Lure fishing for Bass

Z-Claw Gan Craft, Colour: JA-AYU, rattling

So when I first tried a Z-Claw I wasn’t that impressed, I was expecting a fairly standard walk the dog lure, but it kept diving under but here in lies the secret of the Z-Claw – it’s versatile. I has an uncertain action, just under the surface it flutters and rolls, on the surface a walk the dog action is easy but for me it’s not until you really slow things down that this lure really comes into it’s own. Fished in a current, with just the odd twitch or a turn of the handle on your reel accompanied with long pauses seems to be all that’s needed, this compact lure just attracts aggressive hits, which usually result in a hook up. The same is true when there’s some chop to the water, just let it get knocked around, leave it out there, just taking in line to stay in contact, give it the odd twitch, bass just can’t seem to resist.

Why should a lure attract bass when there is little to no action being imparted, I think it’s all down to the scavenging instinct of a bass, just as a lure with a strong action is still mimicking an injured bait fish, a lure left to be washed around by waves or carried along in a current is imitating a very near or in-fact dead fish, an easy meal for sure.

At 100mm long and weighing 20g the Z-Claw casts well, a worthy addition to anyones top water collection, I always have one in my lure box, whatever the mark.

Model: Z-Claw Gan Craft  Manufacturer: Gan Craft / Zenith
Length: 100mm   Weight: 20g    Dives: Surface

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The Z-Claw in the background above is the original salt water version, both of these rattle, though you can get non rattling versions.

The Gan Craft versions of the Z-Claw have some great colours, not sure about those hooks though, I think they may be aimed at fresh water, I’ll change them in due corse.

Z-Claw Original, #SW04, rattling

Gan Craft logo on the AYU back