“Throughout my years of bass fishing,” says Matt Paino, CEO of Optimum Bait Company in Temecula, California, “I’ve always been told there is no wrong way to fish a worm. I still believe this is true. However, I’ve also learned that certain methods will perform better than others at certain times. One of those stand-out […]
Renaissance of the Wacky Jig from Zappu Read More »
With the Balisong Minnow Longbill 130 SF, deps owner and chief lure designer Kazu Okumura desired to create a new concept lure for big bass – a big profile,natural minnow body combined with an oversized bill like you find on a deep-diving crankbait. Okumura desired to produce a new concept big bait for big bass
Pumping and dragging the deps Balisong Longbill 130 SF Read More »
We gave you a tease at icast, but they have finally arrived. The Bullshooter 160 Floating Model is now in stock! Weighing in at 3.50z, this 160mm floating glide bait is another must-have gill imitation swimbait from deps Japan. Those who have had the pleasure of throwing the previous sinking models know just how incredible
NEW!! Floating Bullshooter 160 and BB Bluegill SlideSwimmer 175 & 250 Read More »
Spring is finally upon us throughout the US. Water temps are rising, the bass are spawning, and like all fishermen, your friends are probably lying about how much the first long armed bass of the year really weighed. So ignore the bull and our horrible attempt at being clever, because the Deps Bullshooter 160 is
The only bull you want to hear this spring… Read More »
With recent fishing pressure and fish moving towards their summer hideouts, finding the bite at this year’s Bass Fest held at Kentucky Lake proved to be a challenge for the elite anglers. Optimum pro Fred “BoomBoom” Roumbanis keyed in on a deep ledge fishing technique that allowed him to take home 5th place with a
Boom Boom’s Victory Tail Ledge Fishing Technique Read More »
The 5” Opti Grub is built on the same proven design as the rest of the Opti Series, but with a wildly vibrating curl tail, and available in four new colors. It works great buzzed over grass, swam on a light jighead or flipped in tight cover.Each bait is hand poured one at a time.
All new Opti Grubs are here! Read More »
The newest creation from Optimum Baits and AA Worms is the multi faceted swimbait that mimics both a stage 3.5 Tadpole in fresh water and a Flying fish in saltwater. Originally hand carved, this creature was finished on CAD to ensure the most lifelike action on various retrieve speeds. It is available in a 3”,
The Flying Fish, stage 3.5 tad pole has arrived! Read More »
Just in time for those nice long days on the water! Optimum Baits is receiving our shipment of regular colors in Buzzjets, Buzzjet Jrs., Spiral Minnows, Pulse Cods, Basiriskys 70 &60, Slither K, & Buster Ks. deps Japan is also releasing two new fish catching colors in the hardbaits; #79 Boned Shad & #80 Chrome
Deps new top water colors available for summertime bassing! Read More »
Several new products from the Japanese manufacturer that introduced the USA to the Jig Head Wacky technique are now being offered for the USA market.If you’re an angler that likes to finesse fish or to modify your lures than there is definitely a product for you. Please check out these products at a fine dealer
New terminal tackle from Zappu! Read More »
The new Slide Swimmers will be made out of a clear ABS injected plastic with the same soft silicon skin cover Deps Japan has been hard at it, working on the new Slide Swimmer ABS inject models. The new models will be released in the 175mm size and the 250mm. The original slide swimmer molds
deps Slide Swimmer Update Read More »
