It seems like every species of gamefish in the Northeast – from fluke to stripers to bluefin tuna -eats sand eels, those pencil-thin baitfish with the silvery sides and olive-green backs. Sand eels have been especially abundant the past few years, and lure makers have had a chance to crank out some pretty good imitations – but none have come as close to the real thing as this “holographic” version by Tsunami.
This version is unweighted and rigged on a super-strong hook. The hook has several bends in the shank to keep the lure solidly fixed in place. I predict the 6″ model will be very popular with surfcasters this fall, to fish as a “teaser” ahead of needlefish and metal-lip plugs. Look like they’ll also make great cod teasers. Check out the 6″ and 8″ versions:
According to Nick Cicero from Tsunami, anyone looking for these new teasers can find them at the following locations and their online stores:
Red Top Sporting Goods – Buzzards Bay, MA
M and D’s – Wareham, MA
Goose Hummock – Orleans, MA
J and H (www.jandh.com) – Oakdale, NY
Tackle Direct (www.tackledirect.com) – Somers Point, NJ
They look good. Smart idea too. Not reinventing the wheel, but at least they come with a strong hook that doesn’t need to be swapped out like other teasers right out of the package.
how would i rig it up ahead of a plug
Check out the article in the August issue of On The Water on summertime surfcasting for a diagram – but basically, you rig a short (10 inch?) dropper line that comes off the swivel at the front of your leader, about 3 feet ahead of your plug.
tell me what stores in the brooklyn new york area 11235 sell these new teasers
Have you checked Bernies? They are a very well-stocked shop, especially when it comes to surfcasting.
This bait has the colors of a shad and I think it will be a great new bait for the Strippers in East Texas lakes I will try to locate and use this bait good luck fiishing
I spoke to Bernies about them. They said they would talk with the Tsunami rep about getting them. Great shop!!
could you please tell me where i could purchase these teasers? i live in plainview ny 11803 thanks much!!
Are these sand eel teasers on the market yet. Everyone has the weighted ones but I have yet to see the unweighted ones.
According to Nick Cicero from Tsunami, anyone looking for these new teasers can find them at the following locations and their online stores:
Red Top Sporting Goods – Buzzards Bay, MA
M and D’s – Wareham, MA
Goose Hummock – Orleans, MA
J and H (www.jandh.com) – Oakdale, NY
Tackle Direct (www.tackledirect.com) – Somers Point, NJ
They look good, but they should make them with a “shakey head” jighead by Megastrike and they would look like they ae feeding in the exact pattern that they do naturally. Only problem is, Megastrike currently does not make a size big enough for surcasting . . .these folks should get together and design this . . .it would be a killer weapon in one’s arsenal for targeting stripers!
Ziffy
What retailer currently sells this? When I search for it . . .only the swim shad comes up, which is different.
Thanks
Ziffy@striperchum.com
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