Lure fishing for Bass

ima BarbarossA, colour #010 Horse Mackerel

The ima BarbarossA is another lipless fluttering style minnow but with a slight difference, it does have some action on a steady retrieve. Unlike a lot of similar style baits this lure has an inline diving vane which I presume helps produce it’s slalom swimming action. Put in some twitches and you can see this lure come to life, though as ever, it’s all about what happens when you stop winding, as it sinks you get that fluttering, rolling and flashing action that seems to really encourage bass to hit.

I’ve already tried this lure on the open shore and right enough I caught a small bass on the third cast. What I’m really waiting for though is to try it in an estuary with a strongish current. The technique that ima claims this lure excels at is to cast it out into the flow, as the current takes it you get the sinking, fluttering, rolling and flashing action, then once it hits bottom or has descended as far as you dare start retrieving to bring it back towards the surface, then all you need to do is repeat, what they like to call “send it, drift it & sink it”.

Despite not having a casting system this lure really flies, helped undoubtedly by it’s heavy weight compared to it’s size, it has internal rattles and the finish looks really good though after limited use I can already see signs of treble wear.

Model: BarbarossA   Manufacturer: ima
Length: 120mm   Weight: 33g    Dives: Sinking  Hooks: ST-46

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Daiwa morethan X-cross 120SSR-F

The Daiwa morethan X-cross 120 SSR-F is a very shallow swimming floating minnow. On a simple retrieve it has a wide wobbling action just beneath the surface, it swims so close to the surface that you can see the wake it creates. After a pause it will initially swim across the surface, before settling into it’s action, creating a subtle disturbance and leaving a trace of bubbles.

Internally the X-Cross features Daiwa’s unique sliding maglock system, this system has sliding casting weights controlled by magnets to optimize casting performance, sounds good but in reality it’s not the best casting lure, though I’ve used much worse, I would class it as an average caster.

In terms of use it’s a lot like a Feed Shallow or even an IMA Komomo 2, though their actions are different, if you have marks where you need an extremely shallow running lure it’s worth a try.

Model: morethan X-cross 120SSR   Manufacturer: Daiwa
Length: 120mm   Weight: 18.5g    Dives: 0 – 20cm

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