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January 25, 2013

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless Crankbait

Length: 2 3/4" / 70mm
Weight: 9/16 oz / 18g
Type: Lipless. Sinking. Vibrating, One-knocker

Vagabond is a high-end Japanese fishing tackle manufacturer.

The first thing you'll notice is that the Vagabond BKN 70 has a swollen belly and overall, a bulkier body than most lipless crankbaits of its size. This body shape makes it wobble in addition to vibrate, and it maintains that attractive action from burning it to crawling it. So it excels at any speed. In addition, on a medium to fast speed, it develops a hunting roll, which means it deviates a few inches to the right, then straightens out, deviates a few inches to the left, then straightens out - and this is called "hunting" whereas most other lipless simply track on a straight line on the retrieve. So it not only vibrates rapidly like other lipless, but the BKN 70 wobbles and hunts a little too. Quite a lot of action - and life-like.

It does not rattle loudly. Instead it is designed to make a medium-strength knocking noise that sounds very natural and life-like.

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #003 Ayu

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #026 Bluegill

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #122 Chartreuse Orange Belly

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #106 Golden Black

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #035 Green Gill

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #100 Hot Tiger

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #102 Kabuki Claw

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #001 Oikawa

Vagabond BKN 70 ~ Lipless ~ #034 Ugu

For pricing and current availability, please visit www.BassdozerStore.com.

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your bass-t ever!

Bass-t Regards,

Russ Bassdozer

January 24, 2013

deps Korrigan SR ~ Shallow-Running Bottom Contact Crankbait

Model	Size	Weight	Type	Depth
Korrigan SR	2" / 35 mm	3/8 oz	Floating/Diving. Shallow runner. Silent.	3-5'

The Korrigan SR is a shallow running bottom contact crank that features a unique flat lip design, wide square back, fixed weight and is ideal for throwing in shallow areas around rip rap, hard bottoms, lay downs and stumps.

Square bills and shallow-running contact crankbaits have been one of the hottest categories of lures on the top pro tours starting with the Bassmaster Classic in February 2011 when the top three places - KVD, Martens and Remitz - used squarebill cranks to ground and pound through grass and stumps on the Louisiana Delta. Since then, 2011 has been the "year of the squarebill" when it comes to crankbaits.

Yet many anglers use squarebills one way only, and that's to use a shallow-diving version (the ima Square Bill is awesome here) to crash shallow shoreline cover like stumps and to rap against hard, rocky bottoms such as found along riprap banks, which is most effective in the dim conditions of early morning and dirty water. As the day brightens, the early morning squarebill action dies off, and many anglers don't make the move - or have the correct lure in their arsenal to let them continue to use this same ground-pounding approach, only a few feet deeper and further off the bank during late morning and mid-day.

The deps Korrigan SR is such a tool that's most anglers are missing. The Korrigan SR runs a little deeper (3 to 5 feet) making it ideal for knocking the bottom loose later in the day when bass characteristically pull further back (but not too far off) from the very shoreline. These fish are often undetected and aren't caught by anglers who don't make this mid-morning adjustment to their contact cranking patterns.

Automatic Kickback Action

It is cleverly designed to trigger its own strikes. How does it do this? When the water that catches from it's uniquely designed flat lip releases, a kickback in the bait happens. This "automatic warped action" mimics a baitfish trying to escape its prey.

Snagless Bottom Knocking

The flat-angled lip allows the bait to crash hard against shallow structure while it avoids getting hung up. Typically, this type of flat-angled lip is found on deeper range cranbaits but designers of the Korrigan were able to make it work so the bait hunkers down and produces that bottom knock known to trigger strikes.

deps Korrigan SR ~ Shallow Crankbait ~ Black Gold
Note: This color has a pale metallic orange belly that cannot easily be seen in the photo - but it has an orange belly.

deps Korrigan SR ~ Shallow Crankbait ~ Ghost Ayu

deps Korrigan SR ~ Shallow Crankbait ~ Real Bluegill

For pricing and current availability, please visit www.BassdozerStore.com.

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your bass-t ever!

Bass-t Regards,

Russ Bassdozer

Bomber Fat Free Shallow ~ Square Bill Crankbait

The Fat Free Shallow is a shallow-running square bill crankbait designed for use in shallow waters with heavy cover.

Name	Model	Size	Weight	Depth	Type
Bomber Fat Free Shallow Fry	BD4SL	2" (50.8mm)	1/4 oz (5g)	0-3 ft	Shallow Crank. Square bill.
Bomber Fat Free Shallow	BD5SL	2-1/4" (57.1mm)	3/8 oz (6.5g)	0-3 ft	Shallow Crank. Square bill

Since they dive at most 3 feet deep, this bait is perfect for many situations such as streams, ponds and shallow-water bass anywhere. Action is a tight side-to-side wiggle and extreme water displacement when retrieved at a medium to fast retrieve. Tough, durable, with a small baitfish profile and tight, tempting action!

Bomber Fat Free Shallow Fry BD4SL ~ Dance's Citrus Shad