DUO Bay RUF MANIC FISH

The Bay RUF MANIC FISH is a fixed centre-of-gravity sinking pencil built for the top-and-subsurface game, engineered around the series' tight-rolling manic move action, with a fast stand-up response and lifting motion on the retrieve that produce sudden, panic-style movement able to trigger bites even from selective fish.

Built to draw strikes from seabass keyed onto baitfish riding near the surface, particularly in high-pressure areas where fish sit tight to bait and ignore a standard swimming presentation. It also suits low-light periods around dawn and dusk, when fish move shallower and closer to structure to feed.

Work it with fast twitch retrieves to trigger the panic-style manic move, mixing in pauses to let the high-specific-gravity body settle before the next twitch, which helps convert strikes taken from below into solid hook-ups. Change the retrieve speed through the cast to find what triggers fish on the day, since preference can shift between sessions.

Suits a 7'6"-8'6" bay/light seabass spinning rod, a 2500-3000 reel, PE0.8-1.2 braid and a 12-16 lb fluorocarbon leader. Back the drag off slightly for close-range work around structure, and check the leader knot regularly given the abrasive ground this style of fishing covers.