Ponder this for a moment: There are anglers today – some of the top pros in the country – who weren’t born when Rapala® introduced a fishing lure that would revolutionize modern fishing. Continue reading
Mar
26
Mar
20
Rapala® DT®-10, VMC® Tokyo rig® and Neko™ hooks, help DeFoe win Bass Pro Tour derby in Texas
Repeatedly hooking up in a huge school of bass with a Rapala® DT®-10 crankbait, Ott DeFoe engineered a dramatic, come-from-behind victory Wednesday in a Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour competition in Texas. Bass he caught on VMC® hooks in qualifying rounds helped him reach the Championship Round. Continue reading
Mar
11
New Rapala® TV Spots Capture the Future of Fishing
Who would have imagined a day when student-athletes could earn a letter in high school or college sports for competitive fishing — just like student-athletes who play football, basketball or baseball? Or what about obtaining a scholarship to fish at the collegiate level? Continue reading
Mar
5
Expect Rapala® DT®-6 and Lipless Cranks to put bass in Classic competitors’ boats
Whether the fish move shallow or remain around offshore cover and structure this week on Lake Guntersville, Bassmaster Classic competitors will catch many big bass on Rapala® DT® series crankbaits, top pros agree. Other go-to baits will include Rapala and Storm lipless crankbaits and Rapala jerkbaits. Continue reading
Feb
26
balsa baits help Wheeler win BPT on Eufaula
Balsa-body Rapala® crankbaits helped Jacob Wheeler win and Ott DeFoe finish third in the first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament of the year. Wheeler put himself into the championship round with Rapala DT-14’s and DT-16’s. DeFoe caught much of his weight on a prototype new Rapala flat-sided crank he called “OG Slim. Continue reading
Feb
20
Swindle: Don’t fear the Demon, scare up big bass with it
There’s no hotter bait to catch bass in cold, colored water than a Rapala® DT®-6 in the red-orange Demon color pattern. That crankbait is Rapala Pro Gerald Swindle’s pre-spawn “MVP” lure. Continue reading
Feb
13
Target flats with Arashi® Vibes for big pre-spawn bass
When pre-spawn bass are on flats, your best bet to catch them is a lipless crankbait like the Storm® Arashi® Vibe. In extremely cold water, fish it as slow as possible, but as water temps warm as the season progresses, gradually increase your retrieve speed. Continue reading
Feb
6
Rapala’s Cody Huff kicking off 2020 bass season with a bang
Cody Huff is on a roll. In the last two weeks, the Bethel University senior won an FLW Toyota Series tournament and co-won a Carthartt Bassmaster College Series derby, both on Louisiana’s Toledo Bend Reservoir. Continue reading
Jan
30
Rapala® signs Bassmaster Elite Rookie Bob Downey to Pro Team
When he was 10, Bob Downey caught his first “giant” bass on a Rapala lure. That’ll happen a lot more in the future, as Rapala® recently signed the Bassmaster Elite Series rookie to its Pro Team. Continue reading
Jan
22
Love Pro Bass Fishing? Love Fantasy Sports? Take Your Passion to the Next Level – Join Rapala® Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing
Love pro bass fishing? Love fantasy football? Now you can combine your passions by playing Fantasy Fishing. Continue reading