5" Drunkin Shad

Our 5" Drunkin Shad is the perfect "Fluke" style soft Jerkbait. At 5" it's just the right size to not only catch average 1 to 2 pounders, but it will also catch big 'uns. It's excellent when skipped under docks, overhanging cover, or thrown into a group of bustin' fish, gorging on shad. When fished weightless it mimics a dying shad - erratically darting and fluttering away as it slowly sinks.

We use a medium grade plastisol to give it toughness when being skipped, placed into hard to reach places, or inside the mouth of a fish. It also has enough suppleness in the twin tail as it flutters, to give it the action needed to entice the bass into biting. 

Rod/Reel/Line: Use a 7' Medium Fast tip spinning rod paired up on a 1500 or 2500 series reel, with 12lb braid to a 6-8lb Fluorocarbon leader.

Rigging: The ideal rig we've found for these is fished weightless on an EWG, Texposed, using a 7' Medium light spinning rod, on 12lb braid to an 8lb florocarbon leader.  Cast or skip the bait into the cover, allow it fall on semi slack line, give it 1 to 2 rod twitches, than let the bait fall. Rinse and repeat. You can also insert a small 3/32oz weight on the underside of the nose giving it extra casting distance and a faster rate of fall

Additional Rigging Options: 

Dual Fluke Rig aka Donkey Rig

EWG Texposed - aka Weightless Fluke

Damiki Rig

Hover Rig

Hover Strolling

Nose Hooked

Chatterbait Trailer

Underspin Trailer

Spinnerbait Trailer

Splitshot

Carolina Rig

Ned Rig Shroomz Head

Neko

Flippin/Pitchin

Free Rig Trailer

Retrieve: When used on a weightless EWG hook, cast it out, let it fall to the depth the fish are out and give it a pop, pop, pause action with the rod, and reel up the slack. This will cause the bait to dart and dance erratically. Usually on the pause the bite will occur as the bait slowly sinks back down through the water column.

Durability: Medium, 3-5 fish/bait

Length: 5"

Bait Design: The body shape starts at the nose, extends into the mid section which belly's down and also has a gap to insert a hook, as we get to the tail section, there are twin forked straight tails

Scent: Like all our baits they are heavily scented with our Phat Juice which is a Craw/Leech/Shad combination.

Salt: No

Floating: Yes