Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits is a company known for making excellent soft plastics. They don’t come out with gimmicky baits or things that don’t work. This year at ICAST, they release two completely new designs for soft plastic baits designed by western pros. They also added some new colors for the tried and true Senko.
The Zako Swimbait
This one has hardly been a secret thanks to Brett Hite finishing so well in many events with the help of this bait. He helped design it and has been using it mostly as a trailer on the vibrating jigs he is best known for.
It’s a shad or baitfish shaped soft plastic with a jointed section for more action. It has a fish-like tail that provides a great action and really matches the baitfish profile. It is a four-inch bait and comes in 15 great colors.
The belly of this bait gives it the baitfish look and should help to bulk up your vibrating jigs a little. It was also made with a slightly different plastic than standard Yamamoto baits, which should allow it to last a little longer. The plastic is still soft, but it feels like there is less salt inside which should keep it together longer on short-striking fish.
The bait can also be used as a flipping and pitching bait and has a smart feature for these techniques. The top of the bait has a line that is clearly visible and this helps to make sure your bait is rigged as straight as possible.
The Sanshouo
This creature bait is very different than others on the market. The main body section looks like standard Beaver-style baits, but the similarities end there. It was developed by California pro Bub Tosh, Jr. to look like a waterdog. Since he designed it, you can be assured that this bait will make an excellent punching bait on the California Delta.
The Sanshouo has a long, flowing tail that should wag back and forth when retrieved. It also has four sets of two antenna looking legs coming from both sides on the front and back. All of these appendages should make it have an excellent action underwater. It really has a lot going on and it is definitely something the bass are not used to seeing.
Besides waterdogs, it looks like many other creatures that bass love to eat. It will be available in 11 colors and should catch bass from coast to coast.
One of the unique things about this bait is that it can be rigged just about any way you like. It will excel flipping, pitching and punching heavy cover, but it can do much more. They can also be fished on the back of a skirted jig or solo on a football head or swinging football head. It would also work great on a Carolina-rig or even as a trailer for a vibrating jig.
3” Fat Senko
This little Senko is not new, but new colors bring it back. The popularity of the Midwest finesse, a.k.a. the Ned Rig have made this little bait more popular than ever. This is the perfect size for the technique and with the additional colors, it should be given another look. If you have never tried the Ned Rig, this is an excellent choice of baits to use on the lightweight jigheads for this ultra-finesse technique.
Some of the most popular colors for standard sized Senkos have been brought to this little bait. They also added a color designed and approved by Larry Nixon. The color with his name is #990, General’s Watermelon. It is a two-tone laminate color with a watermelon top and brighter green lower section.
New Colors for 4” and 5” Senkos
The four and five-inch Senkos are one of the best selling baits around. They come in many colors and now there are four more for the bass to choose from. They are #392 Watermelon Disco, #397 Electric Worm, #398 Dusky and #399 Dirty Worm.
Looking at the four colors up close, you will see a variety of flakes and darker shades. All of these should be big hits.
The additions Yamamoto made to their already great lineup were impressive. They have added colors for the most popular soft plastic of all time and two new baits that should catch fish no matter how you plan to use them.
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