i finally got up to gander mountain tonight and they had the rapala new for 2013 lures on the shelf. i thought i was finally over my "if you can tie it on the end of your line you gotta buy it" crankbait addiction... then i saw the new BX minnow... and the bx swimmer... and the larger sized deep jointed husky jerk...

the new colors on the BX minnow are insanely awesome. ive heard it said that fishing lures are designed to catch anglers and not fish, and it could be true because rapala sure has me hooked. the size and shape of the BX seem perfect. i bought one of the "blue back herring" BX 10 minnows. at 3/8 of an oz it should cast really well too, not as well as the x rap with the long cast feature, but you get the realistic holographic foil and 3d eyes in a "silent" no rattles package. seems like the perfect compliment to the tackle box.

sorry about sounding like a salesman, but this lure got me super excited for spring. well, that and we just set up our reservation for june!