joshandhuntersadventures50464 жыл бұрын
The Dt’s are great baits but I like the strike king just as good
@MrBassTV4 жыл бұрын
I love a lot of Strike King crank baits too.
@micheledaugherty275 Жыл бұрын
The DT line is not silent…….they have a faint rattle!
@dann.2949 ай бұрын
They have no rattle. That’s just from the hooks
@jorrdanlease310626 күн бұрын
@@dann.294 the dt4 and dt 6 do indeed have a faint rattle...the dt8-the rest don't have the rattles
@JARoot-ic8wy9 күн бұрын
All DT Series crankbaits rattle. It says it right on the box. If he kept reading the side of the it at about 19:18 in the video the next lines say "Natural Balsa Action Long-Casting Rattlin' Crankbait". He was so close. If paused, you can clearly read it.
@jorrdanlease31069 күн бұрын
@JARoot-ic8wy wrong. The dt-8 does not have rattles..at all.
@jorrdanlease31069 күн бұрын
@JARoot-ic8wy if you hold the hooks together and the split rings and shake it close to your ear you will in fact NOT hear any rattles..now the dt-4 & the dt-6 DO have rattles.
@raymondfrancoeur55444 жыл бұрын
I have some DT 6 never caught anything on them. Well maybe its the fisherman LoL