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Post by jpkawalski on Dec 5, 2011 13:16:21 GMT -4
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Post by jpkawalski on Dec 5, 2011 13:20:23 GMT -4
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Post by jpkawalski on Dec 5, 2011 22:57:55 GMT -4
Old Rapalas? or fakes?  |
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Post by cdj711 on Dec 6, 2011 11:29:13 GMT -4
nobody knows ...
the first ones were not labeld or marked in any way, so you never know if these are true.
i have never seen any of these very old ones with a red belly though, so i would guess, not a true rapala.
the one without lip i dont know; but the main feature of the first rapala was the wobble, and the lip is producing the wobble, right; although they are doing lipless rapala now, i would say, the first ones all were with a bill.
to me these are handmade balsa (?) wood lures, but i guess it wasnt Lauri who made them.
best,
w.
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Post by walter on Dec 24, 2011 10:19:05 GMT -4
i agree, these look like handmade lures.
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Post by 90collector on Dec 27, 2011 22:11:23 GMT -4
I would say not Rapalas, but they look like cool lures to pick up. They would make a good conversation piece
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Post by jaketomberlin on Dec 28, 2011 0:25:20 GMT -4
Those first two are definitely Rapala Floaters, nobody could possibly make an exact duplicate of the Original Floating Minnow..... and if these are NOT Rapalas, then they are exact duplicates.
Somebody has customized and custom painted those top 2 lures. I doubt that Rapala ever used that type of finish in the Factory.
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Post by Jason on Dec 28, 2011 1:31:28 GMT -4
Hey guys..None of these are Rapala.
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