Sandy Andy

 

ima sasuke, ima iborn , fbm 90, ima pugachev cobra, zipbaits fakie dog, the new (not so new) patchniko 85

 

Bass love a Maria Squash F 95.

Green with silver mirror down the sides is the one I use.
Not sure of the actual name of that pattern.
Anyway, it’s the lure in this photo.

It’s very similar to a IMA Sasuki 105 but, half the price.
£12 when I bought it maybe 6 years ago now.

 

ima komomo II-SF 85-90 (noisy)
shimano silent assassin 99 (silent)
savage gear sandeel pencil SW 90 (almost silent)
tackle house BKS 90 (noisy)

 

Fiish black minnow 90. with the 10g head(I think) casts like a bullet, great flash in the Khaki version. The small, Sidewinder albie snax copy is also something a bit different. A lure that you won't get over here is the Slick baits Jnr, got snapped off recently fishing one and its been quite successful on the few trips I've had this year. I've been meaning to get some of the smaller bait breath TT shads as the 4" is really good. The mini red gill evo's are also worth packing.

 

How's about the IMA Rocket Bait? O.K, it's 95mm and a heavyweight 22g, so not within your parameters, but it has been a blank-saver for me on many occasions. It casts as well as a metal, but its small size makes it very takeable. I just wind it back, as it is a fast sinker, despite being labelled slow.

 

I’ve had a few bass on the small Rocket Bait but, I lost mine on my last trip to the Azores in 2019.
I was catching small Jacks and Bluefish with it……….one every chuck!
It was an iridescent blue/silver Anchovy pattern, but it eventually got bitten off at the flouro leader by what I suspect was a big Bluefish.
Bye bye £24 😕
Very good lure and as you said, they cast as well as a metal.

 

Z claw Phelps 86 13gms

 

Pretty strict parameters!
but if you can budge a 1cm, I would highly recommend a patchinko 100
A little more length and 120 fbm on a 6g shore head

 

Out of curiosity why exactly 9cm and that weight?
You wouldn't go far wrong with a duo teriff dc7 or dc9. I always carry an IMA popkey 100 and the longin levin light 90 would be worth a look but I prefer the heavier version.
Another vote for the maria squash 95, very good in shallow estuaries on a fast retrieve.

 

Out of curiosity why exactly 9cm and that weight?
You wouldn't go far wrong with a duo teriff dc7 or dc9. I always carry an IMA popkey 100 and the longin levin light 90 would be worth a look but I prefer the heavier version.
Another vote for the maria squash 95, very good in shallow estuaries on a fast retrieve.

Yes, a DC9 gets out there and can be fished slow, keeping it in the take zone longer.