The ORIGINAL RAPALA FLOATING MINNOW - The #1 FISHING LURE of All Time!

Fishing with the ORIGINAL RAPALA FLOATING MINNOW - The #1 Lure of All Time! The Original Floating RAPALA Minnow is one of angling's all time greatest fishing lures. A fishing lure that swims, darts, pops, floats, twitches and its action is only limited to the imagination. Most modern minnow baits take from the Original Rapala Minnow design. The Rapala Floating Minnow will catch any fish in the water from carp to musky. Because the Rapala is so deadly there has been talk that it should be banned. I say "No Way! FISH YOUR WAY!" Have fun out there and we are always happy to share our experiences with all those around the world and hope you enjoyed the video as much as we did making it and remember always - Fish Your Way!

[@michaelminoughan5879]

1st nice lure I ever bought as a kid. Old faithful. 45 years, River, lake, saltwater, I always carry them. Looks like you had a great day of serenity. Thanks for sharing, much appreciated!

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Michael, one of my first too, I must digress and have to share but think the first one I can recall before this was a rooster tail and I remember I had a giant bluegilll take it. Still have that rooster tail too stashed in a old box. I dont think i would take it out for a 16lb bass! It was a really nice day out on the water and happy to share. so much welcome and thanks as always Michael for watching, commenting and sharing!

[@apotwin]

Awesome video. I love the original floating raps and the husky jerks. Great content and another sub. Thanks for sharing with us.. tight lines.

[@FishYourWay]

Awesome! Thank you so much for watching! I have a few of the husky jerks and love them too and you reminded me I should be using them for thanks for keeping in mind! Thanks for watching commenting and subscribing Potwin

[@pennyan2057]

WTG Jerry, so true about the Rapala, I don't know of a fish I haven't caught with one,even catfish!, I have Rapalas that are so old the gold and silver paint under the epoxy finish is mostly gone,and have had their trebles changed out a couple of times. Thanks for cranking out the videos!

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Penn! You said it right, they will catch anything! When they get worn thats when they are workup their best! Thanks much as always for watching and commenting always appreciate!

[@jason-ian-Van-Sloten]

Great stuff! Enjoyed this very much. Thanks a lot! Tight lines from the Netherlands.

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Jason much appreciate watching subscribing and commenting all the way from the Netherlands! Greetings from the USA, NY and thanks again!

[@greyghost1223]

Really like Your selection of lures. Rapala Original Floaters are favorites of mine.

[@FishYourWay]

They are awesome one of my favorites!

[@robertjanko6709]

Jerry is allways fishing "classic" Love that!

[@FishYourWay]

I love that light little shimano! Thanks as always Robert!

[@leapyear9460]

That's a honey hole of a spot you got there so many fish and different types. Loving your videos thx for making them! I'm going to replay that knot tie I'm in my "learn new knots" phase of life I guess. 👍

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks as always Leap Year, there are so many knots its great in the cold months of winter I try to find one I never knew of and master it before the winter months always learning!

[@willperryman4559]

Love the Rapala Floating Minnow, and I love your pistol grip rod with that early model low profile bait caster 👍🍀🎣🍀

[@FishYourWay]

Thank you Will! It is one of my favorite lures and reel!

[@FishingHam]

The jointed body ones are my favorite! Great video Jerry.

[@FishYourWay]

Both are awesome love them both! Thanks Tim!

[@juzzonmorris]

Wow! Just found this video. Your are crushing it with this lure. I'm gonna use one of these. Great video!

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks for watching commenting and subscribing Viz! Been using em for decades they work through the ages!

[@David-rr8cu]

Fun to watch, Jerry!

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks David! It was fun making it and thanks a bunch for watching and commenting! Much appreciate!

[@chuckdumas1023]

Hi Jerry looks like a beautiful day out there killing it with the Rapalas! Fun time on the water cant wait for the warm up ! Stay safe and healthy

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Chuck, it was a beautiful early spring day and luckily the fish were enjoying the weather just as much as me! Love the Raps! Thanks as always Chuck!

[@striperhunter-ic2wt]

How dare you hooks on your lure🤣🤣🤣 Seriously that spot looks awesome, the rapalas remind me of fishing with my son.he was all about all rapalas. He has my dads some of mine and a bunch he bought himself for his collection. He was my fishing partner forever until he realized that girls were more fun than dad🙂 Another great video bud, stay safe out there

[@FishYourWay]

Haha, thanks Morty, that sounds about right for most! Something special about the Rapala Minnow. Luckily I never out grew them hehe! But just a big kid here :) Hope all is well you way and thanks as always for sharing!

[@Bigandlittlesurplus7.62]

Rapala, pistol grip rod and a classic bait caster. Nice retro setup

[@FishYourWay]

It must be 40 years old, been meaning to get a new one but this rod/reel setup does not give out, thanks!

[@Bigandlittlesurplus7.62]

@@FishYourWay looks to be late 80's early 90's. I have a Silstar baitcaster from 1992 on my main jig rod and it still is going strong.

[@FishYourWay]

@@Bigandlittlesurplus7.62 Yep got it in 1989 from bass pro shops catalog

[@Reviveftp]

great video! ty!

[@FishYourWay]

Welcome

[@robinson1on1]

Great video pal, thanks

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks so much for watching, commenting and subscribing robinson and appreciate the words!

[@BGSTV]

Big time lure!! Love it! Subbed.

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks BGS TV much appreciate watching and commenting!

[@franklinwattimena4349]

great video great catch i have the same rapala lure great lures! thanks for sharing greetings from the Netherlands.

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Franklin! Always neat to hear from people around the world specially when they use the same stuff fishing is so universal!

[@ronniejohnson1628]

Thanks for sharing

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks for watching commenting and subscribing Ronnie!

[@TheMasterCaster]

That’s one of my favorite lures for trout! Great vid 👍🏻

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Mastercasters, one of my favorite and certainly my favorite hard bait! I love the smaller ones for trouts may have to work them in.

[@XetaStation]

Got two of these lures in the 2-hook style at a mom and pop tackle shop 11 years ago for $6 each. One still unused but the other one well used and well loved

[@FishYourWay]

They are awesome, always have a backup and a veteran lure, thanks for sharing much appreciate Zero Station

[@GerardoGarcia-tb7gi]

Good fishing, I recently discovered this lure was recommended for striper bass on the aqueduct here in bakersfield california

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Geraldo! They are awesome and certainly one in the top of my list! Much appreciate the comment!

[@1539Mickey]

Hi Jerry, That was a great day using the floating minnows. I have them in a few sizes and colors that I inherited from my dad. I did remove the front and rear hooks. The balance stayed the same and they float level. I think they work best in the spring and early summer. Good luck and stay safe up there, Mickey

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Mickey, one day I will have to try that with the hooks but something about the lure as it is i love and always find it hard to do. I would find it hard to use the ones you have I have a few old ones when I was younger and I dont like using them rather look at them. Its funny I cant remember what I had for dinner but I can look a a single old fishing lure in my stash box and recall exactly what happened that day by looking at the lure. May be why i love the rap! Thanks for sharing as always Mickey!

[@1539Mickey]

Hi Jerry, I guess the fish you caught many years ago was more exciting than the dinner you just had. I'm not a food person, so the fish will always be more memorable than any meal. Take care and be safe, Mickey

[@FishYourWay]

So true Mickey! thanks for putting it in perspective love the way you think! Thanks as always, jerry

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Great video as usual Jerry. I wonder if you could replace those trebles with single inline hooks of the same weight and still have the rapala do it’s magic .

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Felix was fun making it! I hear you can remove the rear treble or just use one in the middle and the action is the same. Never tried that or just using single hooks. I dont use them often so I like em as they are stock as Lauri Rapala made em! just love the nostalgia of the lure. I am sure they would have some magic in any case!

[@TheFLguy75]

35 years of f11 silver in the lakes and rivers of North Florida. Just caught a 7 pound largemouth last week. Too many to count in a lifetime of fishing this. I top twitch it slowly until I'm half way back to the boat. Had many hooked by simply reeling it in on the diving action too.

[@FishYourWay]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing they are one of my goto baits just an amazing lure!

[@Mintenkdrawing]

nice lure..great catch

[@FishYourWay]

They are awesome thanks Minetenk fishing! A definite goto!

[@smitty1013]

So you Dug a couple oldies out. way to go - Ck to see if you have a Chrome one for the pickerel, it's a killer - Thanks Buddy - keep them coming

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Bill, I am down to silver and gold will have to get a few chrome for the stock and give them a whirl! They sound interesting! Thanks as always Bill and great to hear from you!

[@frankzima7998]

Great video. What a lure! Those 4"--5" Rapalas and Rebels catch everything...fresh or salt. I've even gotten fluke and catfish on them. I often remove either the center or tail hook...never the front hook...especially for bass (stripers or large/small mouth). They're toothless "head hunters" and swallow fish head first. It's rare that I catch a bass with its lips hooked on the tail hook. Best fishes Jerry! Stay safe...be well... Frank

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Frank! I can agree about that rear treble hook, rarely if any you get one on it alone and one to remove thats the one. I feel when I fish a Rap I have to keep her on for the ambiance of the lure. dont ask just me lol. I have heard the action changes when you remove it but I never fished them as such but sounds like it makes sense. I have found when striper fishing some nights I get em on the mid and others on the rear. Although no hard truth I have drawn the conclusion it may show how the fish are attacking. Rear hook = straight level attacks fish are horizontal and chasing your lure as such in fast attacks. Middle or head hook ups the are attacking above or below, vertically almost like a ambush attack so on a given night you can remove one or the other hook and your hooks ups will for the most be all well! Or you get that 100lb striper that just swallows the 14" plug to the gullet anycase!!!! But my imagination just runs wild on me! Thanks as always frank always makes my night hearing from you, stay well and blessed in these times!

[@davidwilt5719]

Probably because u remove the last hook is the reason u rarely catch them with the last hook

[@frankzima7998]

@@davidwilt5719 good point 😄. However, I used those lures for over 45 years before I removed either treble. I mostly remove the center treble...one less hook to remove

[@frankzima7998]

@@FishYourWay Thanks man! Wild imagination got you making us all these good videos! Removing the center or tail treble didn't seem to change the action. I've deadened the action on those lures when I upsized the trebles though.

[@FishYourWay]

Makes sense, one of these day I am going to do it! One of these days, clocks ticking... thanks as always Frank may play with some flies this week if the weather holds off and I get a chance to get outs!

[@retroman9164]

Nice video. New subscriber 👍

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks so much for watching commenting and subscribing Retro Man!

[@wildlifeexplorers2260]

This is my favourite lure.

[@FishYourWay]

On the top of my list too!

[@AlEx-sw8sx]

Hey Jerry Nice catches!! These lures are amazing! I had an antique 09 silver Original Floater and picked out so many Bass year round, unfortunately the bill broke off but I’ll be fixing it soon, i have a bunch of new ones but the old one just catches more. What set up are you running if you don’t mind me asking, my 09s I cast on 6-8lb and been doing great!! Nice video

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Al, its my num 1 fw minnow no doubt possible lure at least tied with the plastic worm. It seems to be about how the hit the water and swim just an amazing lure! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@Njmetsfan27]

Nice 👍🏼

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks Lloyd! Always appreciate watching and commenting, stay well!!!

[@Raven09s]

My dad taught me to fish on this lure. I taught my son to fish on this lure. I never go fishing without one of these tied on.

[@FishYourWay]

The Rapala is my favorite minnow lure ever thanks for sharing watching and subscribing Raven09s!

[@KB2.9L]

Those triple trebles are deadly I love the triples on the the Raps.

[@KB2.9L]

@@FishYourWay you're welcome

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks much again Fox!

[@jamisonlacey5532]

This lure is an bass killer I've caught too many to count on this

[@FishYourWay]

The Original Rapal is GREAT!!! My favorite minnow!!!

[@bushleague3472]

The F18 size has been my favorite jerkbait for 30 years. They can do anything from topwater popping to fairly deep trolling. Removing the middle hook makes it run shallower with wider wobble, which is good some days. One year I caught my biggest walleye on this 7" bait while twitching it on the top. Another crazy catch was a Goldeye over 20" (they are usually around 12" and caught on trout lures). Later I found out it could have been an Alberta record, or very close.

[@FishYourWay]

I have a few of the 18 I know I should use em more! one of the biggest largemouth I had was on a perch f18 it had to be well over 8lbs maybe over 9-10lbs. my buddy had a 2-3 pound bass while i was unhooking mine for fun that bass we were able to fit in the big ones mouth! Going to keep in mind!

[@bushleague3472]

@@FishYourWay Wow! Huge bass! I dont think the 18 works better than the 13 size, but they do cast better, and the fish I use them for dont mind the size. From shore packing around big baits like that can be a bit inconvenient, nothing you dont do in the surf though.

[@FishYourWay]

I was thinking bay will work wonder never really used in salt in the bay but gonna try this spring!

[@bushleague3472]

@@FishYourWay The nice thing too, although they are quite large you can fish them on medium tackle. Plenty of situations where I might want to fish everything from a 1/4 oz Mepps up to a 7" jerkbait without packing around multiple rods

[@FishYourWay]

I was working one of those Mepps the other day man they are great!

[@bobsyeruncle4841]

dynamite location for fishing that Rapala sure works well greets from Austria.

[@FishYourWay]

Thank you Robert, greetings from the USA!!! Always neat to meet people from around the world! They are great was using em the other day one of my favs for sure!!!

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

I use a Loop knot on the F3 and it works perfect.

[@FishYourWay]

Gives it that nice wobble! Thanks for sharing James!

[@thefishingpol]

Inherited some of my fathers fishing gear. In there were several Floaters. I get how to use, but im wondering if I could/should add any weight to the line to get a longer cast?

[@FishYourWay]

You could, I generally dont but yes most do it for trolling but you could add some for casting it should work

[@mhyatt82262]

Great video. Crappie went after the silver Rapala.

[@FishYourWay]

They love them even the big ones! Thanks Mart

[@roamingwaters8876]

how are you using such a light lure on a bait caster? i keep trying to set mine up but it doesn't go far maybe 10-15 feet out. I turned my brakes off and did the whole stops spinning when it hits the ground.

[@FishYourWay]

Just a feel, I like to keep the reel open and count on my thumb. Sometimes brakes (mag) are great but you really have to zing em to work right. A lot of it is the rod and how you swing it so its loads right.40ft is all I look for, great question

[@trex1448]

My go to lure of all time in freshwater. Only downside is that it doesn't cast too far.

[@FishYourWay]

For sure! On both! Luckily I found fresh water I am most ofen only cast 30ft which works out well thanks for sharing Andrew

[@jamisonlacey5532]

I have a smaller one with only 2 tribke hooks thus bait smashes bass 100 percent suggest to everyone

[@FishYourWay]

The #9 those are super! great size to choose, thanks for sharing!

[@huckfin1100]

I could throw that thing at my creek for an hour and nothing would touch it, I heard years ago the creek had large mouth and crappie but for soom reason they all left never to return.

[@FishYourWay]

That sucks they work great for me

[@lexingtonlad5745]

Are they any good for perch and pike?

[@FishYourWay]

YES and YES! Same size for pike perch Id use the smaller ones and the countdowns for deeper water

[@lexingtonlad5745]

@@FishYourWay I'll run with the shallow one during summer due to weeds and countdown in winter.

[@FishYourWay]

Way to go!

[@Jinzfacts]

Is this floating in the water? do we need to use sinkers?

[@FishYourWay]

Yes, good question, it does float but will dize to 3 feet so its a surface swimmer they make another that will sink called the countdown also a great lure! You can use a sinker to get it down they are used

[@Jinzfacts]

@@FishYourWay Thanks.

[@FishYourWay]

Much welcome!

[@Exploremorefishing]

I have 2 main issues with Rapala lures # 1 they're expensive so I catch myself not fishing them because I'm afraid to snag them # 2 I never quite know what retrieve to use lol

[@FishYourWay]

Hi Diesel, Yea, the snag ughhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happens :( The retrieve can be funny. they work sitting still sometimes and other fast and steady but steady jerks usually drive the fish crazy!

[@alleykat6171]

I like rebels the best,but the rapalas cast better.

[@FishYourWay]

Very good points thanks for sharing alley kat!

[@Walker82kg]

Banned in 27 States is that true

[@FishYourWay]

Not so much but I think could be someday as more and more regulations pile on

[@bassfishingbrasilbfb3522]

Why u shake so much?

[@FishYourWay]

I had a degenerative neuromuscular disease at a young age thanks for watching and commenting

[@ThatSB]

Thats a lure you dont see much these days. Fuck 3 trebles though especially with barbs. Good way to kill small fish

[@FishYourWay]

A little soft are you I see, thanks for watching and commenting

[@bassfishingbrasilbfb3522]

Dude why u shake too muck

[@FishYourWay]

Some things in life are beyond our control, that is one of them. Enjoy all your capacities, live life while you can, and fish.

[@davidwilt5719]

You hand shake has me dizzy af

[@FishYourWay]

Yes, very good observation. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@bassfishingbrasilbfb3522]

Dude why you shake too much

[@FishYourWay]

Somethings in life are beyond our control. That is one of them young feller. These are things you will have to deal about when you get older. Live well, accept, enjoy and of course fish my friend, fish your way. best to you.

[@desertboy9632]

Nice 👍🏽

[@FishYourWay]

Thanks much for watching, commenting and subscribing BT!