Deps

Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait

$10.99 - $18

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Description

Designed and built in Japan, the Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait is a highly refined soft jerkbait that produces an erratic baitfish action big bass simply can’t resist. It’s unique body shape and hydrodynamic profile has low water flow resistance, which makes it easy to perform a side-to-side darting action, even with the slightest twitches from the rod tip to trigger aggressive reaction strikes. The keeled fins along the head also channel water downward and force the bait upward to mimic a shad jumping on the surface to avoid predators. The fins act as stabilizers when paused and allow the bait to fall perfectly horizontal and not headfirst like other soft jerkbaits as well. Molded with a deep grove along the belly for improved hook penetration and hook slots along the back to tex-pose your hook point for perfectly weedless rigging, the Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait is deadly when fished weightless on your favorite EWG style hook and twitched at both slow and fast speeds. Other rigging techniques that are also very popular in Japan are rigging the Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait on a small split shot rig or a heavy Carolina-rig to target fish in deeper water. Offered in multiple colors and sizes, the Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait is a new take on the classic soft jerkbait to give the fish a new look and help you bring more weight to the scales. Deps Gain Element Spinning Rod specifically designed for 4"-5" Sakamata Shads

Specifications

Category

Jerkbaits

Length

5 in (127 mm)

Field Notes

Best fished weightless on an EWG-style hook and twitched to create a side-to-side darting baitfish action. It can also be rigged on a split shot or Carolina rig when you want to reach deeper water or slow the presentation down.

Pros

  • Erratic darting action triggers reaction strikes
  • Falls horizontally on the pause
  • Weedless rigging options with hook slots

Cons

  • Requires proper rigging to get the best action
  • Not ideal when you need a true topwater presentation

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