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Winter 2024
and it makes sense when you look at this bait, which is straight, then tapers before thickening again in the tail section. It’s also made with their floating plastic and will give the bait a nice, vertical look when fished along the bottom. You can fish it many ways, from Texas or Carolina-rigs to jumbo Neko Rigs and shakey heads. It comes in the same 16 colors as the Ichi.
2.5-INCH YAMATANUKI, 3-INCH YAMA CRAW AND NEW COLORS
The Yamatanuki was released earlier this year in the 3.5-inch size and now there is a smaller 2.5-inch version. It’s a dense plastic with a great sink rate and the larger size has already been a big hit for anglers fishing this new style of plastics. The new size is the same bait, just smaller, and can be fished the same ways, several different rigs and both weighted and weightless.
While the 2.5-inch bait is pretty small, it weighs a full 1/4-ounce by itself and has
and Senko baits.
great shimmying action as it falls. It comes in all of the same colors as the bigger version and both now come in two new colors: tilapia and blue craw.
Like the Yamatanuki, the Yama Craw now has a little brother. The 3-inch Yama Craw has the same look and action as the bigger one, just in a downsized package. It’s small but still thick enough to be fished with a big hook on a Texas-rig or the back of a jig. It’s available in 19 colors and comes in a clamshell, so the baits do not become damaged or bent.
In total, Yamamoto added eight new colors: tilapia magic, plum candy, boujee blue, blue with large black flake, Spanish moss, blue craw, Houdini too, and morning dawn. They have been added for many of their products with some colors in almost everything and colors like morning dawn added to their drop-shot, Ned,
It’s another year of Yamamoto adding several great new items. The team continues to refine its best-sellers with new colors and sizes while also paying attention to the trends in fishing. They have something for everyone and will continue to innovate and add new products that bass anglers love.
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