To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Ron Weber, who introduced Rapala fishing lures to U.S., has ...

Rapala VMC is one of the largest fishing tackle manufacturers in the world. The company eclipsed $300 million in sales in 2022 and has a staff of about 1,500 across locations in 40 countries. However, ...

Ron Weber, a Duluth native who made a fortune by creating the company that imported Rapala fishing lures and Fiskars scissors from Finland, died Friday. He was 84. "Ron has probably accomplished more ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Ron Weber, the Duluth native who made his fortune by introducing Finnish Rapala fishing lures to America, died Friday. He was 84. Weber grew up in Duluth, fishing the French and Lester ...

Finnish fishing equipment maker Rapala is ending the production of its lures and knives in Finland, and moving production of those items to Pärnu, Estonia. Following the conclusion of negotiations, ...

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 ...

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Fishing lures are an integral part of Mark Fisher's life. As Rapala's director of field promotions, he can tell you in minute detail about all the lures the company offers. But his voice takes on a ...