rapala

[Bass XL]

how do you pronounce it : rap-a-la or ra-pal-a??? i bet this question has been asked before...but what it is

[Tom Bass]

rap-a-la

From the Rapala website FAQs:

How do you pronounce Rapala?

The assumption is Ra-pa-la. The correct pronunciation is Rap-a-la.

[fishingrulz]

rap-a-la

From the Rapala website FAQs:

How do you pronounce Rapala?

The assumption is Ra-pa-la. The correct pronunciation is Rap-a-la.

So which it is Rap-a-la....oh well ;D

[Guest the_muddy_man]

back home in Brooklyn they were simply known as DEM LITTLE WOODEN FISHIES ;D :

[Dan:]

i say Rap-uh-la

[Guest avid]

rap is a form of  urban music.

Why Lauri Rapala chose to pronounce his name the same way is anybody's guess

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Avid my man Youre SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DEEP

[K_Mac]

In spite of what Lauri and the folks at Rap-a-la say, their lures will always be Re-pel-as to me.

[JiggaMan512]

back home in Brooklyn they were simply known as DEM LITTLE WOODEN FISHIES ;D :

Bass fishing in Brooklyn? now that i gotta see!

[BucketmouthAngler13]

I say it Rah-pal-ah. Everyone i know says it that way.

[Marty]

Try this:

RAP-uh-luh is the correct pronunciation.

ruh-PAH-luh is the way I've pronounced it for 37 years and I've having a hard time kicking the habit. The correct pronunciation just sounds wrong to me, even though it's right, if that makes any sense.

[BassnJoe]

Yeah... it's the same way for me, Marty.   :

Joe  8-)

[Tom Bass]

I'm with you Marty. I posted the correct pronounciation from the "ruh-PAH-luh" website. Saying "Rap-a-la" just doesn't work for me either.