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AN EMBODIMENT OF NEXT-GEN JAPANESE FINESSE, THE KARASHI ROLLS FOUR IRRESISTIBLE TECHNIQUES INTO ONE BITE-SIZED OFFERING: I-MOTION ULTRA FINESSE, SUB-SURFACE TWITCHING, SURFACE DOG-WALKING, AND BAIT-BUSTING PANIC ACTION. WITH INCREDIBLE APPLICATION RANGE, THE KARASHI IS A ONE-SHOT SOLUTION TO TARGET ELUSIVE FISH WITH UNCANNY PRECISION. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO EMPLOY ONE TECHNIQUE AT A TIME OR ALL FOUR IN ONE CAST, KARASHI QUICKLY LIVES UP TO ITS NAMESAKE (A SPICY JAPANESE MUSTARD), DELIVERING JUST THE RIGHT HIT OF FLAVOR TO TRIGGER THE BITE.
- I-MOTION: EMPLOY A SUPER-SLOW RETRIEVE JUST FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE TARGET DEPTH RANGE. THE DEFENSELESS WOBBLING ACTION EVOKES INJURED BAIT, TRIGGERING BITES FROM OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDERS.
- TWITCHING: WORK IN A TWITCH OF THE ROD TO SET THE KARASHI DARTING SUB-SURFACE, EXHIBITING AN AGILE DART THAT TRIGGERS REACTION BITES FROM FOLLOWERS.
- DOG-WALK: A RHYTHMIC TWITCH ON THE SURFACE WILL DELIVER AN IRRESISTIBLY SMOOTH DOG-WALKING ACTION. PAUSES WILL ALLOW THE KARASHI TO SLOW-SINK AND THEN WALK ITS WAY BACK TO THE SURFACE LIKE A BAITFISH RISING TO ESCAPE.
- BAIT-BUSTING: WITH FAST, UPWARDS TWITCHES OF THE ROD AND A SPEEDY RETRIEVE, THE KARASHI WALKS, SPLASHES AND LEAPS ALONG THE SURFACE LIKE FLEEING BAITFISH, TRIGGERING DEVASTATING STRIKES FROM AGGRESSIVE FEEDERS.
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WE RECOMMEND ULTRALIGHT SPINNING OR BFS EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS THE TRIZA F0-63X AELLO OR DESTROYER P5 F1.5-63X POPX STICK TO IMPART PROPER ACTION, CAST ACCURATELY AND PROVIDE THE NEEDED “GIVE” TO ABSORB THE FIGHT ON LIGHT LINE AND HOOKS. TO FACILITATE FULL DOG-WALKING AND TWITCHING ACTION, LIGHTER LINE IS A MUST WHEN TYING DIRECTLY TO THE LINE EYE (4-7LB FLUOROCARBON). FOR I-MOTION, HEAVIER LINE IS ACCEPTABLE BUT NOTE THAT HEAVIER LINE WILL EVENTUALLY OVERPOWER THE BAIT’S SUBTLE SHIMMY. IF YOU’RE TARGETING SURFACE/TWITCH ACTION PRIMARILY, A SMALL SPLIT RING OR SNAP CAN PROVIDE GREATER FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.
KARASHI IS EQUIPPED WITH A TINSEL-DRESSED HOOK TO INCREASE VISUAL APPEAL AND STABILIZE I-MOTION SWIMMING.
| Length | Weight | Class |
| 2.3” | 3/16 oz | Slow Sink |