Different Presentations of the YoZuri KnuckleBait by David A. Brown

Knucke Bait by Yozuri

B

obby Lane understands the possible case of

mistaken identity with Yo-Zuri ’ s innovative

new release, but the Bassmaster Elite pro is

keen to clear things

up from the

get-go: It ’ s not a spinnerbait.

Rather, the Knuckle Bait is

something of a self-

defined bait that

pulls some of the

best elements of a

couple different styles.

“ This is a brand-new

bait from scratch, ” said

Lane, who caught several

quality fish during the

Knuckle Bait ’ s R&D.

“ That ’ s the reason this

bait catches big fish and

a lot of fish is because it ’ s

something bass haven ’ t

seen before.

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“ I have gotten out-fished off the back of the boat — and that doesn ’ t happen often — with this bait.”

So, lay a Knuckle Bait next to a traditional spinnerbait and similarities are immediate. Both have

sturdy hooks, skirts and angled arms

protruding from lead

heads. But, what hangs

from the opposite ends

of those angled arms

defines the substantial

difference.

While spinnerbaits

suspend metal blades of

various size, shape and

color, the Knuckle Bait

hangs a “ knuckle ” — a

flat-bottom sphere — with

a split ring attached to a

top line tie. Yo-Zuri built two

versions of its new bait: one

has a painted knuckle, the

other a prism-like form. The

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