SANTEC - RYUJIN PADDLE TAIL SOFT BAIT 2.5"/4.0" SOFT LURE SOFT PLASTIC LURE

Santec Ryujin Paddle Tail Soft Bait 2.5" / 4.0" Soft Plastic Lure

Ryujin is Santec's straightforward paddle-tail swimbait, offered in a 2.5" body and a 4" body across twelve colours. This is the lure that swims by itself — cast, wind, and the boot tail thumps with no input from the rod, which makes it the easiest soft plastic to hand to a beginner and still the fallback when the bite is hard to read. Santec packs terminal tackle to suit each size: the 2.5" ships with a jig head, ready to fish open water out of the packet, and the 4" ships with a worm hook so it can be rigged weedless for cover. The twelve colors are shared with the rest of the Santec soft bait line, so a proven pattern carries across.

Key Features

• Paddle tail that swims on a straight retrieve with no rod action needed
• Two sizes: 2.5" for light tackle, 4" for bigger predators and cover
• 2.5" packs include one jig head 5g #3/0
• 4" packs include one weighted worm hook 5g #5/0
• Twelve colors covering clear, stained, glow and UV patterns

How To Fish It

• Steady swim — Cast, count the lure down, then wind at a constant speed. Change the count rather than the speed until you find the level the fish are holding at.
• Weedless over cover — Rig the 4" on the supplied worm hook with the point buried and swim it over weed, timber and mangrove roots, pausing in every gap.
• Bottom bounce — On the 2.5" jig head, let the lure hit bottom, wind three or four turns, then stop and let it fall again. Good over sand and gravel where flatfish sit.
• Bladed lure trailer — Run the 4" behind a chatterbait or spinnerbait to widen the profile and add vibration in dirty water.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — 2.5" for hampala barb (sebarau), peacock bass and jetty trevally; 4" weedless for giant snakehead (toman), haruan, barramundi (siakap) and mangrove jack in the creeks.
• North America — Largemouth and smallmouth bass on both sizes, crappie on the 2.5", and redfish, speckled trout and flounder on the 4" inshore.
• Japan & East Asia — Seabass (suzuki) in harbours and river mouths on the 4", mebaru and kasago on the 2.5", and hirame and flathead over sandy beaches.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Flathead, bream and Australian bass in estuaries; barramundi in northern impoundments on the 4"; pike, perch and zander in European lakes.

Specifications

Colors: #01 Black Flakes, #02 True Dark, #03 Blue Sapphire, #04 Hot Tiger, #05 Crown Tiger, #06 Sexy Lime, #07 UV White Tiger, #08 Glow Pearl White, #09 Glow Opening White, #10 Pink Rose, #11 Red Swift, #12 Gold Red.

Recommended Pairing

• 2.5": 3–7 g jig head, 6–12 lb line, light spinning rod
• 4": 3/0–4/0 weedless hook or a 10–20 g head, 20–40 lb braid on a medium-heavy rod
• Fluorocarbon leader in clear water; a short wire trace for toothy species