This Little Bait is a Killer

On this Topwater Tuesday, I review the Megabass Karashi. This is a very unique bait with a very unique action. Paired with a spinning outfit of BFS baitcast it can be deadly for all bass species and others as well. More proof that great things come in small packages.

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[letun]

Carolina rig is a great idea! I will try a drop shot setup, but with a leader to the lure

[SammysBaits]

I had a bunch of success this past year with this bait on the rivers for smallies. One technique I don't ever hear anyone mention with this lure is the I-Motion. I had a day on Beltzville where I could not get anything to commit. I could see fish but nothing. I started throwing this just throw it out and straight steady slow retrieve, imparting no action and I could get bit. I didn't catch anything real big but it was still good to get bit.

[Pajack]

I bought one of these on Dec 27, 2021. I have not yet fished it. You gave me the inspiration to start throwing it. The bad side of them is the price tag. They are pretty expensive unless the price has dropped. I paid $17.99 plus tax, way back then. The action is what drew me to them in the first place. I don't know why I have not tried to throw it. I am sure it will catch just about anything. It would be awesome if they made it in about a 4in version.

[dirtier]

The Karashi is currently my favorite bait to throw on BFS.

[victorsimonsen]

thanks for topwater tuesday love them keep them coming. that kurashi looks interesting.

[ZZT]

Been waitin on one to come from Japan.

[dwightrice]

Glad to see you're pitching the karashi. Which color are you showing here?

[darkhorsefive]

Fished a Karashi for the first time yesterday. Caught a one pounder on it. It blew up on it 6’ from the bank.

I had it tied straight braid to bait and didn’t get the action I was expecting. I will be adding a flouro leader next time, and probably a loop knot.

I will say I was surprised how well it casts considering it is only 4.6 grams.

[dwightrice]

By the way, I just added a few more to my BFS bag. They were on sale yesterday at TW

[synaptik]

What was the rod, reel, and line setup you were using in the on the pond part of this video? I'd like to hear the results of your carolina rig test too - that sounded interesting

[PassaicRiverFishing]

First thing I do is change/upgrade those hooks to Aaron Martin Nano Gamakatsu short shank size 6

[JohnLynch-mlfd]

Denny
All of your top water Tuesday lures are either very expensive or difficult to find. Can you add some average Joe (me) lures that are readily available and won't break the bank to your Topwater Tuesdays? I'm sure they all work fine it's just I'd like to see some stuff on things I've already got in my tackle box. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Thanks

[kevinfoxx]

Hey what knot to you recommend for the Karashi ?

[davidthomas]

Absolutely one of my favorite baits. I put a lead strip on the bottom to get it to sink faster and get to the depth I want to fish.

[xDxxUxGx]

The only thing I don't like about them is every color has the same tail. They should have matched the tail to the bait.

[steverichardson]

$17.99 c'mon Megaba$$! I'll bet anyone $100 I'll catch just as many bass twitching a $7 floating rapala with a feathered treble on the back.🤣🤣🤣