“When you shipped back and forth (at the time) you had to sign for it,” he said, noting the practice was to discourage bass anglers from just saying “to heck with it” and keeping the prototype. Back then, when the topwater was being born, it was a big deal. We shipped baits back and forth 30 times,” said Rowland, who lives in Austin. “I got with the guys in the back who are the engineers and the designers.
The artificial lure manufacturers in Fort Smith, Ark., got what they wanted after an especially circuitous route. Ever been fishing at dawn and hear that?” Rowland asked rhetorically while talking about a topwater that has emerged as one of the leading go-to baits among anglers on pro bass fishing circuits and weekend anglers, too, trying to get as many bass as possible on the business ends of their fishing rods. “They wanted a bait that spit more than a chugger, that sounds like a shad flicking on the surface of the water. Thus was born the XCalibur Zell Pop, which has been on the market since the mid-2000s. XCalibur Hi-Tek Tackle and Rowland wanted a “spitter” rather than a chugger for a topwater artificial lure. asked one of its leading pro staffers - someone who has amassed more than $1 million in bass tournament winnings and ranked one of the Top 35 Anglers of All-Time by BASS - to do what he does best. Then, about five years ago, XCalibur Tackle Co. If you have any questions, call our toll-free hotline at 84.The 54-year-old Texan used to spend a whole day at a time two decades ago doing that to a Pop-R, then another Pop-R, then another Pop-R. Thank you for helping us to ensure the quality and safety of our products. If the battery does not have an ETL label, please visit to arrange for a replacement battery to be sent to you and for you to return your existing battery to Rapala USA for proper disposal – all at no cost to you. To look for the label, simply remove the battery from the fillet knife. The batteries subject to replacement do not have a white ETL label. (Consumers should, of course, always use the charger supplied with the knife, rather than another manufacturer’s charger, to ensure proper charging and to avoid damage.) To ensure the safety of our customers, however, Rapala USA is replacing the batteries on certain models of Rapala® Rechargeable Fillet Knives to prevent overheating in the event the wrong charging device is used. Rapala USA has received reports of batteries on older Rapala® Rechargeable Fillet Knives catching fire when being recharged with charging devices other than those supplied with the knife.
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