02 / FRESHWATER / SOFT PLASTIC
Flukes, minnows, jig skirts, and bait-imitating soft plastics rigged weightless. The cheapest big-bass insurance you can buy.
YAMAMOTO
The bait that ruined the word 'technique.' Throw it out, let it sink, wait. That's it. That's the whole seminar.
KEITECH
Squid-scented Japanese plastic with a paddle tail that thumps at any speed. The FAT version displaces more water and pushes a bigger profile. Smallmouth lose their minds.
ZOOM
The cheapest assassin in your tackle box. Twitch, pause, watch it disappear.
ZOOM
When the regular fluke is too small for the mood you're in.
YAMAMOTO
The Japanese fluke. Heavier salt content, slower fall, smug attitude.
STRIKE KING
Cheap, walks well, comes in colors that should be illegal in three states.
GAMBLER
A fluke that flutters on the fall like it owes money. Bass disagree with this lifestyle.
WAR EAGLE
War Eagle makes tournament-grade spinnerbaits and their replacement skirts are the same silicone — swap a blown skirt in 30 seconds and keep fishing.
RIVERRUNS
Comes with the rubber collar, not just the strands — you can actually use them without wrestling a zip tie for 10 minutes. Mixed colors so you can dial in whatever the fish want.
VATEICO
384 reviews at 4.9 stars means fishermen are using these, not just buying them once and forgetting. Bulk kit covers every color a bass angler needs in a single order.
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