I know I'm going a little over board on Rapala, you;d figure I was trying to promote them, which is not at all the case Moderators. Its just, these are quality lures IMO, and you don't here or see them promoted too much, or at all by Bass guys. I know that in bass fishing, different size and color plays a big role in lure selection for different patterns, and doing so with rapalas can be expensive since they run about 6.50 a piece. This is about half of what some other lures cost.

Why do you think it is that bass fishing and Rapala aren;t intertwined more? A lot of there lures can be used in many bass applications like topwaters (Skitterwalk and skitter pops, and the new X-Rap walk and twitchin rap) Jerkbaits (floating minnow, husky jerk, x-rap) ands crankbaits (too many to name but some are shad rap, taildancer, deep xrap and deep husky jerk)

I know that since Rapala doesn;t put out more familiar soft plastics, jigs, and spinnerbaits which are more popular bass fishing tools, it may be pushed aside. I know that a lotta guys on this forum, and even many pros probably fish these mentioned baits, but why do you think it is that they aren;t pushed on Bass fishing tv shows. The only shows I even seen promote Rapala is In-Fisherman and the new Lindner's Angling Edge.

Any ideas?

I don't have an answer to your qestion, however I don't need to see anybody promote the Rapala line of baits. I just know that over the course of a season, a large portion of the fish I catch are caught on Rapala baits.

Falcon

I use Raps all yr depending on what technique it can be any RAP ...And raps hold more world records then anyother hardbait enough said .....Bring on the RAPALAS

I don't have an answer to your qestion, however I don't need to see anybody promote the Rapala line of baits. I just know that over the course of a season, a large portion of the fish I catch are caught on Rapala baits.

Falcon

DITTO!!

I don't know the real numbers, but I'd be willing to wager that Rapala sells more hard baits than anybody else. I have boxes full of them, and use them a lot. Because they work.

Cheers,

GK

I don't have an answer to your qestion, however I don't need to see anybody promote the Rapala line of baits. I just know that over the course of a season, a large portion of the fish I catch are caught on Rapala baits.

Falcon

DITTO!!

I don't know the real numbers, but I'd be willing to wager that Rapala sells more hard baits than anybody else. I have boxes full of them, and use them a lot. Because they work.

Cheers,

GK

This could turn into a freindly lure war ..Megabass/Luckycraft user,s will chime in and say becuase rapalas are more available too more ppl world wide and thats the reason more are sold .My response to this is YES its true then again who is goin to stock a 30 dollar lure in remote swamp/marsh/outback/northern frontier area when 6 dollar RAPS do the job cheaper AND still produce

I don't know for sure, but I would say the answer to the promotion question is that they don't sponsor as many people as some other companies do. Fishing shows are all about promoting products made by companies that pay for the show, Rapala probably doesn't sponsor as many shows because they just don't need to, they are in every tackle box and everyone knows about them so they don't need to get their name out there as much.

I read something in an article a few years ago that referred to Rapala as the world's largest tackle company. I agree that they don't sponsor as much as others because they don't need to. Go into any tackle store and if it's like the ones I've seen, there is more shelf space devoted to Rapala than any other brand of hard baits.

I don't know what the current sponsorship situation is, but as of a few years ago Rapala sponsored David Fritts, who was considered one of the best when it comes to crankbaits.

 I have wondered about that question myself, more than once. I use soft plastics more than hard baits but of the hard baits I do have and use, Rapala makes up the lion's share...

                               As ever,

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