HARD LURES: DIVING MINNOWS FOR TRICKIER CONDITIONS
In most respects these hard lures fit into the regular-diving category, but there is something a bit special about the lures here with how well they cast into stronger winds, and then how well they quite literally “grip” into rougher seas. Don’t forget about lures like these for strong currents as well.
IMA HOUND 125F GLIDE
The best in my humble opinion. I am not personally aware of a 125mm size lure that casts as far as this freak of nature, the IMA Hound 125F Glide (125mm, 20g, perhaps with a little rocket inside it ?). It just plain flies out in any kind of weather, and I have yet to fish sea conditions in which it cannot grip down hard and keep you fishing. Oh, and it has a stunning action that bass love.
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Shimano Exsence Silent Assassin 129F
These Shimano Japan hard lures are really growing on me, and this very long-casting, very “grippy” Shimano Exsence Silent Assassin 129F (129mm 22g) is no exception. I don’t know what Shimano do to their hard lures, but for some reason the finish and components just last and last.
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IMA SASUKE 140
The IMA Sasuke 140 (140mm, 20g) works really well if you simply crank it in at a medium to fast pace, and the lure tends to run with a really seductive, tight “wiggle” action at about what I would call a medium depth. The IMA Sasuke 140 casts well, especially into and across the wind, and with that “bottle” lip design it also grips into rough seas and fast currents without much trouble.
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Shimano Exsence Silent Assassin 99F
I don’t know what Shimano have done to these Silent Assassin lures, but they absolutely fly - and this little Shimano Exsence Silent Assassin 99F (99mm 14g) is no exception. I am amazed how well a lure this small casts and “grips” in trickier conditions.
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IMA HOUND 100F SONIC
I just don’t understand how IMA can get a “little” lure like this Hound 100F Sonic (100mm, 14g) to cast so well and also grip into the sea like it does. This baby of the Hound 125F Glide has a bit more of a vibration to it when you retrieve it, as in you can really feel the intense action through your rod tip, and it swims a little shallower as well if needs be.
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