I found these Rebel Raiders last week and grabbed a couple of them. I had never seen them before. Man, I'm glad I did, they got bit all day long. I had a nice fat rainbow trout on that came unbuttoned next to the canoe. That sucked but that's fishing. These are 1 5/8" long and weigh 1/8 oz. They are a sinking bait and have a stationary weight and a single ball rattle which acts more or less like a very subtle one knocker. They cast very well, but being they have no lip it's up to you to give it action via twitching the rod tip. I used a 7' USDM Presso which is a moderate action rod and it worked well. It's color scheme and finish remind me of the 3DR series by Yo-Zuri, which flashes subtle shade differences as the viewing angle changes. These have a very noticeable flash from both the body and the eyes when twitched, nice attention to detail by Rebel. The Gold Flash/Black was the only color in stock, but it was the perfect color for the stained water I was on today. The stock #12 trebles were reasonably sticky out of the pack, but after the first fish of the day (a little hammer handle pickerel) swallowed the bait, I opted for the inline single hooks. Much easier to extract with hemostats. I also prefer snaps to tie to vs split rings.
This one blasted a Yo-Zuri suspending minnow after the first twitch. Typical yellow perch, hits like a freight train but zero fight
Pretty fish though ...
