Labor Day 2026 Freshwater

The Owner Mosquito Hooks have a wide variety of uses for light line or smaller fish applications. They work great for small live bait, worms, drop shot, and small trout and crappie plastics. Features include a black chrome finish, fine wire forged shank with an offset, and Super Needle Point.

Key Features:

• Black Chrome Finish: Corrosion resistance and stealth
• Fine Wire Construction: Light weight for small baits
• Forged Shank: Added strength without excess weight
• Offset Design: Better hookup ratio
• Super Needle Point: Razor-sharp for instant penetration
• Light Line Optimized: Designed for finesse applications
• Versatile Uses: Multiple light line techniques

Performance Advantages:

• Light Wire: Doesn't impede small baits
• Fine Wire Penetration: Easy hooksets on light line
• Forged Strength: Strong despite fine wire
• Sharp Performance: Super Needle Point for hookups
• Versatile Applications: Multiple light line uses
• Black Chrome: Corrosion resistant and low visibility

Ideal Applications:

• Small live bait fishing
• Worm fishing
• Drop shot fishing
• Small trout plastics
• Crappie plastics
• Light line finesse fishing
• Smaller fish applications

Recommended Baits:

• Small live bait
• Worms
• Small trout plastics
• Crappie plastics
• Finesse soft plastics

When you need hooks with black chrome finish, fine wire forged shank, offset design, Super Needle Point, and light line optimization for small live bait, worms, drop shot, and small trout and crappie plastics, the Owner Mosquito Hooks are the choice of serious light line anglers.

Note: Fine wire forged shank with offset and Super Needle Point. Wide variety of uses for light line or smaller fish applications. Also available in red finish. Pro Packs available in black chrome only.

Premium Swim Jig Heads for Swimbait Fishing

The Warbaits Swim Jig Heads deliver premium swim jig performance designed for serious bass anglers who demand natural swimming action with swimbaits and soft plastics. Built with quality construction and optimized swim jig design, these jig heads provide exceptional swimming action, weedless capability, and proven effectiveness for targeting bass around cover and structure. The Swim Jig Heads represent Warbaits' commitment to creating quality swim jig heads for bass fishing.

Advanced Swim Jig Head Design

• Streamlined Head: Hydrodynamic design provides natural swimming action
• Weedless Design: Recessed hook eye and head shape allow fishing through cover
• Optimized Weight: Balanced design for ideal swimming depth and action
• Quality Hook: Sharp premium hook ensures solid hooksets
• Versatile Design: Works with various swimbaits and soft plastic trailers

Premium Construction Features

• Durable Construction: Quality materials withstand repeated use and big bass
• Sharp Hook: Premium hook provides reliable hooksets on strikes
• Balanced Design: Optimized weight distribution for natural swimming action
• Quality Finish: Durable finish ensures long-lasting performance
• Proven Design: Time-tested swim jig configuration triggers strikes

Swim Jig Bass Fishing Applications

The Warbaits Swim Jig Heads excel in swim jig bass fishing applications. Perfect for swimming through grass and vegetation, working around wood and structure, fishing shallow cover, targeting bass in heavy cover, or any situation where weedless swimming presentations are critical. The streamlined head design provides natural swimming action while the weedless design allows you to work it through heavy cover where big bass hide.

Key Features

Warbaits Quality

Warbaits has been creating quality fishing lures for serious bass anglers, and the Swim Jig Heads continue this tradition with optimized swim jig design and premium construction. Every jig head is manufactured to exacting standards to ensure consistent performance. From weekend anglers to serious swim jig specialists, the Warbaits Swim Jig Heads deliver the natural swimming action and weedless performance that bass anglers demand.

Experience the premium swim jig head performance that serious bass anglers trust. The Warbaits Swim Jig Heads aren't just jig heads—they're precision tools built for swim jig fishing success.

Catch more bass in heavy cover with Warbaits Swim Jig Heads—where streamlined design meets weedless performance.

The Glide Bait That Made Glide Baits Mainstream

The River2Sea S-Waver is a two-piece hard glide bait built around River2Sea's exclusive pin-and-tenon hinge and finished with a soft PVC tail. That combination produces the wide, unhurried S-shaped swimming motion the bait is named for. It comes in two sizes — the 120S at 4.75" and the 168S at 6.75" — and both run sub-surface at roughly a foot on a steady retrieve.

Why Anglers Reach for the S-Waver

Most hard baits announce themselves. The S-Waver doesn't. The hinge lets the two halves swing wide and glide on a straight, slow retrieve without any rod input at all, so the bait covers water with a big, lazy profile that reads as an unhurried baitfish rather than something fleeing. On pressured fish that have refused everything faster, that difference is the whole point.

The Problem With Working a Glide Bait Too Hard

The most common way to fish this bait badly is to fish it like a jerkbait. Hard twitches kill the glide and collapse the S into a stutter. The hinge is doing the work — your job is mostly to reel slowly and stay out of its way. A twitch is for changing direction and triggering a follower, not for generating the action.

What Sets It Apart

• River2Sea's exclusive pin-and-tenon hinge — the source of the S-action
• Soft PVC tail that keeps swimming when the body pauses
• Two-piece hard body in two sizes, 4.75" and 6.75"
• Sub-surface runner at roughly one foot on a steady retrieve
• River2Sea BN treble hooks fitted from the factory
• Twenty-two size and color combinations in stock, including trout, bluegill, and shad patterns

The Right Pick If…

• You're fishing clear water where fish get a long look at the bait
• You want to cover water without burning a lure past fish
• You're targeting bigger-than-average bass and willing to trade bite count for size
• You've watched fish follow and refuse faster presentations

Choosing Your Size

• 120S — 4.75", 1 3/16 oz: The approachable size. Throwable on a heavy bass rod, fewer refusals, and it still draws quality fish. Start here if this is your first glide bait. Fitted with #4 and #6 trebles.
• 168S — 6.75", 1 5/8 oz: The big-fish size. More water displaced, more commitment from the fish that eat it, fewer bites overall. Wants a proper swimbait rod. Fitted with two #2 trebles.

Best Techniques

• Straight slow retrieve: The default. Cast, let it settle, and reel slowly and steadily — the hinge generates the S without any help
• Pause and glide: Stop the reel mid-retrieve and let the bait coast sideways. Most strikes on the 168S come on the glide, not the pull
• Twitch to trigger: When a fish follows without committing, one sharp twitch turns the bait ninety degrees and often converts the follow
• Count down over structure: Both sizes sink slowly, so you can count them down to a specific depth before starting the retrieve

Best Conditions

• Clear to lightly stained water — the action is visual, and fish need to see it
• Pressured lakes and reservoirs where fast reaction baits have stopped working
• Open water, points, and the outside edges of grass and timber
• Pre-spawn and fall, when bigger fish are actively hunting larger forage

Best For

• Species: Largemouth and smallmouth bass across both sizes; pike, musky, and striped bass more commonly on the 168S
• Techniques: Slow straight retrieve, pause-and-glide, twitch-to-trigger, countdown
• Environments: Freshwater lakes, reservoirs, open water, points, grass edges, timber

Key Features

• Two-piece hard glide bait with pin-and-tenon hinge
• Soft PVC tail
• Available in 120S (4.75", 1 3/16 oz) and 168S (6.75", 1 5/8 oz)
• Sub-surface running depth, approximately 1 ft
• River2Sea BN treble hooks — #4 and #6 on the 120S, two #2 on the 168S
• Eight colors in the 120S, fourteen in the 168S
• Trout, bluegill, shad, perch, and bone patterns available

Models & Specs

120S colors: Rainbow Trout, Lite Trout, Party Crasher, Baby Bass, Warden, Bluegill, Abalone Shad, Bone.
168S colors: Rainbow Trout, Lite Trout, Hitch, Party Crasher, Baby Bass, Warden, Bluegill, Abalone Shad, Bone, Yellow Perch, Crystal Minnow, Powder, Terminator, You Know It.

Tackle Express Tips

• Slow down, then slow down again: Nearly everyone fishes this bait too fast the first few trips. If you think you're reeling slowly enough, take another turn per second off it.
• Match the color to what they're eating: Rainbow Trout and Lite Trout on trout-stocked reservoirs, Bluegill around spawning flats and docks, Bone and Powder when the water is stained or the light is flat.
• Don't undergun the 168S: At 1 5/8 oz it's a genuine swimbait rod bait. Throwing it on a standard heavy bass setup costs you distance and beats up the rod.

FAQ

Which size should I start with?
The 120S. At 4.75" and 1 3/16 oz it casts on gear most bass anglers already own, it draws more bites than the larger size, and it still catches quality fish. Move to the 168S once you're confident in the retrieve and specifically hunting bigger fish.

How do I actually fish a glide bait?
Cast it, let it settle, and reel slowly and steadily — the pin-and-tenon hinge creates the S-action on its own with no rod work. Pause occasionally and let it coast sideways; that glide is when most strikes happen. Save sharp twitches for turning the bait when a fish follows without eating.

Is this a topwater bait?
No. The S-Waver is a sub-surface glide bait that runs roughly a foot down on a steady retrieve. If you're after a surface walking bait, that's a different category entirely.

When it comes to catching trout, nothing does the trick quite like Berkley PowerBait Trout Dough. Proven to be 42% stronger than other trout baits, this floating PowerBait Turbo Trout Dough's appealing colors draw trout in and its strong PowerBait scent seals the deal.

PowerBait Turbo Trout Dough holds firm and can be easily shaped on the hook to imitate larva, eggs and other trout favorites. Just another reason to grab your ultralight set-up, a jar of trout dough and head to your favorite trout water!

1.75 oz.

The Savage Gear Glide Swimmer offers fisherman the much sought after S swimming motion at a very reasonable price point and at a weight that does not require specialized gear to throw. The bait is made with a soft PVC tail.  

One of the best swim baits on the market, especially for the price.  The glide on this bait is excellent and straight catches fish.  With 3 sizes to choose from you can match whatever baitfish you are trying to mimic.  Tie one on, you won't be disappointed.

135 - 5 1/2in - 1oz

165 - 6 1/2in - 1 3/4oz

205 - 8 in - 3oz

The SPRO Power Swivel is a premium fishing swivel designed for ultimate reliability and performance in demanding angling conditions. Crafted in Japan with a robust brass body and stainless steel line ties, it delivers exceptional strength in an incredibly compact profile—measuring as little as a quarter-inch long in size 10, yet rated up to 30-pound test for unbeatable durability.

Its smooth rotation prevents line twist, while the gunmetal black finish enhances low-visibility in water, making it ideal for finesse techniques like drop-shot rigs, as well as inshore and big-game applications. As the market leader in high-end swivels, the Power Swivel ensures secure connections without compromising on size or power, earning praise from anglers for outperforming bulkier alternatives in weedless performance and overall toughness.

Size   Length   Test Lbs  Eye Size
10       3/8        35        1/16
  8       3/8        50        1/16
  7       3/8        75        1/16
  6      7/16       80        1/16
  5       1/2      120        1/16
  4       5/8      130        1/8
  2     11/16    230        1/8
  1       7/8      330        3/16
1/0    15/16    370        3/16
2/0        1       550       1/4

The Owner Single Replacement Hook X-Strong is perfect for replacing trebles on both freshwater and inshore baits. These are great for fishing areas with lots of grass, kelp, or cover that make fishing with treble hooks nearly impossible.

These single hooks are less damaging to fish when practicing catch and release. Always be sure to rig the front hook with the point facing forward and the rear facing rear. Features include Black Chrome finish and Super Needle Point.

Key Features:

• X-Strong Construction: Extra strength for reliable hookups
• Single Hook Design: Less damaging to fish
• Super Needle Point: Razor-sharp for instant penetration
• Black Chrome Finish: Corrosion resistance and sleek appearance
• Versatile Applications: Freshwater and inshore fishing
• Cover-Friendly: Navigate grass, kelp, and cover
• Catch and Release Friendly: Less damage to fish

Performance Advantages:

• Heavy Cover Confidence: Fish where trebles can't go
• Fish-Friendly: Less damage for catch and release
• Superior Penetration: Super Needle Point for hooksets
• Corrosion Resistant: Black Chrome finish for durability
• Reliable Strength: X-strong for fighting fish
• Versatile Use: Freshwater and saltwater applications

Ideal Applications:

• Replacing trebles on crankbaits
• Fishing in heavy grass and kelp
• Cover-oriented fishing
• Catch and release fishing
• Freshwater bass fishing
• Inshore saltwater fishing
• Situations where trebles are impractical

Available Sizes:

When you need single replacement hooks with X-strong construction, Super Needle Point, Black Chrome finish, and fish-friendly design for replacing trebles on freshwater and inshore baits in areas with grass, kelp, or cover, the Owner Single Replacement Hook 1X Strong is the choice of serious anglers.

Pro Tip: Always rig the front hook with the point facing forward and the rear hook with the point facing rear for optimal performance.

Picasso Tungsten Worm & Flipping Weights

Picasso didn’t just make tungsten weights — they invented the process. These weights are manufactured from the same molds used for Tru-Tungsten, using the fray-free, insert-free manufacturing process that Picasso originally created. Every weight then goes through additional processing and quality control at their own USA facility, ensuring each one that hits your line is flawless.

Why Picasso Tungsten?

• 97% pure tungsten – denser than lead for a smaller profile and superior bottom feel
• Fray-free & insert-free – won’t damage your line over time
• USA quality control – every weight inspected before packaging
• Maximum sensitivity – detect subtle bites you’d miss with lead
• Available in Worm and Flipping styles across 10 colors

Sizes & Pack Quantities

• 1/16 oz – 5 pack
• 1/8 oz – 4 pack
• 3/16 oz – 4 pack
• 1/4 oz – 3 pack
• 5/16 oz – 3 pack
• 3/8 oz – 3 pack
• 1/2 oz – 2 pack
• 3/4 oz – 1 pack
• 1 oz – 1 pack
• 1 1/2 oz – 1 pack
• 2 oz – 1 pack

Colors Available

Watermelon Seed, Black, Green Pumpkin, Blood Red, Gunmetal – in both standard and flipping styles.

Perfect for Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop shots, and heavy cover flipping. If you’re serious about feeling every tick on the bottom, Picasso tungsten is the upgrade your rig needs.

The Dirty Jigs Pivot Point Football Jig Head is a unique and innovative jig design that maximizes the action of your soft plastic baits. By featuring two wire loops—one for a 60-degree line tie and the other connecting to a pivoting Gamakatsu SuperLine Offset EWG Hook—this jig allows for unmatched movement and lifelike presentation. When rigging a soft plastic bait such as a craw, creature, or worm, the bait has more freedom to float and move naturally in the water, increasing its effectiveness in attracting fish.

To ensure the best performance, it’s important to rig your bait so that it doesn't cover the hook eye. This allows the bait to move more freely and enhances the natural swimming action, which is key to enticing strikes.

If you're targeting bass or other species, this jig head is a fantastic choice to improve your chances of success with soft plastics. Have you used a similar jig design before, or are you looking to try something new?

The Sound That Bass Can't Ignore

The River2Sea Whopper Plopper 130 is one of the most iconic topwater lures ever made — and for good reason. That deep, hollow whopping sound produced by the rotating tail is unlike anything else on the water. Crawl it so slowly you can barely hear the tail, or rip it fast so it throws water like a swamp buggy. Either way, it gets bit. Cast it a mile, dial in your retrieve speed, and let the sound do the work.

Engineered to Run Perfect, Right Out of the Box

The Whopper Plopper's propeller-style tail is perfectly tuned from the factory and stays flexible and fish-catching forever. No tweaking, no tuning, no adjustments — just tie it on and go. The tail rotates smoothly across a wide range of retrieve speeds, producing alluring rumbles and multi-octave splashing that triggers strikes from bass, pike, musky, and stripers.

Why Standard Prop Baits Fall Short

Most prop baits are noisy at one speed and dead at another. The Whopper Plopper produces fish-catching sound and action from a dead-slow crawl all the way to a fast burn — giving you a versatile topwater that adapts to the mood of the fish. When bass are finicky, slow it down. When they're aggressive, speed it up. The Plopper works either way.

Built to Last, Built to Cast

Pre-rigged with two size #1 premium black nickel treble hooks, the Whopper Plopper 130 is ready to fish the moment it comes out of the package. The durable body handles rocks, wood, and hard-fighting fish without losing its action, and its aerodynamic profile launches exceptionally long casts for a topwater of its size — covering more water and reaching fish that other lures can't.

The Right Pick If...

• You want a topwater that works at any retrieve speed
• You're targeting largemouth, smallmouth, pike, musky, or striped bass
• You need a lure that casts far and covers open water efficiently
• Walking baits and poppers aren't triggering strikes
• You want a proven, tournament-tested topwater with a massive color selection

Best Retrieve Techniques

• Slow Crawl: Barely-there retrieve — just enough to keep the tail ticking. Deadly in calm conditions and post-spawn
• Medium Steady: The bread-and-butter retrieve — consistent tail rotation with a rhythmic whopping sound
• Fast Burn: Rip it across the surface throwing water — triggers reaction strikes from aggressive fish
• Stop and Go: Vary your retrieve speed to create an erratic, fleeing-baitfish action

Best Conditions

• Calm to lightly choppy surface — the tail sound carries best in calmer water
• Low-light periods — early morning and late evening when bass are most active on top
• Post-spawn through fall when bass are chasing baitfish on the surface
• Summer feeding windows over open flats, points, and submerged structure
• Any body of water where big fish are looking up — lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds

Best For

• Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Pike, Musky, Striped Bass
• Techniques: Slow roll, medium steady retrieve, fast burn, stop-and-go
• Conditions: Calm to choppy surface, low-light, post-spawn, summer and fall feeding windows
• Water: Lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds — anywhere big fish are looking up

Key Features

• Propeller-style rotating tail creates powerful surface commotion
• Produces deep, hollow whopping sound across all retrieve speeds
• Pre-rigged with 2x size #1 premium black nickel treble hooks
• Perfectly tuned tail — no adjustments needed, stays flexible forever
• Exceptional casting distance for a topwater of its size
• Extremely durable body — handles rocks, wood, and hard-fighting fish
• 12 proven color patterns to match any water condition

Models & Specs

Tackle Express Tips

• Start Slow, Speed Up: Begin your retrieve at a slow crawl and gradually increase speed until you find the cadence the fish want that day. The Plopper produces at every speed — let the fish tell you what they want.
• Match the Color to Forage: In shad-heavy lakes, go with Phantom Shad, Chubby, or Crystal Minnow. In perch or bluegill fisheries, try Perch or Munky Butt. In stained water, Blue Blood and Rat Ta Tat create the best silhouette.
• Use a Loop Knot: A loop knot (like a Rapala knot) gives the Whopper Plopper maximum freedom of movement and enhances the tail action, especially at slower retrieve speeds.

FAQ

What rod and line setup works best with the Whopper Plopper 130?
A medium-heavy 7'–7'6" casting rod with 30–50 lb braided line is ideal. Braid floats and keeps the lure riding high on the surface, while the sensitivity lets you feel the tail action and detect any change in retrieve speed.

How do I know if the tail is tuned correctly?
The tail should rotate freely and consistently at slow retrieve speeds. If it's not spinning, check for debris caught in the tail joint. The Whopper Plopper comes factory-tuned and rarely needs adjustment.

Can I use the Whopper Plopper 130 for pike and musky?
Absolutely. The 5 in, 1 3/8 oz profile is a great pike and musky topwater, especially in summer when fish are shallow and aggressive. Upgrade to heavier treble hooks if you're specifically targeting large musky.

Premium Micro Spinning Jigs for Casting Performance

The Major Craft JigPara Spin Micro delivers premium micro spinning performance designed for serious casting anglers. Built with optimized spinning design and compact micro size, these jigs provide exceptional casting distance, natural action, and versatile performance for targeting a wide variety of species in both freshwater and saltwater applications. The JigPara Spin Micro represents Major Craft's commitment to creating quality micro spinning jigging lures.

Advanced Micro Spinning Design

• Spinning-Optimized: Designed specifically for spinning tackle and casting presentations
• Micro Size: Compact profile perfect for finesse presentations and pressured fish
• Aerodynamic Design: Optimized shape provides excellent casting distance despite small size
• Natural Action: Spinning design creates enticing swimming and fluttering action
• Versatile Weight Range: Available in multiple weights for various depths and conditions

Premium Construction Features

• Quality Materials: Durable construction withstands repeated use and casting
• Attractive Finishes: Realistic patterns and reflective finishes create fish-attracting flash
• Sharp Hooks: Quality hooks ensure solid hooksets on strikes
• Corrosion Resistant: Built for both freshwater and saltwater use
• Proven Design: Time-tested spinning profile triggers strikes consistently

Versatile Micro Spinning Applications

The JigPara Spin Micro excels across versatile micro spinning applications. Perfect for inshore saltwater species like speckled trout and redfish, freshwater bass and walleye with casting presentations, panfish and crappie with spinning tackle, casting to schooling fish, or any situation where micro spinning jigs are effective. The aerodynamic design allows long casts to reach distant targets while the natural action triggers strikes from finicky fish.

Key Features

Major Craft Quality

Major Craft has been creating quality fishing products for serious anglers, and the JigPara Spin Micro continues this tradition with optimized spinning design and quality construction. Every jig is manufactured to exacting standards to ensure consistent performance. From weekend anglers to serious finesse specialists, the JigPara Spin Micro delivers the casting performance that micro spinning anglers demand.

Experience the premium micro spinning performance that casting anglers trust. The Major Craft JigPara Spin Micro isn't just a jig—it's a precision tool built for spinning tackle success.

Cast farther with Major Craft JigPara Spin Micro—where spinning design meets micro performance.

Berkley Powerbait Atomic Teasers are ideal for trout, panfish or crappie. Cut tentacles and trout worm provide subtle fish attracting action. Pre-rigged and ready to fish. These mini jigs catch anything including trout, crappie, bluegill, shell crackers, sunfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and stripers.  

It mimics a baitfish or larva and appears to be an easy meal for most fish.  The small worm like tail ads more attractant but you can pull it off if you'd like.  The consistent colors and interesting patterns will entice most fish to strike aggressively.  The hooks small diameter and sharp point make hooking up consistent.

The way we fish them is either on a bobber with a 2-3' leader or tie it directly to the line.  2-4lb line is key and we like to use fluorocarbon like Seaguar Invisx or Berkley Vanish.  Simply cast it out, let it sink for a few seconds, and retrieve it very very slowly. You can set the hook or wind the reel faster when you get bit.  A reel in the 500, 750, or 1000 size would be best and a light action trout rod for cast-ability and action when fighting the fish.  

Put more fish on the stringer with the Berkley Powerbait Atomic Teasers.  

Premium Micro Slow-Pitch Jigs for Finesse Fishing

The Major Craft JigPara Slow Micro delivers premium micro slow-pitch performance designed for serious finesse anglers. Built with compact design and optimized slow-pitch action, these micro jigs provide exceptional flutter and natural presentation for targeting a wide variety of species in both freshwater and saltwater applications. The JigPara Slow Micro represents Major Craft's commitment to creating quality micro jigging lures.

Advanced Micro Slow-Pitch Design

• Micro Size: Compact profile perfect for finesse presentations and pressured fish
• Slow-Pitch Action: Designed specifically for slow-pitch jigging techniques
• Natural Flutter: Optimized design creates enticing flutter on the fall
• Balanced Design: Carefully engineered weight distribution provides ideal action
• Versatile Weight Range: Available in multiple weights for various depths and conditions

Premium Construction Features

• Quality Materials: Durable construction withstands repeated use
• Attractive Finishes: Reflective finishes create fish-attracting flash
• Sharp Hooks: Quality hooks ensure solid hooksets on strikes
• Corrosion Resistant: Built for both freshwater and saltwater use
• Proven Design: Time-tested slow-pitch profile triggers strikes

Versatile Micro Jigging Applications

The JigPara Slow Micro excels across versatile micro jigging applications. Perfect for inshore saltwater species like speckled trout and redfish, freshwater bass and walleye with finesse presentations, panfish and crappie in deeper water, rockfish and other bottom species, or any situation where micro slow-pitch jigs are effective. The compact size and natural flutter action trigger strikes from finicky fish while the slow-pitch design allows you to work the jig with subtle movements.

Key Features

Major Craft Quality

Major Craft has been creating quality fishing products for serious anglers, and the JigPara Slow Micro continues this tradition with optimized micro slow-pitch design and quality construction. Every jig is manufactured to exacting standards to ensure consistent performance. From weekend anglers to serious finesse specialists, the JigPara Slow Micro delivers the performance that micro jigging anglers demand.

Experience the premium micro slow-pitch performance that finesse anglers trust. The Major Craft JigPara Slow Micro isn't just a jig—it's a precision tool built for finesse fishing success.

Catch finicky fish with Major Craft JigPara Slow Micro—where micro size meets slow-pitch action.

Stick Jacket Casting rod sleeves work great for protecting your rod from scratches, broken guides, and tangles.  The sleeve slips over your rod with ease and keeps the line from catching on other rods.  

It acts like a trap and hold tight to the rod until you want to take it off.  The brass grommet on the end allows you to hang it up on the wall without falling out (without the reel.)  

The jacket falls short of covering the entire rod, it usually stops short enough to have a lure tied on and attached to the hook keeper without hanging up.  We recommend not putting a lure on the guides, this will result in snagging on the Stick Jacket.

For rods up to 7-1/2' Long and 3-7/8" round.  Mainly freshwater rods or saltwater inshore rods.

1 per pack

The Roboworm Ned Worm was designed specifically for the deadly Ned rig. Using Roboworm's patented techniques they are now available to offer anglers worms in colors never previously offered for the Ned rig. Its short, fat profile and flat bottom make it the perfect for this effective technique in any lake. It is also deadly when wacky rigged, drop shotted or Carolina rigged! By utilizing Roboworm's innovative patents, we are proud to bring anglers a wide variety of never-before-seen colors for the Ned rig. With its unique short and fat profile and flat bottom, this worm is the ultimate choice for the NED rig.

3" - 8 Per Pack

4.5" - 6 Per Pack

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.

The Z-Man Finesse TRD (The Real Deal) is a 2.75-inch stickbait designed specifically for the Ned Rig, a finesse technique famous for catching bass in tough or highly pressured conditions. It is widely considered a staple for smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass.

Key Features

• 10X Tough ElaZtech: This proprietary material is virtually indestructible, often lasting for dozens of catches per bait.

• Buoyancy: Unlike traditional plastics that sink flat, the TRD is naturally buoyant, causing it to stand vertically off the bottom when at rest to mimic a feeding crawfish or minnow.

• Salt-Impregnated: The soft formulation and salt content provide a precise sink rate and an irresistible feel that encourages fish to hold on longer.

• Dimpled Texture: A realistic, dimpled surface adds to its natural look and feel.

8 per pack

The Owner Mosquito Light Hooks were designed with the light line angler in mind. The super fine wire of the Mosquito Light is ideal for rigging small finesse baits and small live baits. Mosquito Light hooks are an excellent choice for bluegill, crappie, and trout. Mosquito Lights feature a fine wire forged hook shank, in-line Super Needle hook point, and a durable Black Chrome finish.

Key Features:

• Super Fine Wire: Designed for light line fishing
• Fine Wire Forged Shank: Strength without excess weight
• In-Line Super Needle Point: Razor-sharp for instant penetration
• Black Chrome Finish: Durable corrosion resistance
• Light Line Optimized: Perfect for finesse applications
• Small Bait Rigging: Ideal for finesse and live baits
• Panfish & Trout Specialist: Excellent for bluegill, crappie, and trout

Performance Advantages:

• Light Line Friendly: Super fine wire for delicate presentations
• Natural Bait Action: Fine wire doesn't impede small baits
• Superior Penetration: In-line Super Needle Point for instant hooksets
• Forged Strength: Fine wire with added strength
• Corrosion Resistant: Black Chrome finish for long-lasting performance
• Finesse Perfection: Designed specifically for light line anglers

Ideal Applications:

• Bluegill fishing with small baits
• Crappie fishing with finesse presentations
• Trout fishing with light line
• Small live bait rigging
• Finesse soft plastic applications
• Light line panfish fishing
• Situations requiring super fine wire hooks

Target Species:

• Bluegill
• Crappie
• Trout
• Other panfish species

Recommended Baits:

• Small finesse soft plastics
• Small live baits (worms, minnows)
• Grubs and tubes
• Natural baits

When you need super fine wire hooks with fine wire forged shank, in-line Super Needle Point, Black Chrome finish, and light line optimization for small finesse baits and live baits targeting bluegill, crappie, and trout, the Owner Mosquito Light Hooks are the choice of serious light line anglers.

Note: Designed specifically with the light line angler in mind for finesse presentations and panfish applications.

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