Yes,
you guys, Japan has Bass
too! Some really big Bass
(as well as some more
normal-sized Bass) are
being caught with the Osprey
Talon,
a really
interesting big swimbait
available in sizes
7", 9" and
12".
Try
Bass
World West
for the latest
"Pro-Rig"
version
of this bait!
This
is what the original Osprey
Talon
looks like:
And
here are examples of Bass
in Japan taken on this
lure - although not much
info is available about
the weights of the Bass
etc. I am sure the photos
will speak for
themselves:
"Nao"
(Naoki
Kohira) with a
monster Bass taken on an Osprey
Talon 9"
Big Bait! It is widely
believed that the next
Japanese record Bass will
fall to one of these
remarkable lures! Hog
Bass and Hog Lure!
This
is "Captain"
Greg
Vella, a
Basser living in Japan,
and responsible for
introducing the Big lures
to Japanese anglers and
Bass! "Capt."
Greg
has fished with swimbaits
for Bass for over 18
years and has promised
some articles for this
site as soon as he can
find the time ... He also
fishes for Bass
professionally.
"Capt."
Greg,
with another Japanese
Bass on the Osprey
Talon.
This Bass is not so
massive in relation to
the size of the lure! As
can be seen, this lure
comes in wide range of
colours.
Just
to prove the above photos
were no exception, "Capt."
Greg,
Bass and Big Swimbait
again!
Nao,
again, this time with a
4lb Bass taken at
Misetumi Dam, Mie, Japan,
on the 9" MS
Slammer.
Naoki
Kohira, a Fisherman's
Warehouse
pro-staffer with
9lb Bass taken
on the 9" Osprey
Talon in April
2002 at Ikehara Dam,
Japan.
For
amazing pics of the
widest range of "Big
Baits" you will see
on the Internet, visit
this Japanese site run by
Greg Vella:
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