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Affordable Replacement for Rapala Fat Rap FR-7?

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A long time ago (when I was in college), I used a Rapala Fat Rap FR-7 quite a bit.  I only have a couple left (in my tackle box - the rest are in various lakes) and I see at the Rapala site that they only make the smaller FR-5 now.  Does anybody know an equivalent lure for the FR-7?  The FR-7 body is 2 3/4 inches long, about an inch at the widest part.  The bill is about 1 inch long.  I'm not sure how deep it dives.  The lure doesn't have to be balsa wood, and needs to be affordable (less than $10).

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There's a bunch of original Fat Raps for sale on EBay.

the bomber 7a or 8a have similar profiles

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On 19/11/2016 at 5:01 PM, Scott F said:

There's a bunch of original Fat Raps for sale on EBay.

^^^^^ nothing more to add

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17 hours ago, Scarborough817 said:

the bomber 7a or 8a have similar profiles

Thanks.  I guess it's time to order from TW!

On 11/19/2016 at 3:01 PM, Scott F said:

There's a bunch of original Fat Raps for sale on EBay.

Thanks, but I am looking for something easily replaceable (like at my local tackle store)

Or TW

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Ive been using Fat Raps for a long time and never had a FR7 .

Sadly. Nothing can replace the fat rap for me lol. Rapala and bomber are my favorite. The model A is killer. But slightly different action and profile than the fat rap. 

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