Seiji Kato announced December 28th, 2021 that he would be retiring from Jackall and Professional bass fishing to seek a more leisure lifestyle.
We should take a look back at some of his greatest creations and contributions to the Bass fishing market both in Japan and in the USA.
Here is a List of some of his baits he has created, you've probably caught fish on a few of them:
Daiwa TD Minnow
Daiwa TD Vibration
Daiwa TD Popper
Daiwa TD Pencil
Lucky Craft Bevy Shad
Lucky Craft CB Series
Lucky Craft Sammy
Lucky Craft Staysee
Lucky Craft Flash Minnow
Lucky Craft Wander
Lucky Craft Pointer
Lucky Craft Lv Series
Jackall Squirrell
Jackall TN Series
Jackall Cherry
Jackall Super Erruption
Jackall Mask
Jackall Squad Minnow
Jackall Giron
Jackall Dagored
Jackall Mikey
Jackall Muscle Deep
Jackall Aragon
If you have pictures of fish caught with a Seiji Kato designed bait post them up here!
"The things you own, end up owning you." -
I would argue that the TD Minnow is a better lure than the Vision 110, and that is an amazing lure! I don't have any pics of my own fish, but I have caught countless fish on the suspending TD Minnows! No other jerkbait has that perfect twitch!
Same is true for the Sammy, it is my most successful walk the dog bait of all time!:
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Absolutely legendary resumé. Some of the finest made in that list. Made me dig deep into old phone pics. Top pic, Washington. TD Vibration did a number on the smallies at Moses. LMB in that pic was caught on a jig. Excuse the Hero Shot....I've since ceased doing so. Bottom pic...Much heavier version of me some years ago. LV fish at the Delta. Oh how I love ripping em off the top of grass/vegetation.