European and Asian models in the US

[nolegsinmiami]

Can anyone recommend a reputable and reasonably priced company that sales the European models in the US? Preferably if they are located in the US so shipping costs would be lower, but either way. Thanks!

[cdj711]

well,

i dont think there is any shop in the US where you can find a wide selection of european or asian color rapala.
the one which has been recommended a few times here and which seems to have a very wide selection (old and new models) is fishing mart in poland.
i dont know the shipping costs, but i guess these will be around $20 to the states. so of course, if you order just 1 or 2 it doesnt make sense, but if say you order 20, its just $1 each for shipping, with 40 its just 50c each.
even here within europe shipping is quite expensive, most shops charge 10-20 euro per pack, shops from spain ask even 30-40; so i always try to get together bigger orders of at least 30 pcs, and then the shipping per lure is acceptable.
i have said this before, but i think for new members it may be OK to repeat: prices for rapala in europe are quite high compared to US; and there was a drastic increase again here in germany just this year.
if you find a shop in the states with good selection of interesting colors at reasonable price, dont post here; it will be sold out in a day or 2; i had this happen several times here in europe, a couple hundred of SSR9 or TE7 or H13 or F18 are sold out like nothing ...

best,
wolfgang