| Archive - June 2008 deps Basirisky Hollow Rubber Topwater Frog for Bass FishingPosted Jun-25-08 08:20:29 PDT deps Basirisky Hollow Rubber Topwater Frog for Bass FishingShown here is the Fire Salamander color. This is the most popular deps Basirisky color across the USA.
The belly weight is tightly-fitted and sealed all the way around with glue. The Basirisky 60 is 2-1/2 inches (63 mm) long and weighs 1/2 oz (13 grams). The Basirisky 70 is 3 inches (73 mm) long and weighs 3/4 oz (20 grams).
ima's New Rock N Vibe Lipless Crankbait for Bass FishingPosted Jun-24-08 20:33:06 PDT ima's New Rock N Vibe Lipless Crankbait for Bass Fishingima's new Rock N Vibe is compact at only 2-1/2 inches long yet weighs a full 1/2 oz and sports two oversized premium Owner trebles that fish just can't miss. Before tying the Rock N Vibe on your line, cup it carefully in the palm of your hand and shake it. You'll hear and feel a vibrancy not found in other lipless cranks. It's almost the noise and feel of something alive in your hand, such as a cicada or other noise-making insect. The Rock N Vibe does not make an excessively loud noise, but it is a more natural or vibrant noise than many other rattling cranks. In addition to noise, the Rock N Vibe generates a high vibration that feels like a buzz between your fingers. Next, tie it to your rod, hook it securely onto a rod guide foot, and put that rod inside your car or truck with you on your way down to the lake. As you motor down the bumpy highway, listen to the rumbling noise made by the rapidly-vibrating Rock N Vibe on the rod in the vehicle with you. It's more like a constant, low rumble than a rattle. More of a shivering or quivering sound all abuzz like some sort of insect or something alive. As you cast the Rock N Vibe, you'll notice that rumble and buzz manifest itself in the rod tip in a way that no other crankbait does. It's not the way you feel a wide or tight wiggle with other crankbaits, but it's a sort of bouncy, buzzy, vibrancy in the rod tip. One look at the Rock N Vibe as it nears boatside, and you'll see that same vibrant quality in the bait's action. One way to describe the action is to say there's a lot of side and belly movement in the swimming behavior of the Rock N Vibe that's not found in other lipless cranks. The sides and belly seem to wiggle and flicker like there's no tomorrow, and the detailed color patterns simply dance and play like alive. It has a rather realistic baitfish swimming movement and action compared to the more mechanical and artificial actions of many other lipless cranks. It's a work of art, imitating life. When paused, the Rock N Vibe falls straight and true. It is a true countdown lure since it won't tangle the line as it falls. Most all lipless cranks sink, but many spin or foul the line as they do, so they're really not useful for counting down to deeper depths. That's the last thing you want - a lipless crank that fouls itself when it falls or is paused, ruining cast after cast. The Rock N Vibe won't do that. It falls perfectly true when paused or on the sink, making it useful to countdown to various depths. This doesn't mean the Rock N Vibe will never tangle. When popped sharply on a lift-and-fall or jigged erratically using a yoyo presentation, any bait will occasionally tangle. It's just the nature of such techniques. However, the Rock N Vibe's ability not to tangle on a typical stop-and-go or jerk-and-pause approach is a key design feature since fish often hit on such pauses or change-ups in the action. Plus the Rock N Vibe will stay down at the depth it was counted down to. Most other lipless cranks won't do that. Even if you can count them down without fouling themselves, many lipless cranks tend to rise up higher like kites once the retrieve is started, not staying at the desired depth like the Rock N Vibe will for you. Feeling reckless? Try 'worming' the Rock N Vibe along bottom in deeper water as if you'd fish a worm or jig. Don't flatter it by treating it in any special way. Totally disregard that you even have a lipless crankbait tied on, just hop and drop it the same way you'd work a worm or jig! The perfect, controlled sinking behavior of the Rock N Vibe is ideally suited for 'worming' it this way in deep water. The fact you can worm it hits upon another valuable feature of the Rock N Vibe. You can use it at any retrieve speed. This bait can be fished at any speed from painstakingly slow to blazingly fast and all speeds in between. So whether the bass just want to lazily suck it in or aggressively chase it down, the Rock N Vibe will match the mood. The Rock N Vibe is as much at home on medium spinning gear as on baitcasting, and it casts like a rocket on either outfit. Give it a try and you'll see why the pudgy little Rock N Vibe has that watchful eye and worrisome look on its face, because some big bully of a bass is constantly chasing after it!
deps Highsider Jr ~ Jointed Swimbait Fishing LurePosted Jun-20-08 09:56:04 PDT Updated Jun-20-08 10:01:32 PDT deps Highsider Jr ~ Jointed Swimbait Fishing Lure
Big Swimbait Requiring Heavy Tackle. The deps Highsider Jr. is bigger than your average bass bait. It requires fairly heavy tackle to cast and fish properly. It weighs 1-1/2 ounces (45 grams) and the hard body is 6 inches (150 mm) long (not counting the feathered tail).
Blade Jigs for Bass FishingPosted Jun-19-08 06:59:57 PDT Updated Jun-19-08 07:32:14 PDT Blade Jigs for Bass FishingIt was January 2006 when blade jigs burst onto the bass fishing scene big time. Winning catches on blade jigs were made during the first few FLW tournaments of the 2006 season, and blade jigs became the hot new must-have lure for the rest of 2006. The hubbub over blade jigs died down during 2007 although many hometown anglers hit paydirt on team trails with blade jigs in spring of 2007. But blade jigs proved they're here to stay in 2008 when bass pro Brett Hite won two early FLW events back-to-back with a blade jig, earning Hite $125,000 times two for a total of $250,000. Every lure has its place and it seems that blade jigs are at their best early in the season. Like Brett Hite found, they work exceptionally well when fish are hunkered down in dense cover. Many other bait styles won't get bass to come out of where they're holed up under thick cover, but blade jigs do.
People say the blade makes it like a spinnerbait or the vibration makes it like a crankbait, but fish may see it differently. You can throw spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and catch nothing. Then come down the same bank again with a blade bait, and do well. So blade jigs are not quite like any other reaction baits, since blade jigs work at times when spinnerbaits, crankbaits and other lures don't.
A blade jig is not like a standard flipping or swimming jig either. Especially earlier in the season while the water is still cold, a blade jig may do better than standard jig styles. A blade jig is a little like a lipless rattling crankbait in that it gives off heavy vibrations and therefore works in dirtier water than standard jig styles. If you are in a situation where you are hitting fish on standard jigs, and the water dirties up, you can switch to a blade jig and expect to continue to do well in the dirty water. A blade jig has a tremendous vibration and frantic action like a startled critter hightailing it. It is a more intense - yet natural-looking - action than you (or bass) usually see in a lure. The intense vibrating action is due to water pressure pushing the blade rapidly back and forth several times per second. The action starts in the blade which is almost a blur. As the blade oscillates rapidly side-to-side, it causes every strand in the skirt whip to frantically.
As with any jig, success is going to ride heavily on the kind of soft plastic trailer you use to go with a jig. Keep in mind that any and all jigs including blade jigs are poor producers without soft plastic trailers. Don't hesitate to experiment with whatever kind of soft bait as a trailer. Shown above are 4-inch (top) and 5-inch sizes of GYB's Swim Senko, which is the trailer that Brett Hite used to win $250,000 in back-to-back FLW events on blade jigs in February 2008.
Blade jigs shown above with GYB's 3-1/2 inch swimbait (top) and GYB's 5-3/4 inch Kut Tail Worm. You can add a single tail grub, a double tail grub, a hula grub, a swimbait, a worm or any other soft bait is worth a try. You may surprise yourself over what soft baits work good as trailers on blade jigs. The trailers that work well on standard jigs are not necessarily the same ones that work on blade jigs - and vice versa. But as is the same with any jig, changing the trailer will change the action and alter the fish-catching potential dramatically. Do experiment and identify a few different trailers that work for you on blade jigs.
Clip-On Stainless Steel Screw Type Bait Holders for Bass Fishign Jigs and HooksPosted Jun-15-08 22:01:33 PDT Clip-On Stainless Steel Screw Type Bait HoldersThese stainless screw type bait holders with snap-on clips are revolutionizing rigging hooks and jigs.
Wire screw type keepers have been around for a long time, about twenty-five years, but they were never used quite right until recently Originally, many years ago, the screw wire was molded into the back of a jig head in the same place where the jig collar would go. It was most difficult to thread a soft bait onto the hook shank and screw the bait onto the screw at the same time. So early models of jigheads with screw wire collars never got too far with anglers. Within recent years, some models of jigs have moved the screw up, molding in the screw wire at an angle above the hook shank. This was a step in the right direction. Now, you did not have to thread a soft bait onto the hook at the same time as screwing it onto the wire. But the screw was still molded in a fixed position - and that's not as useful as having the free-swinging clip-on screw keeper. The way the screws are really just starting to be used today - free-swinging and clipped onto the hook eye as shown in the photos below - is the best way to use these screws.
New Colors of Kamakazee Treats Hollow Tubular SwimbaitPosted Jun-14-08 11:11:33 PDT New Colors of Kamakazee Treats Hollow Tubular SwimbaitHollow Tubular Body. The Kamakazee Treats swimbait has a hollow tubular body. There's no material inside. It is completely hollow from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail. There are a couple of key advantages to being hollow inside:
The oversized paddle tail creates the perfect, natural swimbait action that imitates the swimming movement and vibration of baitfish. Realistic 3D eyes and lifelike colors include scale pattern backs.
All photos above show the 4-inch size only.
Jackall DD Cherry Deep Crankbait for Bass FishingPosted Jun-07-08 17:00:38 PDT Updated Jun-07-08 17:03:12 PDT Jackall DD Cherry Deep CrankbaitJust a little over 2 inches long, the DD Cherry has a compact body with an oversized diving bill that takes it quickly down to an 8 foot plus diving depth. It is a great little bait because it catches lots of bass especially when larger crankbaits aren't working. Despite its small size, it is compact and heavy enough to cast well even with a baitcaster. There are few other crankbaits so small that can be wielded on a baitcaster -and that dive so deeply. I'd say the DD Cherry easily gets down around 8 or 9 feet with 10 lb. test line. However, it is light and small enough that it can be used with a spinning rod too. It has a wide, fast wobbling action and it is filled with noisy rattles inside. I often favor a small crankbait of this size to pre-fish. The DD Cherry will attract a tremendous amount of attention from small size bass, and this can be useful when you just want to pre-fish or "test fish" an area. Such a small profile crankbait truly flushes out a lot of pre-fish. They may or may not be the size needed to win a tournament, but you'll just get a lot of action, and that can help you determine where active bodies of bass are located. This allows you to easily find the most active fish-holding locations as you crank down a long stretch of bank during pre-fish. This helps identify the types of cover, structure, spots, and sections of a bank being used by bass, and you can come back during tournament time and try for bigger bass with bigger lures or out a little deeper and so on to be selective. Of course, the smaller size of the DD Cherry works great as a quick limit-catcher when you want to put five small bass in the livewell, or when you just need one more small one to finish off a limit.
Jackall Doozer Heavy Duty Lipless Crankbait for Bass FishingPosted Jun-07-08 15:40:02 PDT Jackall Doozer Heavy Duty Lipless CrankbaitWeight: 1 oz (27 gr) Jackall has designed their new Doozer for HEAVY DUTY CRANKING.
It features a bigger and heavier body than an ordinary lipless crankbait, as well as having that top of the line quality and fish-catching abilty that Jackall is world-famous for.
The Doozer is heavy duty. It is designed for catching the very biggest trophy bass. It is for use on heavy line with stout rods and reels. It has big, strong hooks. Most importantly, the vibrating and rattling action is designed to remain lively and crisp, even on heavy line. The hook hangers are about the biggest you're likely to see on a bass lure. The Doozer's big and stout. Recommended tackle is anywhere from 14-25 pound test line and stout rod to match. This big lipless crank sinks about twice as fast as ordinary cranks. That means less time waiting for the bait to sink. Best of all, it sinks true and will rarely foul the line as it sinks. It has a perfectly horizontal fall, and although it does not do anything too fancy on the fall, it doesn't tailspin or fall unnaturally either. In short, the Doozer's a very well-behaved lipless crankbait - and that maximizes the time its in the water, fishing for you. Most importantly, the Doozer will remain at the depth level where you stop it. Most other lipless cranks will constantly want to rise up higher and higher (shallower and shallower) as you retrieve them - but not the Doozer. It is designed to hunker down and stay at the depth where you stopped it. Internal Weighting. The are three or four different sizes of rattles inside, from small BB's to large marbles. Some are tungsten. Some are other material. In all, ver ten different rattles inside four internal rattle chambers. Needless to say, the Doozer creates quite a cacophony of different rolling, rattling noises all at once, from a fast, high-pitched chatter to a slow, heavy drum beat, and more. The weights move to the rear to ensure long distance on the cast. The Doozer is a bigger bait than normal, and it will catch bigger bass than normal-size lipless cranks.
deps Buzzjet Bone Topwater Lure for Bass FishingPosted Jun-07-08 12:22:06 PDT Updated Jun-07-08 12:49:19 PDT deps Buzzjet Bone Topwater LureVoted Japan's number one wake bait! This is a topwater lure the likes of which bass in the USA have never seen before. This style of topwater, called "wakebaits" waddle desperately on the surface, like wounded flopping and gasping baitfish that can't recover and can't swim back under the surface to get away. The Buzzjet mimics a chunky baitfish pinned helplessly on the surface. It's such an easy meal for bass. The Buzzjet 'Bone' version differs from the standard Buzzjet in that the Bone is made of a natural white ABS resin called 'bone' material.
Photo of bone body before painting shows the natural ABS resin (the bone material) which forms the milky white body.
Photo shows the bone (natural ABS) and the original (clear ABS). The material is the only difference. Both the bone and clear Buzzjets are made in the same mold and have the same internal weightijng systems, same props, hooks and so on. But because the natural white ABS material is lighter, the Buzzjet Bone has more buoyancy, floats higher, moves more crisply, with a wider and faster action. 
With its high buoyancy body, the Buzzjet Bone has a wider, faster-moving action. The 'bone' material is lighter and it is also harder. So it has more resonance from the impact of the rattle weights inside. The Buzzjet Bone has a higher-pitched rattling and louder buzzing noise from the prop.
deps Buzzjet 96. The '96' is the large size version of the Buzzjet. This is a big bait, and simply because it is so big, you can lump it in with all other big swimbaits. When I say big, it is not long - 4 inches (96 mm) - but it is very thick across, very deep-bodied and weighs one ounce (30 gr). It is about the size of a ham hock. It is a big bait for big bass.
Deps Buzzjet Jr. The 'Jr' is the small size version of the Buzzjet. It is not too long - about 3 inches (72 millimeters) - but thick across, deep-bodied and weighs 1/2 ounce (14 grams). It is a compact, stubby bait that casts well, has incredible action, and is the perfect size to appeal to good-sized, chunky largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass.
deps DC-400 Cascabel Heavy Duty Deep Crankbait for Bas FishingPosted Jun-07-08 11:58:24 PDT Updated Jun-07-08 12:10:09 PDT deps DC-400 Cascabel Heavy Duty Deep CrankbaitWeight: 1 oz (27 gr) Deps has designed their new Cascabel for HEAVY DUTY CRANKING. It features a square body with flats sides which is unique for a deep crankbait, as well as having that top of the line quality and fish-catchabilty that deps is well-known for. The DC-400 Cascabel is heavy duty. It is designed for catching the very biggest trophy bass. It is for use on heavy line with stout rods and reels. It has big, strong hooks. Most importantly, the crankbait swimming action is designed to remain lively and crisp, even on heavy line. Recommended tackle is anywhere from 14-25 pound test line and matching rod. This deep diver reaches depths from 11 to over 13 feet (3.5 to 4 meters) deep.
It is highly buoyant, enabling it to deflect crisply when it impacts obstacles. When paused, it floats up quickly away from and backs out of snags.
Zappu Wacky Jigs with WeedguardsPosted Jun-07-08 08:50:51 PDT Zappu Wacky Jigs with WeedguardsThe following is summarized from an article written by Hideyuki Nomura, Editor of Japan's Lure Magazine. The Japanese have created a new technique called 'Inchi Wacky' or the 'wacky jig'. Two top Japanese bass pros helped pioneer the craze. Takuma Hata of Zappu introduced the technique first in a feature article in Japan's Lure Magazine. Then Toshiro Ono of Jackall took first place in the 2004 Basser All-Star Classic on the wacky jig. This is the most prestiious tournament in Japan, the equivalent of the Bassmaster Classic. It wasn't long before everyone in Japan was using the wacky jig too. Zappu and Jackall are the two brands that have become popular in the USA today too. Benefits that the wacky jig provides versus the traditional weightless wacky rig are:
Unlike a weightless wacky rig, you can fish a wacky jig in deeper areas. The wacky jig is not necessarily a shallow water tactic. The squirming action has an appeal that bass cannot resist. Both Hato and Ono believe this bait is ideal for fishing deeper water and tougher conditions. Deeper areas such as rock piles, drop-offs, points, ledges and other vertical structure are perfect situations where the wacky jig will produce. Japanese anglers like to use spinning rods with wacky jigs, and lighter tests of fluorocarbon line. They tend to work the rod, keeping the rod tip in a 10-11 o’clock position and shake it to keep a good rhythm going with a constant up and down action. Japanese anglers will say that you have to have an image in your head of what you want the wacky jig and worm to do. The ideal image you want to see is the ball part of the jighead flip-flopping up and down and that’s it. If the jighead is doing that, then the worm will be doing its squirming thing. The great part about the wacky jig is that, once it reaches a target depth such as a foot or two above the bottom or whatever depth where bass are suspended, you can impart this constant shaking action to the worm and the worm doesn’t have to be moved much at all. Think of this as vertical jigging - or like ice fishing. In other words, you can keep the bait exactly where you want it, and impart action to it while it stays there. In order to do this, there is a secret, and that is keeping a good amount of slack in the line. By keeping slack in the line you can shake your rod constantly to produce the wicked irregular action and still keep your bait exactly where you want it. When fishing bottom structure you will want to cast out the wacky jig and let it free fall to the bottom. While the jig falls the weight from the jighead causes the worm to roll back and forth. After it hits the bottom you will want to shake it and continue to wind up slack and then free fall it back to the bottom. The fish will often attack as the bait free falls after you shake it. Remember the jig head is there to create a wild gyrating action. So this is not a deadsticking technique. The wacky jig is also effective on suspended fish in mid water. The key to working this bait is again the slack in the line. Cast your line out and as you reach the area the fish are suspending in, slowly shake the bait as you swim the jighead back in. The shaking will create the slack so a steady slow crank will wind in the slack and let the lure do what it’s supposed to do. The most popular worms used in Japan on wacky jigs consist of Gary Yamamoto’s Kut Tail, Zoom’s Swamp Crawler, Jackall’s Flick Shake, Optimum Bait’s Twin Teaser, and Berkeley’s Gulp Wacky Crawler. The new wacky jig from Japan is the perfect new technique to try the next time you’re out on the water.
Note: The hook size is much bigger, stronger (approx. #1/0) on the 3/32 and 1/8 compared to the 1/16th (approx. #2 to #4 hook).
Jackall Cherry 0 Footer WakebaitPosted Jun-02-08 08:05:02 PDT Jackall Cherry 0 Footer WakebaitHitting the market in 2003, the Cherry 0 is one of the original and still best wakebaits. Before that, wakebaits were unknown for bass fishing. So thwe Cherry 0 has withstood the test of time. it is still considered one of the best wakebaits today. The Cherry 0 has a small, compact body. Size #6 hooks make it ideal for either spinning or baitcasting with 8-10 lb test line. It will work in small lakes, ponds or rivers with light tackle -or any time when a smaller topwater is appropriate.
The side-to-side action is a frenzy of motion on a steady retrieve. The action is good from slow to medium retrieves, and on a fast retrieve, it will truck under the surface a few inches, but it is rare for the Cherry 0 to lose control and flip out. The action is stable at all retrieve speeds, even high speed. Wit the rod tip held high, the Cherry 0 will act as if it is trying to peel the surface off the water, and this creates a nice gurgling noise. With the rod tip held down, the Cherry 0 has a quieter surface-waking action, but still creates plenty of commotion.
Jackall Squad Minnow Jerkbait for Bass FishingPosted Jun-01-08 11:19:31 PDT Jackall Squad Minnow Jerkbait for Bass FishingJackall Squad Minnow. Jackall's latest jerkbait is ruggedly constructed and beefy. In the short time it has been around, it's quickly been embraced at the top pro level, and most pros who use it recognize it to be one of the top-performing jerkbaits on the market. It's not a lightweight jerkbait. It's built with baitcasting gear in mind. It's a decent size, weighs enough to cast far even in a wind. It's heavily weighted to hunker down and stay suspended without rising (depending on water temperature). The manufacturer specifies a 3 foot diving depth for it, but the Squad Minnow will go deeper - and stay deeper due to its heavy weighting. So 5-6 feet deep is not uncommon for this bait, depending on water temperature and line used.
Jackall MC60 Crankbait for Bass FishingPosted Jun-01-08 10:31:54 PDT Updated Jun-01-08 10:49:57 PDT Jackall MC60 Crankbait for Bass Fishing
The MC60 is Jackall's latest crankbait design. It features the best of everything you could possibly want in a crankbait:
It comes in 2 models:
These have beefy hooks (look to be about size #4) which are ideal for baitcasting tackle. The hooks cannot marry or tangle each other. They have no rattles inside. The belly weights do create a little noise, but not so loud. You can consider the MC/60 to be a non-rattling crankbait.
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