Megabass X-70 (SP)
Megabass X-70 (SP)
Excellent Pre-Owned
Collector Details
| Lure Condition | 9/10 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Country of Origin | Japan |
| Production Era | c. 1994-2010 |
| Status | Discontinued | Colour | Ayu |
*Photos shown are of the actual item*
Specifications
- Length: 71mm
- Weight: 4.5g (1/6 oz.)
- Type: Jerkbait / Minnow
- Action: Wide Dart / Lateral Flash
- Buoyancy: Suspending
- Dive Depth: 1.2m (3.9 ft.)
- Hooks: Original Trebles
Condition Notes
- Minor cosmetic marks on body
- No structural issues
Description
Born from the design enhancement of Megabass's Great Hunting trout minnow following the lifting of the Lake Nojiri fishing ban in 1995, the X-70 was built around a 3D centre of gravity movement system developed exclusively for Megabass - a mechanism that responds instantly to twitches and jerks, producing the wide, acrobatic side-to-side darting action that has made the X-70 one of the most enduringly popular flat-side minnows in Japanese bass and trout fishing for nearly three decades. Where minnow lures typically used to have a rounded body, the flat belly design of the X-70 was revolutionary at the time of development, creating stronger water pushing action compared to other minnow lures of the same size - generating a dramatic lateral flash on the dart that conventional round-body minnows of identical size could not replicate. The original SP (suspending) designation places this example in the foundational generation of the X-70 platform, predating the BFS and SP-C variants that would follow in subsequent years.