Rapala ?

[rboat]

Do the older original floating rapalas work better than a new one? Why are some of the rapalas from finland and some from ireland. Are some of these knockoffs or seconds? Just curious, I still like fishing the floating rapala minnow.

[joshholmes]

well ive never come across a rapala from ireland. usually it will say "the original finnish minnow" on the side of the package. according to rapala there has been no major changes in the design for their original floater in the decades its been around. if their was a change my guess is it would be the lip. although i might not have been around long enough to ever use the older ones.

[RoLo]

Rapala was founded in Finland but at some point “Normark” came aboard,

which is a multinational distributor. It's basically a blur, but I remember when Roland Martin

was sponsored by Blue Fox, a company I believe originated in Ireland (not sure) but at some point Rapala and Blue Fox became affiliated and is now owned by Mepps (crazy eh)..

I'm not aware of any negative traits of today's rapala versus the original rapala.

Balsa wood is balsa wood, but as Josh pointed out, there might be some change in the lip.

As an aside: Lauri's last name is pronounced "RAP-ala" and not 'ra-PAL-a' as we often hear.

Roger

[midnighthrasher]

Blue fox is not owned by Mepps!!!! It is owned by Rapala. Go to the Rapala Usa website.

https://shop.rapalausa.com/

[Bluebasser86]

I have some very old Rapala minnows and other than the eyes being a little different and some fading you can't really tell the difference in them from the new ones.

[B-Dozer]

I have some older Rapalas marked Made in Ireland on them. Believe they were Fat Raps. Everything from Ireland is better

[Raul]

Rapalas made in Ireland are not knockoffs, they are Rapalas made in Ireland. Like many companies Normark also has factories in other countries, there are several Rapala lures made in Ireland for a period of time, I have Original Minnows & Risto Raps made in Ireland and they are the same as the ones made in Finland.

[B-Dozer]

Rapalas made in Ireland are not knockoffs, they are Rapalas made in Ireland. Like many companies Normark also has factories in other countries, there are several Rapala lures made in Ireland for a period of time, I have Original Minnows & Risto Raps made in Ireland and they are the same as the ones made in Finland.

Of coarse not Raul, they are better!

[Raul]

Of coarse not Raul, they are better!

Cuz of the Irish accent ?

[B-Dozer]

Well---Nothing is perfect!

[skunked_again]

Blue fox is not owned by Mepps!!!! It is owned by Rapala. Go to the Rapala Usa website.

https://shop.rapalausa.com/

that sounded angry.

[CWB]

Cuz of the Irish accent ?

No, It's because they are soaked in Guinness before being sold. The fish can't resist them.

[B-Dozer]

No, It's because they are soaked in Guinness before being sold. The fish can't resist them.

No more Shemp for you!

[Captin Obvious]

I don't use Rapala a lot but in general I do think that older models of lures are better like th old Wiggle Warts or Heddon Spooks.

Just my $0.02 and I would bet its not 100% true but its hard to beat the classics

Capt.O

[Raul]

No, It's because they are soaked in Guinness before being sold. The fish can't resist them.

Hand tuned in a tank of brew .... tasty !

[Gone_Phishin]

No, It's because they are soaked in Guinness before being sold. The fish can't resist them.

I was thinking Jameson.

[northern basser]

The old/new original floating rapalas are one of my favorite multispecies baits. You can twitch them on the surface, retrieve them, troll them for northerns and walleyes, use them for stream trout.....