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Post by happyshad on Apr 3, 2012 18:43:25 GMT -4
Hey U! Welcome aboard!
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oroket
Team Esko
Husky collector
Posts: 120
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Post by oroket on Apr 12, 2012 9:11:42 GMT -4
Hi all! My name is Kimmo Kallinki, I'm 35 year old fisherman in Finland. I fished with trolling I have been in National Championchips for two times. My home lake is Lappajärvi, it's a crater lake and most of time I fish zander and pike but sometimes also traut. I started collection last chrismas when I get Husky's SM 2nd version it was so good shape that I could't put that in water. That's why I started collect H-13 Husky's. So hi all you guy's!   Kimmo |
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Post by pikeslayer5 on Apr 20, 2012 9:37:24 GMT -4
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Post by hqqupjn on May 22, 2012 13:16:02 GMT -4
Hi Ted,
I just signed up to this site a few minutes ago.
My name is Paul and I live in Cincinnati, OH for the past 20 years. Moved here from NJ for my job, from which I recently retired. I'm still and old born and raised Jersey boy deep down. I have been obsessed with bass fishing since my move out here. Prior to that, living in New Jersey, I fished primarily for trout.
I'm a big Rapala fan and just purchased some DT Fat and Thug baits to try out, which I hope to do this Friday. I'll be married 32 years next January and have no kids.
Looking forward to learning and sharing info on this site.
Paul
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Post by bluey on Jun 29, 2012 22:31:47 GMT -4
G'day All
my name is George, from Australia
i fish for anything that swims and have a soft spot for Rapala's
am a fan of the SSR's and just trying to find colour codes for some i have
cheers on the site
regards George
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Post by tamefish1 on Sept 3, 2012 10:22:54 GMT -4
Howdy all.
My name is Marcus, 42 and I'm an inventor/small business owner in Florida.
I've been a guide/commercial fisherman/retailer most of my life and have no ambition to do much else. If it has to do with the water - fresh or salt, I'm there...
I've been with my wife Dominique for 14 yrs now and we have labs, no kids. She's a doll to put up with the crap a fisherman can bring in. Together we supply small mom and pop type tackle shops with hooks, rigged lures, etc and I fish my a$$ off. She's even getting into collecting lures w/ me so I can't complain.
Life is good!
Thanks to the owners and moderators of this site, it's awesome. Just what a tackle junkie like me needs. I plan on hanging out a bit when I'm not on the road or fishing. Flounder season is coming soon so I will be pouring plastic, yum!
Knowledge is what I seek and this is the place!
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Post by indafishinhole on Sept 10, 2012 22:22:40 GMT -4
I'm 13, and just started fishing. I have also just started collecting rapalas, (there is a thread that has them) I LOVE this site and I pour my heart out. What can I say fishing is my life. So Far*
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Post by finnhalibut on Feb 8, 2013 3:47:32 GMT -4
Hi all. I'm a 22 years old man from Finland. I am a fishing guide, I'm specialized to fishing in Norway, especially Halibut. I collect Rapala Slivers and Rapala 26cm Magnums. My hobbies are Fishing ( isn't that obvious  ), Snowkiting, building aircraft scale models, making my own lures, Fly fishing and Fly tying. Also i'm hugely interested in soaring. My biggest fish ever is this 20kg Cod from last summer in Norway:  And i'm also pretty happy from this 8kg Wolf fish from 2011:  And this one is also nice, an action pic  The rod is like iron pole, it doesn't bend easily with hands, but when a huge fish fights at the end of the line, it Bends!:  |
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Post by finnhalibut on Feb 8, 2013 3:51:12 GMT -4
strange... i didn't get the pictures to show up...
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Post by finnhalibut on Feb 8, 2013 3:55:26 GMT -4
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Post by beka on Feb 8, 2013 4:31:40 GMT -4
welocme onboard. nice fishes very strange  |
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wiggy
CD01
helllppppppppppppp looking for a F-11 hot tiger just lost my only one yesterday
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Post by wiggy on Apr 8, 2013 5:47:21 GMT -4
hi folks just joined the forum today im from the uk and love fishing rapalas for salmon and seatrout
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Post by 7600 on Jun 27, 2013 20:25:44 GMT -4
Randy here. I live in western Pa. My hobbies are trout fishing, deer, elk, bear, and squirrel hunting. I also like atv's, motorcycles and accurate rifles.
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Post by jimbo0206 on Aug 12, 2013 12:29:16 GMT -4
Hi all new member here, im jimbo from uk (yorkshire) im a predator angler but mainly fish for pike, i do allot of ultralight fishing in the summer months for perch and pike then on to the lives and deads in the colder months
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Post by Fishooked on Sept 10, 2014 19:26:14 GMT -4
Hi all, Well I'm the guy that seems to never 'be here' as of late, but I wanted to thank you guys for coming, and welcome! This board isn't really what I want it to look like at the moment, so I apologise to all of you. Hoping to get some housecleaning done and organize this board better. My real job has really been killing me as of late (in a good way, better to be busy than unemployed), and when I get home, the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer again, lol . Welcome all and please bear with the layout!  Ted |
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Mascha
Rattlin Rap
SR07 collector, kayak angler
Posts: 22
Where are you from?: Czech republic
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Post by Mascha on Jan 1, 2015 12:06:23 GMT -4
Hi all, (sorry for my bad english) I am a novice collector. I am interested Shad Rap size 7. I catch fish from the age of six. But spinning just six years old. I love kayakfishing. A few days ago I did a collector's blog - unfortunately it is only in Czech language: entropie.cz/rapala-shadrap/And this is my website about kayakfishing and other things: entropie.cz/mascha-blog/My civil job is web usability and marketing consultant and UX designer. I hope that I manage to look for new information, new friends and new shadraps :-) |
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vili
Original Floater
Husky H-13 Collector
Posts: 19
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Post by vili on Feb 24, 2015 2:31:40 GMT -4
Hello. My name is Ville. I am a 35 year old and fished all my life. I live in Finland and collect huskies. There's a few photos from over the years. FishingPs. Sorry my bad english. |
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Al Flaherty's Outdoor Store
CD01
Posts: 2
Where do you fish?: Ontario
Where are you from?: Ontario
Favorite Rapalas?: Classic Floating #7 Blue
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Post by Al Flaherty's Outdoor Store on Mar 16, 2015 13:20:32 GMT -4
Hi all!
We're a business in Toronto Canada, owned by people who love to fish and serving our neck of the woods for over 65 years!
We deal in a wide range of product and look to increase our online fishing profile more to help provide the community with great pricing and service!
Lately we've been getting some traffic from here so we figured we'd drop in and say hello! If anyone has questions they can feel free to message us!
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Deleted Member
Posts: 0
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 7:16:16 GMT -4
Hello everyone,
Just registered here after being informed about this website on BBC. I'm Al AKA "Big Al". Been fishing for about 35 years and Rapalas were one of my first lures. Married and retired, recently moved to West Brookfield Mass. Fishing is my only passion besides my wife of 30+ years. Love dogs, have two of them that are 10 yrs old and they are my "kids". I have a son and a 5 yr old grandson.
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 16, 2015 10:49:09 GMT -4
Hello everyone, Just registered here after being informed about this website on BBC. I'm Al AKA "Big Al". Been fishing for about 35 years and Rapalas were one of my first lures. Married and retired, recently moved to West Brookfield Mass. Fishing is my only passion besides my wife of 30+ years. Love dogs, have two of them that are 10 yrs old and they are my "kids". I have a son and a 5 yr old grandson. Hey everyone, welcome aboard! Sorry I haven't been checking this thread as often as I should |
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Post by backdraft on Aug 18, 2015 19:44:27 GMT -4
Pat here. "Backdraft" is my posting name.
Live and do most of my fishing in SE Wisconsin.
The Rapala family of lures has always been my confidence baits. My "go to" One of those feelings you get when you just know it's right.
I believe you can catch ANYTHING that swims on a Rapala, followed by Mepps spinner, or Daredevle.
My young daughter caught her first topwater fish on a Skitter Pop a few weekends ago. I don't think she will ever let that lure off of her rod.
I'm an avid musky fisherman but enjoy northern pike, bass - just about anything.
The original floaters are still my favorite.
Hi Everyone !
Pat
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Post by Fishooked on Aug 19, 2015 7:31:20 GMT -4
Pat here. "Backdraft" is my posting name. Live and do most of my fishing in SE Wisconsin. The Rapala family of lures has always been my confidence baits. My "go to" One of those feelings you get when you just know it's right. I believe you can catch ANYTHING that swims on a Rapala, followed by Mepps spinner, or Daredevle. My young daughter caught her first topwater fish on a Skitter Pop a few weekends ago. I don't think she will ever let that lure off of her rod. I'm an avid musky fisherman but enjoy northern pike, bass - just about anything. The original floaters are still my favorite. Hi Everyone ! Pat Welcome aboard! There is a lot of info here so make yourself at home and poke around...albeit somewhat disorganized, been meaning to get on that. |
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Jason
Moderator
~ Rapala Master Collector & Bloodhound~
Posts: 1,961
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Post by Jason on Aug 20, 2015 8:54:25 GMT -4
Welcome aboard Pat!
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Post by walter on Sept 21, 2015 13:17:55 GMT -4
hello everybody, i've been missing from here from a long time!!! i'm happy to write in this forum again, and i hope to restart writing here often  |
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Post by beka on Sept 21, 2015 14:22:58 GMT -4
Ciao grande walter !!!
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Post by walter on Sept 23, 2015 18:42:24 GMT -4
ciao beka ciao a tutti (hello everybody!) |
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cashnl
Skitter Pop
Posts: 39
Where are you from?: Finland
Favorite Rapalas?: H13 ,Fmag 14
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Post by cashnl on Oct 30, 2015 5:49:25 GMT -4
Ciao Beka ,i am Reiska From Finland .just started to collect Rapala lures.some members i know allready .joined today .never is too late i think.hi Jason also!!
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MrStick
CD01
proud TEAM ESKO collector
Posts: 1
Favorite Rapalas?: FatRap, RistoRap, ShadRap, TeamEsko
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Post by MrStick on Jan 16, 2016 10:07:09 GMT -4
Hi there from middle Europe, Czech Republic. Just found this board few days later. I´m Ota aged 30, posting name MrStick. I started to go fishing in 1994. Last 10 years only spinning especially for northern pike. Rapala lures were and still are my favourite baits. In my opinion there is no predatory species of fish here in europian lakes, ponds and rivers you could catch on it. My TOP of all time by Rapala: Risto Rap 7, Shad Rap 5, 7, Shallow Shad Rap 5, 7, 9 and Team Esko of course. Just TE started to collect last year. Now I have about 29 colours, mostly ordinary ones. Actually I´m looking for rare and "more rare" pieces ... today I bought TE7 Silver Special Red from Jason at his ebay store. So may I pass?  |
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Post by ginothebass on Feb 25, 2016 2:14:42 GMT -4
Hey Folks,
My Name is Gino , All i do outside of work is bass fishing. I have been very pleased with alot of the baits being released from Rapala over the last few years and am looking to learn more about them here.
my first real successful Rapala bait was a HJ 14 that i painted to look like a trout. I fished it like a swimbait for years. In california the stocked trout are a favorite food source for the local bass and stripers. I've caught over a dozen fish over 6lbs with this bait and have been hooked on various other rapala baits ever since.
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Post by hendrik on Feb 25, 2016 3:29:05 GMT -4
Hi everyone,
My name is Hendrik, from a sunny and very hot south africa gauteng. So glad that Imwas able to join this club,,so cool. I am 39 year old and a collector of any old fishing tackle. My maine collection is penn and abu reels. And then it happend, contacted a man that has rapala's on a board. So went there and there is was 8 display boards, well I was hooked. Paid him and I now started a new collection. Been black bass and barble fishing with rapala from about 1990.
Will see if I can post a picture of my collection.
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