Japan New Tackle

A weekly roundup of the newest Japanese (JDM) bass lures, straight from the source. Every week we pick the most notable fresh releases from Megabass, Jackall, Evergreen and more — and explain what's actually new about each one and how it's meant to be fished, so you can decide whether it earns a spot in your box before it ever hits US shelves.

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Updated 2026-08-03
Early August 2026: An Ayu-Pattern Jointed Big Bait & a Magnesium Spinning Reel

This week: Gan Craft adds seven photo-real ayu patterns to its 178mm jointed big bait, and Abu Garcia launches a magnesium-bodied spinning reel with a two-mode drag.

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Gan Craft
Gan Craft Ripple Claw 178 Realscale
Jointed big bait ¥6,600 August 2026
A 178mm / 47g jointed big bait gains seven photo-real ayu (sweetfish) patterns. It carries Gan Craft's articulated ROMTAIL and a removable lip, so you can change the wake, action and sound by adding or removing the lip. ¥5,500-6,000 before tax.
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Abu Garcia
Abu Garcia Revo MGX Gamma
Spinning reel ¥43,450 Late July - early August 2026
A magnesium body and C6 carbon rotor bring this down to 150-185g (165g for the 2500SH). 10+1 bearings, 3kg max drag on the 1000S/2000SH and 5kg from the 2500SH up. Five sizes: 1000S at 5.2:1 and the 2000/2500/3000/4000SH at 6.2:1. A two-way drag switches between LIGHT and TOUGH settings. ¥37,500-39,500 before tax.
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Updated 2026-07-27
Late July 2026: Ayu-Pattern Big Pencil & a Darting Jig Head

This week: Gan Craft adds seven photo-real ayu patterns to its big pencil, and Ryugi brings the saltwater darting technique to bass with a purpose-built jig head.

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Gan Craft
Gan Craft S-CAPER Realscale
Big pencil (topwater) ¥3,430 July 27, 2026
The 140mm, 1-1/16oz big pencil from the Jointed Claw family gets seven new photo-real finishes — all built on ayu (sweetfish) patterns, the baitfish Japanese big-bait anglers obsess over. Twitch it on slack line for a wide skating glide, or work stop-and-go for a hard side-to-side walk.
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RYUGI
RYUGI Darting Vespa
Darting jig head ¥825 July 2026
Ryugi imports the saltwater darting technique into bass fishing. A diamond-section head cuts water cleanly and the forward weight bias produces a controlled left-right dart instead of an over-wide slide. Nylon-coated adjustable weed guard, #1/#2 hooks, 3-7g, for 2.5-5" plastics.
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Updated 2026-07-20
Midsummer 2026: HideUp's Baitfish Cluster & Hata's New Worm

This week: HideUp's unusual 'three fish in one' elastomer bait, and a new hush-hush worm from tournament pro Takuma Hata that's reportedly wrecking reservoir bass.

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HideUp
HideUp School Fish 4"
Baitfish soft bait (elastomer) Coming soon (2026)
An unusual elastomer bait: one body carries a cluster of three baitfish of varying sizes. A belly slit takes an offset hook, and back-side nubs accept extra sinkers or hooks for endless rig experiments. Retrieved mid-water on a neko-football combo, it throws an Alabama-rig-like flashing roll.
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FISH MAGNET
FISH MAGNET ZXY
Soft plastic worm Coming soon (2026)
A new worm from Fish Magnet, produced by tournament star Takuma Hata. A deliberately simple shape built on what Hata calls a 'miracle golden ratio,' said to trigger absurd bite rates with the right tackle balance — details he's keeping under wraps. Already proven across multiple Japanese reservoirs.
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Updated 2026-07-13
Midsummer 2026: Murakami's I-Motion Plug & the Subsurface ONETEN

This week: the I-motion plug Haruhiko Murakami spent 3-4 years perfecting, and a super-shallow spin on the ONETEN — the JDM jerkbait US anglers already know by name.

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issei
issei G.C. Maji Iji 60F "Rareshi"
I-motion plug (floating) ¥1,870 Available now (July 2026)
Legendary designer Haruhiko Murakami spent 3-4 years on this 60mm floating i-motion plug. A micro lip and internal weight ball keep the dead-straight glide stable at any retrieve speed — the technique Japanese anglers use for ultra-pressured clear water. Semi-fixed tinsel tail, 8 colors.
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Megabass
Megabass VISION ONETEN SSR
Jerkbait (super shallow) New for 2026
The jerkbait every US angler knows — now tuned for the top 0.7m of the water column. 110.5mm, 1/2oz, slow floating, with a rise-up trajectory on short twitches for weedy super-shallow flats. Fluorine-coated Outbarb hooks. Japan's 2026 'subsurface' trend in one bait.
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Updated 2026-07-06
Midsummer 2026 New Releases: FFS-Ready Jig & Shad Crank

This week: Megabass answers the US forward-facing sonar boom with a purpose-built blade jig, and DUO shrinks the shad-crank hybrid to 40mm.

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Megabass
Megabass Makippa FFS
Finesse blade jig ¥1,210 August 2026 (pre-orders open)
A finesse blade jig designed specifically for forward-facing sonar — Japan's answer to the US FFS boom. High-density weight drops fast to the target depth, and the blade-hook system triggers reaction bites from inactive fish. 1/4oz (37mm) and 3/8oz (41mm), 8 colors.
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DUO
DUO Realis Cranking Shad 40MR
Shad crank (hybrid) July 2026
A 40mm, 4.5g fixed-weight floating hybrid that pairs a shad's bite appeal with a crankbait's search power. Dives to about 2m despite the tiny body, keeps rolling at slow retrieve speeds, and doubles as a surface shake bait. 9 colors.
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Updated 2026-06-15
2026 Tsuyu-to-Summer JDM Bass Lure Drop: Swimbait & Topwater

As the 2026 season moves from the rainy season into high summer, Japanese makers are leaning hard into finesse-presentation baits. We break down RAID JAPAN's dead-slow swimbait and the downsized pencil from Revonik (the boutique brand run by sight-fishing master Seiji Kato) — what's actually new about each, and where it earns a spot in your box. Sourced from manufacturer announcements and LureNewsR.

RAID JAPAN Dead Boy
RAID JAPAN
RAID JAPAN Dead Boy
Swimbait (elastomer) ¥2,420 2026 (RAID JAPAN's first release of the year)
RAID JAPAN's first release of 2026, supervised by Yutaka Boy. A 150mm / 40g dead-slow-sinking shad-tail swimbait molded from soft elastomer, built around a single idea: retrieve it slower than any swimbait before it. The supple body keeps the tail kicking even at a crawl, making it deadly on pressured fish and post-spawn bass that refuse faster baits. If you've watched a big one follow and turn away, this is the bait that closes the deal.
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Revonik
Revonik Zenda 85 Loud
Pencil bait (topwater) Summer 2026
Revonik — the boutique brand led by sight-fishing master Seiji Kato — adds a downsized 85mm size to its Zenda pencil lineup. The semi-flat sides and bottom-weighted body let a light bait cast surprisingly far while delivering crisp walk-the-dog and diving actions. The LOUD version carries a rattle for extra calling power. A summer topwater built for pressured water, and exactly the kind of small-batch JDM bait that's hard to find outside Japan.
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Updated 2026-06-08
2026 Spring–Early Summer Japanese Bass Lure Roundup

A cross-category pick of the most notable Japanese bass lures launched for the 2026 season. We break down the latest from Megabass, Jackall and Evergreen — what's actually new about each one, and where it earns a spot in your box. All details are sourced from manufacturer announcements and LureNewsR.

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Jackall
Jackall Master Crank
Crankbait ¥1,870 February 2026 (SR model in March)
A compact 47mm crank built around the theme of "instant activation" — fast startup and sharp responsiveness off the rod tip. It comes in two models, SR (1.2m) and MR (1.8m), and pairs strong straight-line tracking with the obstacle-deflection you want when grinding hard bottom. A genuine workhorse for tough cranking conditions.
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Jackall
Jackall Rerange 95F
Jerkbait / Minnow ¥1,980 February 2026
A new 95mm size joins the popular Rerange jerkbait family. Its TG zero-friction slide-weight system makes it efficient at working the shallow zone on both the cast and the twitch. The floating design clears structure cleanly, making it a strong call for early-season suspended fish.
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Jackall
Jackall Vital Minnow 5 inch
Soft plastic minnow ¥1,320 February 2026
A soft minnow whose deliberately non-low-center-of-gravity body produces a sharp roll on the mid-strolling and hover presentations. The proprietary material reacts to the smallest input, so it shines in finesse, show-it-to-them situations. A natural fit for the mid-strolling and hover-strolling tactics that have taken over in recent years.
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Megabass
Megabass Karashi 80
I-style finesse plug ¥1,800 Releasing within 2026
A larger 80mm size joins the well-received KARASHI food-style finesse plug (previously 59mm). Its signature trick is doing it all on one bait — from a natural, slow I-shaped glide to a reaction-triggering dart — which makes it deadly on pressured, educated fish. The size bump also lets you match bigger forage when the situation calls for it.
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Megabass
Megabass iPX 12
Deep-diving crankbait ¥1,980 Releasing within 2026
A deep crank that reaches up to 4.5m. A two-lane weight-transfer system delivers both casting distance and a fast dig-down, while the honeycomb lip keeps the high-pitch action stable even on a fast retrieve. A summer-into-fall workhorse for grinding offshore structure and breaks efficiently.
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Megabass
Megabass Dog MAX
Big pencil (topwater) ¥2,200 Releasing within 2026
A 130mm big pencil. Its seesaw balancer system combines a strong walk-the-dog turn with long slides, and a water-through gill design adds appeal. A topwater built to call up big fish and search wide water at a quick tempo.
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Megabass
Megabass Yagott 3.5 inch
Creature bait (soft) ¥900 Releasing within 2026
A creature bait patterned on a dragonfly nymph (yago). Subtle leg vibration provides a natural appeal, and its unusual profile reads as bulky or slim depending on the viewing angle. A good match for bottom-oriented finesse — neko rig, light Texas and similar feed-them presentations.
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Evergreen
Evergreen Balam 200 Special Edition
Jointed swimbait Released April 24, 2026
An Evergreen Special Edition of the staple Balam 200 swimbait, released April 24, 2026. Its jointed body produces the smooth S-curve swim that defines big-bait fishing — floating up and feeding the biggest fish in the system. A limited-spec take on a proven model that drew plenty of attention.
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