Friday, December 30, 2016

2016 Q4: Carpenter Lures

Carpenter Maihime MH120-220

Previous Maihime (Dancer) was released in October 2015 with 3 color schemes i.e. black back, black back with side purple and dark blue back flying fish.
October 2016 saw 2 more color schemes were added i.e. Diablo white with metal paste and Black back (Torashima) with metal paste.

KLL model: 012A
total length : 220mm
weight:  about 118g
hook weight (per piece):  about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9

Having undergone a series of testing and improvements, the new Carpenter lure “MAIHIME” appears and swims just like real fish, that they cannot even figure out if the lure is a real fish or not.

Its action on the water is almost the same as Gamma, but this lure works better if you give it a shorter jerk pitch reel winding intervals (shorter pause time) i.e. that is where the "Dancer" word coming from.  This lure might not be the best for the rough wave condition where Bluefish and Gamma are better choice for that condition.

GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38 and TBL80/30.

Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the Maihime 120:
Flying fish and dark blue back (metal pasted)

Black back (holograph pasting)

Black back / side purple (holographic paste)
Black back (tiger stripes) Metal paste

Diablo White Metal paste 


Carpenter Blue Fish BF120-210

In 2016, 2 color scheme were introduced i.e.
1) Diablo dark blue back with metal paste
2) Flying fish with black back and metal paste

total length : 210mm
weight:  about 116g
hook weight (per piece):  about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9

2 type actions can be applied
a) just pull - "walk the dog"
b) jerk and pitch like playing gamma i.e. variable jerk speed, length, pitch and stop time.

GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38, TBL80/30, CV79/35, EP86/40 RP-1, F3 711/40 (familiar with rod is possible) and TBL80/40 (familiar with rod is possible).

Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the BF 120:
Diablo dark blue back. Metal paste

Flying fish and black back (with eggplant blue) Metal paste



Carpenter Gamma 160
In 2016, 2 types of Gamma 160 were produced i.e. GTγ 160 (4 colors) and GTγ 160H (2 colors).

Colors for γ160
1) Diablo dark blue back with hologram paste
2) Diablo black back (Torashima) with metal paste
3) Flying fish with black back and metal paste
4) Diablo clownfish with hologram paste

Colors for γ160H
1) Black back with metal paste
2) Pilot fish with metal paste

Gamma γ160-255 and Gamma γ160H-255
total length : 255mm
weight:  about 160g for γ160, 165g for γ160H
hook weight (per piece):  about 15g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 7/0, Takumi 6/0
split ring: Carpenter 350Lb SR or Owner #10

GT rod recommended : F3711/40, MH80H, CV79/40, CV79/35, TBL80/35, EP86/40 R-P1 and TBL80/40.

Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the γ160:
Flying fish and black back (with eggplant blue) Metal pasting

Diablo Blackback (Tiger stripe) Metal pasting

Diablo dark blue back. Holographic attachment

Clownfish and Diablo design. Holo paste 


Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the  γ160H:
Burimodoki Metal pasting

Black back. Metal pasting



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