ON OUR RADAR New lures hitting the shops
RAPALA RAP-V BLADE LURE
THIS astonishing angry-looking lure generates instant vibration on the lift and retrieve. Cast it out, let it make contact with the bottom, lift, then let it fall in a yo-yo retrieve.
You can also twitch it for a jigging action. It offers two line positions. Front attachment gives a slowfalling action, rear line tie results in a faster falling, head-down presentation.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Sinking RUNNING DEPTH: Variable BODY LENGTH: 6cm WEIGHT: 14g
HOOK SIZE: 4 and 6 Price: £9.98
RAPALA X-RAP HAKU
THE word Haku is Finnish for seek, which is what this lure does. Built tough, it features Rapala’s 3R system Titanium Release Rig with VMC Coastal Black hooks.
The rig rests in a belly groove, avoiding weed and snags. At hook-set, the hooks release from the body, giving a fish no chance to lever itself free. Hook removal is easy, as the lure body doesn’t get in the way. Twitching the rod-tip creates a fast side-to-side glide, and a stop-go retrieve gives a longer, gliding action. A fast burn between pauses mimics a struggling baitfish.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Variable RUNNING DEPTH: Variable BODY LENGTH: 14cm WEIGHT: 74g
HOOK SIZE: 3/0
Price: £19.99
FOX RAGE REALISTIC PIKE REPLICANT 10cm
THIS smaller version of the Realistic Replicant Pike lures relies on the fact that pike love to eat pike. It has the same proven pulling power as its larger siblings. Highly realistic colour patterns are finished with high-end hooks for all sizes of pike.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Neutral RUNNING DEPTH: 0.3m-6m BODY LENGTH: 10cm WEIGHT: 35g Price: £4.99
RAPALA SUPER SHADOW RAP 11cm
DOWNSIZED to appeal to a wide variety of fish when bigger baits just don’t cut it, the smaller version of the Super Shadow Rap kicks hard to the side, and then slowly fades down into the depths like a dying fish.
Its tall body perfectly mimics the silhouette of a bigger baitfish, dancing almost on the spot to present an apparently easy meal. Twitch it gently for on-the-spot action or rip it hard to send it gliding into the mouth of a big fish.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Slow-sinking RUNNING DEPTH: 0.9m-1.2m BODY LENGTH: 11cm WEIGHT: 38g
HOOK SIZE: 1
Price: £12.98
FOX RAGE SALMO RATTLIN’ SLIDER 11cm
THE newest and largest version of the Fox Rage Salmo Rattlin’ Slider, this has the same side-to-side action as the original Slider, but with a deep rattle to help draw more fish in. In six colour options – Green Tiger, Bright Perch, Hollow Red Head Striper, Supernatural Hot Perch, Supernatural Tench, and Supernatural Wounded Dace.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Floating RUNNING DEPTH: Surface BODY LENGTH: 11cm WEIGHT: 21g
Price: £11.99
RAPALA X-RAP TWITCHIN’ SHAD
THE X-Rap Twitchin’ Shad has a wide twitching sub-surface walk-the-dog swimming action.
Holographic 3D eyes offer 11 colour variations to trigger the attack instinct in all big predatory fish.
A glide-and-drop technique lands the lure straight into cover-strewn pockets where predators love to ambush their prey.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Sinking RUNNING DEPTH: 0.3m-6m
BODY LENGTH: 8cm WEIGHT: 13g HOOK SIZE: 4 Price: £9.95
FOX RAGE REPLICANT REALISTIC TROUT JOINTED SHALLOW
THIS new lure can be worked slowly up in the water and over shallow areas to target pike. It has a seductive swimming action. The super-resistant body material has a weighted harness, detachable from the body to save the lure from damage and optimise hookholds. It comes in three sizes and weights – 14cm/40g, 18cm/77g and 23cm/158g – and five colour options, from Perch UV to Supernatural Tiger Trout.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Neutral RUNNING DEPTH: Shallow BODY LENGTH: 14cm, 18cm, 23cm
WEIGHT: 40g, 77g, 158g Price: 14cm £8.99, 18cm £11.99, 23cm £13.99
SALMO FREEDIVER 7 SDR
A NEW size addition to the hugely successful Rage Freediver range, this latest 7cm sized Freediver SDR is a deep diving lure that gets right down to where the zander are feeding.
Great for trolling or casting, it’s available in six colours – Blue Parakeet, Holographic Red Head, Hot Perch, Purple Rain, Silver Blue and Green Tiger.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: SInking RUNNING DEPTH: 3m-6m BODY LENGTH: 7cm WEIGHT: 8g
Price: £9.99
SALMO RATTLIN’ HORNET SHALLOW
THIS new lure has all the attributes of the Rattlin’ Hornet but delivers a shallow-diving action. Perch love it, and will rise quickly to hit the lure when it’s worked overhead. Salmo’s long cast system sends the lure a long way accurately, and there’s an internal rattle.
Available in six colours: Bright Beetle, Fire Bug, Green Tiger, Real Cockchafer, Holographic Real Dace and Supernatural Perch.
SPEC SHEET
BUOYANCY: Shallow diver RUNNING DEPTH: 0.5m (3.5g), 0.7m (5.5g)
BODY LENGTH: 3.5cm and 4.5cm WEIGHT: 3g and 5.5g
Price: 3.5cm £7.50,
4.5cm £8.50