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Company history 1930–1950s: A family business. Rapala was founded in 1936 by Lauri Rapala. After having observed the habits of pike, Rapala noted that the fish would often target the slower and off-balanced prey fish. This observation led to the creation of the first Rapala lure, The Original.
Lauri Rapala (1905–1974) was a Finnish fisherman, inventor and the founder of Rapala-Normark Group, the world's largest fishing lure and tackle producer. He died in 1974 at the age of 69. During the course of his life, he married once and fathered seven children.
The Original Floater is a wobbler type of fishing lure, manufactured by Rapala. It is modeled after the first lure created by founder Lauri Rapala , in Finland in 1936. That prototype was made of cork wrapped in tinfoil and covered in melted film negatives as a cheap alternative to lacquer .
The American or Atlantic shad (A. sapidissima) is a valued food fish. Shad populations An American shad is measured during a survey at the Holyoke Dam fish ladder, circa 1970. Declines in the Atlantic coast shad population were documented as early as the turn of the 20th century.
Perca notata Rafinesque, 1818. Perca acuta Cuvier, 1828. The yellow perch ( Perca flavescens ), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill from New York.
A typical spoon lure, with a treble hook. A collection of spoon lures, some with spinner blades. In sport fishing, a spoon lure is a fishing lure usually made of lustrous metal and with an oblong, usually concave shape like the bowl of a spoon. The spoon lure is mainly used to attract predatory fish by specular reflection of light, as well as ...
Rapala Tournament Fishing is a fishing video game developed by Fun Labs and Magic Wand Productions and sponsored by Rapala. It was released by Activision on the Xbox 360 and Wii in November 2006 in the US and in March 2007 in the PAL region. The game received negative reviews.
Lough Melvin. / 54.433°N 8.167°W / 54.433; -8.167. Lough Melvin ( / lɒx ˈmɛlvɪn / lokh-MEL-vin; Irish: Loch Meilbhe) [1] is a lake in the northwest of the island of Ireland on the border between County Leitrim (in Ireland) and County Fermanagh (in the United Kingdom ). [2] It is internationally renowned for its unique range of ...
Surface elevation. 6,366 ft (1,940 m) Chevelon Canyon Lake is a small reservoir located in northern Arizona, about 28 mi (45 km) northwest of the town of Heber. [1] It is one in a series of small, canyon-bound lakes located on the Mogollon Rim, collectively referred to as the Rim Lakes. It is said to be among the most difficult to access in the ...
Genus: Rapala. Species: R. varuna. Binomial name. Rapala varuna. ( Hewitson, 1863) Rapala varuna, the indigo flash, [1] [2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. [1] [2] [3]