Rapala cdj

[bomber]

Hi!

Very popular Rapala in Europe, but hard to find it surely is, the CDJ.
How many different colors can be found. I know S, G, P, SFC, GFR, CLN, HT but maybe there were muuuuch more versions available?

Gerd Müller

[wallcat]

Welcome to the board. Its nice to see the Euro invasion of the board. Here's a short list sure to keep you busy for a while. I'm sure I am missing some from the list. Everyone else feel free to jump in. I am by no means an authority on the CDJ series.

GFR1 Gold Fluorescent Red White belly
RT Rainbow Trout
SFC Silver Fluorescent Chartreuse
S1 Silver Red Gill
P1 Perch Orange Belly
G Gold
CLN Clown
B1 Blue - Pearl
BRH Black Red Head
PRT Parrot
SSH1 Silver Shiner Orange Belly
GFR Gold Fluorescent Red Scale pattern
FT1 First Firetiger
PSD Plum Shad
RH Red Head
CG Pearl Orange
HT1 Hot Tiger 1st pattern
P2 Old Perch White Belly
S2 Old Silver All White Belly
MD Muddler
FT2 2nd Generation Firetiger
PW Pearl White
T Brown Trout
B2 Blue - Foil
PK Pike
FT3 3rd Generation Firetiger
GFR2 Gold Fluorescent Red Orange belly
SFP Silver Fluorescent Pearl
HT 2 Hot Tiger 2nd generation
HT 3 Hot Tiger 3rd generation
SSH2 Silver Shiner White Belly
CSSH Chartreuse SSH
PH Pink Head
P3 Perch Foil White Belly

[bomber]

Hoooly..

[RapalaGuru]

What makes this series (CDJ) and a couple of others is...

The lack of catalog information.

I got a couple of early rapala (USA) catalogs that lists some info.

I also have a couple of Oversea's editions that lists some information.

I've yet to see a Japan edition catalog that shows any information on the series.

Like I've said, this series and a couple of others are hard to follow, research and or get any kind of 'solid' time line

Bomber, Can I ask you a question.?

I know some european countries tackle stores are a tad bit on the small size.
And I've been told by a couple of these shops that because of this, they tend to take the lures out of the packaging (boxes, etc)

Is this also true with some German tackle shops. or tackle shops where you live ??

Steve "Rapala-Guru"

[bomber]

Yes - I have often seen lures without packaging at the shops but never Rapalas (maybe the glue is too tough these days) No it's probably only done to cheaper lures. Rapalas are more expensive in EU than in USA. USA is obviously the single most important market for Rapalas.

[nollie747]

hi,
sorry for this off topic, but i got to know.......what's the story with your avatar, is this THE Gerd Muller, do i need to say more , or does 1974 ring a bell
if you are, well this can be a nice topic,
thanks for your time,

nollie
von die NIEDERLANDE
lol

[bomber]

Yes exactly Nollie. it's "Der Bomber"
(beim Ziegestor der '74er Finale in der 42. Minute gegen euch - he, he!)

[nollie747]

well, i was only 4 years old when this took place, but my dad and others, they told me , and of course i saw the re-runs over and over,
and 78 i saw that a few times
but in 88 we had some nice games

[RapalaGuru]

I may be a little slow these days, I guess I can put that down as an age thing. I've got a few more gray hairs then the rest of the guys here.

But if what you told Nollie is correct?
Well then, this is quite a day.

Welcome Sir,

Because of my "somewhat" advanced Middle Age.
I have to ask....

So, "Football" is and was your Passion & Profession?

Do the following look fimilar ?

International honours

62 International appearances, 68 goals
1974 FIFA World Cup Germany™ Champion
1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico™ third place
European Championship winner: 1972
1970 FIFA World Cup™ Golden Boot (10 goals)
FIFA World Cup™ all-time leading scorer (14 goals)

Clubs
1955 - 1964 TSV Nördlingen
1964 - 1979 Bayern München
1979 - 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1981 - 1982 Smith Brothers Lounge

Club honours
1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 German Champion
1974, 1975, 1976 European Cup Champion
427 Bundesliga appearances, 365 Bundesliga goals (record)
74 European Cup appearances, 66 goals
7-time Bundesliga top scorer -- 1967 (28 goals), 1969 (30), 1970 (38), 1972 (40), 1973 (36), 1974 (30), 1978 (24)


And if You are who I think you are?

What would it cost me to get an
Autographed Rapala lure from you.


And Nollie, Thanks for pointing this out....

Well, Der Bomber...
What Can you tell us about yourself?


Anyway,

Steve "Rapala-Guru"

[bomber]

Well Rapalaguru - though I may not be as famous as the real "Bomber" who is to soccer what Joe Montana is to football I'd be happy to sign a Rapala for you (though it may actually decrease its value)

I am still the proud owner of the name Gerd Müller (quite common in Europe) and my favourite perch lure is well actually a Bomber fat type lure.

[nollie]

;D ;D ;D good one, ;D ;D ;D what's your favorite team in Europe or Germany , please tell me it isn't werder , as i was born in Amsterdam, and to go to rapala again, what is your type of lure, or "just"all off them ,
and Steve , an American into soccer, i thought after 94 it would never happen......

Nollie

[RapalaGuru]

Ok, well now that I've aged myself.
I can't say that I'm really into soccer, however i have over the years kept an eye on it.

As for the common names over there, I sometimes forget about that aspect.

I can remember my first trip oversea's.
I spent some time visiting the
Isle of Wight.

I can't tell how weird it was to walk around and see my last name plastered all over the place.

It did work in my favor when I went into a pub.
Asked why I was visiting, and then telling the Barmaid, that I was over here to visit the land of my Great Great Grandparents and then show them my Id.
I did like a good pint or two back then, maybe a shot to go with it.
(I no longer drink)

Anyway, Bomber.
Sorry bout my confusion.


Steve "Rapala-Guru" Wight

[bomber]

nollie said:

;D ;D ;D good one, ;D ;D ;D what's your favorite team in Europe or Germany , please tell me it isn't werder , as i was born in Amsterdam, and to go to rapala again, what is your type of lure, or "just"all off them ,
and Steve , an American into soccer, i thought after 94 it would never happen......

Nollie

oh-oh Nollie it is hard to be a Hanseat and not to like Werder though HSV and (St. Pauli) are my favourites
Actually I liked the original MLS (late 1970s) and the favouirite was New York Cosmos (wegen "Der Kaiser") but best nationalteam ever was perhaps Holland 1988 with Van Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard etc. Oh man they nocked every other team groggy during the European Championship
You welcome Steve, no problem

[cdj711]

Hi Shane and all the other experts.

some questions regarding the list:

SFC Silver Fluorescent Chartreuse - this is foil no red?

G Gold - has anybody ever seen G pearl/no foil? we have in B, why not G and S?

FT1 First Firetiger - do all FT have orange belly?

S2 Old Silver All White Belly - this means no red anywhere - but why old? have seen lures from estonia like this.

FT2 2nd Generation Firetiger - is this with the big red gills?

T Brown Trout - should this be TR?

FT3 3rd Generation Firetiger - how does this look?

SFP Silver Fluorescent Pearl - is this the one i try to find in size 7?

SSH2 Silver Shiner White Belly - anybody a pic please?

CSSH Chartreuse SSH - what the h... do you mean with this one??

P3 Perch Foil White Belly - same as P1 with foil?

with a lot of help from Jason I have 21 size 7 now.

thanks,
Wolfgang

[Jason]

Man you sure ask alot from us ;D
I sent you a pic of the CDJ 7 SFP .
And I have a few other answers to these questions , but they will have to wait til after work .

[wallcat]

some questions regarding the list:

SFC Silver Fluorescent Chartreuse - this is foil no red?

[glow=red,2,300] Yes this is foil no red[/glow]

G Gold - has anybody ever seen G pearl/no foil? we have in B, why not G and S?

[glow=red,2,300] Never seen it but it probably exists[/glow]

FT1 First Firetiger - do all FT have orange belly?

[glow=red,2,300] Haven't seen a FT with white belly but Jason might have?[/glow]

S2 Old Silver All White Belly - this means no red anywhere - but why old? have seen lures from estonia like this.
[glow=red,2,300] I call it "old" because it is missing the red painted gills of the newer models[/glow]

FT2 2nd Generation Firetiger - is this with the big red gills?

[glow=red,2,300] Yes FT2 is the most aggressive black lines with big red gills[/glow]

T Brown Trout - should this be TR?
[glow=red,2,300]I can't remember if these say T or TR[/glow]

FT3 3rd Generation Firetiger - how does this look?
[glow=red,2,300] Like the new HT pattern does. Simple black bars on the back a little bigger than the FT1 model[/glow]

SFP Silver Fluorescent Pearl - is this the one i try to find in size 7?
[glow=red,2,300] YES, Paint side versus the normal Foil[/glow]

SSH2 Silver Shiner White Belly - anybody a pic please?
[glow=red,2,300]This is the normal SSH pattern with a white belly, was one on ebay a while ago, sorry no pic from me[/glow]

CSSH Chartreuse SSH - what the h... do you mean with this one??
[glow=red,2,300] This looks like silver shiner but the white parts are painted chartreuse. Never had one in hand but seen pictures [/glow]

P3 Perch Foil White Belly - same as P1 with foil?
[glow=red,2,300] Yes same as P1 but this is the Perch foil with a white belly instead of a bronze side with white belly[/glow]

[cdj711]

Hi everybody.

thanks Shane for answering my questions.

i have one more:
why you call the SFC pearl SFP,
no silver on this anywhere.
would it not be better to call it PFC = pearl fluorescent chartreuse
because this is what it is?

this lure caused me more than two sleepless nights.
i have the CDJ-11 SFC pearl here.
and thanks to Jason who sent me a pic yesterday, i know it exists in size 7 ... slept much better this night.

i would have prefered to delete it from my list.
cause if Jason get one for me guess what he wants to have for trade?

so with the list i made myself on CDJ colors and the one you put here, it seems we are closing up to 40 different lures.

and i really thought the CDJ-7 is close to finished, so i started this nice blue thing ...

Wolfgang

[wallcat]

LOL, "the nice blue thing" good luck with that I suppose we could call it PFC as easy as SFP. I guess the reason for SFP was so we would know its related to SFC. Obviously Rapala doesn't care to label all the color variations they make

[Jason]

I have a J 9 some where that actually has the SFP color code on the label . Thats why I have always called it that .

[Fishooked]

wallcat said:

LOL, "the nice blue thing" good luck with that I suppose we could call it PFC as easy as SFP. I guess the reason for SFP was so we would know its related to SFC. Obviously Rapala doesn't care to label all the color variations they make

I guess maybe the older SFC may have looked a little 'silver' - you know, the older SFC's where the paint almost has a 'flat' or non-glare quality to it? Those may be more along the the lines of the ones that came in those older boxes, like these maybe: