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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Kiel Hinds on March 29, 2011, 12:01:32 PM

Title: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Kiel Hinds on March 29, 2011, 12:01:32 PM

Hi guys. I was wasting time as usual surfing the net looking for lures and stumbled upon this company.
One stick bait in particular caught my eye. I can't read a word of Japanese so i have no idea about
the internals, the action, or anything for that matter about this lure. But its profile, and the Gt the guy
is holding caught my attention!! Link Below:

http://www.uzusfl.com/spin_baiu.html (http://www.uzusfl.com/spin_baiu.html)

Have any of you guys heard of this company before and possible know where I could find this particular lure online?

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Ben Furness on March 29, 2011, 12:12:38 PM

I didn't know they did a stickbait, I have only seen thier jigs and poppers.

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Kiel Hinds on March 29, 2011, 12:20:22 PM

That's the thing!.. I can only find the poppers and jigs online. Apart from on their site, they don't seem to exist! ???

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Marc Inoue on March 30, 2011, 12:31:06 AM

they have a list with shops who carry their products on the website!
http://www.uzusfl.com/shoplist.html (http://www.uzusfl.com/shoplist.html)

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Kiel Hinds on March 30, 2011, 02:17:03 AM

I checked those! (Well most of them) But the retailers seem to carry everything except the stick bait in the link! >:(

Quote from: Marc Inoue on March 30, 2011, 12:31:06 AM

they have a list with shops who carry their products on the website!
http://www.uzusfl.com/shoplist.html (http://www.uzusfl.com/shoplist.html)

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Brandon Khoo on March 30, 2011, 08:24:39 AM

Kiel - it appears this lure is very, very hard to find. From what I understand, it is only carried by the stores down in the Tokara area. The lure is meant to replicate a flying fish.

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Kiel Hinds on March 30, 2011, 02:02:14 PM

Quote from: Brandon Khoo on March 30, 2011, 08:24:39 AM

Kiel - it appears this lure is very, very hard to find. From what I understand, it is only carried by the stores down in the Tokara area. The lure is meant to replicate a flying fish.

Hey Brandon thanks for that bit of info mate! The part about it being designed to replicate a flying fish is PERFECT for fishing here! Flying fish and ballyhoo are two of the main natural baits used here in the Caribbean. Thanks for that info again mate..now i know where to center my search!! 8)

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Ben Furness on March 30, 2011, 02:05:38 PM

Quote from: Brandon Khoo on March 30, 2011, 08:24:39 AM

it is only carried by the stores down in the Tokara area.

Do any of them have a website?

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Brandon Khoo on March 31, 2011, 08:02:05 AM

we might have to wait and see what Kiel's research finds out!

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 31, 2011, 08:30:16 AM

Best to search tackle stores on Amami or Kagoshima...

Title: Re: Anyone familiar with UZU sports fishing lures?
Post by: Kiel Hinds on May 25, 2011, 11:38:42 PM

Well after much "googling" and Japanese to English google translations here is what i found out about these lures.
As Brandon said these lures are very very hard to find. I still have not been able to find an online store that carries them.
Brandon was also correct in saying that they are designed to imitate flying fish and is pretty much reserved for the Tokara area.
From what i was told by a guy that fished with the person who was testing them, they are specially designed to fish from the
rocks and other landbased applications. MC Works Raging Bull DVD features it being used in this particular application.
A little sample is shown in the link below. :o

http://www.mcworks.jp/movie/index.html (http://www.mcworks.jp/movie/index.html)

Now..where to get it? Well, the guys at Plat said they can source it also tsurishopjapan carry uzu jigs and said they can source these stickbaits
as well. So now you know what i know. Hope you find it helpful. ;)