I recently purchased the new Rapala Clackin' Rap and fished it for a few hours for the first time this past weekend.  I didn't catch anything but did see 3 fish following the lure back to the boat.  I was fishing this bait, just as they suggest on the Rapala commercials they have on the Internet to promote this lure, bouncing it off cover and the rocky lake bottom.  As I returned home after my fishing trip I noticed that the entire front and bottom of the brand new lure was all scratched up and the paint was gone.  Is this typical and is there anything I can do to fix this?  I really like the action on this lure and for $10 I expect more than just one trip out of it...

If you are bouncing it off rocks having the nose scratched up is normal. It happens to all my lipless cranks.

i dont know about the clackin rap specificly... but i dont think the scratches and stuff will affect how it catches fish.

btw... if theyre following but not biting... change your retreive... then your color. 8-)

The fish don't care if it's beat up , you shouldn't either.