Apr
17
Tournament contenders and local anglers alike chuckled last July as Dylan Nussbaum walked to the bait-shop counter carrying every size 12 Rapala® Down Deep Husky Jerk® in the store. But they weren’t laughing later, when he was crowned champion of the National Walleye Tour tournament on Devils Lake. Continue reading
Apr
16
History is known to repeat itself. So, when angling legend Al Lindner plays historian, pay attention and you’ll repeat his success. Today’s lesson: walleyes have and always will aggressively attack hair baits like the new VMC® Bucktail Jig. Continue reading
Apr
9
After revolutionizing braided line with 832® Advanced Superline®, Sufix turned its attention to monofilament, creating a durable, low-stretch, abrasion-resistant line that makes no sacrifices that limit performance. Continue reading
Mar
29
Anglers asked and Rapala® delivered. The popular Rapala Shad Dancer® is available now in a smaller size. The new No. 4 model measures 1-1/2 inches — half an inch shorter than the original Shad Dancer. Continue reading
Mar
26
Talk about a “catch” phrase!
In an epic comeback bid last week in the Bassmaster Classic, Rapala® Pro Michael Iaconelli coined a new catch-phrase – pun fully intended – when he began exclaiming, to the delight of spectators watching from the bank, “DT®-6 in his face!” after catching many of the largemouth bass that gave him a shot to win the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing. Continue reading
Mar
19
One day last week, Ott DeFoe’s daughter, Lizzie, used chalk to write this on the driveway in front of the family’s Knoxville home: “The 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion Lives Here.” Over three days of competition, her daddy then used Storm®, Rapala® and VMC® tackle to make that prediction come true. Continue reading
Mar
14
After three days on the water in practice, Mike Iaconelli is confident the Bassmaster Classic will be won with mostly crankbaits. He’ll be throwing Rapala® DT’s and Shad Raps. Continue reading
Mar
12
Cold and dirty water will determine the baits with which Bassmaster Classic contenders Ott DeFoe, Jacob Wheeler and Seth Feider will catch bass this week on Ft. Loudon and Tellico lakes near Knoxville, Tenn. Volunteer State native DeFoe expects to score big with Rapala crankbaits and Terminator® jigs and Spinnerbaits. Wheeler will be chunking and winding Rapala® and Luhr Jensen® crankbaits and Storm® Arashi® lipless baits. Feider might go all in on just one Rapala crankbait. Continue reading
Mar
5
Big bass in thick cover can see so many flippin’ jigs they’ll hardly bat an eye when another falls near their nose. But show ‘em a swimbait and they’ll come out swingin’. Continue reading
Feb
26
When hungry bass are holding deeper than standard swimbaits dive, throw a Storm® 360GT Searchbait® Swimmer to reach the strikezone and trigger more bites. An lip built into its jighead provides depth control and crankbait-style action. Continue reading