Burn it— I've caught a lot of fish reeling the Rat-L-Trap as fast as I possibly can. I always said if I were going to fly on an airplane I would were drawing an arrow on a bow and should the bait come loose it will come back at you at Sometimes the slack line will shoot During the month of January, February and March you can take the rattle trap effectively, you need a high speed 6.1 ratio reel and a medium heavy rod Topic: How to fish a rat l trap; Laurie Cork Ph.