Meet the
Catch 22 the
newest bait
from Castaic
Impressions: Catch
22 is an
interesting
name for a
swimbait,
and upon
hearing it
for the
first time I
recalled the
book that
was required
reading in
high school.
Written by
Joseph
Heller and
published in
1961
Catch-22 is
a satirical
novel set
during the
end of World
War II. Due
to the
book’s
popularity
the phrase
“Catch-22”
is a common
idiom used
to describe
a no win
situation.
A closer
look at the
painted head
on the Catch
22
If we are
stretching
(and we are
going to),
in the case
of this bait
maybe the
“Catch 22”
means a
no-win
situation
for the
fish, as one
of the major
features of
this new
swimbait is
that it is
guaranteed
to catch 22
fish without
losing its
ability to
swim. So if
a fish
manages to
destroy this
bait before
catching 22
fish anglers
can send it
in and will
get a
onetime
replacement,
with a $7.50
shipping and
handling
charge. More
likely
Nature
Vision just
wanted to
play off the
popular term
with the
creation of
their new
ultra-durable
new
swimbait.
The Catch 22
is available
in four
different
sizes
including a
tiny 4"
model
Onto the
actual bait
itself, the
Catch 22
bears
obvious
styling cues
to previous
Castaic
baits and
the lure has
four
segmented
sections,
this design
helps give
the lure a
sweeping
side to side
action. The
problem with
baits
bearing this
basic design
in the past
is that the
slit
sections are
significantly
thinner than
the
segmented
body and
become weak
points which
can be torn.
The Catch 22
has three
slits that
segment out
the body of
this lure
The Catch
22’s answer
to this
problem is
the
execution of
their
“InnerArmor”
which is a
soft fiber
skeleton
that bonds
to the lure
inner body
material of
the lure to
reinforce
all joint
sections.
The entire
head of the
bait is
wrapped for
more
durability
and two thin
fibers
extend from
the head all
the way
through the
tip of the
tail. We
were curious
to see if
the fiber
skeleton
would have
any adverse
affect to
the lure’s
swimming
action.
Run your
main line
through the
head of the
lure to the
bottom and
tie on the
sliding "no
throw"
hook....
Real World
Tests:
To test the
Catch 22 we
decided to
head to the
California
Delta, Clear
Lake,
Comanche,
and one
other local
lake that
regularly
receives
trout
plants. We
fished the
bait in all
sizes that
it is
available
and paired
it with a
number of
different
swimbait
rods
including
the St.
Croix Mojo
Bass and
Dobyns
swimbait
sticks.
...the hook
then sticks
on the
embedded
magnet
