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SPECS

LENGTH

205 mm

WEIGHT

43 g

TYPE

Jointed crawler bait (aluminium wing)

DEPTH

Surface

HOOK

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CATEGORY

Freshwater · Hard bait · Topwater

TARGET SPECIES

Black bass, pike, wels catfish, Murray cod, giant trahira

OVERVIEW

The FORCE MIX is ADUSTA's new-concept crawler bait. Its slim, realistic body combines four elements that predators can't ignore: the volume of a big bait, the sound and action of a jointed bait, the sound and wake of a crawler, and the natural swimming of a swimbait.

The same high-strength aluminium giant wing as the ZACRAWL YAJIROBEE grips the water even at slow speeds, producing a sweet sound and fine bubbles, while the body sections knock together for an extra hit sound and the shad tail swims smoothly with the body for a natural vibration.

“Four lures in one body.”

Big-bait volume, jointed-bait sound, crawler wake and swimbait swimming, combined in a 205 mm crawler bait.

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FRESHWATER · JOINTED CRAWLER BAIT
Precision lure design from Japan

FORCE MIX

Name: ADUSTA FORCE MIX
Brand: ADUSTA

A new breed of crawler bait: four powers in one realistic body.

EFTTEX 2026 Best New Product Award · Hard Lure

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PERFORMANCE

ACTION & DESIGN

Big-bait volume

The FORCE MIX copies the large baitfish that big fish prefer. Its whole body stirs the water, giving it the presence of a big bait while staying slim and realistic.

Jointed-bait sound and action

The jointed body moves naturally, and its sections knock together to create a hit sound that pulls in fish from a wide area.

Crawler sound and wake

The original giant wing, the same high-strength aluminium wing used on the ZACRAWL YAJIROBEE, grips the water even at slow speeds. Its sweet sound, vibration and fine bubbles make fish break the surface.

Swimbait swimming

A shad tail at the very rear swims smoothly together with the body, adding the natural vibration of a swimbait to the crawler's surface appeal.

Strong, balanced and tunable

Truss-type internal partitions, designed with fish like Murray cod and saratoga in mind, keep the body strong. The main rear weight is balanced against the wing rig so the lure floats level, and adhesive weights can be added in 0.25 g steps. Spare wings (FM SPARE WING) and tails (FM SPARE TAIL, 2 pcs) are available.

DEVELOPMENT

FOUR LURES IN ONE

Shaped on a Kansai reservoir

Lure designer R. Nakanishi wanted a lure that stays visible in choppy water, swims naturally and has enough bulk to draw bites. He shaped it around his own bank fishing on a Kansai reservoir with summer backwaters and current. A slim, lipped big bait lacked attraction, so the focus moved to the surface and a wing was added; hand-made urethane prototypes went from three joints to two so the wing's action carries straight through the body.

A slim, tall oval cross-section makes it look like a baitfish and improves hooking, inspired by how bass and peacock bass react to long, eel-like shapes. Dozens of wing angles were tested before settling on the final wing, which also improved dead-slow starts. The FORCE MIX went on sale in July 2019.