PhCustomlures

Lowen's Rip Shad

$23.99

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Description

Take a wakebait, a propbait, and a walking bait and combine all those proven fish catchers into one lure and you have the PH Custom Lures Lowen’s Rip Shad. Designed in collaboration with BASS Elite Series Angler Bill Lowen, the Rip Shad is the perfect topwater presentation for bass that are schooling on shad, herring, shiners, or pond smelt. The PH Custom Lures Rip Shad was designed to be reeled at a continuous pace across the surface of the water, as the bait is reeled it will roll from side-to-side like a standard wakebait while the double props at the tail-end of the bait squeak against one another and spit water. This side-to-side action combined with spitting water imitate a nervous or wounded baitfish fleeing on the surface of the water, an action no bass cannot resist. The PH Custom Lures Rip Shad is a versatile lure as it can also be used as a topwater walking bait. When fished in a walk-walk-pause repeat fashion, the PH Custom Lures Rip Shad will shine when fished around stationary cover such as brush, trees, laydowns, shear rock walls, bluffs, or docks. PH Custom lures only produces top-of-the-line products that go through a tedious tank testing process before they ever make it into the hands of anglers. There have been many innovations to topwater lures in the last several years, but the PH Customs Rip Shad is the unique culmination of many topwater greats and it is here to stay. PH Customs Length Weight Lowen's Rip Shad 5" 1/2oz

Specifications

Category

Topwater Baits

Weight

0.5 oz (14 g)

Length

5 in (127 mm)

Sink Rate

floating

Target Species

bass

Techniques

casting, topwater

Water Column

surface

Running Depth

0 ft

Action

wakebait roll with prop spit; walking action

Conditions

clear water, open water, low light

Field Notes

Use this as a surface bait for bass feeding on shad or other baitfish. It can be retrieved steadily to create a wakebait-style roll and spit, or worked walk-walk-pause around cover like docks, laydowns, brush, and rock. Best when fish are schooling or holding near the surface.

Pros

  • Combines wakebait, propbait, and walking bait actions
  • Good for schooling bass on baitfish
  • Versatile retrieve options

Cons

  • Surface bait can be less effective in wind or heavy chop
  • Requires some cadence control to get the walking action right

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