OMG. At 79 I believe I've pulled a thousand fish out of the water with these over the years from Lake Erie, the Delaware River, James river, and other waters, even the Atlantic Ocean. LMB, SMB, pike, walleye, flounder, trout, bluefish, etc, darn near anything. Most pre sonar. One of the best baits ever made. Use mostly 7 and 9 and I probably have way too many, but not as many as my wife has shoes.
Rapala countdowns are a timeless lure that will catch fish anywhere in the world. Definitely a lure you should always keep in the tackle box. Great info, Matt! 🎣
Matt this video is a homerun with bases loaded when Rapala introduced this lure to the public 32 to 35 yrs ago I knew that they had a great bait what I didn't see coming was FFS, Rapala was so far ahead that no one could see it coming well here we are with FFS and when I saw FFS for the first time that lure just instantly came to me. Rapala was so far ahead it's unreal how someone could have something so correct without having all the Information. 👍
Doug Stange sang the praises of countdown Rapala for years. I throw them all winter for everything from trout, to bass, to crappie. Super versatile bait.
Hey Matt! When you mentioned that Rapala was probably 70 years old, I thought you were probably a little tall on that estimate, but I was wrong. Lauri Rapala carved his first lure in 1936!!
Fantastic video! I have been using the number seven countdown since early 1990s on the South Fork of the snake river for brown trout, rainbow and cutthroat trout because there was no bass around. And I still use it today for Bass because it simply works good!! Thanks
I’m 47, and have been fishing with it since I was a Teen, crazy how much the cost has gone up. I still have a good bit of old ones with the old hooks and plenty of new ones. Both the countdown and original floating, can be deadly!
When I was in college, all I could afford was a silver countdown, some flukes, and some tubes from Walmart. I used to catch a bunch of smallmouth in the local rivers and creeks just by sweeping and pausing the countdown.
Those are pretty good. I prefer the scatter rap countdowns that have the u-shaped lip. I seem to have better luck with those, and also,I like the Elite version of that, they're a little bit heavier and fall with a shimmy. You're giving up some good juice with the countdowns.
Used to hate when people gave me countdowns instead of floaters as gifts when I was a kid. Always fished from shore, countdowns didnt help except to get snagged more. Now I just toss em around suspended bait. No ffs
Great versatile bait, for sure. I have a few originals from the '60s. Just be sure to pick the correct size to match the hatch. I buy the silver and black color and use dye to color the silver or belly area. A Q-tip with dye can match about any baitfish. You can even add stripes with a Sharpie to match perch.
Those vintage Countdowns are great in slower currents or flats. The faster currents tend to make it swim on its sides. I don't think they are weighted at bottom enough to track straight in faster currents. That said, I think the newer sinking jerks from other brands are much better. For trout as I would use them for, they still catch big fish, but at a lesser rate. As for vintage jerks, the specific era Rebels are fire! Doesn't cast far nor run deep tho.
OMG. At 79 I believe I've pulled a thousand fish out of the water with these over the years from Lake Erie, the Delaware River, James river, and other waters, even the Atlantic Ocean. LMB, SMB, pike, walleye, flounder, trout, bluefish, etc, darn near anything. Most pre sonar. One of the best baits ever made. Use mostly 7 and 9 and I probably have way too many, but not as many as my wife has shoes.
It's cool to see some of the old-school lures and techniques coming back in to the light.
Rapala countdowns are a timeless lure that will catch fish anywhere in the world. Definitely a lure you should always keep in the tackle box. Great info, Matt! 🎣
Matt this video is a homerun with bases loaded when Rapala introduced this lure to the public 32 to 35 yrs ago I knew that they had a great bait what I didn't see coming was FFS, Rapala was so far ahead that no one could see it coming well here we are with FFS and when I saw FFS for the first time that lure just instantly came to me. Rapala was so far ahead it's unreal how someone could have something so correct without having all the Information. 👍
Doug Stange sang the praises of countdown Rapala for years. I throw them all winter for everything from trout, to bass, to crappie. Super versatile bait.
As kids, we threw 2 inch floating rapalas with ultralights and 4 or 6 pound test. They would catch anything and everything that swims.
Hey Matt! When you mentioned that Rapala was probably 70 years old, I thought you were probably a little tall on that estimate, but I was wrong. Lauri Rapala carved his first lure in 1936!!
home run video. Great Idea to use some of my old lures with new techniques
Fantastic video! I have been using the number seven countdown since early 1990s on the South Fork of the snake river for brown trout, rainbow and cutthroat trout because there was no bass around. And I still use it today for Bass because it simply works good!! Thanks
Well, I'm 71 years old, and they have been in my tackle box since I was a kid.
I’m 47, and have been fishing with it since I was a Teen, crazy how much the cost has gone up. I still have a good bit of old ones with the old hooks and plenty of new ones. Both the countdown and original floating, can be deadly!
Yes I have caught a lot of fish on that bait . Brings my back in years.
It's a timeless classic for a reason!
When I was in college, all I could afford was a silver countdown, some flukes, and some tubes from Walmart. I used to catch a bunch of smallmouth in the local rivers and creeks just by sweeping and pausing the countdown.
Thanks for the video Matt! I will be looking forward to another one tomorrow!!
I appreciate it!
I caught my first musky on a perch colored one back in the 1900s. Such a classic bait.
Those are pretty good. I prefer the scatter rap countdowns that have the u-shaped lip. I seem to have better luck with those, and also,I like the Elite version of that, they're a little bit heavier and fall with a shimmy. You're giving up some good juice with the countdowns.
That is funny . I was about to ask about countdowns . Lol
I know they have been around for at least 55 years. That's how long i have been throwing them. Caught my PB on a gold floater.
Used to hate when people gave me countdowns instead of floaters as gifts when I was a kid. Always fished from shore, countdowns didnt help except to get snagged more. Now I just toss em around suspended bait. No ffs
Thanks Matt
Great versatile bait, for sure. I have a few originals from the '60s. Just be sure to pick the correct size to match the hatch. I buy the silver and black color and use dye to color the silver or belly area. A Q-tip with dye can match about any baitfish. You can even add stripes with a Sharpie to match perch.
thanks for viewing
Don't let Randy hear this, he will say it's the worst bait ever made. These things catch fish.
Those vintage Countdowns are great in slower currents or flats. The faster currents tend to make it swim on its sides. I don't think they are weighted at bottom enough to track straight in faster currents. That said, I think the newer sinking jerks from other brands are much better. For trout as I would use them for, they still catch big fish, but at a lesser rate. As for vintage jerks, the specific era Rebels are fire! Doesn't cast far nor run deep tho.
I’ve been using the countdown for forty years, it’s a great bait.
yep
The original rapala was in 1936 the countdown was made in 1965.
I found these at a Kmart about 20 years ago for 1.99 marked down.
Great content.
Glad you like it!
matt where is the previous video on how to use this lure.. I thought that you would have posted it here..
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cheers!
Not gonna lie, I've learned nearly zero from people using FFS