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The Doormantis is a Mantis Shrimp imitation! It was last fall run on the NJ shore when Austin Lucisano and I were waiting for a school of striped bass blitzing bunker to move a little bit closer into casting range. It was then he started telling me about an old fluke fisherman who taught him how to cut up a curly tail grub in such a way that made it mimic a mantis shrimp. A technique that he claimed landed him multiple doormats. The conversation did not leave my head and when I had some downtime this offseason I decided to bring it to life. The result is a 7.5-inch Mantis Shrimp Jig head and Tail. The head, 1-, 1.5- and 2-ounce, incorporates a Mustad 9/0 3x swinging hook and the tail is articulated allowing the lure to recreate life like swimming and head bobbing action of a real mantis. The fins on the back (the “uropods”), pulsate back and forth when jigging, recreating the natural movements of a mantis swimming or fleeing.
Note : This is a PRESALE order to reserve (x1) Mantis Head and (x2) matching bodies. If you order this along with other Lures, those orders will ship as normal (7-10 business days). Our target release is Early May. You will receive an update when we get closer to the drop. Our drops go fast, so this is an opportunity to reserve yours today.
The Doormantis is a Mantis Shrimp imitation! It was last fall run on the NJ shore when Austin Lucisano and I were waiting for a school of striped bass blitzing bunker to move a little bit closer into casting range. It was then he started telling me about an old fluke fisherman who taught him how to cut up a curly tail grub in such a way that made it mimic a mantis shrimp. A technique that he claimed landed him multiple doormats. The conversation did not leave my head and when I had some downtime this offseason I decided to bring it to life. The result is a 7.5-inch Mantis Shrimp Jig head and Tail. The head, 1-, 1.5- and 2-ounce, incorporates a Mustad 9/0 3x swinging hook and the tail is articulated allowing the lure to recreate life like swimming and head bobbing action of a real mantis. The fins on the back (the “uropods”), pulsate back and forth when jigging, recreating the natural movements of a mantis swimming or fleeing.
Note : This is a PRESALE order to reserve (x1) Mantis Head and (x2) matching bodies. If you order this along with other Lures, those orders will ship as normal (7-10 business days). Our target release is Early May. You will receive an update when we get closer to the drop. Our drops go fast, so this is an opportunity to reserve yours today.