Cabin 14

“In the early 1960s there was a buzz around town that one of the stores might be getting a Rapala. Not several dozen in each of the many styles, sizes and colours that are available today - but a single, minnow shaped Rapala.

Rumors about this amazing Finnish made lure had been swirling around for some time, but to the best of my knowledge, other than some pictures published in a 1962 Life magazine article, no one in town had actually seen one, let alone fished it...”

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While buying fishing tackle can be a very enjoyable experience, it can also be darn frustrating at times. The selections are mind numbing, everyone claims that their stuff will out fish and out last everyone else’s, and prices range from downright cheap, to the ridiculously expensive.