Angling legend Ron Weber, who changed fishing in Minnesota and throughout the world when he and the late Ray Ostrom began importing Rapala lures from Finland a half-century ago, died Thursday. He was ...

An era passed Saturday with the funeral of Ray Ostrom, 85, of Bloomington. His life story, and that of his business partner, Ron Weber of Edina, is uniquely Minnesotan -- and one every fisherman might ...

More than 80 years ago on the pristine waters of Lake Päijänne in Finland, a fisherman named Lauri watched from his boat as large predatory fish attacked schools of minnows. Time after time, he ...

Rapala Tournament Fishing conjures memories of simple summer afternoons on the lake, of dirty worms and sharp hooks and a little red and white bobber dipping beneath the surface of the cool water. And ...

Ron Weber, who introduced Rapala fishing lures to U.S., has died Ron Weber, who introduced Rapala fishing lures to America 50 years ago, has died at the age of 84. Weber died last week, according to ...

SPONSORED CONTENT The story of Lauri Rapala tank-testing and hand-tuning each of his iconic lures to ensure they swam true ...

The Lure Love Podcast has crunched the numbers in its database and determined that jigs, by far, have caught the most record fish of any lure type among the nearly 20,000 records it has on file. The ...

If any item holds special mysticism among fishing gear, it’s the lure. Some anglers spit on them for good luck; many have favorites (my dad and I still call one spinner, which will be kept secret to ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. With lure anglers always on the prowl for the next big thing, these are sure to feature in many ...

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION, Changes board/management/auditors, October 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. EEST Travis Tuma has been appointed ...