VERY RARE CD-9 SPECIAL FOUND TONIGHT

[jmcfish10101973]

FOUND THIS TONIGHT LOOKING AROUND THE WEB.



RAPALA CD-9 JAPAN SPECIAL UNKNOWN COLOR

THANKS FOR LOOKING

JOHN

P.S. PLEASE HELP WITH A COLOR CODE

[roeroeyerboat]

The colour code for this will either be pink candy or foil candy. It's hard to say as there pretty hard to tell apart.

[wsteneker]

Hello John
It also quite looks like an Ph pink head. I don't think it's pink candy or foil candy because those have yellow paint on their back and this cd-9 don't has yellow paint on the back but with the Ph only the pink along the head is bright. With this lure every color is bright so it's hard to tell which color code this is. Maybe it's a mix of Ph and Pcd?

Ph

picasaweb.google.com/112485152914029733050/Countdowns#5245550436055515986

Pcd

picasaweb.google.com/112485152914029733050/Countdowns#5574472147660583634

Wijnand

[Jason]

Not a factory paint job.

[bulldog21]

I agree with Jason,

See the glare on the eyes? That shouldn't be there becuase Rapala eyes are painted on AFTER the clear coat.

-Ryan

[jmcfish10101973]

ok thanks guy's. how about this one



rapaal cd-9 in unknown color

john

[wsteneker]

Hello John
I think that's a custom paint job because it has that plastic eyes and I don't have seen it ever before. But if I have to say if it's a real paintjob it comes close to Spotted Minnow.

Hope this helps a bit,
Wijnand

[Fishooked]

Dec 17, 2011 21:04:45 GMT -4 bulldog21 said:

I agree with Jason,

See the glare on the eyes? That shouldn't be there becuase Rapala eyes are painted on AFTER the clear coat.

-Ryan

You guys are damn good, lol....I would have never thought of that off the top of my head.

But since there are no trebles with it, like the CD 'shell' countdowns I have seen - do those have the eyes painted afterwards as well? I'm just curious....also the bigger thing here is apparently someone is selling fake specials, if that is a custom.

[Jason]

Dec 20, 2011 7:08:03 GMT -4 Fishooked said:

Dec 17, 2011 21:04:45 GMT -4 bulldog21 said:

I agree with Jason,

See the glare on the eyes? That shouldn't be there becuase Rapala eyes are painted on AFTER the clear coat.

-Ryan

You guys are damn good, lol....I would have never thought of that off the top of my head.

But since there are no trebles with it, like the CD 'shell' countdowns I have seen - do those have the eyes painted afterwards as well? I'm just curious....also the bigger thing here is apparently someone is selling fake specials, if that is a custom.

Ted, that could have originally been a PW or PH colored lure, both of which were Specials. So this may just be the original box. I see a lot of these in Japan.

[Jason]

And the Spotted Minnow is a factory color lure. The eyes are also factory. Japan did a few colors with the plastic eyes. Looks like some one may have thrown another clear coat on it though. Kind of yellow in color which it shouldn't be.

[wsteneker]

Dec 20, 2011 9:50:20 GMT -4 Jason said:

And the Spotted Minnow is a factory color lure. The eyes are also factory. Japan did a few colors with the plastic eyes. Looks like some one may have thrown another clear coat on it though. Kind of yellow in color which it shouldn't be.

Yup, you're right again. Btw, is there also a Fabric in Japan or is it just the fabric in Estonia that makes the lures for Japan?
Wijnand

[jmcfish10101973]

thanks guys for all your help and more photos to come and talk about soon

john