Who Invented the Rattletrap?

Home of the Original Rat-L-Trap. Since Bill Lewis invented the RattleTrap in the 1960's, the legendary lure has been trademarked as the Rat-L-Trap and RattleTrap . To most fishermen, when they think RattleTrap, they think lipless crankbait.

Who invented the Rat-L-Trap?

Bill Lewis was best known as the inventor of the famed "Rat-L-Trap" fishing lure, and for starting Bill Lewis Lures, an internationally recognized fishing tackle company which origins date back to the early 1960s.

When was Rattle Trap invented?

Bill Lewis is the creator of the famous Rat-L-Trap which is actually a lipless crankbait that he designed in the 1960's. This design created the category of lures that have become known as “rattle baits”.