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SPECS

LENGTH

90 mm

WEIGHT

42 g

TYPE

Topwater crawler bait (noisy wings)

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 ZACRAWL YAJIROBEE starts swimming on a super-dead-slow retrieve that does little more than take up slack line. Its body shape and wings let it sway in the slightest current, and at the right speed the wings trap air and play a sweet, noisy crawl sound that triggers explosive surface strikes.

The ball weight inside is sized right at the limit of the body's buoyancy, moving slightly to add a soft knocking rattle at dead slow, and its mass gives the lure long casts. Winged noisy plugs are prized in Japanese tournaments because they simply catch fish; the YAJIROBEE takes that concept to monster fish around the world.

“Slow enough for the wariest fish, tough enough for monsters.”

Developed with Australian Murray cod in mind and tested from the Amazon to European pike waters.

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FRESHWATER · WINGED CRAWLER BAIT
Precision lure design from Japan

ZACRAWL YAJIROBEE

Name: ADUSTA ZACRAWL YAJIROBEE
Brand: ADUSTA

A dead-slow action lure that targets monsters: a new world standard in noisy wing lures.

EFTTEX 2026 Best New Product Award · Hard Lure

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PERFORMANCE

ACTION & DESIGN

Swims at super-dead-slow speed

The YAJIROBEE starts working on a retrieve that does little more than take up slack line. Its body and wings make it sway even in a slight current, so it keeps fish interested where faster lures would pass them by.

Oversized high-strength aluminium wings

The wings are made of aluminium because it is light yet hard to bend, and their ribbed, uneven shape adds durability. Designed for low-gear reels, they trap air at the right speed and play the sweet, noisy sound the YAJIROBEE is known for.

A ball weight at the buoyancy limit

The internal ball weight is sized as close as possible to the body's buoyancy limit. It moves slightly to create a soft knocking rattle at dead slow, and the high-density, rear-weighted balance gives the lure long, stable casts.

Hardware built for monster fish

Laser-cut stainless steel plates for the line tie and hook hangers are certified to 45 kg (about 100 lb), and a single heavy screw eye holds the wings so they can be swapped. The body is thick and round where the wings mount, with internal bulkheads for strength.

Tackle and tuning

Fish it on a low-gear reel of around 5:1 with a 6'6" or longer MH glass rod and 14 lb+ nylon or 50 lb+ PE. For a higher-pitched, more metallic action, fit the YB CUSTOM WING-ST: high-strength stainless steel wings that open and close faster, with a quieter crawl and an added metal-contact sound. The YB SPARE WING replaces the original wing.

DEVELOPMENT

FROM MURRAY COD COUNTRY

Developed for the world's monster fish

The YAJIROBEE began with a meeting between lure designer R. Nakanishi and Stefan, president of ADUSTA's Australian dealer Gladiator, right after the 2016 Fishing Show. The targets were Murray cod and Australian bass, where noisy crawlers are standard, so a Murray cod face became the design motif. Hand-made urethane-foam samples were tested in Australia in early 2017; three strong bites without a hook-up, and a stretched split ring, led to the rear-weighted, high-density design.

In July 2017 the ABS prototype held up in the Amazon, but a trahira broke the wing rig, so the wing mount was redesigned several times into a proprietary system. The result is a tight, high-pitched roll at dead slow, oversized ribbed aluminium wings and hardware certified to 45 kg.