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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]
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. He died in 1974 at the age of 69.
Rapala Original Floater in Clown Pattern. 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.
This is an incomplete list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by History Channel/H2/Military History Channel in the United States.
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008, with the slogan "Where the past comes alive." In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...
2006: Rapala Tournament Fishing (Xbox 360, Wii) 2007: Cabela's Trophy Bucks (Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360) 2007: Cabela's Big Game Hunter (Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360) 2007: Cabela's Monster Bass (PlayStation 2) 2007: The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific (Wii, PlayStation 2) 2008: Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 (Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the film 300 and its highly choreographed fight scenes with various weapons [ 1 ]