Weedless Shad

[captpierre]

Saw this on Italo's FB page

Seems very new

Sounds promising.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bPvn3AUbDLY

[OhioFisherman]

Not a bad looking lure, seems a bit on the small size for big pike? Bass lure!

[grimsbylander]

^^^ Thinking the same thing about bass...In a more subtle colour that would make a great largie bait where fish normally only see plastics due to the weeds.

[manitoubass2]

That would work deadly up here but your not gonna raise any bigguns(at least no often)

[drwxr]

Thats awesome, finally the 2014 lure reaches Canada.

 

[kickingfrog]

Agree on the size being a little small for most pike, but maybe something bigger will be coming.

[mike rousseau]

I saw them at JBs booth this weekend... They look ok...

 

Like stated a bit small but I think they'd still catch plenty of fish

[captpierre]

Sinking or suspending?

[Garfisher]

I fished them last year (bought them off eBay), I didn't catch anything on them but I also never fished in areas at the appropriate time to catch fish on them (aka weedy flats/areas in the summer), I had pike follow them on Mitchell but the water was still too cold for the pike to really go after a faster moving bait. These baits are about as weedless as a weedless spoon, they go through the leafy stuff pretty well and even lily pads and sparse bullrushes alright, however tapegrass just always seems to grab the hook and leave a strand or two trailing off the hook. If the lure does foul, the weeds are usually able to be ripped off with a snap of the rod. The bait sinks (it spirals on the fall) and it has a wobble much like a lipless crank. The slowest you can reel before the action disappears is about 2 feet per second, the faster you reel the bait the more exaggerated the wobble. There pretty much is no such thing as reeling it too fast, I was never able to get the lure to blow out while fooling around with the lure. This lure also really casts well, the only time it fouls on the cast is if the line wraps around the wire guard. I have no doubt this lure will catch fish, as I said before though I never fished it in the appropriate areas during the appropriate times, I'm sure bass would hammer it as well as pike. Hope this helps those thinking of buying one/some.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Garfisher

[hirk]

Walleye!!!!!

[BillM]

Agree on the size being a little small for most pike, but maybe something bigger will be coming.

 

Spring time pike = small baits. These should work great. I probably wouldn't be using them in the fall however.

[PUMP KNOWS]

Interesting little lure

[kickingfrog]

 

Spring time pike = small baits. These should work great. I probably wouldn't be using them in the fall however.

 

 

"Cept there are no young of the year baitfish in May that is worth a pike's (that I want to catch) time and I've never had a problem with snot rockets hitting 4-6 inch baits.

[35Wailin]

I've been looking for one for a while. Any Canadian retail leads?

[hunteronwheels]

http://www.alflahertys.com/products/rapala-weedless-shad-wsd08-8cm-16g

 

they got em

[AKRISONER]

biggest pikes ive caught in my life were on a 2 1/4 daredevil 5 of diamonds on May 2-4

 

and a 3/8ths oz northland buckshot with a shiner head in March.

 

family record was caught on a #2 mepps in June.

 

You dont need to go big to catch big pike

[BillM]

Pike aren't very picky

[Garfisher]

Ellwood Epps and Trombly's have them, I'm sure other "bigger" tackleshops will have them too (aka JB's Fishing Depot, Al Flaherty's, Natrual Sports)

[PUMP KNOWS]

http://www.alflahertys.com/products/rapala-weedless-shad-wsd08-8cm-16g

 

they got em

 

Thanks

[grimsbylander]

I haven't looked them up online...are they neutral buoyancy?

[singingdog]

Can't for the life of me figure why you would throw that instead of a soft plastic swimbait.

[gaspumper]

Can't for the life of me figure why you would throw that instead of a soft plastic swimbait.

Probably because it catches fish.

[manjo39]

Can't for the life of me figure why you would throw that instead of a soft plastic swimbait.

 

Its got a weed guard, better colours and will last longer (if you don't lose it to a toothy critter).

[OhioFisherman]

I haven't looked them up online...are they neutral buoyancy?

http://rapala.fishing/products/weedless-shad

 

• Swims Slowly Down on the Drop
• Sinking

I would consider it a countdown lure? Retrieve speed will play a part in how deep it stays?

[manitoubass2]

http://rapala.fishing/products/weedless-shad

 

• Swims Slowly Down on the Drop
• Sinking

I would consider it a countdown lure? Retrieve speed will play a part in how deep it stays?

Smart.

 

I am gonna try these out