Why are rapalas so expensive

I love to fish cheap. Joined: May Brazoria County. Rapalas seem especially expensive until you look at a Yozuri. I've got stacks of expensive saltwater plugs like Skitterwalks and Corkies that I seldom if ever use.

I only hold on to them in case I ever want to fish with Low profile bait casting gear again. No plans to ever put down the money needed to buy any new ones.

I tie jigs and flies and fish them for everything from Sunfish to Redfish. If one is careful about what materials they use, flies are pretty cheap to make. One Turkey feather can make a pretty good Crawfish pattern with the addition of a lead, brass or tungsten weight and a couple of eyes made from bead chain or glass. Deer tails make great flies like clousers and Deceivers and the body and belly hair make great bass poppers and divers.

Left over carpet fibers and discarded flip flops and rubber bands can be used to make a variety of stuff like foam spiders and grasshoppers. I live life looking at old stuff people are about to throw away to see if there's anything to use for fly tying.

Roll your own for quite a bit under that. Fly fishing could be for just about for everyone, but a lot of people within the fly fishing business and community make it more complicated than it needs to be. However, if you fish real deep, it's a harder and in my opinion less fun than conventional to pull off with a fly set up.

Joined: Sep JIM SR. I definitely agree with yall about finding good deals on things at Walmart and sometimes Academy. I get cheap beetle spins, roostertails, tube jigs, jig heads, kastmasters etc. I did get some cheap Strike King plugs from Walmart that work great. I even got a few cheap plugs from Cabelas Gander Mtn. I do order the Chinese plugs from Ebay, I may have too many now Texas, Dallas.

Joined: Nov The Republic of Texas. I've found good deals for Rapala baits on Ebay. I consider them a bargain for what they produce for me. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Ever have tackle and you just don't know where it went? Well that could be a whole nother topic but that's where all of my Rapalas went I was looking to replace them and was just in awe on how much they had gone up. Originally Posted By: Aquiles. Powered by UBB. Any fisherman worth his, or her, salt has heard the harrowing tales associated with the one, the only, the Original Floater.

I use this lure in the crystal clear waters of alpine lakes such as East Tensleep Lake. I use the smallest variation to cover water in slow moving streams. Because they are so expensive, I have not been able to justify purchasing and trying every Rapala lure out there. I would love to and perhaps, given a few more years, I shall. But what are your thoughts? Are the prices of Rapalas offset by their performance? Sign in. Forgot your password? Thomas Turner. Log in. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.

Why are Rapalas so expensive in this country. Thread starter devonminnow Start date Mar 14, Joined Sep 26, Messages 4 Location Durham. Why are rapala lure's so expensive in this country. No wounder tackleshops are closing down in this country when anglers continue to be ripped off. Just another example of rip-off Britain!!! T7 Well-known member. Joined May 1, Messages 1, I imagine purchasing power helps as well. Lots of people buying them drives down the price as the tackle dealers can buy in bigger bulk.