The BFS Trick Shad is Mike Bucca's Trick Shad shrunk down to a size that suits bait finesse gear. At 2.5 inches (63mm) and 3/16oz (5.3g) it is light enough to throw on BFS baitcast and light spin outfits, but it keeps the single-jointed body and soft tail that give the full-size Trick Shad its natural, side-to-side swimming action.
Wound slowly the jointed body rolls into a wide S-action, and because the bait is slow sinking you can count it down and work it at whatever depth the fish are holding, or let it hang and flutter on the pause. The body is moulded from durable ABS rather than resin, which stands up to repeated catches and also opens up colour finishes that are not possible in a resin bait. The tail is replaceable and a spare is included, so a chewed tail does not end the bait's life.
It is a natural pick any time fish are feeding on small baitfish and a full-size swimbait is too much. Well suited to, but not limited to, bass, Australian bass, saratoga, sooty grunter, jungle perch, bream and flathead, in dams, rivers and estuaries alike.