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ICAST 2011 | Z-Man Brings More Productive Shapes

Posted by Jason Sealock on Thu, Jul 21, 2011 @ 07:45 AM
  
  
  
  
  
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We stopped in to see what was new at Z-Man. If you like the Elaztech line of soft baits and material you're going to really like the new shapes they came out with for bass fishing. The nice thing was we got to take a look at their baits in a test tank and because the material is so soft and buoyant just barely ticking the line gives the bait a lot of fluttering action.

Flappin' CrawZ
The first bait we looked at was the new Flappin CrawZ, the bait Luke Clausen used to take the title on the Potomac River a month or so ago. This bait is a crawfish bodied bait with oversized wide but thin claws that give it a lot of action as a trailer or a punch bait.

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The next bait we looked at was the new Punch CrawZ. This bait was designed to snake through dense cover without worry of appendages hanging on the cover while trying to penetrate. It also works great on a finesse jig in clear water when you don't want a bulky profile on your jig.

Z-Man 4-inch Finesse WormZ
Two other soft baits we liked for finesse fishing were the Z-Man Finesse 4-inch WormZ and Finesse ShadZ. These two smaller profile baits looked good on a shaky head and weighted worm hook respectively in the tank. Also wacky rigged on a drop shot both looked good. The Z-Man baits don't work well on screw lock shaky heads so be sure you use one with a peg or collar type head.

Finesse ShadZ
The final bait we checked out was the PaddlerZ swimbait. This more of a finesse swimbait for fishing around grass and shallow cover in and around the spawn. The tail had a good thump and the body had a nice shimmy in our tests in the tank.

PaddlerZ
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What sizes and packages count is the flappin craw and the punchin craw ? also how much will they cost and be coming to the public ? 
 
Posted @ Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:26 AM by Erik
When I use the Elaztech products on a shakey head, I'll usually put a lighter flame to the post for an easier and more permanent connection. 
I imagine the same thing could probably done with a spiral screw lock head if you're careful.
Posted @ Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:31 AM by Mike
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