4.75 · 607 verified Spitfire reviews
On the water Buyer catch Education
Headbanger Spitfire 4-1/2
Wake, prop, crawl and swim — one topwater, four presentations.
$16.49
Surface wake
Prop spray
Snake crawl
Wire-through build
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Ships in 2–3 days
Handcrafted in Sweden
From the water
From the water
The track tells you what the side view hides
Watch the same bait from above, through three retrieve speeds and in a buyer-submitted catch clip.
Movement proof
Top-down — the track it leaves
From above, you can see the path a side view hides.
Speed proof
Three speeds. One bait.
Same lure, same camera: crawl, wake and prop spray.
Buyer proof
A real strike, not a claim
A buyer-submitted catch clip with permission and attribution.
One tie-on
Four actions. One control: your reel handle.
A dedicated wakebait wakes. A prop bait plops. A jointed swimbait swims. The Spitfire does all three plus a snakelike crawl — and you do not change baits to get there. You change speed.
Snake crawl
A subtle snaking wake for calm, clear water and wary fish.
Wake and roll
The all-round setting over weed flats and along reed edges.
Swim
The triple-jointed body keeps moving from head to tail.
Wake + prop spray
Surface noise and spray for wind, chop and stained water.
If it feels like dragging a log, check speed and line first
The Action Lip swings free; water pressure drives it. Too slow and it never loads. Too fast and it starts to plow.
If the speed is right but the lure still feels dead, check the line. Fluorocarbon sinks and can pull the lip under.
- Start slower than feels natural — barely turn the handle — then build speed.
- Use braid with a mono leader or straight mono.
- Keep fluorocarbon off the nose; sinking line pulls the lip down.
How it is built
The movement starts at the lip
The free-swinging Action Lip turns retrieve speed into action. Three joints carry that motion to the tail prop, while the wire-through body keeps the pull running through the bait instead of ending in the plastic.
Transparent Action Lip
Free-swinging, water-driven polycarbonate. Change speed and it changes the action.
Triple-jointed body
Three segments carry the lip's movement to the tail instead of stopping at the head.
Tail prop
Adds spray and surface noise as the retrieve picks up.
Wire-through body + two VMC trebles
The pull runs through the bait on wire and ends at two surface-strike hooks.
Where it earns its slot
Let the water choose the speed
Spring through fall, whenever fish are looking up. Flat water calls for a crawl; weed and reeds favor the all-round wake; wind and stained water let you turn it up.
Calm and clear
Flat water, wary fish, high sun. Crawl it for a subtle snaking wake.
Weed flats and reed edges
Run it over submerged weed or parallel to reed edges at the all-round setting.
Wind, chop and stained water
Pick up the retrieve so wake and prop spray stay easy to track.
What buyers actually say
Including the ones who had to figure it out
4.75
across 607 verified Spitfire reviews
★★★★★
Jeff r.· Verified buyer“It took a little bit to figure out how best to use the spitfire but once I did fishing was pretty good.”
★★★★★
Jeffrey M.· Verified buyer“Great quality! Different action from most other lures... Caught a ton of saltwater fish on it and hooks and front plastic cup all still in great shape... Good job!”
★★★★★
Lenny N.· Verified buyer“Right out of the pack...BOOM...4.5 pound largemouth absolutely exploded on it. Made a believer out of me right there. Has become my new favorite topwater bait.”
★★★★★
Rodney E.· Verified buyer“Im a top water fool! Thats almost all I will throw. The spitfire is my goto now, hardly ever use the other prop baits.”
Before you tie one on
Questions buyers actually asked
Does it actually swim, or does it drag?
The free-swinging lip needs water pressure to load. Start slow and build speed until the body snakes instead of plowing. If it still drags, check that the line is not sinking and the lip is not bent.
What speed should I reel it?
Start around 0.6 mph for the snake crawl. At 1–1.5 mph it wakes and rolls; at 2–2.8 mph it adds wake and prop spray. Above the working range it can start to plow.
What line should I use?
Use braid with a mono leader, or straight mono. Mono floats. Avoid fluorocarbon at the lure because it sinks and can pull the Action Lip under.
4-1/2 inch or 6-1/2 inch?
Choose 4-1/2 inch (5/8 oz) for bass, perch and walleye. Choose 6-1/2 inch (1-7/8 oz) for pike, musky or a larger surface footprint. Length is measured without the Action Lip.
Will it hold up to pike?
The pull runs through the bait on wire rather than ending in the plastic. Always inspect hooks, split rings and the lure after a hard strike.
How long does it take to learn?
Some buyers found it immediately; others needed part of their first outing. Start with a slow retrieve, a high rod tip and visible water where you can watch the lure.
What reel works best?
A slower reel makes the working range easier to hold. One verified buyer dropped from a 7.4:1 to a 6.4:1 baitcaster because he kept reeling too fast for the lip to load.
One knot. Four surface presentations.
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