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Deps Sakamata Shad 3" (7.6 cm): Darting Soft Plastic Lure for Perch and Zander
A fleeing baitfish never moves evenly. It bolts away in frantic leaps, and this is exactly the behaviour the Deps Sakamata Shad recreates. Among Japanese fishing lures, this slender soft plastic lure is one of the best-known stickbaits and is now also available as a compact 7.6 cm finesse version. As one of the most effective perch lures in its size, it shows its strengths especially when fish only react to quick reflex triggers.
Keels and Fins for the Signature Darting Action
Keels on both sides of the body deflect the water flow downwards as you twitch the lure, triggering its typical darting action. With every stroke of the rod, the lure shoots upwards and breaks off to the side. At the same time, the fins act as a rudder and keep the movement stable. All it takes is a correctly rigged hook and short twitches of the rod.
Streamlined Body and Split Tail
The smooth body without edges offers very little resistance. This makes darting easier, extends the glide phase and also allows a brisk retrieve in open water. The split tail follows every change of direction like the tail fin of a real baitfish.
Rigs and Applications
Rigged weightless on an offset hook, the Sakamata Shad imitates small fish fleeing near the surface. With a weight of around 1.65 g, we recommend light tackle for this. On a split shot or Carolina rig, you work the shad close to the bottom: short hops look like a baitfish that appears and vanishes again in an instant. It also works well as a zander shad on light rigs or mounted on a jig head for mid-strolling in mid-water, making it a versatile addition to your zander lures. A tip from practice: rig the hook so that the body is slightly bent. This amplifies the keel effect and produces even more erratic darts.
Material and Construction
The 3-inch version is made from salt-free material with increased tensile strength. The hook holds securely and the lure withstands more bites. This size has a solid body without deep grooves. A marking on the body shows you exactly where to insert the hook straight and without distortion.
- Erratic darting action from side keels, no complicated retrieve required
- Split tail for a realistic trailing movement
- Tear-resistant, salt-free material with good hook hold
- Hook-setting aid for straight rigging
- Versatile: weightless, on a split shot rig, Carolina rig or jig head
- 8 pieces per pack
Hersteller: Deps Co., Ltd., 106 Saion Nichō-chō,Ukyō-ku,Kyoto,JP, [email protected]
Verantwortliche Person: Köder Laden, Grupellostr 25, 40210 Düsseldorf, DE, [email protected]
Body shape: Smooth lines, minimal resistance, maximum glide!
The consistently smooth, flowing body line creates very little water resistance. This makes the Sakamata Shad exceptionally easy to break sideways and it glides remarkably far after every twitch. Even at high speed the sideways break stays controlled - exactly what triggers reaction strikes in open water, when the predator has no time to inspect the lure.
Keel and fin: The upward surge that defines the Sakamata Shad.
The keels moulded into both sides of the body produce that surging movement of a fleeing baitfish breaking upwards - simply rigging it on the hook is enough. The fin deflects the oncoming water downwards and thereby drives the lure upwards, while at the same time acting as a rudder that keeps the lure running true instead of letting it tip away uncontrolled.
Forked tail: The split tail trails every movement and shimmers along with it - it works like the tail fin of a real baitfish and carries the action on into the sinking phase.
Material and hook marking: The material is built for high tensile strength: the lure holds securely on the hook and tears out far less readily than comparable soft baits. A marking is moulded into the body that lets you insert the hook perfectly straight without twisting it - the prerequisite for the lure to break properly at all. Salt content, and with it the sink rate, varies by size; the larger models are also available as a Heavy Weight version with an extremely high salt content that runs deeper with no added weight and works steadily from the mid water column down to the bottom.
Universally usable: Fished weightless, the Sakamata Shad imitates baitfish fleeing towards the surface and repeatedly bursting clear of it. On a split shot or Carolina rig it can be worked near the bottom so that it looks like a fish suddenly rising off the deck and instantly disappearing again. A tip for more aggressive strikes: rig the lure with a slight bend in the body and the keels bite harder, making the break sharper and more erratic.
- Swimming behaviour
- Sinking
- Fish Species
- Perch, Northern Pike, Pike Perch, Asp, Chub, Trout, Black Bass
- Bait Type
- Soft Plastic Lure
- Number in Pack
- 8
- Manufacturer
- Deps
- Weight
- 1,7 g
- Length
- 7,6 cm
- Made in
- Japan
- Model
- Sakamata Shad
- Product
- Sakamata Shad Soft Plastic Lure
- Material
- Soft Plastic
- Fishing Type
- Freshwater Fishing
