New member with intro/lure ID questions

[munkin]

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Someone from BBC directed me over hear saying this was the place to find out anything about a Rapala lure. The two lures above I have that I know nothing about. The one is a Risto Rap but the color is unknown and the other I am at a complete loss except it is a Rapala. The Risto is new non-fished that was in a box but the box was in such bad shape it I could not even tell what lure was in it.

Myself I am a longtime Rapala user and bass fishermen from Maryland, USA. I have a large collection of Rapalas but don't really fish them as much anymore except for three; HJ-10, shallow fat rap and J-9 minnow.

Allen

[bacon]

looks like what you have there is a risto rap in a color usually called fire shad. these were pumped out about the time the RR was discontinued, mostly in the catch of the day boxes, but i also saw this color put in promo boxes for shore lunch brand breading. came with a knife and a few boxes of shore lunch and a risto rap lure, usually one of the non standard color lures like this one. there was also a blue shad, green shad, mustard shad, and gold shad much like it. not official names, but you can get the idea. almost always these colors risto raps(and also some rattlin raps in same or similar colors) were not marked with a code, nor did they even have the hang tag on the box, just very generic packaging.
the other lure you have is a stainless steel (inox) floating magnum, looks to be a size 7. clown color. SSMAG-7 CLN would be the code if i remember right.

bacon

[90collector]

Looks like Bacon hit the spot on these two. Those both are rather uncommon colors

[munkin]

Jan 21, 2013 16:01:10 GMT -4 bacon said:

looks like what you have there is a risto rap in a color usually called fire shad. these were pumped out about the time the RR was discontinued, mostly in the catch of the day boxes, but i also saw this color put in promo boxes for shore lunch brand breading. came with a knife and a few boxes of shore lunch and a risto rap lure, usually one of the non standard color lures like this one. there was also a blue shad, green shad, mustard shad, and gold shad much like it. not official names, but you can get the idea. almost always these colors risto raps(and also some rattlin raps in same or similar colors) were not marked with a code, nor did they even have the hang tag on the box, just very generic packaging.
the other lure you have is a stainless steel (inox) floating magnum, looks to be a size 7. clown color. SSMAG-7 CLN would be the code if i remember right.

bacon

Impressive, sounds like you have a graduate degree in Rapala studies there.

Well the Risto I sold to another member who is a collector and appreciates what it is. I would have just beat it into the riprap of the Potomac river. The other bait is just setting on the basement bench for who knows how long unless someone has a MFR-3 in the old cw they want to trade?

Allen