Strike King's Sexy Shad Line-up

To say Kevin Van Dam is one heck of a bass fisherman is like saying King Kong was a monkey. He's arguably the best at his craft and when he speaks people listen attentively. Sometimes, even when he doesn't speak people get a quick tutorial on what he uses via the media and television. 2008 Classic Champ Alton Jones believes Van Dam is the best in the business. "He is the only guy I know that can catch a fish in a toilet" he noted. (See Who's the Best on Wired TV)Even if bass don't swim in a particular body of water Kevin can still catch a limit.

Maybe some of the Strike King Sexy Shad product line enters the equation?

The Sexy Shad color designed by VanDam for Strike King is probably one of those secrets he wishes hadn't gotten out so quickly.

Some of his buddies like Davy Hite and Scott Rook knew about it and parlayed the color into successful finishes as well.

"It's a great color in both clear and dirty water, I don't know why, but it is" noted VanDam. "The Red Eye Shad is great in the springtime not only because of the color but because of the way we designed it. It shakes side to side on the fall and bass can't stand it" he said. "The Pro Model Crankbaits also work exceptionally well in this color. The Sexy Shad color helped me win two tournaments last year, one at Guntersville and the other at Grand Lake. It also helped in his win at Kissimmee utilizing the Red Eye Shad in chrome Sexy Shad offshore yo-yoing it around select hydrilla clumps. There is definitely something very "sexy" about Strike King's Sexy Shad!

The Inside Scoop

Pictured here is a great selection of some of the best Sexy Shad baits by Strike King. It includes the Red Eye Shad, the Series 1,3,4, 4S and Series 6 Pro Model Crankbaits and of course the jointed King Shad that is gaining an excellent following across the country.

Chris Brown, Head of Pro Staffs and Marketing at Strike King said "Just about everything we make we make in Sexy Shad. Even the new Shadalicious and Sexy Spoon that we just introduced is in Sexy Shad.

Brown remembers a funny story about Sexy Shad-"the buzz of the new color was coming in after a couple of VanDam's tournament wins and I actually hadn't seen it in person yet. I knew we were working on it but had not put my hands on it yet when all the hub-bub hit the streets. We had to react very quickly to Kevin's success to get the biggest marketing bang we could" quipped Brown.

To learn more about the baits go to www.StrikeKing.com.

You can purchase the pictured products as well as several others by going to www.Tacklewarehouse.com.