Kicker Lures

Same body as the Pickle Kick, different tail. Where the paddle tail thumps, the Booty Spin runs a spinning blade — flash and vibration instead of displacement. It's the bait you reach for when fish need to find the lure before they can decide about it.

Short version: blade-tail soft swimbait, weedless, three sizes. Pack count changes with size — check the table below before you order.

Pack Quantity by Size

Every size is the same shelf price. They are not the same quantity.

More plastic and a bigger blade cost more to make, so the price holds and the count drops. Worth knowing before you add the 7" to your cart expecting a handful of baits.

When to Fish a Blade Instead of a Paddle

A paddle tail moves water. A blade throws light and puts a higher-frequency vibration into it. Different signals, different conditions:

• Dirty or off-color water — the primary case. When fish can't see a profile from distance, flash and vibration bring them in close enough to commit.
• Low light — early, late, and overcast, where a blade catches whatever light there is.
• Pressured fish that have seen paddle tails all season. A different signal on the same body is often all it takes.
• Slow presentations — the blade keeps working at speeds where a paddle tail goes quiet, so you can crawl it and still be saying something.

When the water is clear and fish are keyed on a specific bait, go back to the paddle tail — that's the Pickle Kick.

On an Umbrella Rig

You don't need a full rig of these. The standard approach is two arms of Booty Spin mixed into a rig of paddle tails — the blades pull fish to the school, the paddle tails give them something to eat.

At two per pack, one pack of 5" covers exactly that. Run them on the bottom two arms with your heavier heads, or on the top three if you want the flash riding above the school.

Rigging It

The Booty Spin uses the same body as the corresponding Pickle Kick size, so start with the hook size you'd run on the equivalent Pickle Kick and confirm the fit before you commit a pack — the point should sit flush in the body slot, not buried and not riding proud.

Keep the head as light as your depth allows. The blade needs to turn freely, and an over-weighted head that drags the bait nose-down can foul it against the body. A Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head lets the bait pivot independently, which helps the blade stay clear and spinning.

Picking a Size and Color

Not every color is offered in every size. The selector above shows what's actually available in each — pick your size first, then your color.

On color: the blade is already doing the attracting, so the body works best as a silhouette. Natural tones in clear water, darker bodies in green water, solid high-contrast colors once it gets dirty.

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Check the blade before every cast for the first few. A blade fouled against the body is a bait doing nothing, and you won't feel the difference until you look.
• Fish it slower than a paddle tail. The blade turns at a crawl. Speed adds nothing and can make it helicopter.
• Mix, don't replace. Two arms of blade in a rig of paddle tails outperforms an all-blade rig in most conditions we see.
• Save it for the days you'd otherwise go home. This is a dirty-water and low-light problem-solver, not a clear-day default.

Common Mistakes

• Assuming every size is the same quantity. Same price, three different pack counts. The 7" is a single bait.
• Too much head weight. Drags the nose down, fouls the blade, and kills the one thing you bought the bait for.
• Burning it. Fast retrieves make the blade spin the bait rather than the bait carry the blade.
• Fishing it in clear water and blaming the bait. Clear water is paddle-tail water. Different tool.

Specifications

Kicker does not publish bait weight, blade size, or hook size for the Booty Spin. Call the shop and we'll measure the size you're considering. Colors vary by size and by production run — the selector above is the live list. Hooks and jig heads are sold separately.

What's Included

Booty Spin swimbaits in the size and color selected — three per pack in 3", two per pack in 5", one per pack in 7". Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Three in the 3", two in the 5", one in the 7". All three sizes are the same pack price.

Why does the 7" cost the same as the 3" if it's only one bait?
More plastic and a larger blade per bait. Per bait it works out to $10.99 for the 7" against $3.66 for the 3".

What's the difference between the Booty Spin and the Pickle Kick?
Same body, different tail. The Pickle Kick has a paddle tail that moves water; the Booty Spin has a spinning blade that throws flash and vibration. Paddle tail for clear water, blade for dirty water and low light.

What hook size does it take?
Kicker doesn't publish one for this bait. The body matches the corresponding Pickle Kick size, so start there and confirm the point sits flush in the slot — or call the shop and we'll check it against a hook for you.

Can I run a full umbrella rig of Booty Spins?
You can, but two arms of blade mixed into a rig of paddle tails works better in most conditions. One pack of 5" covers exactly two arms.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot.

Why isn't my color available in the size I want?
Not every color is produced in every size. The selector above shows the live combinations — pick your size first, then your color.

Does the blade foul on the cast?
It can if the head is too heavy for the depth or the bait is rigged crooked. Keep the head light enough that the bait rides level and check the blade is turning free before you cast.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — lets the bait pivot so the blade stays clear.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the paddle-tail version, 5".
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — the paddle-tail version, 3".
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-7 — the paddle-tail version, 7".

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits on the same water you do. Not sure whether the day calls for a blade or a paddle tail? Call us or come in — we'd rather point you at the right one than sell you both.

The PK-5 is the size most calico bass are eating most of the year. Five inches of paddle-tail profile — big enough to move water and get noticed over structure, small enough that a fish doesn't have to think about it.

Short version: 5", half an ounce, four baits per pack, weedless through a 4/0 or 5/0 hook. This is the workhorse in the Pickle Kick lineup and the default choice for open water, boiler rock, and umbrella rig arms.

What It Does in the Water

The body shape and tail were developed through computational fluid dynamics testing, which in practice means the tail kicks at slow speeds instead of needing to be burned to come alive. That matters over structure, where you want the bait crawling through the zone rather than racing past it.

The plastisol is on the firm side of soft. It costs you a little tail action compared to the softest baits on the shelf, and it buys you fish per bait — a calico that would shred a soft plastic in one grab tends to leave this one fishable.

Rigged on a swing head or a weighted EWG, the hook point tucks into the body slot and the bait comes through kelp stringers and rock without loading up.

Where It Earns Its Keep

• Slow-rolling boiler rock and kelp at Catalina and the outer islands — the bread-and-butter calico presentation.
• Open water over schooling bait, where the 5" profile matches most of what's swimming.
• Surf fishing on a lighter head, worked through troughs and along structure.
• Umbrella rig arms — the standard bait for a five-arm A-rig. See below.

Rigging It

Match a 4/0 or 5/0 hook to the body. Run the point up through the belly and out the top so it sits in the slot — buried too deep and you lose hookups, sitting too proud and you lose the weedless advantage.

Head weight sets the fall speed and the depth you can hold. A Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head in 1/2 oz is the general-purpose pairing; drop to 1/4 oz for shallow calm water, go 3/4 or 1 oz for deeper structure and current.

How many packs a five-arm umbrella rig takes

Buy the baits in one color if you want the school to read as one school. Some anglers run four matching and one odd bait as a target — both work, and two packs covers either.

Picking a Color

Color names are fun and mostly not the point. What matters is contrast against the water you're in:

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Slow down. The tail works at a crawl. Most anglers fish this bait faster than it wants to be fished and never see what it does.
• Keep the hook point in the slot. Buried in the plastic costs you hookups; riding proud costs you the weedless advantage. It should sit flush.
• Re-seat it after every few fish. The bait slides down the shank and starts running crooked long before it looks damaged.
• Buy two colors, not five. One natural and one dark covers most SoCal days better than a box of one-offs.

Common Mistakes

• Too much head for the depth. A heavy head drags the nose down and kills the tail. Use the lightest head that holds your zone.
• Wrong hook size. Under 4/0 and the gap won't clear the body on the hookset.
• Buying one pack for an umbrella rig. Four per pack, five arms. One pack leaves you an arm short.
• Fishing a torn bait because it still looks fine. A split at the hook slot lets the bait spin, and a spinning bait twists your line.

Specifications

Colors are listed in the selector above and change with each production run. Hooks and jig heads are sold separately.

What's Included

Four PK-5 swimbaits per pack, in the color selected. Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately. A five-arm rig takes two packs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Four.

What hook size does the PK-5 take?
4/0 or 5/0. Anything smaller and the gap won't clear the body on the hookset.

What jig head weight should I use?
1/2 oz covers most calico fishing. Drop to 1/4 oz in shallow calm water; go 3/4 or 1 oz for depth and current. Use the lightest head that holds your zone.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot. That's what lets it come through kelp and rock without loading up.

How many packs do I need for a five-arm umbrella rig?
Two. Five arms, four baits per pack — you'll finish with three spares, which you will use.

PK-3, PK-5, or PK-7 — which one?
PK-5 is the everyday size and matches what calicos eat most of the year. Drop to the PK-3 inside harbors and bays when the bait is small. Go PK-7 when you want a bigger meal and you're on a rod that can throw it.

Can I use it in freshwater?
Yes. It's a saltwater bait by design and market, but the same slow-roll presentation works on largemouth.

How long does one bait last?
Depends entirely on what eats it. The plastisol is firmer than most soft baits specifically so a fish doesn't end the bait's day in one grab, but no soft plastic is permanent — change it when the hook slot splits.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — the standard head for this bait, two per pack.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — harbor and bay size.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-7 — larger profile.
• Kicker Booty Spin — same body with a spinning blade instead of a paddle tail.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits on the same water you do. Not sure which color for the conditions you're headed into, or how many packs your setup takes? Call us or come in — we'd rather work it out at the counter than have you guess.

When the bait in the water is small, five inches of swimbait is the wrong answer. Inside harbors and bays, spotted bay bass are keyed on little stuff most of the year, and a big profile gets looked at and refused.

Short version: 3", 0.35 oz, three to five baits per pack, the  weedless on a 1/0 or 2/0 hook. The smallest bait in the Pickle Kick line, the cheapest per bait, and the only size where one pack builds one complete umbrella rig.

Where It Earns Its Keep

• Harbors and bays — the primary use. Spotted bay bass on the bottom around structure, docks, and rock walls.
• Skinny water and calm conditions, where a heavy bait lands too hard and a light one can be crawled.
• When you're getting followed but not bit. Fish tracking a bigger bait and turning off is a size problem more often than a color problem.
• Umbrella rig arms for harbor fishing — five small profiles reads like a real bait ball inside the bay. See below.
• Freshwater largemouth and smallmouth, where a 3" paddle tail is a year-round confidence size.

Rigging It

Match a 1/0 or 2/0 hook to the body — considerably smaller than what the PK-5 takes, so don't reach into that box. Run the point up through the belly so it sits flush in the slot. On a body this size, a hook that's even slightly oversized will bind the bait and kill the tail.

Keep the head light. A 1/4 oz head is the general-purpose pairing for harbor bottom work; drop to 1/8 oz in shallow calm water. The whole reason to fish a 3" bait is a slow, natural fall — too much lead and you've thrown that away.

Picking a Color

Inside harbors the water is usually working against you, so contrast matters more than pattern detail:

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Size down before you change color. When fish are following and refusing, the profile is usually the problem. This is the bait you drop to.
• Fish it on the bottom, slowly. Harbor spotties are a bottom-contact fish. Drag, pause, and let it sit longer than feels right.
• Don't reuse your PK-5 hooks. A 4/0 in a 3" body binds the bait and kills the action. 1/0 or 2/0.
• At five per pack, buy the color you'll fish all day. One pack covers a full umbrella rig or a full session of singles.

Common Mistakes

• Too much head weight. The slow fall is the entire advantage of a 3" bait. A heavy head throws it away.
• Oversized hook. The most common rigging error on this size, and it stops the tail dead.
• Fishing it in open water where the bait is big. This isn't the outer-island bait — that's the PK-5.
• Retrieving it like a 5" bait. Faster doesn't help. Bottom contact and pauses do.

What's Included

Five PK-3 swimbaits per pack, in the color selected. Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately. One pack rigs a complete five-arm umbrella rig.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Five.

What hook size does the PK-3 take?
1/0 or 2/0. Much smaller than the PK-5's 4/0–5/0 — an oversized hook binds the body and kills the tail.

How many packs do I need for a five-arm umbrella rig?
One. Five baits, five arms. It's the only Pickle Kick size where the math is exact.

PK-3 or PK-5?
PK-3 inside harbors, bays, and skinny water where the bait is small. PK-5 for open water, boiler rock, and the outer islands. If fish are following your bigger bait and refusing it, drop to the PK-3.

What jig head weight should I use?
1/4 oz for general harbor bottom work, 1/8 oz in shallow calm water. Keep it light — a slow fall is the point of this size.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot. That's what lets it come through structure without loading up.

Can I use it in freshwater?
Yes. A 3" paddle tail is a year-round size for largemouth and smallmouth on the same slow, bottom-contact presentations.

What are the Aftco colors?
A collaboration series between Kicker and Aftco. Same body and same specs — the difference is the color pattern.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — 1/8 oz and 1/4 oz are the weights for this bait.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the everyday 5" open-water size.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-7 — the big-profile option.
• Kicker Booty Spin — same family with a spinning blade instead of a paddle tail.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits in the same harbors you do. Not sure whether to size down, or which head weight your water wants? Call us or come in — we'd rather work it out at the counter than have you guess.

The PK-7 is what you throw when you want to change who shows up. Seven inches and 1.3 ounces of paddle-tail profile — it doesn't out-fish the PK-5 on numbers, and it isn't supposed to. It calls up a different class of fish.

Short version: 7", 1.3 oz, two baits per pack, weedless on an 8/0 hook. Bigger meal, heavier gear, fewer bites, better fish.

When to Size Up

The PK-5 matches what calicos eat most of the year. The PK-7 doesn't try to — it deliberately over-matches the bait in the water, and that's the point. Reasons to reach for it:

• The bait in the water is genuinely big. Full-size mackerel and larger smelt on the surface means a 5" bait is the small option, not the natural one.
• You're culling for size. A big profile filters out the small ones and pulls fish that were ignoring your other bait.
• Yellowtail are in the mix. A 7" bait is a reasonable meal for a yellow in a way a 5" isn't.
• Dirty or deep water. When visibility drops, displacement matters more than detail, and this bait moves considerably more water.

What It Takes to Fish It

This is not a light-tackle bait. A 1.3 oz bait on a 3/4 oz head is over two ounces before the fish shows up. Fish it on a rod with the backbone to load and cast that, and enough tip left to still work the bait — a light swimbait stick will fold on the cast and you'll never get the distance or the hookset.

Match an 8/0 hook to the body. Run the point up through the belly so it sits flush in the slot — buried too deep costs hookups, riding proud costs the weedless advantage. At this hook size the gap is generous, and getting it seated straight matters more than it does on the smaller baits.

The plastisol is the same firm formula as the rest of the line: slightly less tail flutter than the softest baits on the shelf, considerably more fish per bait. At two per pack, that durability is doing real work on your cost per trip.

On an Umbrella Rig

Five PK-7s is a heavy package — roughly 6.5 oz of plastic before you add heads. It builds the biggest school in the Pickle Kick lineup and it demands a rod to match.

Straight talk: a five-arm PK-7 rig is the most expensive and most demanding build in this lineup. If it's your first umbrella rig, build it with PK-5s and save this configuration for when you know the rig swims right and your rod can handle it.

Picking a Color

At this size, profile is doing most of the work and color is doing less than it does on a 5" bait. What still matters is contrast against the water:

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Give it a full day before you judge it. The PK-7 gets fewer bites than the PK-5 by design. Switching back after an hour of quiet is how most anglers never find out what it does.
• Slow down further than you think. A big bait moving fast reads as wrong. The tail loads up at a crawl.
• Match the head to the depth, not to the bait's size. A 1.3 oz bait doesn't automatically want a heavy head — use the lightest one that holds your zone.
• Check your rod before you buy the pack. Two ounces of bait and head on an under-gunned stick is a bad cast and a worse hookset.

Common Mistakes

• Undersizing the hook. This body takes an 8/0. A 5/0 from your PK-5 box will not clear it on the hookset.
• Fishing it on PK-5 tackle. The single most common reason this bait disappoints people.
• Throwing it when the bait in the water is small. Over-matching is a deliberate tactic, not a default. When the fish are keyed on 3" bait, size down.
• Buying two packs for an umbrella rig. Two per pack, five arms. You need three.

Specifications

Colors are listed in the selector above and change with each production run. Hooks and jig heads are sold separately.

What's Included

Two PK-7 swimbaits per pack, in the color selected. Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately. A five-arm rig takes three packs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Two.

What hook size does the PK-7 take?
8/0. The 4/0 and 5/0 hooks that fit a PK-5 will not clear this body.

Why does a pack cost less than a pack of PK-5s?
Because it holds two baits instead of four. Per bait, the PK-7 is $8.50 against the PK-5's $4.75.

PK-5 or PK-7?
PK-5 is the everyday size and matches what calicos eat most of the year. Go PK-7 when the bait in the water is genuinely big, when you're culling for size, when yellowtail are in the mix, or when visibility is poor and you need displacement.

What rod do I need for it?
Enough backbone to load and cast two-plus ounces of bait and head, with enough tip left to work the bait and drive an 8/0 hook. A light swimbait rod will fold on the cast.

What jig head weight should I use?
Match the head to the depth you're fishing, not to the bait's size. Use the lightest head that holds your zone — too much weight drags the nose down and kills the tail.

How many packs do I need for a five-arm umbrella rig?
Three. Five arms, two baits per pack — you'll finish with one spare.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot. That's what lets it come through kelp and rock without loading up.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — 3/4 oz and 1 oz are the pairings for this bait.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the everyday 5" size.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — harbor and bay size.
• Kicker Booty Spin — same body with a spinning blade instead of a paddle tail.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits on the same water you do. Not sure whether your rod will throw a PK-7, or whether you should be sizing up at all? Call us or come in — we'd rather talk you into the right size than sell you the big one twice.

A clip turns every lure change into ten seconds instead of two minutes. No retying, no burning three inches of leader every time you want to try something different, no fumbling a knot in the dark with cold hands while the bite happens without you.

Short version: single-strand black steel lure clips, 12 per pack, in four test ratings from 25 lb to 125 lb. Same price at every size.

Which Test Rating

The rule is simple: the clip should be rated above your leader, not equal to it. Terminal hardware should never be the weakest link in the system — when something gives, you want it to be the line, not the connection, so you lose a lure instead of a lure and a fish.

All four are the same price, so there's no reason to under-buy. If you're between two, take the heavier one — the size difference is small and the failure consequence isn't.

On an Umbrella Rig

The Kicker PK-Rig ships with clips already on the arms. These are your replacements — and on a rig you're going to fish for a season, you want spares in the box before you need them.

Go 75 or 125 lb for rig work. A five-arm rig carries five weighted baits through structure, and each clip is holding a bait against the load of the whole retrieve. This is the one application where the heaviest clip is the obvious choice.

The clips are also the reason an umbrella rig lasts more than one season. Every time you re-thread or re-tie an arm you work the wire, and worked wire fails. Clips mean you set the arms once and change baits without ever touching them.

Where Else They Earn Their Keep

• Surf fishing — changing between hard baits, spoons, and swimbaits as conditions shift, without retying in wet sand and wind.
• Working a spot — cycling through three or four presentations to find what they want, then staying on it.
• Iron — swapping surface and yo-yo jigs when the school moves up or down.
• Anywhere you're burning leader. Twenty lure changes on fluorocarbon costs you real money in line. Clips pay for themselves in a season.

Honest Trade-offs

A clip is one more connection between you and the fish, and there are days it isn't the right call:

• Clear water, wary fish. Black steel is low-visibility, but a direct knot is still less hardware in the strike zone.
• Baits with delicate action. Some small hard baits swim differently on a clip than on a loop knot. Worth testing before you commit a trip to it.
• Anything you'll fish all day without changing. If the lure isn't coming off, the clip isn't buying you anything.

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Check that the clip is fully closed before every cast. A clip that looks shut and isn't will hand your lure to the ocean on the hookset.
• Retire a clip that's been opened and closed a lot. Wire fatigues. At fifty cents each there's no reason to fish a tired one.
• Keep two ratings in the box. A 50 and a 125 covers almost everything most SoCal anglers fish in a season.
• Rinse them with the rest of your terminal. Electroplated black steel handles salt well, but nothing survives being left wet in a closed box.

Common Mistakes

• Matching the clip rating to the leader instead of exceeding it. The clip should be the strong part of the system.
• Using a light clip on an umbrella rig. Five weighted baits is a load no 25 lb clip should be holding.
• Assuming it's closed. The single most common way anglers lose a lure on a clip.
• Leaving a bent or sprung clip in rotation. Once it doesn't seat cleanly, it's done.

Specifications

Kicker does not publish clip length or wire diameter per rating. Call the shop and we'll measure the size you're considering.

What's Included

Twelve clips per pack, in the test rating selected. Lures, jig heads, and rigs are sold separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clips are in a pack?
Twelve.

What test rating should I buy?
Pick one rated above your leader so the clip isn't the weak link. 50 lb for harbor and bay, 75 lb for calico and general saltwater, 125 lb for yellowtail and umbrella rigs, 25 lb for light freshwater and small baits.

Which size for an umbrella rig?
75 or 125 lb. A five-arm rig carries five weighted baits and each clip holds one against the load of the whole retrieve.

Do the different ratings cost different amounts?
No. All four are the same price, so buy the rating you need rather than the one you think is cheaper.

Does the PK-Rig already come with clips?
Yes — the rig ships with a clip on each arm. These are replacements and spares.

Will a clip change how my lure swims?
On most swimbaits and jigs, no. On some small hard baits with delicate action, a clip swims differently than a loop knot — worth testing before you rely on it.

Are they visible to fish?
Black steel is about as low-visibility as terminal hardware gets. In very clear water with wary fish, a direct knot is still less hardware in the strike zone.

How long does a clip last?
Until it stops seating cleanly. Wire fatigues with repeated opening and closing — at fifty cents each, retire them early.

Gear That Goes With It

• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig these clips replace.
• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — the standard head for rig arms.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the everyday 5" swimbait.
• Kicker Booty Spin — blade-tail version of the same body.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish this hardware on the same water you do. Not sure which rating your setup wants? Call us or come in — it's a five-dollar decision that costs a lot more when it's wrong.

Get all the sizes so you're ready for any lure — 12 pieces each of 50lb, 75lb, and 125lb black steel Quick Clips in a waterproof snap-close case.

Kicker Quick Clips allow for fast and easy lure changes without the need to retie. Made from a single strand of electroplated black steel wire, they're stronger than a narwhal's tusk and will save you time and money on the water.

Key Features

• 36-piece assorted pack — 12 each of 50lb, 75lb, and 125lb
• Electroplated black steel wire — single strand construction for maximum strength
• Waterproof snap-close case — keeps clips organized and protected
• No retying required — fast lure changes for any style of lure
• Saltwater and freshwater compatible

An umbrella rig works because it looks like a school of bait instead of a single lure — five profiles moving together, and a fish that ignores one swimbait will run down a group of them.

Short version: this is the rig itself — painted nose head, stamped Kicker blades, five heavy-gauge arms, and a quick clip on the end of each one. Jig heads and swimbaits are sold separately. You supply five of each.

What You're Buying

The PK-Rig is the frame that carries the school. A painted baitfish head leads the rig, a ball bearing swivel at the nose cuts line twist on the retrieve, a cluster of stamped Kicker willow blades on the shaft adds flash, and every arm ends in a quick clip.

The clips are the reason the rig lasts. On most A-rigs, changing baits means re-threading or re-tying an arm, and every time you work the wire you shorten the rig's life. With clips, you set the arms once at the start of the season and leave them alone. Calicos today on 5" baits, spotties tomorrow on 3" — clip off, clip on, arms untouched.

The rig ships with the arms collapsed flat. That's normal and it isn't damage. Bending the arms to shape is the first step of setup, not a repair.

Setting It Up Before the First Cast

• Bend each arm so it exits the head straight, then flares outward from about an inch past the head. An arm that leaves the head and immediately bends down is a stress point, and stress points are where wire fails.
• Go wider than looks right — close to 90 degrees off the head at full spread. The arms flex inward once five weighted baits are hanging on them, so a conservative bend collapses in the water.
• Work the arms out in stages, check the spread from the front, and only then commit to the final bend.
• Weight it like a keel — your two heaviest jig heads on the bottom two arms, lighter heads on the top three. Even weight across all five gives the rig nothing holding its orientation, so it rolls, spins, and twists your line.

Key Features

• Stamped Kicker willow blades — flash and vibration built into the rig itself.
• Painted baitfish nose head — leading profile finished to match the rig color.
• Quick clip on every arm — swap all five baits without touching the wire.
• Ball bearing nose swivel — reduces line twist on the retrieve.
• Five heavy-gauge arms — hold a bend under five weighted baits.
• Two colors — EnlightenMint (light blue/silver) and I'm Saury (white/blue/teal).

Best Species and Conditions

Calico bass, spotted bay bass, striped bass, and yellowtail. Fished to boiler rocks and structure at Catalina and the outer islands, over schooling bait in open water, and inside harbors and bays with a downsized profile.

Head Weight and Bait Size by Situation

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Bend it wider than feels right. Every rig that comes back to the counter spinning was bent too conservatively.
• Use swing heads, not fixed jig heads. A swinging hook lets each bait move independently of its weight, which is what keeps five baits moving at the same speed from looking like they're being towed.
• Strap the baits before the boat runs. Gather all five baits at the bottom of the rig and bungee them together before it goes in the rod holder. Five arms of hooks will find every other rod in the rack.
• Check a rig that's been in storage. Confirm the arms still exit the head straight and your heaviest heads are still on the bottom pair before you cast.

Common Mistakes

• Even head weight across all five arms. The number one cause of a rig that helicopters and corkscrews your line.
• Bending the arm right where it exits the head. Creates a stress point that fails after a season of fish.
• Fishing it on a rod that can't load it. Five weighted baits is a heavy package — match the rod to the total weight, not to one swimbait.
• Mismatching bait size to the bait in the water. Five of the wrong-size profile is still the wrong profile.

Specifications

Kicker does not publish arm length, spread width, wire gauge, rig weight, or clip test rating for the PK-Rig. Call the shop and we'll measure the one on the rack for you.

What's Included

One Kicker PK-Rig umbrella rig in the color selected, with the painted nose head, blade cluster, five arms, and five quick clips attached. Jig heads and swimbaits are not included. A complete setup takes five jig heads and five swimbaits in addition to this rig.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the PK-Rig come with swimbaits or jig heads?
No. The rig includes the head, blades, arms, and quick clips. You supply five jig heads and five swimbaits.

Why did my rig arrive with the arms folded flat?
That's how it ships. The arms are meant to be bent to shape by the angler — each one straight out of the head, then flaring outward, close to 90 degrees at full spread. Our step-by-step umbrella rig setup guide shows the bend with photos.

How far should I bend the arms?
Close to 90 degrees off the head. It looks like too much on the bench, but the arms flex inward once five weighted baits are loaded, so a conservative bend collapses in the water.

What jig head weights should I use?
Heavier on the bottom two arms, lighter on the top three. With 5" baits, 1/2 oz on the bottom pair and 1/4 oz on the other three is a solid starting point. Scale up for depth or current but keep the ratio.

Why does an umbrella rig spin on the retrieve?
Almost always even weight across all five arms. The rig has no bottom, so nothing holds its orientation. Move your heaviest heads to the bottom two arms.

Why use a swing head instead of a fixed jig head?
A swing head lets the bait pivot independently of the weight. When five baits are moving at the same speed, that independent motion is what keeps each one looking like it's swimming rather than being towed.

Can I use 3-inch swimbaits on it?
Yes. Inside harbors and bays it's often the better choice — a smaller profile matches the bait and lightens the whole rig.

How do I keep it from tangling my other rods?
Gather all five baits at the bottom of the rig and strap them together with a rod strap or bungee before it goes in the holder. The arms are set and won't move.

Are umbrella rigs legal where I fish?
Hook and lure restrictions vary by state and by individual water body, and multi-hook rigs are specifically regulated in a number of places. Check current regulations for the water you're fishing before you throw one.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — 1/4 oz for the top three arms, 1/2 oz for the bottom pair.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the standard calico and open-water profile.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — harbor, bay, and small-bait situations.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-7 — larger profile for a bigger school.
• Kicker Booty Spin — blade-tail version of the same body, for vibration at the bait.
• Kicker Quick Clips 12pk — replacements in 25, 50, 75, and 125 lb black steel.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these rigs on the same water you do. If you're setting one up for the first time and want a second set of eyes on the arm bend or the head weights, bring it in — we'd rather spend ten minutes with you at the counter than have you find out on the water. Ordering online? Call us and we'll talk through the whole setup before you buy.

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