Buddy Works RickFire 30g

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The numbers

Full spec sheet

Type: Sinking pencil
Length: 95 mm (3.7 in)
Weight: 30 g (1 1/16 oz)
Buoyancy: Fast sinking
Action: Wide swing suspending glide
Hook size: #5 front/rear (range #4-#6)
Ring size: #2.5 (range #2-#3)
Target species: Flathead
Retrieve style: Slow, rod-worked twitch-glide
Model: BDW-RF30

Information

The swimming action

RickFire is a 95mm, 30g heavy-sinking pencil built around an overwhelming sense of suspension in mid-water. Its high-specific-gravity body balances casting distance against a slow, floating-feeling glide, giving a wide swing on the fall. It responds the instant the handle turns, so the retrieve and the lure's action feel like one connected motion.

When to throw it

Aimed at hirame and magochi, RickFire suits sandy beaches and flats where a pencil that holds in mid-water outfishes a lure that sinks straight through the strike zone. It is well suited to slower, more deliberate flat-game sessions where working a small zone thoroughly beats covering distance quickly.

How to work it

Work RickFire with a slow, deliberate retrieve punctuated by rod sweeps that trigger the wide swinging action, then pause to let it hang and suspend. Unlike a typical sinking pencil, the connection through the rod is direct, so changes in the retrieve are easy to read and adjust on the spot.

The setup it likes

A medium-power, fast-taper flatfish rod around 9 feet suits RickFire well, matched with a 3000 to 4000 size spinning reel. Run PE1 to PE1.5 braided mainline with a 20 to 25 lb fluorocarbon leader to control the pencil's swing through the retrieve without deadening its action.

Before you buy

Straight answers

How is it priced?

We aim to beat your local price. We ship direct from Japan, cutting out the overseas middleman, and shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.

When does my order leave Japan?

Orders are packed in Japan and leave within 3–8 business days, tracked. You get a tracking number by email the moment it ships.

How long does delivery take?

Your order leaves Japan in 3–8 business days, tracked. Checkout shows the delivery options for your country, with their price and delivery estimate, before you pay.

Will I be charged import duty or tax?

US import duty is shown as its own line at checkout, before you pay. Your parcel then travels duty-paid, so there is nothing to pay on delivery.

Is it genuine stock?

Yes. Every item is genuine Japanese-market stock, sourced in Japan from an established Japanese wholesaler and shipped straight to you. Never marketplace resellers.