Jun
4
This Father’s Day, make a splash and surprise dear ol’ dad with best-in-class saltwater gear that’ll help him make on-the-water memories for years to come, whether he’s looking for a brand-new hobby or already has a wall decorated with trophy-sized tuna and stupendous sailfish. Continue reading
May
21
While Patrick Walters will be taking the second half of his first pro season one day at time, five key pieces of tackle helped him take and hold leads in both the Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year and Angler of the Year races – VMC® hooks, VMC® tungsten weights, a Rapala® X-Rap® Prop bait, a Terminator® Popping Frog and a Rapala® DT®-6 crankbait. Continue reading
Apr
22
The last of winter’s icy grip is releasing her hold on bodies of water throughout the upper Midwest, so now’s the time to stock your tackle box and get rigged and ready for open water fishing on a lake near you! Whether you’re after crappies and bluegills in the shallows, or targeting the best early season bites for walleyes, largemouth and smallmouth bass, or chasing toothy critters like northern pike and muskie, if you tie on a Rapala® Brands product, you’re sure to catch more fish. Continue reading
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
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
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
Feb
12
A one-two punch of Rapala® and VMC® tackle helped Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Patrick Walters launch his pro career in impressive fashion last week in Florida. Included in his fourth-place total weight of 91 pounds, 14 ounces, was a one-day limit of five bass weighing a whopping 32 pounds, 15 ounces. Continue reading
Feb
5
Punching through grass mats with heavy tungsten weights is sometimes the best way to get bass to bite and the hardest way to keep them buttoned up. The new VMC® Tokyo Rig does both jobs better, triggering more bites and bringing more bass into the boat. Continue reading