Nov
9
Do you feel a need to replace the original hooks on your Rapala lures? Some anglers do. Many saltwater guides and pro-anglers do, too. Some even do so religiously, making a point of changing out their hooks before the beginning of each fishing season or throughout the season based on the amount of action they’re getting. Continue reading
Nov
1
This is the story of 88-year-old John Lawrence and his 21-year-old grandson’s riveting day of fishing on a Pennsylvania creek proving that sometimes all you need for a great day on the water is a loved one…and an Original Floating® Rapala®, of course. Continue reading
Sep
19
In a Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake on Tuesday, Rapala Pro Jacob Wheeler became the 7th angler in the history of professional bass fishing to win back-to-back Angler of the Year titles on a major tour. Continue reading
Sep
13
If you are a hardcore walleye angler, you know the three unwritten rules of putting big walleyes into your boat. Continue reading
Sep
7
The warmth of the sun hitting your knuckles, clutching your favorite fishing rod. The plummeting crash of a wave in the distance. The rock of the boat is followed by a cool, salty breeze against your face. Fishing heightens your senses, putting you in tune with nature in a way that nothing else can. But for anglers who seek an even closer connection with their prize catches, saltwater fishing from a kayak offers an even more heightened experience. Continue reading
Sep
1
Last week on the Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, Brandon caught the fish he needed to clinch his second Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. Needing to place 38th or better in the final Bassmaster Elite Series tournament of the year to hold off the AOY contenders hottest on his heels, Palaniuk placed 25th to get the win. Continue reading
Aug
24
Billowing skirts of rabbit hair, tinsel, Flashabou and living-silicone all combine to create the new VMC’s Twitchin’ Jig, which fluffs up salmon, trout and steelhead like nothing else. Continue reading
Aug
24
VMC® hooks, VMC weights and Sufix® line helped Rapala Pros Patrick Walters, Seth Feider and Cody Huff earn top-10 finishes Sunday in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake Oahe, a sprawling Missouri River reservoir in South Dakota. Walters finished in sixth place, Feider came in seventh and Huff placed tenth. Continue reading
Aug
23
If you’ve ever dreamed of catching a world record fish, tie on a Rapala®. Continue reading
Aug
16
The coil. Then the flash. Within an instant, you’re in for a fight you won’t soon forget. And at the other end, a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth to greet you. Continue reading