The Eastfield Harakiri Superswimmer is an easy to fish glider jerkbait with a left-right action. The design of the bait is somewhat leaf-shaped, pointed at the front and back. The jerkbait is not very big at 13cm, actually a nice bite size for any hungry pike.
Eastfield Lures is best known for its handmade large Viper and Wingman shads. Since the brand has been taken over by Söder Sportfiske, they also release factory-made jerkbaits under this label that are made in China and of course a bit lower priced.
If you fish the jerkbait in a straight retrieve, it will make a subtle flanking motion. If you start twitching the bait, the left and right turns will be wider. If you build in stops and change the pace between jerking, the action becomes less predictable with more flanking and wilder moves.
Inside the jerkbait are three steel balls, which provide a nice rattle underwater, especially when twitching the bait. The video shows the lure in the color Shitty Roach, there are 13 other colors available. The Harakiri comes in 2 weights, in the video you see the slow sinker, this one is 79 grams and sinks as you can see slowly when paused. There is also a normal sinking version that sinks a little faster and weighs 6 grams more. The bait is lead-free and fitted with two Eastfield hooks.
Don't expect to reach great depths with the Harakiri, up to about 2.5 meters deep with enough breaks in the retrieve is the maximum achievable. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't fish the Harakiri Superswimmer in deeper water. In the warming seasons, in the upper layers of the water this jerkbait can provide excellent results.
0:00 - unboxing
0:27 - jerkbait underwater action
0:44 - straight retrieve
0:54 - side-to-side twitching
1:05 - spin stop
1:14 - 🎢 looping
1:20 - faster moves
21 июл 2024
