HENRY’S AWESOME EIGHT SHALLOW RUNNERS
Here are a selection of eight ultrashallow diving hard lures which I have fished with a lot and really rate: 1. IMA Komomo SF-125 - The first ultrashallow diving hard lure I came across, and I have loved it ever since. Casts really well and swims very shallow. A great range of colours as well. I particularly like the cotton candy colour in brighter conditions. I love fishing this lure with my rod tip up.
2. Tackle House Feed
Shallow 128 - A lot of big bass have been caught on this lure. It isn’t the best casting lure in the world but if you catch it right it gets out there well enough. You can slow down and swim this lure so shallow, and bass absolutely love it. I don’t personally like the treble hooks very much which come rigged on the lure so I change them to better quality versions. 3. Savage Gear
Gravity Shallow
10cm and 11.5cm:
A couple of very modern hard lures.
Very long-casting and the higher sides to the lure body really helps with stability in some surprisingly turbulent water. Great treble hooks, a fantastic selection of colours, I love the subtle action on these lures.
4. IMA Komomo
II: One of the shallowest-diving hard lures I know of. It works the best if you slow down so the lure wiggles very enticingly just sub-surface. A lot of anglers have also done very well with this lure in the dark. Don’t be tempted to wind this lure fast; that to me is the trick here. 5. IMA iBorn 98F Shallow: Another personal favourite. I really like smaller hard lures a lot of the time. It casts very well, swims lovely and shallow and the subtle action is perfect, IMA makes so many good hard lures. 6. Duel Hardcore
Lipless Minnow
120F: This can be hard to track down, but if you can it’s worth it. I absolutely love this lure and it’s caught me plenty of good bass. Very long-casting, a great shallow-swimming action, I love the range of colours. This to me is a great example of a classic ultra-shallow diver.
7. Savage Gear
Sandeel Pencil 90,
125 and 150: A bit of a cheat because these are not really conventional ultra-shallow diving hard lures, but they cast a mile and swim very shallow with a very subtle action – and they are absolutely deadly for bass if you can accept the subtle action when compared to the other lures I have talked about here.
8. BlueBlue Aizer
125F: Fairly new to me but I love how this lure casts so well and swims so shallow with a very strong action and great treble hook. It reminds me a bit of a more modern Tackle House Feed Shallow.