Sep

19

Brandon Palaniuk Wins Bassmaster Angler of the Year

Onstage, after winning Bassmaster’s 2017 Angler of the Year award, Idaho pro Brandon Palaniuk thanked family members for their support. On the water all season, baits in the Rapala family of brands helped him catch the bass that put himself in a position to win. Continue reading

Aug

22

FINESSE HEAVY COVER WITH CONFIDENCE WITH THE NEW VMC® WEEDLESS NEKO HOOK

Think finesse baits are for wide open water only? Think again. You needn’t think twice about throwing VMC®’s new Weedless Neko Hooks around the gnarliest of cover, a tactic that put big bass in the boat for Brandon Palaniuk when he won the Bassmaster Elite event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir this spring. Continue reading

Aug

10

FAST-RIPPING, HARD-STOPPING RAPALA® RIPSTOP® ELICITS EPIC BITES

Cast. Reel. Twitch. Reel. Rip! Reel. Stop! Wait for it … Set the hook! Boat your latest trophy catch courtesy of the groundbreaking RipStop®, the exhilarating new fast-ripping, hard-stopping, hard-plastic boot-tail rip bait from Rapala®. Continue reading

Aug

1

Rapala, Storm and VMC tackle help anglers claim three of top 5 spots in Bassmaster tournament

Multiple baits in the Rapala® Respected Brands family helped account for three of the top 5 finishes in last weekend’s Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on New York’s Lake Champlain. Continue reading

May

22

VMC® hooks & Storm® Arashi™ Top Walker help Palaniuk get Bassmaster win

Brandon Palaniuk covered Sam Rayburn Reservoir from “three foot to 30 foot” with three baits to win his third Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, weighing four 5-fish limits for a combined weight of 93 pounds, 12 ounces. Continue reading

Jul

26

STORM® ARASHI® PUTS OUT A GOOD VIBE, TRIGGERS BIGGER BITES WITH NEW LIPLESS CRANK

It doesn’t take much to get the party started with the new Storm® Arashi® Vibe. Even the slowest retrieve speed will elicit shimmies and shakes from Storm’s new lipless crankbait, spurring even the most wallflower of fish to bump and grind it between their jaws. Continue reading