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Rapala · Deep Diving Crankbaits

Rapala X-Rap Magnum 20, Hot Pink UV

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Color: Hot Pink UV

Item weight
1.76 ounces
Product dimensions
1 x 1 x 1 inches

Quick take

A deep-diving magnum crankbait with textured translucent body and internal holographic foil that attracts predators in murky water and deep presentations.

The X-Rap Magnum 20 is a deep-diving crankbait with a long lip and a textured translucent body, rated to run about 20 feet down. It carries an internal holographic foil and a 3D holographic eye in a hot pink UV finish. At about 5.5 inches and 1.6 ounces, it suits anglers who want a larger, heavier crankbait for reaching deeper structure.

Best for

  • Casting and trolling for pike and musky in lakes
  • Mackerel and other saltwater species in offshore structure

Skip if

  • You fish shallow water or need a floating crankbait
  • You prefer smaller profile lures for finesse work

Strengths

  • Deep-diving lip reaches fish holding deeper than most crankbaits
  • Internal holographic foil combined with translucent body creates flash
  • Large 46g weight allows long casting and trolling control

Trade-offs

  • Deep-diving design requires heavy line and fast retrieve to reach depth
  • Magnum size 20 is bulky and tires anglers on all-day casting
  • VMC 4X trebles can hang up easily in deeper wood and rock

Fishing fit

Species
  • Bass
  • Pike & musky
Water
  • Freshwater
  • Saltwater
Techniques
  • Casting
  • Trolling
Skill level
  • Intermediate

Specifications

Specifications
Typecrankbait
Weight46 g
Dive depthDeep
LipDeep-diving lip
HookVMC 4X perma-steel trebles

When and where to fish it

Its bright, high-visibility pattern suits stained and muddy water under an overcast sky or in low light. Crankbaits are often fished in spring and fall, when fish are feeding on baitfish.

Season
  • Spring
  • Fall
Water
  • Pond
  • Lake
  • Reservoir
  • River
Clarity
  • Stained
  • Muddy
Light
  • Overcast
  • Low light
Water temperature
  • Cool (50 to 60°F)
  • Warm (60 to 75°F)
Fished from
  • Bank
  • Boat
  • Kayak

How to fish it

A crankbait with a long lip needs a long cast to get down, so it is fished by deep cranking.

Deep cranking

  1. Make the longest cast you can; a deep diver needs distance to get down.
  2. Hold the rod tip low and reel steadily until you feel the bottom.
  3. Keep the lure grinding along the bottom and pause when it deflects off rock.

Steady cranking

  1. Cast past the target and point the rod tip down toward the water.
  2. Reel at a steady medium pace until the lure reaches its depth.
  3. Keep it ticking the bottom or the cover, and pause when it deflects.

How deep and around what

At 1 5/8 oz it runs down to 20 ft, in the deep zone, along drop-offs, rock and open water.

  1. Surface
  2. Shallow (to 5 ft)
  3. Mid (5 to 12 ft)
  4. Deep (12 to 25 ft) (this product)
  5. Very deep (over 25 ft)
Maximum diving depth
20 ft
Depth zone
  • Deep (12 to 25 ft)
Cover
  • Open water
  • Rock
  • Drop-offs

What it imitates

Its bright pattern imitates shad and, in stained water, bluegill.

  • Shad
  • Bluegill

How to choose a color and size

Color

Colors and when to pick them
OptionsWhen to pick itConditions
Hot Pink UVThis oneStands out in stained or muddy water and in low light.
  • Stained
  • Muddy
  • Overcast
  • Low light
Silver Blue MackerelFlashes like a baitfish in clear to lightly stained water.
  • Clear
  • Stained
  • Bright
  • Overcast
  • Shad
Red Head UVMatches crawfish in cold to cool, stained water early in the season.
  • Stained
  • Crawfish

About this type

A crankbait is a hard-bodied lure that wobbles on a steady retrieve; most have a lip that sets how deep they run.

On a lipped bait, a bigger or steeper lip usually sends it deeper.

Most lipped crankbaits float at rest and dive when reeled, so a pause lets the lure back up and away from a snag.

Compared with Jerkbaits: A jerkbait is worked with twitches and pauses and often suspends or floats; a crankbait is reeled.

Facts

This version's specifications
Lure weight1 5/8 oz
Length5.5 in
Maximum diving depth20 ft
LipLong
ColorHot Pink UV
Color familyChartreuse and bright

Common questions

How deep does it run?

It runs to a maximum depth of 20 ft.

How much does it weigh?

It weighs 1 5/8 oz.

How long is it?

It is 5.5 in long.

What color is this version?

This version is Hot Pink UV.

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