Northland Fishing Tackle’s Rippin Minnow Yields Peak Performance for Popular Rip Jigging Technique
“Reaction strike” is a common buzz-phrase amongst educated anglers. Essentially, it means hungry or not, fish can’t resist hitting a properly presented, high-velocity bait. “Rip jigging” has evolved into an effective technique for generating reaction strikes. And Northland’s innovative Rippin Minnow is perfectly conceived for the task.
The Rippin Minnow combines the trademark darting and circling of the Northland Puppet Minnow with the allure of a baitfish-shaped soft plastic body.
The Rippin’ Minnow relies on a gliding jig head at the forward part of the bait that propels the entire lure in a darting motion throughout the water column. The specialized jig features a pre-rigged soft, chewy body that both acts and feels like the real thing. It’s a perfect cast and retrieves bait that also fishes well vertically for pinpoint, precision fishing when the bite requires detail and a lifelike presentation.
Each package comes with one pre-rigged bait and two additional bodies. The Rippin Minnow is available in 3/16, ¼, 5/16, and ½ ounce versions and in 12 tested colors.
Jeremy Mallette is co-founder of International Sportsman. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he has spent more than a decade in the outdoor industry, from hiking and camping to silencers and hunting. His father taught him to shoot at age six, and he received his first firearm at age eight — a 1942 Colt Commando .38 special revolver. He enjoys yearly trips to Kansas for pheasant hunting, spending time with his children at the deer lease, and collecting unique firearms.