It all began with a hungry Finnish guy and a carving knife. It was the 1930s when a simple fisherman made an observation of simple genius: Big fish eat little fish, especially little fish that are wounded. So begins the greatest fishing story ever told. As Lauri Rapala fished the waters of Finland’s Lake Paijanne, he quietly rowed and watched. And what he saw was how hungry predator fish would dart into a school of minnows and attack the one that swam with a slightly off-center wobble. Since then, Rapala has expanded into baits of all different material and has maintained their balsa designs.
Videos & Articles (3)
Rapala Tiny OG 4 Tackle Breakdown
Tue, August 24, 2021
Watch Patrick Walters breakdown the all new Rapala Tiny OG 4 shallow crankbait.
Rapala DT 8 Tackle Breakdown
Fri, August 20, 2021
Patrick Walters gives us a sneak peak at the all new Rapala DT 8 for 2022.
The Rapala X-Rap Prop Tackle Breakdown
Tue, May 4, 2021
Watch Polish Pete breakdown Rapala's take on the time-tested prop bait, the X-Rap Prop.
