How do you take the Sebile Flatt Shad lipless crankbait that has helped redfish champions Cajun Phil Broussard and Capt. Kev Broussard have the best season a redfish tournament team can dream of, winning the Redfish Cup Championship and Team of the Year Title – and then make that lure even better? How do you take the bait that has helped top bass pros Jeff Kriet and Todd Faircloth respectively and respectably place second and third in the 2010 Bassmaster Classic this spring – and then improve upon it?
Legendary lure designer Patrick Sebile has taken the Flatt Shad lipless crankbait, one of his most effective lure designs, and he’s produced a new version that is even better for the snaggy, grassy and cover-filled conditions where lipless cranks are often at their very best for redfish, for largemouth or for many other fresh and saltwater species.
Sebile made the lipless Flatt Shad snagless for 2011 by developing a special snag-resistant double hook for the belly while using a hookless feather teaser for the tail. It goes against the grain of everything you thought you knew or had ever heard about lipless crankbaits
You need to experience this innovative breakthrough in lipless lure design to truly believe it. It is far better at getting into and out of thick cover compared to most any other hardbait. The way the cleverly configured double hook catches fish, it is like using a flipping jig. Often both hook points are embedded deep in the roof of the mouth. It hooks fish solidly and holds them securely like using a jig hook – except it is a lipless crankbait.
Indeed, the Flatt Shad Snagless can be used in thick cover just as one uses a flipping jig. Due to its perfect fall and snagless nature, it can be flipped into heavy cover and allowed to fall to bottom on a loose line. After it hits bottom, it can be twitched a few times which generates strong vibration, and then swim it out of the cover to flip and drop it into another spot. Used this way, it is the closest thing to a flipping jig, except it’s a lipless, snagless crankbait.
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