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RAPALA LURES
THE MODERN DAY VERSION
OF THE RAPALA LURE ...
By Ken Liebeskind
Yalesville, Connecticut
In 1936, Lauri Rapala, a Finnish fisherman, had a revelation that led to an innovation in fishing lure design. Rapala's keen observation -- that big fish eat little fish, especially fish that are wounded, led him to design a fishing lure that mimicked the movement of a wounded minnow. He used a shoemaker's knife and some sandpaper to create the first Rapala lure from cork in 1936 with tinfoil as the lure's outer surface. The original Rapala lure led to a series of Rapala lures that are available today in 140 countries, with millions sold every year.
Every fisherman may be indebted to Lauri Rapala, but today there are new ways to make lures that mimic the movement of wounded fish, like the original Rapala lure. The Bite Light lure, from NGC Sports (http://www.scientificfishing.com) is a scientifically designed electronic lure that blinks bright red when it is submerged in water to mimic an injured prey.
Catch fish like this with a Rapala lure
when you are bass fishing
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When bass or other predator fish see the blinking battery powered lure they attack it, because "predators always go for the most vulnerable prey," according to a fish expert. "If a fish see a smaller bleeding fish, it knows it's weakened and will strike."
We don't know what Lauri Rapala would say about the Bite Light lure, but we believe he'd be impressed because it's a modern day version of his original Rapala lures that mimic the movement of a wounded minnow. Bite Light lures are available in different colors and resemble different small fish, from a small fry blue gil to a super-one arctic shad. There are lures for different depths, from top water to 12 feet, and all blink bright red to attract fish. Replaceable batteries last for 100 hours, giving you plenty of time to fish.
While the original Rapala lure caught more fish, the Bite Light lure is even more successful. Three fishermen in Mexico used it to catch 650 largemouth bass in 25 hours, a record for the lake they were fishing. You can set your own personal record with the Bite Light lure from NGC Sports, the company renowned for its scientifically designed lures.
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