I am always excited when we come out with our new Rapala lures for the following years.   I received the first  of them the end of last week and today was the day that I was going to put them in the water. First let me say this I’m only going to address 2 of them in this post. What you see above is 7 of 10 Largemouth that I caught this morning.  My love for the Rapala Skitter Walk is well documented but there is a new twist —5 of the 7 demolished the new  Rapala Skitter V with the largest being a respectable 5lb 4oz (not bad for 1st time out!!!!!  I tried to take some pictures so you can see the difference in the bait vs. the original Skitter Walk. Looking straight at the 2 the Skitter Walk has a more rounded side and bottom vs. the NEW SKITTER V that has a V bottom/tapering sides which changes the action of this bait unbelievably. If you snap your rod and leave slack line it will glide, and 3 of the 5 hit this bait today on the glide. The new Skitter V is 4 inches in length and weighs 1/2ounce  comes in 10 colors, has a translucent body , 3D Holographic Eyes and a set of super sharp #4 VMC Hooks. The 2nd is going to be fantastic as well-the new Rapala  Shad Dancer is a 2 inch 1/4ounce crankbait that can be either trolled or cast and drives 7-10ft deep on 10lb test-deeper for those of us that are light line guys.. I caught 2 Largemouth and 8 or 10 white bass on the Live River Shad today. —I’m going to make a prediction this bait here in our middle Tennessee Lakes will be one that everyone will be talking about and looking for. When you find them you better buy them. It comes in 16 colors for every need and preference including the LIVE RIVER SHAD and RED CRAW colors-which are mega favorites here in middle Tennessee.  Folks I have never led you wrong these  2 new additions to the Rapala line up is going to be GREAT!!!  By the way I put in at daylight and it was sweltering by 9:45 when I left the lake-just flat hot, and was the only trailer left in the lot.  Go to Rapala.com and you can pull these baits up and get a far better idea of what they look like.  Thanks for visiting my site Rick www.tennesseebassguides.com