Rob,

I have been making this zipper sculpin/mudsucker bait for a while I am not sure if the fish see it as a mudsucker or what but it does work well on the delta!

In Japan they also have Lunkers Club Lures they make several catfish baits and bass aswell. Some Japanese comapnies also make cool baby bird impressions sort of a high tec. jitterbugs & Crazy Crawlers.

I think the reason alot of new baits are not being made is that current styles have been used in the USA for so long it is hard for a company trying to introduce a new bait (Bird, Catfish, Snake) that would be sucessful because it would have to be very nice and costly and more than likley they would not sell enough because they were to expensive since they were nice, regardless of fish catching ablities. This is why I belive they have such a wide range of lures in japan since they are relitivily new to bass fishing not as many traditional baits have been set over there? Not sure if this is at all correct just my thoughts.

Taylor


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