The OG of hard-bodied jigging baits! Doesn't matter if it's the "dog days" of summer, sunny, or glass calm...Rapala Jigging Raps catch 'em all year round.

Whether you're a beginner or pro, here's 58 [!!!] tips and tricks to help step up your Jigging Rap game. Stuff I wish someone would have told me YEARS ago. Thx so much for watching! 👊 Hope you dig it:

1) Brittany Peeters is a mom-to-be Oct 2021 [congrats!] and in the meantime she's catching waldos with her blue-eyed fur child! 👏👏👏

2) This miniature Australian shepherd (named Trout!) has more patience for the trolling bite than I do:

3) Not sure if Alexa Tetrault's chocolate lab mix, Luna, could be any more proud of this Lake Champlain walleye. 😏 #Smirkin'

4) Steph's (@cranberrycoyote) dog, Berkley, isn't going to let these eaters out of his sight. Good boy...very good boy:

5) Enjoy those hot summer days 'cuz we'll be walking on water 🕳🥶 before ya know it...and not everyone is as excited about that idea. Shot from @jigsandspoons:

Was sent this pic from TW reader James Barcelos (thx!) of a big ol' B-E-A-utiful creation:

Love it! 😍

Guy holding the giant 6-foot Rapala is Brian Lo, owner of JB'S Fishing Depot in Toronto, ON. Sounds like "it was present to him for being the largest purchaser – and having the largest selection – of Rapala Husky Jerks in CAN...which he customizes into over 100 patterns."

Btw I found one other contender while snooping around Rapala's FB page...it's definitely longer than 6', but didn't take the top spot because it's missing some components hahaha:

Pretty cool!

'Cuz sooner or later it happens to everyone:

Here's the Fish Addictions crew putting it to good use on Mike Olson's phalanges – sometimes those #7 Berkley Flicker Shads bite back:

And you can make fun of me all you want for it! These scary critters are called wolf eels and were caught with Valdez Outfitters in AK:

Imagine getting your hand caught in this rat trap! #Sketchy

Few more shots from Valdez Outfitters I can't stop staring at:

The massive rebound is good news, but there's concern that too many walleyes has the potential to impact the forage base – most particularly yella perch. That's why DEC has proposed to increase the daily possession limit from 3 fish/day to the statewide limit of 5.

The top-8 folks (out of 32 pros) fished today in a 1v1 bracket format, fighting for a chance at a $35K 1st-place payday + bragging rights.

Looking like it's going to be Max Wilson vs Mike Hanson, and Randy Gaines vs Robert Blosser moving on in the winners bracket. Watch LIVE again tomorrow morning on Head2Head Fishing's FB or YouTube channel.

For the first time in over 60 years.

That's the PK Rattle Spoon. Sounds like those 2 newbies will be available in a month-ish.

Believe "derelict" is a fancy-pansy way to say lost or abandoned.

...on Wasserman Lake in Victoria.

Talks key locations, down-and-dirty components, and gear for both longlining cranks and running leadcore:

...with Capt. Bobby Sullivan of Icebreaker Charters on Lake Michigan. Fish ate a "raspberry carbon" color Moonshine Lures Trolling Spoon – went 47.86 lbs and 47.5" long:

Tombo slice was running Sufix Advanced 832 Lead Core with Rapala Deep Tail Dancers and Shad Dancers to crush a bunch of Mille Lacs basin-dwellers. And when it's that "nautical" out there...leadcore is almost one of the only ways you can stay fishy:

- That's from this interesting read from Steve Johnson, Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee member and local business owner.

Btw the headline for that write-up was:

So Steve is either a A) Target Walleye reader, B) Seinfeld fan, or hopefully C) all of the above haha.

I'm all for catch and release – and selective harvest – but I'm also ALL for a winner winner fish dinner! 👊 @sodak__fishin ordered up this 4-pack of future fish tacos from his kayak:

Now it's time for them to take a swim in some Catch + Cook!

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