Yamamoto zako

Hypebait · Post by **Hypebait** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:09 pm

Underwater look at the new heavily hyped up Yamamoto zako.

Enjoy,

Freefall · Post by **Freefall** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:20 am

I still prefer the lake fork.

Moleman · Post by **Moleman** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:37 am

I was not impressed, i bet there is a time when that little kick is needed, but for the most part they didn't last long and didn't make a noticeable difference to my chatter bait fishing. I still prefer a big keitiech on the end.

ash · Post by **ash** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:45 am

I have to agree with the above posters, the Lake Fork tackle shimmy is great and not expensive. The Kietech does pretty darn good for a thump type of trailer. I get why yamamoto made these, but that is all....

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:35 pm

To me the video was interesting because it showed that the jointed tail needed the chatterbait head to shake it into a wiggling action. A swimbait head didn't do it.

Brian D. · Post by **Brian D.** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:24 pm

Same as the other posters. It has it place for a more subtle presentation, however a chatterbait is not that. Optimum baits Double Diamond for me. Great for swim jig or Chatterbugs.

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:05 pm

Brian D. wrote:Same as the other posters. It has it place for a more subtle presentation, however a chatterbait is not that. Optimum baits Double Diamond for me. Great for swim jig or Chatterbugs.

What size do you use on the chatterbaits?

ash · Post by **ash** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:58 pm

Mark the lake fork is jointed too and you get a side to side wobble that diamond shad gets a bigger wobble/ roll

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:14 am

ash wrote:Mark the lake fork is jointed too and you get a side to side wobble that diamond shad gets a bigger wobble/ roll

Thanks Ash.

Lugnut · Post by **Lugnut** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:30 pm

First several times I threw them, I threw them like some other small swimbaits...weighted swimbait hooks, yeah they were totally ineffective, as in zero, zilch, nada, nothing!!! I found a LITTLE success rigging them with an owner flashy swimmer, working it like a dying shad (on bottom, with a little twitch every now and then), but I found like I like them as chatterbait trailers to bulk up my bait, the best. Just my .02