Headbanger Shad 4-1/2"
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The original Headbanger Shad 4-1/2" is a hybrid swimbait with the patented, erratic headbanging action that mimics a spooked baitfish trying to escape. A simple straight retrieve gets it hunting — add a pause or two and nearby bass, walleye, trout, or pike can't leave it alone.
Why anglers fish the Headbanger Shad 4-1/2"
- Patented erratic action — no other swimbait moves like a Headbanger
- Replaceable paddle tail — twists off the corkscrew anchor and swaps in seconds
- Three buoyancies — floating, suspending, and sinking cover the whole shallow water column from 0 to 8 ft
- Wire-through construction — lead-free stainless steel weights and rattle balls in different sizes for a fuller sound
- Proven trolling lure — holds its action all the way from 1.4 to 4 mph
When and how to fish it
Fish the Floating version over shallow flats and weed edges: retrieve slowly with the rod tip high to wake it near the surface, or crank it down to 4–5 ft with the tip low. The Suspending version sits dead-still in the water column on the pause — ideal for cold water and following fish at 2–6 ft. The Sinking version (sink rate 1 ft/s) counts down to deeper strike zones. Straight retrieves, twitches, and long pauses all trigger strikes.
Specs
| Version | Weight | Fishing depth |
| Floating | 3/8 oz | 0–5 ft |
| Suspending | 2/5 oz | 1.5–6 ft |
| Sinking | 1/2 oz | 2–8 ft |
Rigged with a premium #4 VMC 9655 BN hook. Replacement tails are available separately — or experiment with your own soft plastics to change the action.
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.