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Designed to target suspended bass that ignore bottom presentations — ideal for vertical finesse fishing, drop shot, and ned rig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you fish the Freefall Fry?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for finesse techniques: \u003cstrong\u003eDrop shot\u003c\/strong\u003e (primary rig — 1\/4 oz weight, 12–24 inch leader for suspended fish), \u003cstrong\u003eNed rig\u003c\/strong\u003e (3\/16 oz mushroom head for bottom-contact finesse), \u003cstrong\u003eshaky head\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003esplit shot rig\u003c\/strong\u003e for slow, natural fall presentations. Best on spinning gear with 6–8 lb fluorocarbon line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen should you use the Freefall Fry?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest conditions: bass \u003cstrong\u003esuspended off points or ledges\u003c\/strong\u003e in clear water (visible on sonar but not biting), post-cold-front lockdown conditions, pressured clear-water lakes, and finesse tournament scenarios. The Freefall Fry gives bass a small, unthreatening target during tough bites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes the Freefall Fry different?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImitates a fry\/shad profile at a size bass can't refuse — small enough for finesse, realistic enough to look like food. Falls naturally without spinning or rolling. Matches the hatch when bass are keyed on small baitfish during post-spawn or fall shad kills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBro, you ever see bass suspended off a point or ledge, staring at your sonar, and they just won't bite? \u003cstrong\u003eFreefall Fry\u003c\/strong\u003e time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis bait was designed to mimic a dying shad or small baitfish falling through the water column. That natural fall triggers instinct strikes from bass that won't chase anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoney Presentations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrop Shot\u003c\/strong\u003e - My #1, let it sit and quiver, or shake it subtly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree Rig\u003c\/strong\u003e - Fall it through suspended fish on ledges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeko Rig\u003c\/strong\u003e - Weight in the nose, let it fall and shimmy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTokyo Rig\u003c\/strong\u003e - Keeps it off bottom with that wire leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen It Shines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nClear water, pressured fish, cold fronts, summer when bass are deep - basically any tough bite situation where finesse is the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReal Talk:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a vertical presentation bait. 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