Headbanger Shad 6"
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The Headbanger Shad 6" combines the patented erratic, evasive headbanging action with a fixed, replaceable paddle tail — a swimming action that triggers even the most lethargic pike, muskellunge, and lake trout to strike. It works with a simple straight retrieve, but excels with pauses and twitches.
Why anglers fish the Headbanger Shad 6"
- Patented erratic action — moves like nothing else in the water
- Replaceable paddle tail — twists off the corkscrew anchor in seconds; two pegs keep it locked in position while fishing
- Three buoyancies — floating, suspending, and sinking cover 0–13 ft
- Wire-through construction — lead-free, with stainless steel weights and multi-size rattle balls for a fuller sound
- All-round 6-inch size — the proven pick when pike want a full meal but not a giant bait
When and how to fish it
Use the Floating version (0–5 ft) over weed beds and shallow flats, the Suspending version (5–8.5 ft) when fish follow but won't commit — it hangs motionless on the pause — and the Sinking version (6.5–13 ft) for deeper edges and cold water. Also an excellent trolling lure at speeds up to 2.5 mph.
Specs
| Version | Weight | Fishing depth |
| Floating | 9/10 oz | 0–5 ft |
| Suspending | 1 oz | 5–8.5 ft |
| Sinking | 1-1/5 oz | 6.5–13 ft |
Rigged with premium VMC 7547 BN hooks — #2 in the front, #4 in the rear. Replacement tails are available separately.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including diisononyl phthalate, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more info go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
THE SEARCH FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
For a long time, Swedish artist and passionate angler, Dan Lestander, was looking for a long-casting lure that also moved with a pattern that didn’t repeat itself like traditional lures did. After he realized that no such lure existed and the desire for it grew too strong, the only solution was to start experimenting on his own.
He started thinking about how he could create a lure that interacts with its element, water, in a way that would imitate a real wounded and stressed prey much more accurately than what had previously been achieved. He spent more than four years putting in a ton of effort into finding the key to making the lure behave in the way he had envisioned. Using his skills as a professional sculptor, he constructed over 50 different prototypes, handcrafted and handpainted, to test his theories.
The result of his discoveries was a revolutionary construction that made the lures behave in a way that he never could have dreamt about. Soon he found himself with a number of ideas of different lures that could be created with this, now patented, technical construction. These lures are what we are now creating and sharing with you.