Bryan New Gives Up Taku’s Spybait Alternative

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Written by Pete Robbins

Most veteran bass anglers have seen tailspinners, spybaits and blade baits, but until Taku Ito won a 2024 Elite Series event at Alabama’s Smith Lake, few of us had ever seen Nories Wrapping Minnow. It’s a mix of those lure classes and it may be the best of them all when used with forward-facing sonar. South Carolina pro Bryan New filled us in on what it’s all about and how to fish it.

 
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