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It’s a well known fact that if you want to catch fish like a pro, all you need to do is cast or troll Rapala brand baits. After all, more big fish landed around the globe-IGFA certified world records, to be exact-have been taken on Rapalas than any other make.
And at Rapala, we’re proud to say the proof can be seen in our prostaff, as well - tournament anglers who have been turning heads with over-the-top catches and taking top honors for years. Just in the last month, in fact, several top-ten finishes and a well-deserved win in both bass and walleye events have taken center stage in competitions throughout the Midwest.
Top honors go to Dave Lefebre and his FLW win on Kentucky Lake, out of Gilbertsville/Murray, Kentucky, June 7 through 10, 2012. The Erie, Pennsylvania resident and Rapala pro boated bass after bass on Rapala DT Series crankbaits and Storm WildEye swimbaits the last three days-including the largest livewell full of the entire event on day three-and reeled well past the closest competitor by just over 6.5 pounds. His victory weight totaled 77-pounds 3-ounces worth of bucketmouths as well as $125,000 retrieved on Rapala brand baits.
Soon afterwards, Rapala walleye pro Mike Gofron netted and released 107.61 pounds of Lake Erie ‘eyes and captured a second place finish at the AIM Pro Walleye Series tournament out of the port of Lorain, Ohio. The Antioch, IL inhabitant trolled up several of his larger fish on #11 Rapala Deep Tail Dancers (which dive to 30 feet) pulled behind planer boards in the June 28 through 30 derby. Gofron also took fifth on the Saint Marys River system at the AIM Can/AM challenge out of Brimley, MI. There he tickled the weed tops with #10 Clown and Silver/Blue Down Deep Husky Jerks pulled behind planer boards.
The same weekend, three of Rapala’s bass fishing dream team made up of Brandon Palaniuk, Ott Defoe and Bernie Shultz took a second, fifth and ninth places, respectively, during the BASS Master Green Bay Challenge on the Lake Michigan bay of the same name. Defoe whipped 1/16-ounce black VMC DM Marabou Jigs out into water less than 5 feet deep, as well used VMC hooks on all plastics. Shultz fished a 1/8-ounce brown VMC DM Marabou Jig on 6-pound-test Sufix Castable Fluorocarbon line, as well as a prototype Rapala crankbait sporting a small square lip on 10-pound Sufix fluorocarbon that excelled in catching fish in water shallower than 2 feet.
Looking to land the biggest fish of your life, or perhaps cash a check or two in the tournaments you fish? Just cast Rapala brand baits like our pros do and your chances are better than ever.
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