YO-ZURI 3D Inshore Twitch Bait [Review, Tips, & Underwater Footage]
- By: Wyatt Parcel
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It’s lure review time!
Today we’ve got the YO-ZURI 3D Inshore Twitch Bait.
This is a great hard bait for fishing shallow water targeting redfish, trout, or snook.
In this video, you’ll learn:
- the top pros and cons of these lures
- how to use them to catch more fish
- and see some underwater footage so you know what the fish is seeing
Let’s dive in!
YO-ZURI 3D Inshore Twitch Bait Review [VIDEO]
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Let’s start off with the pros and cons of this lure.
Pros:
- lifelike appearance
- nice high-pitch rattle
- great darting action
Cons:
- hooks could be better (YO-ZURI has used better hooks in the past)
- no wobble on the drop
- price (more expensive than most lures)
As far as how to use these lures to catch more fish, it’s all about the retrieve.
They’re a slow-sinking lure with great darting action, so reel it in slowly (but quick enough to keep it off the bottom) and twitch it periodically to give it that darting action fish can’t resist.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a high-end twitch bait, you might want to consider the YO-ZURI 3D Inshore Twitch Bait.
It’s got great sound, great darting motion, and a lifelike appearance, although the hooks could be better, there’s not a ton of wobble on the drop, and it’s on the expensive side as far as lures go.
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Thanks, Wyatt. Helpful review!
New member here. I’m am very interested in your comment about the quality of the hooks. Is there a way for those of us who aren’t hook experts to study a treble hook and know that for saltwater conditions and inshore species it should be replaced with a more proven brand, such and VMC or Owner? Are you looking at sharpness, or strength, or how it’s manufactured, or all of that? I am slowly trying to get away from treble hooks, replacing some of mine with single hooks, but the trebles I keep are getting upgraded when I read about complaints from users.
Wyatt,
I apologize if my comments regarding your review were overly harsh. My only ask, and my primary expectation, of reviews on Salt Strong is that the reviews are based solely on objective criteria (e.g. quality of the hooks, sink rate of the baits, characteristics of the action, cast ability, and whenever possible head-to-head trials in real-life fishing situations) instead of which bait is more appealing to the human eye.
I thank you for your response to my feedback and look forward to learning more from you.
Thanks again,
Larry
Wyatt, Great review. I’ve been using Yo-Zuri twitch baits for years. I agree with you on the low quality of the hooks but I disagree with you on using it as a search bait. I use them with a quicker action and cover lots area. Also they can be used quite shallow with rod tip up. Another good point is the ease of casting in the wind, I find them very aero even in windy conditions. I also have found them to be a great choice for ones with limited fishing experience to use.
Thanks for sharing your personal experience with this lure Robert! I hadn’t given much effort into using them as a search bait, but I’ll have to try a different approach with them next time!
This is the first ever Salt Strong review that feels like a sponsored, biased review. This is extremely disappointing. You can get this type of review from any number of sponsored sites. Who cares which lure looks more appealing to the reviewer? If you want to review these lures, perform a test to see which catches more fish.
I appreciate the feedback Larry.
The goal of this review was to shed some light on the pros and cons of this lure for folks BEFORE they had to spend money on it. Head-to-head lure tests can be misleading because a hungry fish will likely strike most any lure that goes by, and the conclusion will likely fall to chance on which lure I was throwing when I made a cast in the area where I happened to find fish. There’s no *best* lure, especially considering that we’ve had Insiders catch redfish on blocks of wood with treble hooks attached, legos, and plastic army men.
The goal here was just to breakdown the pros and cons to give folks a better understanding of what they might want to purchase. I apologize if this review was not helpful for you, and I’ll try to include more on-the-water footage in future reviews.
For the next lure review, please post the lure length and weight too. Thanks.
No problem, I can definitely include that information in future reviews.
This Yo-Zuri 3D Inshore Twitchbait is 2-3/4 in long and weighs 1/4th oz.
Cool, thanks.
Good review Wyatt. I posted a comment on the YouTube channel but wanted to share on here also. This lure has the same body shape as one of my favorite tarpon and snook lures which is the Rapala Twitching Rap. Even though their shapes are similar the Rapala is made of Balsa wood and doesn’t rattle. I personally think the reason that its such a good tarpon bait is cause you can give it lots of action without having the rattle noise. There are two major problems with the lure though. First because its made of balsa it gets destroyed super easy. Second and worse is they don’t make it anymore. Because of this I have been looking for a lure to replace the Rapala but have not found one yet that has the same results. Maybe this will be it. If any members have one or more of these Rapalas they should try them out or better yet contact me and I will buy them if they are the right color!
I used Rapala Twitching Raps for many years and I think that this twitch bait has a very similar action and would likely perform in almost exact fashion for you. There will definitely be pros and cons for both but I think this is definitely worth giving a shot at for replacing those older Rapala models!
Thanks for the review and the tips on the retrieval
No problem Jerry! Glad you enjoyed the review and tutorial!