The Z Crank in Viper Red

Re-enter Megabass Japan and their incredible series of wood baits, the Z-Cranks. These products first began to appear on Internet pages and stores roughly two years ago. They are supposedly a reincarnation of a previous generation product from this same company but updated with unreal finishes and modern touches like a circuit board lip. When the first B-Series and Red-Series Z-Cranks first showed up, they were selling in excess of thirty dollars a pop. Quite the price for a crank, but of course, that had little bearing because this was afterall, a Megabass product.

This bait is a recreation of a classic Megabass bait ...

Impressions: So, I, like many others before and after me I am sure, dove right in thinking, "I’d better scoop some of these baits up before we see Vision 110-like shortages and inflated prices, but oh, the finishes are so pristine, I have to have at least two of each – one to fish, and one to keep." Only trouble with that approach with this bait was, it only took three baits to crest a one hundred dollar shopping cart total. But of course, this was a Megabass product.

... updated with a circuit board lip ...

Of course wanting two of each color and actually being able to procure two were two different circumstances all together – actually three if you throw in affordability. So more often than not, one of each desirable color was all I could get – especially of the Viper Red and chartreuse with black back. Two colors that looked really good and would probably produce fish.

... as one might expect, detailing is exquisite ...