Comments: I've been throwing the spro rat 25 on my Dobyns Kaden 610CB4 rod paired with a Metanium MGL reel 6.2.1 GR with Yo Zuri Hybrid 10 lb line. It's more like a shallow diving crankbait, but I really like that since it gives it more of a realistic flair. It has a very realistic swimming action and the tail will slightly move when I turn the handle on my reel. I like to burn it and then stop it. Slowly turn the handle on my reel and then burn it. I just repeat that and it works great a long the bank lines, weed edges, under trees, and in many juicy spots. The tail will fail after a couple of fish. There is a metal strand in the tail I think and after a while it gets loose. When that happens it will get caught up in the treble hooks. That's when I replace the tail. I don't use a toothpick to pin it in place. They seem to just fly off when I do that. Instead I use a paper clip that I bend and cut to hold the tail in place. I use the official replacement tails fro m Spro. I initially bought one to try it out and fell in love with this. it really works and I'm going to invest in the 30 and 40 sizes now that I have confidence in this bait. I recommend you throw this tiny 25 size "wakebait" on a crankbait rod and a slow gear ratio reel for the best hook up ratio and getting the best action out of the lure. It is expensive, but it also works on a consistent basis. I have full confidence in this bait. Just go into it knowing that it acts more like a 1 ft shallow diving crankbait and fish it like a crankbait. I like the Brown, Grey, and Black colors.

From: The Sonoran Desert Angler: Tucson, AZ 8/8/23

Comments: First night throwing the 40 in Grey color after getting skunked on Whopper Plopper and bam, a 3 lber in about 18 inches of water along the bank. Yeah, it's ridiculously expensive but hopefully it'll last and catch me enough fish not to care.

From: David: New Jersey 7/25/23

Comments: I had the 30 size for years and caught countless fish with it. Originally, I thought the rat was a little gimmicky, but it turned out to be a fishing catching machine. It has a beautiful action, and the knocking sound attracts fish big and small. The 30 size does want to dive, so you have to reel it in slow to make it wake. On my last fishing trip the lip broke in half after years of service, so I came here order another, and I was shocked. The price has jumped up almost 50%! At $20, the 30 size was a little pricey but worth it. At $30, I'm not so sure. As much as I love this lure, I find it very hard to justify this new price point.

From: Cole: Mississippi 6/25/23

Comments: Smallmouth, Largemouth, Northerns, Gar, this bait brings all fish to the boat. Wake it, crank it, walk it, it doesn't matter cause this bait will get bit, period. Hooks could use replacing after a couple of fish, I had a largemouth skyrocket this lure 6' above the water and I realized it's time to swap em out. It has an awesome wood knock, it doesn't clank like pvc or plastic. Morning Dawn, Grey and White are musts. After 7 Northerns in 1 outing the tail was still intact.

From: Jon: Barrie, Ontario 3/10/20

Comments: Love the rat gets lit up at some of my favorite spots but the tails break way too easily only took 3 trips to break both.

From: Unknown: 10/16/19

Comments: These dive like a crank and y'all should be happy for that. Reel it slow enough and it wakes. Versatility baby

From: Cody: Ma 8/10/19

Comments: I own something like 15 of these in all sizes.  The 50s generally like to wake, 40s will at slow, but like being a little under at moderate and faster, 30s are generally not wake baits, 25s aren't either.  Suppose you could possibly reel slow enough that the 30 and 25 would, but it would be painful.  I love these, walleye, perch, sunfish, to musky.  Love the 40 size for bass.  Straight retrieve, burst it, or hard snaps and watch it 180 and chug on the surface.  I even run a 50 in brown behind a yumbrella with 8 size 4 willow blades, looks like a rat/mouse/muskrat chasing a school of minnows.  I've got others, the G rats, savage gears, the Cl8 bait possum, I absolutely cannot say a bad thing about these Spro's, and for the price they are an unbelievable way to get into run these kinds of lures.  

From: Brett: MN 5/17/19

Comments: I was so excited for this but first impression very confused, my bait didn't wake it dove like a crank bait right out of the box? So not sure what to think...I'm hoping it's a malfunctioning lure.

From: Humberto - Illinois 9/15/18

Comments: Best bait in my arsenal. Have the Ghost and Morning Dawn in 40. The bait is outstanding and has become my confidence bait. Whether you are slow rolling, waking it, walking it in place, cranking it just under the water, all these retrieves work. The sound is another big plus - that knocking drives them wild. The tail action is fantastic. Keep the rod tip high on a medium retrieve and the tail action will flip out of the water causing an even bigger disturbance. Simply a great bait. I have had people make fun of and sneer at this bait but pictures prove it works. Now, stop reading and go buy one, and enjoy the action.

From: Jimmy - Liberty City, TX 5/26/18

Comments: This thing is great! The weird thing tho is mine dives like a crankbait.....like 4feet deep. Is this supposed to happen? Cause last time I checked wake baits were top water. Needless to say I've caught everything on it and will buy plenty more.

From: Logan: North Carolina 4/3/18

Comments: **Update 7/17/17**
Well unfortunately I have to update my previously posted positive review. This thing really catches fish as I stated before but it will also let u down. Sunday morning it got hit my a really nice fish(possibly even my pb) and the rat broke in half leaving the rear section, tail, and rear treble hook in the fish's mouth. Not a good way to start off a morning. Spro definitely needs to do something bout where the two main sections of the rat are joined together. Very disappointed, especially for a $30 lure.
**Original Review**This rat is awesome. First time out I caught a 6 lb Bass. Bass love this. Second time out I got 6 fish. Slow to medium retrieve worked best for me

From: Mike: Allentown, PA 5/22/15

Comments: Lost a PB on this gray rat. Killer lure, it's something the fish haven't seen. They come up from the deep to hit this thing. Be ready when fishing this lure, it's deadly. Everyone should have a few!!

From: David Hensley: Louisville, KY 5/14/17

Comments: This lure is too good to be true! It is better than any other rat and is half the price, it doesn't get better than this. This thing catches fish, don't worry about how big the 50 is, the fish don't worry about the size of it. I have caught fish that are 3,4,5 pounds and fish that were barely 1 pound which is saying a lot considering a monster in New Jersey is 5 pounds.

From: Aidan: Hunterdon NJ 5/11/17

Comments: I have the Morning Dawn size 50 and love it.  I have caught a few really nice largemouth with it, along with a few dinks that aren't much bigger than the rat itself.  As others have said the paint does wear off from the hooks, but i  don't mind it at all and I'm sure the fish don't either.

From: Ben: Massachusetts 5/2/17

Comments: I was extremely skeptical of this purple and yellow rat lure but I have already caught fish on this thing(even fish on the beds). I got the 30 size and wish I had went bigger. Don't be intimidated, just get it.

From: unknown 4/19/17

Comments: These rats are fantastic. They are very durable & they straight up catch fish. Don't be intimidated by the 50 size. Although it is obviously targeting the giants, dinks will still blow up on it all day.  Well worth the money.

From: Reggie: Winston Salem, NC 8/26/16

Comments: I had my hopes up, but I wasn't impressed with this lure for a couple reasons. First, the hooks wore the paint off on each side of the lure after an hour of fishing and just kept getting worse. Most frustrating though was how the tail continuously hooked in the rear treble. Even when I was extremely careful not to spin the lure when I casted and thumbed hard to make the tail fall behind the hooks when it hit the water, it would still stick on 90% of casts. Needless to say, it didn't swim properly when the tail was hooked. I ended up having to remove the rear hook, but then lost confidence in getting a hook set because I was fishing for musky.

From: Jason: MN 8/13/16

Comments: Wow this bait is a lot of fun. I normally love my whopper plopper but i got the morning dawn & was out fishing this morning. 3 bass 3 northern in the span of an hour. 1.4, 1.9, 3.5 lb bass. Don't normally weigh the slimmers. Think I've found my new fave bait. The sound these things make is amazing

From: Chhith: MN 7/28/16

Comments: All my buddies and my dad have been making fun of me as I bought almost every color.  They stopped laughing when I started boating donkeys in open water, along shore, cove's, heck anywhere! They are pricing, but hey... Its top water! You have to be a special kind of special to lose a floating top water bait!

From: Joe: OH 7/28/16

Comments: I bought the 50 & 40 size in Grey Ghost. Night fishing with these is simply amazing! You just blind cast to the shore & slow roll it back & wait for that iconic "Slurp" as they grab it. Keep reeling to see if there is added weight & pull back. We use a minimum of 7'6" Heavy Fast rods for the 50, but a 7'10" or longer is ideal for this big lure. You can get away with a 7' MH Fast for the 40/30 size. Use a high quality reel spooled with Berkley 20# Big Game Mono. The mono gives you that extra cushion so you don't rip the hooks out, plus this rod/reel/line setup gives you an awesome fighting experience even with smaller fish & you can boat flip the big ones too.

From: JD: MN 7/17/16

Comments: Used the 40 in the morning dawn color this morning. I caught a 7lb & 6lb largemouth back to back. I think I'm going to get a few more during this sale!

From: Brandon: Annapolis, MD 7/2/16

Comments: I hesitated getting this lure for probably a year due to the price tag, even though I had read all the glowing reviews and loved the action on it. Finally ordered it in the big size in Morning Dawn. Literally my first cast off the shore (just wanting to see it in action) I had a muskie come up & smash it. The reviews are all true - it works.

From: Josh: Canada 5/15/16

Comments: Great bait, using the 40 in Morning dawn. I have so far caught bass from 1 pound to 7.2, most have came from swimming the rat than using it as a wke bait. Definitely worth a try!

From: Leviathan: Martin, TN 4/6/16

Comments: Spro Rat for the win. I fish these for stripers & they love it. Morning Dawn is the color I use. Fishing CA Delta.

From: Moua: Sacramento, CA 2/4/16

Comments: Pretty much going to echo what everyone else has already said but this bait flat out catches fish. I think what makes it so dynamic is not only the ability to both wake the bait & walk it (which I do to primarily get bit) but it's the SOUND the bait makes when you walk it. I think that plays a big factor in drawing some of the fish too. You'll catch fish of all different sizes, from one pounders all the way up to giants. Grab the appropriate gear and hang on!

From: Scott: Clewiston, FL 12/3/15

Comments: The best topwater bait i have ever fished. first cast at a very pressured pond caught a 5lber. Later that day I also caught a 1lber on the 50 size morning dawn, apparently this is not just a big fish bait. Awesome, i would highly recommend the morning dawn color in the 50 size

From: Jake: CA 10/5/15

Comments: THIS BAIT CATCHES FISH! I bought one and took it to a local heavily pressured pond that normally only produces dinks IF you can get bit at all. I landed a 3 4 and 5lber within the first hour of fishing this bait. Since then I have caught many more huge fish out of that same pond. Best big bait for the money.

From: Jordan: CA 9/3/15

Comments: I was looking at rat wake baits in the $100+ range and just couldn't commit to spending that amount of money. I bought this bait instead and cannot understand how the expensive baits could be better than this. This rat wakes perfectly, makes a loud knocking noise, looks extremely realistic, and hooks big fish - right out of the package.

From: Nick: Natick, MA 8/18/15

Comments: This rat is pretty amazing. I got it in the mail around 4 in the afternoon and I just went to a little spot by my house to try it out and see what it looked like. First cast I caught a 2.7 lb bass and then I just swam it in a few more times to watch it and I went home. I went back later that night just to stop by and I caught a 6 pound 0 oz bass. Ive had the lure for 2 days and Ive caught over 10 fish with the smallest being 2.7 lbs and the average around 4 pounds. This lure is phenomenal. Well worth the $30

From: Matthew: Sturbridge, MA 8/13/15

Comments: Awesome Bait. Killed it at night with the Black Rat Ninja. Doesn't perform well in weeds and lilly pads, the large bill catches everything. My brother saw me catch 6 3lbers on the first night so he went out and bought the purple morning dawn, and it also produced big bass in MA. Buy this bait! Reasonable price for a quality rat! 

From: Ace: MA 8/1/15

Comments: One of the best purchases that I've made in a long time when it comes to largemouth bass fishing. I got the Morning Dawn cause it's all the rage and highly recommend it. Have been using it for two days, have had two followers in the 6 pound range, nailed two small fish the same size of the lure, and had a 3 pounder get it but threw me when she jumped. I even have a buddy who is using this for Yellowtail and Calico Bass in the ocean.

From: Levi: Temecula, CA 7/16/15

Comments: Great Bait. First time using caught a 5lber on the third cast! Isn't just for big fish either. Caught many bass as small as one pound on this rat.

From: Jack: St. Louis, MO 7/10/15

Comments: The fish really like this bait unfortunately the paint isn't too durable but that doesn't really matter with topwater for the most part. love this bait I've already had an 8 choke it!

From: Bass Angler: Memphis, TN 4/17/15

Comments: USE 85# braid!!! this dandy will also catch small fish but its design say's hogs. i use a 8 ft. heavy action rod with a fast retrieve b/c reel and they work fine so far. biggest fish is a 7.5 lg mouth in the middle of a tule patch. since color means little with surface lures, pick one or two and have some fun. night fishing is a blast and as exciting as bassing can be. good luck --

From: Wes: Salinas, CA 3/21/15

Comments: Finally a super rat at a great price! Last year the "RAT" craze began, and now there is a migration of new "RAT" lures. The Spro BBZ-1 Rat has staked it's claim for water supremacy. Move over rodents, this alpha rat's mindset is on total largemouth bass domination!

From: William: Thomaston, GA 3/18/15

Comments: This rat is awesome! I recommend buying it if you bass fish. My first cast I landed a 4 pounder! The bait has an awesome life-like movement through the water and the slow roll is a largemouth killer!

From: Mason: San Jose, CA 2/23/15

Comments: I'm very impressed. Weighing 2 1/2 ounces it's not too big, but definitely targets the hogs. I see it more like a swimbait than just a wake bait. One of the best things about this lure is you don't have to replace the hooks or split rings. Great quality and, unbeatable price. Highly recommended.

From: Mullet: Atlanta, GA 2/20/15