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2. Rapala - Wikipedia

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   Rapala (/ ˈ r æ p ə l ɑː / RAP-ə-lah) [1] is a fishing product manufacturing company based in Finland. It was founded in 1936 by Lauri Rapala, who is credited for creating the world's first floating minnow lure carved from cork with a shoemaker's knife, covered with chocolate candy bar wrappers and melted photography film negatives, for a protective outer coating. [2]

3. Lauri Rapala - Wikipedia

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   Lauri Rapala. Lauri Rapala (1905–1974) was a Finnish fisherman, inventor and the founder of Rapala -Normark Group, the world's largest fishing lure and tackle producer. He died in 1974 at the age of 69. During the course of his life, he married once and fathered seven children. [1] He created one of the first artificial fishing lures in 1936 ...

4. Original Floater - Wikipedia

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   The Original Floater is a wobbler type of fishing lure, manufactured by Rapala. It is modeled after the first lure created by founder Lauri Rapala, in Finland in 1936. That prototype was made of cork wrapped in tinfoil and covered in melted film negatives as a cheap alternative to lacquer . Today, the original floater is made in seven different ...

5. Plug (fishing) - Wikipedia

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   Plug (fishing) Plugs are a popular type of hard-bodied fishing lure, characterized by a specially designed foil at the front end known as the bill or lip. Plugs are widely known by a number of other names depending on the country and region, including crankbait, wobbler, minnow, shallow-diver and deep-diver. The term minnow is usually used for ...

6. RFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation over whale ...

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   Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed over the weekend that he is under investigation for “collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.” “Right after I ...

7. Florida college empties gender diversity library, tosses ...

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   New College of Florida students, activists and alumni pick through discarded books from the school's Gender and Diversity Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Amy Reid, the faculty chair and ...