TSUNAMI DEEP SHAD - The Fisherman

TSUNAMI DEEP SHAD

Tsunami recently introduced their proven Swim Shad soft bait in a new flavor – the Deep Shad, which is designed to scour the depths in search of your favorite gamefish. Bimini Bay Outfitters, located in New Jersey, knows a thing or two about bringing quality fishing tackle to coastal anglers at an affordable price. I have been using their jigging and spinning rods for the past few years with great success, and they also distribute clothing, lures and other tackle items and sundries.
 

RUN BIGGER, RUN DEEP
The Deep Shad series takes Tsunami’s proven Swim Shad soft baits one step deeper in the water column with larger and heavier body weights that allow anglers to probe the depths or to work moving water more efficiently. All of these newbies use a paddle or boot tail design for great life-like swimming action. This wider and flatter tail design really flutters and vibrates in moving water, sending out an “irresistible” frenzied baitfish signal that nearby predators pick up on their sensitive lateral lines, causing them to cruise in to investigate a potentially “easy” meal.

The four available color patterns for the new Deep Shads are Golden Bunker (with spot); Blue Back; Limetreuse; and Pearl Spot. All of these are packed two to a sealed bag except for the big momma, which at nine inches long and 6.25 ounces, needs the entire package all to herself. Tsunami’s holographic soft plastic lures can be employed for casting, cranking, twitching or jigging applications in fresh or saltwater. High-contrast etched holographic foil and transparent finish patterns represent the most popular bait species and strike-triggering colors. These soft body vinyl lures, produced exclusively for Bimini Bay Outfitters Performance Products (Tsunami’s parent company), provide high quality, uniform swimming action and consistent performance for angler satisfaction. The extra tough formulation used to produce these lures will stand up to multiple toothy fish.

All of these lures are tank tested to ensure proper performance and strike triggering action. Precision weight balance designs in all models ensure improved, tumble-free casting performance and a better-balanced swimming or jigging action. Premium Mustad Ultra Point black nickel hooks are molded into each model for extra strength and sure hooksets. Black nickel hooks offer excellent penetration corrosion resistance.

I have had excellent luck with Tsunami’s Swim Shads and can’t wait to try out the new Deep Shads this coming season. The heavier weights on these newbies will appeal to a wide cross-section of anglers, from surf casters and jetty jockeys, to back bay and inlet specialists, those working 40- to 60-foot depths off the beach and even bluewater “finatics” further offshore.

Fisherman senior editor Fred Golofaro reported to me that he had very good success with stripers to 25 pounds working Long Island’s South Shore inlets with the 6.5 and seven-inch versions, and I have literally caught a dozen saltwater species (bluefish, stripers, weakfish, sea bass, sea robins, fluke, mahi-mahi, bonito, skippies, false albacore, bluefins and jacks) on my Tsunami Swim Shads in the past. I never leave home without some stuffed in my traveling Plano 3600/3700 series tackle boxes. The new Deep Shad versions will be even more effective, especially when working deeper water with the inherent wind, currents and wave action that can literally toss a lighter lure back in your face or have it skip uselessly across the wave tops when the gamefish are feeding down below. The heavier lead weights will get down faster and have a tendency to stay in the deeper strike zones, depending on the prevailing sea conditions, currents, your line diameter and the speed/type of your retrieve. The Mustad hooks are razor sharp, have a tendency to stick on the first strike and are strong enough to bring even the most stubborn gamefish back to boatside in short order.

When you are done for the day, all of these Deep Shads pack up neatly into a reusable zip seal storage bag, so they’ll be ready to go for the next hot bite. Depending on the size, the prices of these four new vinyl swim baits will vary from $5.99 to $6.99, so they are affordable for all.

AVAILABLE SIZES:
SS5D- 5 inches long and 3 oz
SS65D- 6.5 inches long and 4.25 oz
SS7D- 7 inches long and 3 oz
SS9D- 9 inches long and 6.25 oz
 

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