Lure fishing for Bass

Xorus Patchinko, colour: Silver Black

When describing / reviewing lures people will invariably make the comment “casts like a bullet” well the Xorus Patchinko for it’s weight and length will out cast those pretenders, more than that though is it’s true flight which makes it very easy to cast accurately which can be a great advantage on certain ground.

It’s action is essentially a walk the dog and this is achieved very easily with little jerks of the wrist with a bit of a wind on the reel, the tip of the rod going in a sort of circle. That makes it sound a lot harder than it is. If you give it a tiny jerk you will see it dart to one side, give it another tiny jerk and it will dart back the other way, now speed that up a bit whilst winding and it comes to life.

At rest it floats head up in a strike inducing fashion, it’s a versatile top water lure that works and is a proven bass magnet and can be used in quite rough conditions, in very calm conditions slow things down.

Model: Patchinko II   Manufacturer: Xorus
Length: 140mm   Weight: 25g   Hooks: Decoy SW

Photos show my favourite colour, Silver Black.

Others colours that are popular are the Sand Eel, Cabot and Yellow