{"product_id":"megabass-x-80-rocket-darter-2004-megabass-shrimp-86","title":"Megabass X-80 Rocket Darter - 2004","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 80mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 10.9g (3\/8 oz.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Slow Sinking Minnow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Serpentine Dart \/ Rolling Drill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Sinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: 0.5–1.5m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks: Original Trebles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor cosmetic marks on body\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo structural issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the X-80 Trick Darter suspends and the X-80 SW slow-sinks for the salt, the Rocket Darter counts down - a full sinking minnow engineered to reach suspended fish at any depth in the water column, then work back through that zone with a serpentine, panic-bait trajectory that no conventional vibration plug could replicate. Internally, twin high-density tungsten weights - one moving balancer and one fixed low-centre-of-gravity balancer - give the Rocket Darter the casting authority to punch headwinds and reach fish holding beyond conventional minnow range, before producing the model's signature rolling-drill action that breaks the straight-line retrieve expectation and draws reaction strikes from bass that have ignored everything else presented to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 2004-dated example sits in the early production era of the Rocket Darter, a lure that was never widely imported outside Japan and remains significantly harder to source than the better-known Trick Darter and SW variants. The Megabass Shrimp colourway - Respect Colour #58, first appearing around 2002 - is one of the most technically elaborate finishes in the Megabass catalogue, applying over eight distinct paints including IL (Illusion) paint to render the translucent, jointed anatomy of a live shrimp: stripe detailing across the back to suggest antennae and body segments, and the lip itself precision-painted in the image of a shrimp claw, an extraordinary detail that underscores the level of craft invested in this colour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megabass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082459627657,"sku":"WG-MEGA-X80RD-086","price":48.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-323.jpg?v=1782288074","url":"https:\/\/wildersfishing.com.au\/products\/megabass-x-80-rocket-darter-2004-megabass-shrimp-86","provider":"Wilder's Fishing \u0026 Supply Co. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}