Softbait Toughness
Material: A high-quality, durable soft plastic that can withstand repeated strikes and abrasive environments while providing effortless serpentine action.
Resilience: Able to endure bites from aggressive fish without tearing easily, extending the bait's lifespan.
Inshore and Offshore: Should be compatible inshore and offshore with universal rigging options using one jig head.
Ease of Rigging
Rigging Flexibility: Designed to accommodate multiple jig head sizes and weights.
Intuitive Rigging Locations: Clearly marked locations for where the hook should enter and exit the bait.
Design Features: Pre-cut slots for hooks, integrated hook channels, and flexible yet strong plastic to hold hooks securely.
Shape and Taper of the Body
Profile: A slender, elongated body that mimics the natural shape of eels, providing a lifelike appearance.
Taper: Gradual taper from the head to the tail, which affects the lure's swimming action and movement in the water.
Action: The design should allow for a sinuous, undulating motion that mimics a live eel's movement, effective for enticing predators.
Colors
American Eel: Black, Blamber, and olive colors for mimicking eel species.
Oceanic Sand Eel: Olive and translucent bone colors to replicate the subtle hues of sand eels.
Herring: Bone color to simulate the appearance of herring.
Mackerel: Green and chartreuse for imitating the distinct markings of mackerel.
Squid: Pink to reflect the natural coloration of squid.
UV Reactive: Infused with UV-reactive materials to increase visibility in deeper or murkier waters, making lures visible in dark and murky inshore waters and look alive in clear blue offshore waters.
Effectiveness
Versatility: Effective in various fishing environments from inshore to offshore, and in different water conditions (clear, murky, shallow, deep).
Target Species: Should attract a wide range of predatory fish such as striped bass, tarpon, cobia, and various offshore species like bluefin and yellowfin tuna.
Action and Motion: Consistent, lifelike action that attracts fish even at slow retrieve speeds, making it ideal for finicky or pressured fish.
