Stanley introduces new swimbait with Sound & Vibration
With enticing tails wiggling side to side like naturally swimming baitfish, swimbaits exploded on
the fishing scene recently because they work so effectively. With soft lifelike bodies
completely encasing internal lead weights, swimbaits look, feel and move like natural prey, but
they worked best as sight baits in clear water – until now!
With its new Buckshad swimbait, Stanley revolutionized this already outstanding lure type. A
Buckshad combines the proven effectiveness of the uniquely designed Wedgetail Minnow with
the added attraction of a sound chamber placed in an enlarged wedge-shaped tail. This
deadly combination attracts fish under any conditions in both fresh and salt water.
With enticing tails wiggling side to side like naturally swimming baitfish, swimbaits exploded on
the fishing scene recently because they work so effectively. With soft lifelike bodies
completely encasing internal lead weights, swimbaits look, feel and move like natural prey, but
they worked best as sight baits in clear water – until now!
With its new Buckshad swimbait, Stanley revolutionized this already outstanding lure type. A
Buckshad combines the proven effectiveness of the uniquely designed Wedgetail Minnow with
the added attraction of a sound chamber placed in an enlarged wedge-shaped tail. This
deadly combination attracts fish under any conditions in both fresh and salt water.
“A Buckshad looks like our popular Wedgetail Minnow, but with an oversized tail,” said Lonnie
Stanley, a five-time Bassmaster Classic veteran and world-renown lure manufacturer. “We
made the tail larger so we could fit a rattling chamber in it. The large wedge tail also slows
the bait down and gives it more wiggle, which shakes the built-in tail rattle. Not only does a
Buckshad give off vibration and flash from the super-sized tail, but it makes plenty of noise.”
A 4-inch Buckshad comes rigged with a 1/2-ounce internal lead weight attached to a single
upturned 4/0 hook. Not a weedless bait, the upturned hook does help keep the bait out of
entangling snags for fishing all waters from top to bottom. Anglers can fish these incredibly
versatile baits several ways. Running just under the surface, they create wakes like
spinnerbaits. They sink slowly, so anglers can target suspending fish.
With a medium retrieve, a Buckshad runs about two feet deep, Stanley said. Anglers could
drop the rod tip and run it about four feet deep like a crankbait. Letting it sink to the bottom,
anglers can yo-yo it over deep structure like a jigging spoon or a Carolina rig.
Stanley, a five-time Bassmaster Classic veteran and world-renown lure manufacturer. “We
made the tail larger so we could fit a rattling chamber in it. The large wedge tail also slows
the bait down and gives it more wiggle, which shakes the built-in tail rattle. Not only does a
Buckshad give off vibration and flash from the super-sized tail, but it makes plenty of noise.”
A 4-inch Buckshad comes rigged with a 1/2-ounce internal lead weight attached to a single
upturned 4/0 hook. Not a weedless bait, the upturned hook does help keep the bait out of
entangling snags for fishing all waters from top to bottom. Anglers can fish these incredibly
versatile baits several ways. Running just under the surface, they create wakes like
spinnerbaits. They sink slowly, so anglers can target suspending fish.
With a medium retrieve, a Buckshad runs about two feet deep, Stanley said. Anglers could
drop the rod tip and run it about four feet deep like a crankbait. Letting it sink to the bottom,
anglers can yo-yo it over deep structure like a jigging spoon or a Carolina rig.
“A Buckshad works well for fishing over deep structure or off points
where someone might want to work a jigging spoon or a Carolina
rig,” Stanley recommended. “Swim it over the top of deep structure.
When it hits a branch or something, it kicks the tail up to keep from
snagging. With the weight inside the body, it has very little wind
resistance, so anglers can cast it long distances. With the
combination of long range and look of a live baitfish, it devastates
schooling fish.”
Fish sometimes smash these soft, realistic baits very aggressively,
especially when schooling. Sometimes, fish simply slurp them as
they would a dying shad. With the weight inside the spongy body, a
Buckshad feels like a natural shad, so fish might hold them in their
mouths for a time.
where someone might want to work a jigging spoon or a Carolina
rig,” Stanley recommended. “Swim it over the top of deep structure.
When it hits a branch or something, it kicks the tail up to keep from
snagging. With the weight inside the body, it has very little wind
resistance, so anglers can cast it long distances. With the
combination of long range and look of a live baitfish, it devastates
schooling fish.”
Fish sometimes smash these soft, realistic baits very aggressively,
especially when schooling. Sometimes, fish simply slurp them as
they would a dying shad. With the weight inside the spongy body, a
Buckshad feels like a natural shad, so fish might hold them in their
mouths for a time.
Stanley sells pre-rigged Buckshads two to a pack. They come in 10 colors, five designed for
fresh water and five designed for salt water. However, most colors work in either fresh or salt
water to attract bass, walleye, stripers, redfish, speckled trout and other species.
fresh water and five designed for salt water. However, most colors work in either fresh or salt
water to attract bass, walleye, stripers, redfish, speckled trout and other species.
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The Shape of Things to Come
Protected under U.S. Patent # US 6,857,220 B2 and D522607S