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Westin Ricky the Roach Shadtail – realistic roach soft lures
Price from £ 3.27 View productsLifelike shadtail action for modern predator fishing
Westin Ricky the Roach Shadtail is a realistic roach imitation designed for modern predator anglers. The lure has a slim roach profile with a tight rolling body action and a large shad tail that drives hard, even on a slow retrieve.
Thanks to its optimised flexibility, Ricky the Roach Shadtail glides smoothly through the water at low speed and comes alive with a more aggressive kick when you speed up. Detailed hand-painted colours and realistic eyes make it convincing in both clear and coloured water.
Key features
• Realistic roach body shape with natural proportions
• Tight rolling body combined with a strong shad tail kick
• Optimised flexibility for easy, stable action at different speeds
• Slim body design with pronounced belly flash
• Realistic 3D eyes and hand-painted, detailed colours
• Supplied in protective blister packs
Target species and presentations
Ricky the Roach Shadtail is built for pike, but also shines when targeting large perch and zander. Rig it on a jig head, shallow screw or stinger rig and fish it with steady retrieves, lifts and drops or slow rollin...
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Ricky the Roach Shadtail Soft baits
Westin Ricky the Roach Shadtail is a realistic roach imitation designed for modern predator anglers. The lure has a slim roach profile with a tight rolling body action and a large shad tail that drives hard, even on a slow retrieve.
Thanks to its optimised flexibility, Ricky the Roach Shadtail glides smoothly through the water at low speed and comes alive with a more aggressive kick when you speed up. Detailed hand-painted colours and realistic eyes make it convincing in both clear and coloured water.
Key features
• Realistic roach body shape with natural proportions
• Tight rolling body combined with a strong shad tail kick
• Optimised flexibility for easy, stable action at different speeds
• Slim body design with pronounced belly flash
• Realistic 3D eyes and hand-painted, detailed colours
• Supplied in protective blister packs
Target species and presentations
Ricky the Roach Shadtail is built for pike, but also shines when targeting large perch and zander. Rig it on a jig head, shallow screw or stinger rig and fish it with steady retrieves, lifts and drops or slow rolling just above the bottom. It is at home in canals, lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
Sizes, weights and applications
The range includes several practical sizes and weights so you can match the hatch or upsize for bigger predators:
• 7 cm / approx. 6 g – perfect for perch and zander on light tackle
• 10 cm / approx. 14 g – an all-round size for mixed predator fishing
• 14 cm / approx. 42 g – classic pike and zander size for larger venues
• 18 cm / approx. 85 g – a big meal that calls out to trophy pike
Choose natural roach patterns for clear water and brighter, more visible colours when you need extra attraction.
Westin
Today Westin Fishing Tackle offers a wide range of trusted lures, rods and other fishing equipment – all produced with the same passion for perfection as Ingvar Westin’s original lure, and created to satisfy those looking for the best tools to pursuit monster fish.
Ingvar Westin grew up in the fertile fishing grounds north of Stockholm. There, he plied his trade as a skilled toolmaker, creating intricate carvings and devices for artisans in the nearby cities. Ingvar lived a humble life, so when his children wanted a new toy, he decided to create one himself.
Soon, Ingvar began work on a carved, wooden fish that wriggled and rolled in the water just like a real fish. Ingvar spent countless hours refining the toy to get a perfect, lifelike action that he knew would thrill his children. In the process, he inadvertently created a new swimming motion, the Westin roll. When Ingvar’s work was complete, he christened that toy the “Jätte” — Swedish for “giant.”
Word of Ingvar’s creation spread quickly in the small town of Skutskär. Wedged between the Baltic Sea and the River Dalalven, the town— which even today is home to just 6,000 people— could be called fishing obsessed. In no time at all, local fishermen were obsessed with Ingvar’s toy. They noticed that large pike seemed to be irresistibly attracted to the wooden carving and its rolling action, and they began clamoring for Ingvar to put hooks on the Jätte and allow them to fish with it.
Soon, a cottage industry developed, and Ingvar transitioned from a toolmaker to a lure maker with a bustling production line fueled by the prolific pike waters of Sweden.
By the time stories of a 45 lbs pike caught on a Jätte began circulating in 1977, Ingvar Westin’s lure was known throughout Scandinavia as the go-to big predator lure.
Since then, the Westin Jätte has deceived some of the biggest, wiliest old pike in Sweden. What started out as a child’s plaything in 1952 has now become a well-established and trusted brand in the fishing tackle industry.
Today Westin offers a wide range of trusted lures, rods and other fishing equipment – all produced with the same passion for perfection as Ingvar Westin’s original lure, and created to satisfy those looking for the best tools to pursuit monster fish worldwide.
Ingvar Westin grew up in the fertile fishing grounds north of Stockholm. There, he plied his trade as a skilled toolmaker, creating intricate carvings and devices for artisans in the nearby cities. Ingvar lived a humble life, so when his children wanted a new toy, he decided to create one himself.
Soon, Ingvar began work on a carved, wooden fish that wriggled and rolled in the water just like a real fish. Ingvar spent countless hours refining the toy to get a perfect, lifelike action that he knew would thrill his children. In the process, he inadvertently created a new swimming motion, the Westin roll. When Ingvar’s work was complete, he christened that toy the “Jätte” — Swedish for “giant.”
Word of Ingvar’s creation spread quickly in the small town of Skutskär. Wedged between the Baltic Sea and the River Dalalven, the town— which even today is home to just 6,000 people— could be called fishing obsessed. In no time at all, local fishermen were obsessed with Ingvar’s toy. They noticed that large pike seemed to be irresistibly attracted to the wooden carving and its rolling action, and they began clamoring for Ingvar to put hooks on the Jätte and allow them to fish with it.
Soon, a cottage industry developed, and Ingvar transitioned from a toolmaker to a lure maker with a bustling production line fueled by the prolific pike waters of Sweden.
By the time stories of a 45 lbs pike caught on a Jätte began circulating in 1977, Ingvar Westin’s lure was known throughout Scandinavia as the go-to big predator lure.
Since then, the Westin Jätte has deceived some of the biggest, wiliest old pike in Sweden. What started out as a child’s plaything in 1952 has now become a well-established and trusted brand in the fishing tackle industry.
Today Westin offers a wide range of trusted lures, rods and other fishing equipment – all produced with the same passion for perfection as Ingvar Westin’s original lure, and created to satisfy those looking for the best tools to pursuit monster fish worldwide.
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Gydevang 4, 1st floor
DK-3450 Allerød
VAT: DK 27 90 87 80
info@fairpointoutdoors.dk