Rapala Original Floater
The balsa wobbler that mimics an injured small fish.
Lauri Rapala, a Finnish fisherman, carved fish-shaped lures from pine bark and balsa wood. The lure swam with a jerky motion like an injured fish and caught more than the others.
The lure became world famous after Life magazine wrote about it in 1962. It is still made by hand, in several sizes, and is one of the best-selling fishing lures in the world.
Materials: Balsa wood with a thin lip and hooks
Manufacture: Created by Lauri Rapala in Finland in 1936 and made by Rapala since the 1940s.
The balsa body painted like a fish.
The plastic lip that makes the lure wobble.
The three treble hooks.