May
29
Not only do Rapala’s “Wassup, dock?” billboards bring a smile to anglers driving by, they’re a reminder also that dock fishing is about as good as it gets this time of year. (#wassupdock) Across the Upper Midwest, more fish will be feeding near your dock now, or soon, than most any other time of year. Continue reading
May
22
To catch the most pre-spawn walleyes in clear-water natural lakes “Up North”, cast Rapala® Shad Dancers® on Sufix® Nanobraid® where water temps remain unseasonably cool. Shallow walleyes in clear water are notoriously spooky, so making long casts with moving baits often out-produces vertically jigging live bait or trolling this time of year. Continue reading
May
15
To catch bull bluegills and slab crappies before they spawn, set aside your live bait, corks and bobbers, stomp on your trolling motor pedal and cover water with VMC® spinnerbaits and Rapala® ultra-light crankbaits. Continue reading
May
8
By the time someone in your boat says something like “I guess the big girls aren’t hungry anymore,” it’s likely already too late – the big female walleyes you’ve been catching (or someone at the bait shop bragged he’s been boating) are long gone, having retreated briefly to recuperate and feed out deep. Yes, they’re still eating – just from a different menu, at a different diner. Continue reading
Apr
17
Bass fishing this spring on a lake, river or reservoir with little vegetation and lots of rock and wood? Don’t leave the dock without rods rigged with bright, crayfish-pattern Rapala® DT®-4 crankbaits. And as the water warms, don’t be afraid to burn those babys back to the boat. Continue reading
Apr
10
To catch big bass this spring, parallel shallow banks with a Rapala® BX® Brat square-bill and don’t be shy about crashing it into rocks, laydowns, dock posts and scattered grass. Most bites will come after those collisions. Continue reading
Mar
20
Congratulations to back-to-back Bassmaster Classic Champion Jordan Lee, who caught several of his key fish on a VMC® weedless Neko Hook. Continue reading
Mar
7
Higher water than anglers have seen in recent history will likely put Rapala® crankbaits and Storm 360GT™ Searchbaits center stage in the Bassmaster Classic March 16-18 on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. So says top Rapala pros prior to a practice period that began March 9 on the sprawling highland reservoir. Continue reading
Mar
5
Whether you’re fishing in the Bassmaster Classic this month or on your favorite highland reservoir, Rapala® and Storm® crankbaits, Terminator® jigs and spinnerbaits, and Rapala Shadow Rap jerkbaits will put fish in the boat. Those are among the baits top Rapala pros predict they’ll throw in official practice before the March 16-18 Bassmaster Classic on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. Continue reading
Feb
27
“This is the kind of bait that gives you goose bumps,” says Rapala® Chief Rapala Lure Designer Mark Fisher, who helped dream up and design the RipStop. “It’s a cross between a swimbait and a jerking, twitching bait that suspends.” Continue reading