Not only reel and rods at Japan Fishing Show 2019, but very interesting seabass lure from SHIMANO is also announced.
99mm shallow type minnow SHIMANO Shallow Assassin 99F “Flash Boost”.
New Feature “Flash Boost” Even Flashes When Stopped
The biggest feature of this Shallow Assassin is this – Flash Boost.
In this lure there are one part of transparent body. Why transparent?
When you look into that part, you can see metal board inside. This is the Flash Boost.
This Flash Boost is the metallic board keeps wobbling and flashing when the lure is shaken, even when you stopped it. When you drift lures by slow retrieving, sometimes lure action can be too weak to fascinate fish and this Flash Boost “boosts” the action by continuously flashing. As some SHIMANO staff says, it can get bites even when it stops… That’ll be impressive isn’t it!?
Kyorin Hologram Makes Lure Real
Kyorin Hologram is SHIMANO’s original hologram body type, that makes lures to like real baitfish.
As of written above flashing is one of key factors to success lure fishing, and this Kyorin Hologram flashes like real baitfish.
Here is the movie showing how it moves under the water below:
Specs and Release Date
This Shallow Assassin 99F is as of the name, 99mm body, floating type and 14g.
This has 8 colors as below:
Release date is March 2019.
| Model | Type | Action Speed (cm/sec) | Depth (cm) | Weight (g) | Length (mm) | Price (yen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XM-199S | Floating | 40 | 10 – 30 | 14 | 99 | 2,100 |
* All product information and images are basically from SHIMANO official website.
