This is a Rappala Mino and it is the original floating minibet. In 1936, a Finnish angler, Laurie Rappala, shaped the first lure from Cork, using a shoemaker's knife, a file and sandpaper. Adding tin foil from a neighbor's cheese packets and chocolate to form the lure's reflective surface. The lure was a favorite in Finland, but after a faithful trip to a Minnesota tackle shop, business band Ron Weber and fishing tackle retailer Ray Oström began distributing Rappala's creation across the United States. During the height of Rappala Mania, tackle shops would actually rent out minos for $5 a day for the $20 deposit. I personally like to picture Laurie Rappala himself cast out an original Finnish minnow on Lake Pian at Search of Monster Pike.