WHAT IS IT?
Hideup Coike Fullcast
WHAT SETS IT APART?
In terms of physical form, the Coike Fullcast sports a round body, as opposed to the mostly square, multisided offerings from various dice makers. Also, this bait comprises a solid elastomer body with attached legs, which contrasts the common PVC dice form with injected silicone legs. The solid elastomer form makes the Coike Fullcast more durable, increases its action and creates a full sphere of fish-tempting motion.
HOW DO I USE IT?
If it looks like just another entry in the “dice bait” category, look again. Significant differences set the Hideup Coike Fullcast apart. For starters, history. I recently spent some time with Japanese bass guide Soichiro Nagano, who said this bait precedes the recent dice bait craze catching fire in the U.S. market. According to Nagano, the Coike Fullcast has held a prominent role in the Japanese Domestic Market for a couple decades. SPRO recently began importing this bait for U.S. distribution.
HOW MUCH?
$18.49
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ANGLER’S INSIGHT:
Nagano, who frequently uses the Coike Fullcast on the highly pressured Lake Biwa, commonly fishes this bait in a drop-shot configuration, but he’ll also fish it on a Neko rig with a small nail weight and an octopus style hook. The latter’s a popular bed fishing technique that’s likely to gain traction in the U.S. market. The buoyancy factor also offers the option of fishing the Coike Fullcast as a topwater, while wobble head, Carolina rig and Jika rig options also exist.
