Seth Feider’s New ‘Secret Agent’ Smallmouth Bait

Z-Man® pro Seth Feider (a.k.a. The Llama) has just revealed his new favorite bait for those “tweaky” tough-to-catch smallmouth bass . . . Introducing the Z-Man Llama TubeZ™ system.

Available in 8 pro selected color patterns, the Llama TubeZ is made to match Llama TubeZ Jigheads, offered in 1/16-, 1/8-, 3/16- and ¼-ounce sizes.

Freshly juiced with Z-Man’s ElaZtech® superplastic, the new 2-inch Llama TubeZ™ (and Llama TubeZ™ Jighead) is already activating those selective bass Feider calls “cruisers”; the tube is also scoring suspended bass ‘scoped with forward-facing sonar.

“On the freefall, this little tube glides and spirals perfectly—the exact action that fires smallmouths up,” says Feider. “On bottom, the bait creeps and quivers among the rocks, nonstop. But because it’s ElaZtech, the tube slips right through the sharp terrain without ripping, and catches dozes of fish per bait, so I rarely need to stop fishing to re-rig.”

“The longer tentacles are key to creating the right spiraling action on the fall, which is aided by ElaZtech’s natural flotation, giving the bait a more relaxed drop, so bass have time to inspect and react,” explains Feider. “Given its natural ‘critter’ silhouette, compact size and spiraling, darting action, they almost never reject it.