The Japanese company Kosadaka is known as a producer of many excellent lures. The company's management policy, focused on developing wobblers that replicate the most interesting models from other brands, while modernizing and improving them, has fully justified itself. Why invent what has already been invented?! It is perfectly logical to take a successful lure from another manufacturer as a basis and, by refining it, bring it to perfection. The Kosadaka Decoy XS wobbler is a vivid example of the success of the Kosadaka professional team, who managed to create a legendary model that is extremely popular among enthusiasts of effective and exciting fishing.
The Kosadaka Decoy XS wobbler has its own worthy, catchy predecessor - the Riprizer model, produced by the Japanese company Imakatsu. However, Kosadaka specialists managed to avoid creating a simple Riprizer clone, as the Kosadaka Decoy XS is a completely independent and, in its own way, interesting lure. It was immediately appreciated by experienced anglers, who highly value the quality of this affordable but very effective lure.
The floating wobbler Kosadaka Decoy XS is offered in two modifications, differing in size and weight. The smaller model is 75 mm long and weighs 8.3 g. The larger Decoy XS version is 90 mm long and weighs 11.1 g. The manufacturer's technologists believed that these two modifications of the same series were sufficient for successful predatory fish catching, and they were not mistaken. If an angler has both Kosadaka Decoy XS models in their arsenal, they can consider themselves well-prepared for shallow-water fishing. The working depth of these lures ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 meters.
Visually, the Kosadaka Decoy XS looks impeccable, as a typical minnow type wobbler should – it resembles a neat, appetizing fish with a slender, elongated body. The model is equipped with voluminous holographic eyes, which serve as target points for predatory fish. The large, wide lip perfectly fulfills its task – ensuring quick descent to the working depth. It is also responsible for a distinctive, extremely irritating action that can provoke even passive and well-fed predators.
During casting, the Kosadaka Decoy XS demonstrates excellent flight characteristics – it flies accurately and far to the spot chosen by the angler. Thanks to the rattle chamber, the wobbler creates attractive sounds in the water that instantly draw the attention of predatory fish – pike and perch. Two sharp and durable treble hooks (on the belly and tail) ensure a secure hook-set and the retention of even a very strong opponent.
When creating the Kosadaka Decoy XS, the designers paid special attention to the quality of the body's paintwork – it is excellent. This model is unaffected by sharp rows of teeth from predatory fish, nor by impacts against rocks or snags. The lure can serve its owner for many seasons, without losing either its attractive appearance or the excellent performance characteristics promised by the manufacturer.
As usual, the Decoy XS series' signature color schemes are very beautiful and diverse. Every angler can choose the Kosadaka Decoy XS color that suits them best – whether it's a provocative "acid" shade or a more neutral option, it's determined only by their experience and conditions.
Since the recommended retrieve techniques for this lure are steady retrieve (casting) and twitching, anglers should first try these. However, there's nothing to prevent them from using other retrieve methods later to fully discover the excellent action of the Kosadaka Decoy XS and ensure a bountiful catch. The impressive trophy catches achieved with this wobbler will undoubtedly delight the angler and inspire new fishing victories.
