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Trolling Bird Teaser - Splash Surface Lure for Big Game
Trolling Bird Teaser - Splash Surface Lure for Big Game
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You set a clean trolling spread, but the fish stay deep and uninterested. Offshore predators key in on commotion at the surface - a flash of color, a splash, the look of a fleeing baitfish. A bare ballyhoo or naked lure often just slides by unnoticed, and you troll for hours with nothing to show for the fuel you burned.
This 5-inch trolling bird teaser fixes that. As it runs, the swept wings dig and pop across the surface, throwing a steady splash trail that imitates a panicked baitfish skipping for its life. That disturbance reaches out and turns marauding tuna, mahi, marlin, sailfish and wahoo, drawing them up the spread and onto your hooked lures. Run it solo as a hookless teaser or build it into a daisy chain ahead of your bulb squids and bars.
Molded from tough, UV-stable plastic that shrugs off saltwater, sun and toothy strikes, the body holds its high-visibility rainbow color season after season. The reinforced wings keep their action at trolling speeds without folding over, and the through-body channel threads onto standard leader and spreader-bar rigging. Measures roughly 5 inches (about 131 mm) - a proven size for both inshore tuna and bluewater spreads.
- Length approx. 5 in (131 mm); lightweight ~51 g body
- Swept-wing design throws an aggressive splash and skip trail
- High-visibility rainbow finish for clear water and bright sun
- UV-stable, saltwater-resistant molded plastic
- Through-body channel rigs on standard leader and spreader bars
- Use as a standalone teaser or in a daisy chain
- Targets tuna, mahi, marlin, sailfish and wahoo
How to use: 1) Thread leader through the body channel and rig ahead of your squids or lures. 2) Set it in the prop wash where it can skip and splash. 3) Troll 5-9 knots and adjust position until it pops steadily.
What Verified Customers Say
Ran this as the lead bird on a daisy chain off Hatteras and the yellowfin came up fast. The splash trail it throws at 7 knots is no joke - looks just like bait getting chased. Color held up all weekend in the sun.
I troll a spreader bar for bluefin and added two of these out front as teasers. The action pulled fish closer to my hooked baits than the bare bar did last season. Easy to rig through the body channel.
Bought it to replace a beat-up bird that finally cracked. This one is tougher plastic and the rainbow shows up great in our clear water down here. Mahi crushed the lure running behind it.
Took my two boys out for their first offshore trip and set this in the prop wash. Watching it skip and splash kept them glued to the spread. We raised a couple sailfish, which made their year.
Decent teaser for the money. Wings keep their shape at speed and it doesn't blow out like a cheaper one I had. Only note - it's unrigged, so you supply your own leader and hooks if you want it as a lure.
Got this as a stocking-style gift for my brother-in-law who runs a center console. He clipped it into his wahoo spread the next weekend and texted me a photo with a fish. Says it splashes hard and is holding up well.
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