New Thin Cut Skirts for Bass Fishing Lures

Give all your jigs, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits a fresh and exciting new look with these skirts!

Thin Cut Skirts. All dimensions - length, width, height - are proportionally less than standard skirts. It is made of the same silicone rubber as standard skirts but in terms of height (the thickness) of the material, it's made from a thinner or flatter sheet of rubber to begin with. Each stand is cut much thinner, and there are usually 60 thin cut strands per skirt. The length is shorter - only 4" compared to the 5-1/4" length of standard skirts.

Some anglers say the thinner strands have more action or movement. Whether that matters to fish, no one can prove. It's true these skirts are lighter and more airy than standard skirts. The main reason I use them at times is not because of any difference in action - but because of the dramatic difference in size.

When you need a spinnerbait, jig or buzz bait - just smaller - the overall smaller profile and miniature nature makes Thin Cut skirts ideal for downsizing situations.. And therein lies the major benefit of these Thin Cut skirts. All the proportions are balanced to be smaller. It's not a standard skirt clipped shorter - it's an overall smaller skirt in every proportion, and that makes it perfect for pressured fish, wary or cautious fish, clear water and for smaller waters like ponds, streams and tanks.

Sometimes you see spinnerbaits where the blades are made smaller, the wire arm is reduced size, and the head weight mass may be hidden beneath the skirt - all to give the illusion of a smaller spinnerbait. Little's been done to reduce the bulk of the skirt however, until now. The Thin Cut skirt truly let's you compact and condense down the key strike zone - the skirt - on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.

Thin Cut skirts go great on finesse jigs too. They really show off the all-important jig trailer. On delicately-balanced swimming jigs, the perfect placement of each strand, plus the overall lighter, thinner skirt does not affect or influence the upright balance of a swimming jig as much as bulkier standard skirts that could make a swimming jig run lopsided.

Each strand is locked perfectly in place with a thin clear application of silicone adhesive sandwiched in between an inner core collar and outer band collar. It's hard to see there's any glue, but it's there, which is especially important to lock and keep the strands from getting pulled out of place. The inner collar is flanged on both ends to make the bloom-like flare you see where both sides of the strands flare off the collar. A lot of anglers favor this flared bloom to the skirt, feeling it gives more action as opposed to the traditional flat, straight banded skirt.

Thin cut skirt (top). Full size skirt (bottom).

Sexy Shad ~ Thin Cut Skirt. This skirt has well-defined, contrasting colors. The top half is smoke gray with black fish scales and pale blue glitter. The lower half is milky pearl blue. The belly is pale chartreuse with a pale blue sheen. This skirt is a great producer in stained water where the more defined contrast of this skirt helps bass zero in on it.

It's also a great color during the spring shad spawn when shad exhibit dark-striped, contrasting body colors in order to attract and signal other adult shad to mate.

Thin cut skirt (top). Full size skirt (bottom).

Chartreuse White Blend ~ Thin Cut Skirt. Who says you can't breath new life into the old standby colors? This pattern breaks up and blends your traditional chartreuse white skirt in a way you've probably not seen it before. Please enjoy!

Full size skirt (top). Thin cut skirt (bottom).

White Pearl ~ Thin Cut Skirt. Pure white pearl skirt has a highly reflective metallic pearl sheen and silver flake. Good in clear, stained or dirty water and at night too.

Customers Rave Over Bassdozer's Black Blue Jigs & Spinnerbaits

"Hey Russ, Once again, your black blue skirts kicked some serious butt on the spring time largemouth. I managed to make it out on Sunday afternoon right as a weather system was moving through. Throwing a spinnerbait and a jig, both featuring your black blue skirt, I managed these 5 fish for a total of 34-1/2 pounds. Not too shabby for Western Washington state. Here are a couple of pics from Sunday afternoon. Thanks for checking them out!" - Tag Watson, Washington state

"Hi Russ, I love your lures and have become a huge fan of your spinnerbaits. I caught the biggest bass of the year so far yesterday - a 5.8 lb Largemouth on one of your spinnerbaits. I caught it on the 1/2 oz Style B Black Blue with rattles (pictured below).  Here in western Kentucky, we are at double normal rainfall for the year so all the lakes are high and murky at best, often muddy. The water temp was 58 degrees. I had tipped it with a blue Uncle Josh Jumbo Pork Frog. Fishing in 8 to 10 ft of water over coontail beds that are about 5 ft from the surface. Like I said I love your spinner baits. Thanks again for a great product, fairly priced and the awesome service! " - Mike Young, Henderson, Kentucky

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style B ~ Black Blue

Jackall 180 Jr. ~ S Ji Kei Lure

Leading Japanese tackle manufacturers like Jackall have taken big swimbaits and they've added a new twist that no fish anywhere has ever seen. They've created a whole new category of big surface-swimming hard baits that flex and move in an S-shape crawling across the top of the water.

This is one of the latest and hottest styles of big baits in Japan, called "S Ji Kei" lures.

Following is some info about "S Ji Kei" lures. The original version of this information was published in :Lure Magazine" by its editor, Hideyuki Nomura.

From 2001 through 2004 there was a major craze over big bait fishing throughout Japan. Soft plastic, hard plastic and wood type lures were used by everyone. Because these big lures of all known styles were used so much, many believed that their effectiveness also lost some impact over time.

Starting around  2005, a new style of big bait called "S Ji Kei" lures, took Japan by storm. Today, they are considered an everyday type lure in Japan.

"S Ji Kei" embodies a new lure concept. They swim with an action that traces the letter S through the water throughout the retrieve.

Translated into English, "S Ji Kei Lures" could be called "S Action Lures" if they were on the market in the USA, but they are not here yet.

The lure produces an action that traces the letter S throughout the water with just a simple steady retrieve. The action is very similar to a jerkbait that requires twitching and rod action but produces an irregular zigzag back and forth. The bait moves with a natural slide side to side. It doesn't produce the typical wiggling and wobbling like a crankbait or lipped hard bait.

In order to produce this type of action the lure has to be jointed. This is so that when the lure’s slide comes to a halt the line can be reeled tight which causes the lure to be pulled in the opposite direction. Fish haven’t seen this type of action before.

The difference in action and thus the difference in application of S Ji Kei lures comes about through the construction of these lures. The S Ji Kei lures do not feature plastic lips like other big swimming lures. However, simply taking the lips off of baits won't make them swim in an S motion on the water. The S Ji Kei lures are balanced differently. They are made with balancers in the head portion of the lures, which are usually tungsten or stainless steel weights. These strategically balanced lures will then swim in an S motion through the water. Since they are weighted, they are categorized as slow sinking, but they can ride on or close to the surface when retrieved.

Another key difference is the physical action these lures produce. The big baits used in the USA that feature a lip produce a body rolling and kicking action that leaves more of a wake and displaces much more water. On the other hand, the S Ji Kei lures will slide through the water in a swooshing type motion.

This type of lure is designed predominately for steady retrieve use. While winding, the rod tip should be facing downwards and with a slow retrieve the lure tracks in a wide S configuration. When retrieved faster, the lure produces a narrower shaped S configuration. When fishing for deeper fish you should slow down the retrieve.

The stop and go retrieve is also a productive method. When paused, the bait slowly sinks and while it sinks the jointed part of the bait bends in a manner of an injured bait fish. This technique will work well for followers because the angler can add a twitch to trigger the strike from the chasing fish.

Also use a "Twitch and Flash" technique when fishing these S style lures. Because these lures produce an action that resemble that of a jerk bait, throwing in a twitch will also produce good results for the angler. The flat side will add a flashing appeal when twitched which also causes the chasing fish to strike.

New Book About Bass Fishing in Mexico

It is author Russ Bassdozer here. I am happy to introduce you to my new book on Mexican bass fishing:

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO Por El Bassdozer y Los Amigos

The book, called Once Upon a Time in Mexico, is written about how Mexican anglers currently fish, and that is a little different from tourist anglers.

With approx. 80 illustrated pages, and tips from leading Mexican experts, the book is better than anything you may have ever read about Mexican bass fishing before.

Here is one expert Mexican angler's opinion:

"I have no doubt that this online book will be the reference worldwide to any angler interested in fishing for Mexican bass. Your work deserves great admiration from all Mexican anglers. Saludos de tu amigo." - Rogelio Villarreal of Monterrey, Mexico.

THE WORLD'S BEST BOOK ON MEXICAN BASS FISHING

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO Por El Bassdozer y Los Amigos

¡Buena Suerte! means Good Luck!

Thank you.

New Tilapia and Machete Shad Spinnerbaits for Mexico and Texas Border Waters

These new color skirts were developed for Mexico and Texas border lakes. Don't get too hung up on the names though. Any of these new colors imitate both shad and tilapia as well as a host of other baitfish in Mexico, Texas or anywhere worldwide. They are universal baitfish patterns in that regard.

Also note these spinnerbait may look deceptively small in the photos, but don't let these photos fool you. These are all heavy duty with 6/0 hooks. I think these are the biggest and longest stock spinnerbait hooks on the planet. All have .040 or .045 wire arms. They all have extra large blades, but especially the single-bladed baits shown here have the biggest stock Willow blades made. They are all ideal for the biggest bass anywhere.

Machete Shad ~ Skirt. (Note: Color is now called Solid Gold Shiner)

1 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style B ~ Machete Shad (Note: Color is now called Solid Gold Shiner)

1 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style B ~ Tilapia El Salto

Tilapia El Cuchillo ~ Skirt (Note: Color is now called Hendrix)

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style B ~ Tilapia El Cuchillo (Note: Color is now called Hendrix)

Tilapia Baccarac ~ Skirt (Note: Color is now called Herring Bone)

1 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style N ~ Tilapia Baccarac (Note: Color is now called Herring Bone)