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Author:
KingCranky
Date:
Jun 26, 2012
Subject:
ATTN: Michael
Message:
In all honesty, at first it bothered me that you were a know-it-all about Rapala (and in my mind you fished them exclusively {could still be true for all I know}). I was like "this guy could probably rattle off the UPC on a firetiger crankin' rap if I asked him; what a clown". Then I slowly came to appreciate your love and knowledge for the brand. You are a bevy of information and statistics, and even though I only carry a few different makes in my tackle box, I know I could come to you for some insight should I ever need it. If you don't mind my asking, why the fascination? Where did it stem from?
Author:
perfect hook set
Date:
Jun 26, 2012
Message:
I see it being not much different then those who use senkos 99.8% of the time... Rapala doesnt make spinnerbaits buzzbaits worms lizards senkos to my knowledge.. =P
Author:
Michael
Date:
Jun 27, 2012
Message:
The way it started is when I first got into bass fishing. I would occasionally go to WalMart and get a Shallow Shad Rap or Original Floater. I'd then start casting with it at a golf course I used to live right near. Then I'd constantly be hitting largemouths. My first pig came on a Shallow Shad Rap not long after getting into the bass fishing. So I started getting confident in Rapala lures. My PB largemouth is 8 pound 1 ounce and had the girth of a giant watermelon. It came on a SSR-7. My PB rainbow is 4.1 pounds and came on a SSR-7. My PB brown is 5.1 pounds and came on a WJ-5 My PB pickerel was caught this year with a JSR-4. Original PB was caught with a SSR-7. I've had plenty of times where I'd catch a pig with a Rapala or have a good day as for amount of fish with Rapalas. The other fisherman isn't being as successful until he switches over to a Rapala I recomended. This year so far, I've had those types of days. Back in April I was killing the bass and crappie with a F-7 at Lake Kenosia while my fishing buddy wasn't setting the hook with live shiners. I was killing the trout on the Wepawaug with a FLR-6 while fishing buddy wasn't catching as many and not getting as many hit or followers until I let him use one of my FLR-6. Tons of bass, yellows, and pickerel on a JSR-4 at Hamburg Cove while fishing buddy wasn't doing well with live shiners and worms. If you take a look at my recent surf report, you'll see I was getting tons of sea robins and caught a short fluke while using a FLR-10. Buddy didn't get a fluke and didn't catch as many sea robins while throwing tins and a Storm Shad. Blues and stripers weren't around that day. In recent years of striper fishing, I've had lots of success with the SSR-9. Back on April 10, 2009 I caught a total of 18 up to 25" while chunkers were hardly catching anything. Last year while fishing on a buddy's boat on the Housy in May, I caught over 10 up to 27" while he only got 3 up to 20" with soft plastics. A few years ago while fishing with 2 buddies out in the Sound from a boat, they weren't into any fluke on the bottom while I was busting those blues with a SSR-9 and caught 2 fluke. Plenty more Rapala success stories out there.
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