Weekly material / Duo Snappy Crappie: a realistic finish pushed to the limit!

The resemblance to a bluegill is striking! © likid fishing

The Snappy Crappie is a small, easy-to-use hard swimbait. The best thing about it, apart from its good swimming action, is its finish which makes it very realistic. Fish and anglers alike will love it!

Snappy Crappie

The Snappy Crappie is a hard-swimbait with reduced dimensions, 9.5 centimetres long, and a slow-sinking density.

It is composed of four hard sections and a soft tail. This design produces a strongly undulating swimming action that accepts all retrieve speeds. At high speeds, with the rod raised high, the lure even pierces the surface to form a highly visible V-shape.

Le Snappy Crappie nage en surface.
The Snappy Crappie can swim on the surface.

The subtlety of this lure is that when left at rest, it will hold its upright position and relax gently. The animation can be alternated between retrieve at constant speed and pauses, giving the predator the opportunity to attack.

La finition est réussie.
The finish is a success.

In terms of colors, the first part is realistic, with imitations of bluegill, crappie and black bass. These imitations are clearly intended for black-bass fishing. There are also more fanciful colors, such as fire tiger, white and black, giving you the choice between realism and non-realism.

Les couleurs sont réussites !
Great colors!

The lure's finish is very well done, both in terms of the print and the fins, which give it maximum realism.

Les nageoires accentuent le réalisme.
The fins accentuate the realism.

The Snappy Crappie is armed with two treble hooks, the last of which is camouflaged in the soft tail. It's a good idea, but it's worth noting that there's no spare tail that comes with the lure, at almost ?60, which is a shame.

L'hameçon est caché dans la queue.
The hook is hidden in the tail.

Use

The Snappy Crappie is, like many lures, designed for black-bass fishing, which explains the majority of the colors offered. However, they can also be used for pike fishing, especially when focused on smaller prey, or for fishing small environments.

Le Snappy Crappie dans sa couleur White Crappie.
Snappy Crappie in its White Crappie color.

My opinion

In terms of size, this Snappy Crappie reminds me of the Megabass Vatalion 115F, a lure I'm particularly fond of for black-bass fishing. The Snappy Crappie takes on the silhouette and size of the black-bass proids, but offers a different, more fluid swimming action. This swimming action is well-suited to black-bass fishing in canals or slow-moving rivers, when you want to get through faster than with a Vatalion 115F.

Snappy Crappie

  • Brand: Duo
  • Type: Hard-swimbait
  • Density: Slow flowing
  • Length: 9.5 centimetres
  • Weight: 30 grams
  • Swimming depth: 30 - 80 centimetres
  • Distributor France : Ultimate Fishing
  • Suggested retail price: ? 59.90
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