Lucky Craft Pointer 65sp
Specifications |
Type |
Jerk Bait (hard) |
Class |
Suspending |
Material |
Plastic |
Colors/Patterns |
50+ |
Weight |
3/16oz |
Size |
2.5" |
Diving Depth |
4'-5' |
Hook
size |
No.
8 |
MSRP |
$13.99 |

Three pointers in one hand?
Impressions:
The Pointer 65sp first
caught my attention at Hi’s Tackle, Box a local shop in San Francisco. I couldn’t
take my eyes off the lures, which looked “cute,” for lack of a better word. It
was almost as if someone found a way to simply shrink a Pointer 100 by over 50
percent and maintain the same incredible paint finishes that make Lucky Craft so
admired by anglers.

Meet the smaller 65sp designed for
trout
Many of my favorite
largemouth and striper patterns were available in the smaller lures including
the American Shad but what really looked interesting were the small trout
patterns. Bass would surely hit these I contemplated, especially in lakes where
there were regular stocking programs. There were many times at clear water lakes
where we would see bass chase trout up, or be fishing for bass only to be
surrounded by boiling trout. This was a lure that I could use to target both at
the same time.

The brook trout finish is
beautifully done
Each lure is 2.5” in
(65mm) in length and weigh a very light 3/16oz. (5.0g) and comes armed with two
#8 treble hooks. They are designed to suspend just like their larger siblings
and can be worked similarly as well with a twitch action or an underwater walk
the dog. I picked up a few lures and got with our enthusiast editor, Cal, to
pick a lake where we could target both species in tandem.

Though small the finishes are just
as good as the larger versions
Real World Test:
To test the new Pointer 65sp we decided to head to Lake Camanche which is
regularly stocked with trout and also has a population of Florida strain
largemouth, spots, and smallies. To fish the new diminutive pointer I used both
baitcasting rods with 10lb Trilene Big Game mono and spinning gear with 6lb
Toray fluorocarbon.

A triple pack of trout patterns
When we arrived at
Camanche we found the lake was extremely low, the lack of rain here in Northern
California had not been kind to the lake and we had to launch from a secondary
location. Areas once completely covered by water were now jutting out as
peninsulas or islands right in the middle of the lake. Everything we knew about
the lake could be thrown right out the window, it was going to be a whole new
ball game.

The 65sp next to a standard 100
size pointer looks tiny
Casting: Casting
traditional 100 size pointers is a no brainer, but the new 65sp is so light that
casting distance is not what you might expect with a jerkbait. The lure features
brass weights which help anglers cast but are more designed to impart proper
action on the lure. I found that casting with a baitcaster was possible but the
10lb Big Game line that I was using was slightly too heavy, I could cast, just
not very far. I switched out to spinning gear and with 6lb line the lure casted
beautifully.

One of many spotted bass caught
with the Pointer 65sp
I’ve always felt much more
confident fishing with baitcasting gear simply because I feel like I can better
position lures. If you’re like me and prefer baitcasting to spinning then simply
downsize your line to 8lb, and try and pick a supple brand, and the pointer 65sp
will cast just fine.

To target trout we mix it up with
the American Shad pattern