These chunky shads from Calcutta come in handy re-sealable pouches. They look the part as well, especially the bigger ones with flared gills.
With a weighting system
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The hooks are nice and sharp straight out of the packet but are easy to touch up with a stone.
You might say a shad's a shad but these have a weighting system akin to a built in keel.
We only had an hour to sling them around and while we had a couple of follows couldn't provoke a take.
One thing I did notice is the action is more subtle than a lot of rubber lures. To get the tail waggling required a fairly brisk, straight retrieve.
Sharp hooks
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These come in four sizes - three, four, five and six inches - and 28 different colours.
Each packet costs £5.95 and contains between four and six lures depending on size.
See the Calcutta website for more.
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Chris Bishop's VERDICT
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Adding a split ring to lures like these makes them a lot less fiddly to clip on and off the trace.
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