Overview
The Rapala BX Balsa Extreme Minnow 4” was designed with the clear intention that it would embody the traditional attributes Rapala balsa baits are known for with the heavy-duty toughness that fighting large fish demands. Rapala was able to accomplish this by encasing lure’s balsa body within a durable copolymer shell. The result is a classic jerkbait that delivers an erratic, darting action and precision pauses along with the toughness necessary to excel against the most formidable gamefish in a variety of fishing conditions. Its precisely molded 3D head, gills and scales, as well as, Rapala’s internal X-foil offer incredible realism, and its super sharp black nickel VMC hooks deliver quality hooking capabilities. Available in a wide range of lifelike colors, the Rapala BX Balsa Extreme Minnow 4” are hand tuned, tank tested beauties that are sure to be staples in any anglers tackle box.
-Balsa Body Inside
-Durable Copolymer Shell
-Molded 3D Head, Gills and Scales
-Internal X-Foil
-Flat-Sided with Strong Flash on Roll
-Black Nickel VMC Hooks
-Incredible Lifelike Finishes
-3D Holographic Eyes
-Hand Tuned & Tank Tested
Lucky Craft | Length | Weight | Depth | Class |
BX Balsa Extreme Minnow | 4" | 7/16oz | 4-6ft | Suspending |
Previous Feedback
Comments: This is one of the worse jerk baits I've tried to date! I was really excited about this one due to the super realistic color patterns. I purchased 4 of them and I wish I would've only bought one to try first. It has almost zero action in the water. If you just straight retrieve it like a crankbait it has an ok shimmy retrieve. But as a jerk bait it has no darting or erratic twitching or nothing! It's a hard pass for me on this one.
From: Luis: Lake Placid, NY 1/1/22
Comments: Would be good if the bills didn't keep coming out.
From: Unknown 4/17/21
Comments: Smaller size is one of the best baits I have ever used for stream brown trout. Incredible action for a small bait and comes in great colors. Bigger bait is a great finesse bait for pike and bass, as well as being a good walleye bait.
From: Brendan: Rochester, MN 3/1/20
Comments: Honestly a great bait and catches many different species of fish. I just wish tackle warehouse had more color options for this bait.
From: Unknown 5/3/17
Comments: Honestly a great bait and catches many different species of fish. I just wish tackle warehouse had more color options for this bait.
From: Unknown 5/3/17
Comments: This lure has been out for quite a while. I never really gave into the hype of balsa wood. I still don't care. But I decided to give it a try. I didn't even know that it didn't hate a rattle chamber. But for fishing in the CA Delta, this thing rocks! And silent worked better. Striper, LMB, and Crappie pound this thing. And you better believe that if it's a crappie, it's a monster crappie. It has plenty of flash. It's got an irresistible swim motion when burning it which creates plenty of reaction bites. And has a moderate side to side darting action when jerking and pausing. Fish just love it.
From: Thor: Sacramento, CA 2/21/15
Comments: This is a masterpiece of craft combined with newest and greatest technologies. This bait is really sweet looking with flawless finishes as expected from all Rapala's lures. However, this lure downsides are minor when casting in the high wind and castability isn't as great. Hopefully, Rapala will perfect this lure with more features like rattles, and weight transfer system of that lengendary X-Rap. Which I imagined in the future can be accomplished.
From: Chuong: San Jose, CA
Comments: Finally got one of these from TW in the Smelt pattern. Fishing in late fall in the northeast can be tough, but this bait was a killer for me this past weekend. I caught quite a few bass in the 2-3 pound range but I was also catching pike like crazy and few fairly big perch. I've never caught such a variety of fish on one bait before. This is definitely a fish attracter. Because it has a balsa core, it wobbles and turns (depending on which way it is facing due to the line tension) as it rises. Almost all of my strikes came on the pause, and they were very hard strikes.
From: Matt: MA
Comments: set another date for this bait again? must be catching fish, not sold yet in local stores. Hope next year to be stocked up so I can get one. I hope they come out with new xtreme balsa DT's that would be awesome to crankbait series. Good job rapala, keep making more lures in next decades because guys love improvement on baits and new types. Good fishing forever!
From: Alex: Kansas