Megabass Live-X Laviathan (SP) Ito's Custom
Megabass Live-X Laviathan (SP) Ito's Custom
Excellent Pre-Owned
Collector Details
| Lure Condition | 9/10 |
| Rarity | Very Rare |
| Country of Origin | Japan |
| Production Era | 1990s – 2000s |
| Status | Limited Release | Colour | Hakusei Muddy Gori Copper |
*Photos shown are of the actual item*
Specifications
- Length: 90mm
- Weight: 13.5g (1/2 oz.)
- Type: Jerkbait
- Action: Acrobatic Dart / Roll
- Buoyancy: Suspending Slow Sink
- Dive Depth: 2.2–3.6m (7–12 ft.)
- Hooks: Original Trebles
Condition Notes
- Minor cosmetic marks on body
- Yellowing bill
- No structural issues
Description
Introduced in 1994, the Live-X Leviathan was the first mass-produced diving minnow in Japan and remains the flagship of Megabass's Live-X series - the lure that defined an era of Japanese bass fishing and established the foundation for everything Yuki Ito would go on to build. The Ito's Custom (SP-C) variant represents a factory-tuned version calibrated by Ito himself for a slower, more deliberate sink rate than the standard SP, giving it an extended pause window at depth that is devastatingly effective during cold-water periods and on pressured fish. Equipped with Megabass's most complex multi-way balancer system, it produces acrobatic short darts and a violent rolling flash that no fat-bodied crankbait of the era could replicate on a twitch.
The Hakusei Muddy Gori Copper is Respect Colour #33 - a darkly rendered benthic baitfish pattern applied to the Live-X Leviathan using taxidermy-grade painting techniques by Megabass factory craftsmen, making it one of the most artistically significant colourways in the entire Respect Colour catalogue.