Spinning is an interesting and very popular type of fishing; a wide variety of baits are used for it: spinners, silicone fish and wobblers.
The last type of bait for a predator can be expensive and of high quality , but there are cheap options, and their quality leaves much to be desired.
Here you will find a similar article about wobblers for chub.
Wobblers Tsueki
Many buyers do not like China at all as a country of origin, but the Tsuyeki brand has completely dispelled this stereotype. This company produces economy-class wobblers; their product has proven itself very well both among amateur spinning anglers and among specialists in this field.
The product catalog of the Tsueki brand is quite wide; in their arsenal there are very successful copies of well-known manufacturers, as well as original models of wobblers of their own production.
All produced models of wobblers from Tsueki can be divided into the following types:
- poppers;
- cranks;
- rattlins;
- minnow;
- shads;
- compilers;
- sticks;
- walkers.
In terms of buoyancy, wobblers have three modifications:
- drowning;
- floating;
- suspenders.
The color range is also pleasantly surprising; at the moment it includes more than 150 different colors, which allows you to use Tsueki wobblers for catching almost all types of freshwater fish.
The manufacturer of Tsueki wobblers has only recently entered the market, but the quality of its products has allowed it to quickly become a leader. The variety of models and their modifications will not leave any fisherman indifferent. Let's look a little more closely at some of the baits.
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Wobbler Tsueki Draga
Wobbler Draga from Tsueki is a good clone of Balisong from Deps.
Here are its characteristics:
- length 130 mm;
- weight 23.4 g;
- depth up to 1.2 m;
- noise
This model of the Minnow type wobbler is quite large; according to its modification, it is divided into two types:
- suspender;
- floating.
When twitching, the suspender cuts the water quite widely, making several quiet oscillations around its axis, which is a classic for catching pike when twitching. According to many experts in this field, the game of this wobbler from Tsueki is no different from the original model.
The floating Balliston literally has plug buoyancy, which can be attributed rather to its disadvantages. Because, to drive this wobbler to a depth of at least 0.5 m, you need wiring with a non-stop twitch.
This can only attract an active pike, and the wiring itself is quite tiring; with a minimal pause, the original is immediately thrown up.
The clone does not float up so quickly, which characterizes it from the best side, because the Dredge from Tsueki can be carried out with a calmer retrieve and at a meter depth, which immediately significantly expands its capabilities.
The Tsueki Draga wobbler is an excellent clone with good characteristics, more suitable for catching pike.
Wobbler Tsueki Watson
The test specimen of the Tsueki Watson wobbler, according to spinners, showed only its best performance during testing. Brand lures Rudra and Balisong are left far behind in terms of fishing efficiency.
The main difference between the Watson clone is its slow ascent from the water column, which allows it to attract the attention of more fish.
Tsueki Watson is available in a variety of colors and has the following characteristics:
- wobbler length 128 mm;
- weighs 24 g;
- suspender;
- noise;
- minnow.
This wobbler is perfect for long-distance casting, as it has two magnetic balls, which not only weigh down the fish, but also additionally create noise to attract predators.
This model is also interesting because with the help of fittings (winding rings, tees) you can adjust its weight, and this will have virtually no effect on the performance of the wobbler in the water.
For Watson, twitching wiring is more suitable; the action of the wobbler will be effective both with smooth pulls and with short sharp jerks with the rod.
It goes deep to a maximum of 1.5 meters, here the thickness of the cord and the position of the spinning rod when wiring will play a big role.
Wobbler Tsueki Watson perfectly attracts pike.
Wobbler Tsueki Chance
An excellent quality copy of Chance Tsueki, which is very reminiscent of the OSP wobbler from Rudra.
Basic indicators:
- weight 21 g;
- length 130 mm;
- noise
This Minnow type model is presented in two modifications:
- floating;
- slowly sinking.
Tsueki's chance works great in shallow depths and is simply irreplaceable when water floods the grass. The presence of five magnetic balls allows the wobbler to easily overcome thirty-meter casts, and the additional noise from them perfectly attracts medium-sized pike and large perch.
Hard and light twitching will allow the wobbler to show all its capabilities. But it’s worth experimenting and conducting Chance more evenly. This is how it will be possible to study his own game, which can attract fish even if there is no bite.
Thanks to the wide variety of colors, Chance from Tseuki is perfect for spinning in early spring, hot summer and even late autumn.
This model can be deepened to a maximum of no more than one meter, and up to one and a half meters by trolling.
Wobbler Tsueki Mover
The Tsueki Mover bait belongs to the group of big minnow wobblers, which is gaining increasing popularity among spinners working on large bodies of water and wanting to catch a large aquatic predator.
This wobbler is a copy of the famous Pointer 100 from Lucky Craft and has the following characteristics:
- weight 26 g;
- length 128 mm;
- noise;
- suspender.
The mower easily flies over long distances when casting thanks to a system of magnetic balls located in the body of the fish. Also, the balls will create additional noise as they move along a special channel, which helps attract more attention from the pike.
For this model, it is better to use a twitch, since it is a hard type; during jerks it behaves much more lively than the original and creates more noise attractive to fish. Uniform wiring will allow the wobbler to cast its tail even wider and scour from side to side in search of a catch.
During pauses, the bait may oscillate slightly and emerge, which will interest the predator even more.
Tsueki Mover works most successfully at depths from 0.8 to 1.8 meters. The variety of colors allows you to use the bait throughout the spinning season from early spring to late autumn.
On our website you will find articles about wobblers from different brands. Look at the catalog of Bandit wobblers.
Review of the TsuYoki Draga 100SP and 130SP wobbler. Anglers' reviews of the Tsueki Draga 130 wobbler
The DRAGA 130SP wobbler has impressive physical dimensions, and based on this indicator and the ability of the wobbler to lift a predator from great depths, we classify the DRAGA 130SP TsuYoki as a big-minnow.
The internal structure of the wobbler is a system consisting of several steel balls. Some of them move limitedly inside the wobbler; they are responsible for balancing and give the wobbler residual vibrations during pauses. One ball, responsible for the casting distance, rolls freely along the longest channel. At the moment of casting, it rolls into the tail of the wobbler and remains there during the entire flight phase. During splashdown, after the first pull, the ball moves to the head of the wobbler, where it remains during the entire drive. Due to the fact that the DRAGA 130SP does not have a magnetic casting and balancing system, we recommend casting from a long overhang of -70-80 centimeters and smooth acceleration of the bait. With this method of casting in flight, the wobbler behaves stably.
The range of recommended rods for this model is quite wide, there is no point in analyzing each of them in detail, we will only note that despite the fact that the DRAGA 130SP wobbler is not stubborn, we still recommend using fast and ultra-fast action rods of the appropriate test when working with it .
We assume that the prey of this model will be pike and large perch, and to a lesser extent pike perch. The wobbler is equipped with CULTIVA tees and a set of power rings. The wide range of colors of the model will allow you to choose a wobbler for any fishing conditions.
TsuYoki Draga 130 sp. A huge, big wobbler, a couple of years ago I would not have even looked in the direction of this, because I thought that such a size would not bite, how wrong I was. At first glance, the wobbler is well made, powerful hooks, matte surface, the wobbler is glued smoothly, the winding rings are large and powerful.
The wobbler is heavy, not every stick can handle it, plus the wobbler dives deep enough, which allows you to fish at medium depths; it feels like it’s moving somewhere around 1.5 meters or even lower. The wobbler is a suspender, even when adding a leash made of string, the wobbler is constantly in suspension, slightly tilting forward under the weight of the leash.
Due to its weight, it flies very far, and quite steadily, occasionally it goes into a tailspin and catches the leash on the front tee, the only thing is that if you throw against the wind, the leash catches more often. With this size, in theory, a trophy pike should be caught, but in reality the strings are from 500 grams.
Greetings to all fans of spinning fishing. Continuing our acquaintance with TsuYoki wobblers, in this short review I want to share with readers about another representative of this company - the TsuYoki Draga - 100 SP wobbler. I think for experienced spinning players, there’s no need to worry too much about whose copy this is, it’s Deps Balisong 100SP.
In this model, you can easily read all the features, lines and parameters of the popular and, one might say, legendary wobbler Deps Balisong 100SP. As a matter of fact, it was for this reason that I wanted to buy a Tsuyoki Draga 100SP wobbler and try it in action.
Characteristics of the TsuYoki Draga 100SP wobbler
Buoyancy type: Neutral (SP) Length: 100 mm Depth: 1 – 1.4 m Wobbler weight: 17.3g Hunting objects: Pike, Pike-perch, Perch
I'll start with the appearance. Considering the cost of the wobbler and the country of manufacture, externally, the bait is made quite well. Paintwork without visible defects. Equipped with quite passable fittings and, as the manufacturer claims, Overner tees.
After the wobbler has visited the reservoir, it can be noted that all the stated characteristics correspond to reality. Particular attention should be paid to the casting range - the wobbler is simply amazing with its flight characteristics! And this despite the fact that the bait does not have a magnetic system for long-distance casting. None of my baits with similar parameters have ever flown so far and splashed down as accurately as the TsuYoki Draga 100SP. It seems that this is exactly the case when the casting weight of the bait is optimal for the rod.
Correct wiring of the TsuYoki Draga 100SP wobbler.
To animate this wobbler, you can use all the wiring options. The wobbler works well on uniform wiring, stop & go wiring, suspenders and, of course, twitching. Which of these wiring is better? – it’s hard to say, since the wobbler has not yet been caught. There was only one bite in the standings, and it happened during the twitching retrieve, during a pause. Considering all the characteristics and performance of the bait, as well as its pedigree, this wobbler can certainly be considered a pure twitching model of the big minnow squad. But you also shouldn’t forget that this is still a replica and I wouldn’t recommend neglecting other wiring options while fishing. In my practice, there are quite a few spear wobblers, which, in fact, are also pure twitching models, and I catch fish exclusively on uniform wiring or wiring with suspenders.
Wobbler game TsuYoki Draga 100SP.
As I noted above, the wobbler has its own game and works with all wiring options. On a uniform retrieve, the wobbler rolls imposingly from side to side with an average oscillation frequency. It is especially worth noting the play of a wobbler with twitching wiring. At the moment of the jerk, the wobbler quickly yaws from side to side and easily turns 180. During pauses, the wobbler has residual vibrations, which are an excellent irritant for a passive pike. Moderately stubborn. Easy to manage.
This is where we can end our acquaintance with the TsuYoki Draga 100-SP wobbler, but it’s too early to draw the line. I hope that with the opening of the new boating season, this wobbler model will show all its strengths.
Even if you only have enough money to fish with expensive wobblers, sometimes conditions still force you to use cheap baits. For example, when fishing in a solid snag, when fishing in an unfamiliar place. In these cases, you don’t want to risk scarred fighters. It is better to send an inexpensive scout forward. Initially I tried the option with thin hooks, but in this case, when a fish bites, you have to loosen the clutch, which the opponent can take advantage of and escape in cover. I had to take the path of inexpensive baits, of which there were several pieces each and which I didn’t mind tearing off. The first attempts to find “worthy” ones in the budget segment ended in failure.
Large minnows from Strike Pro, Tsuribito, Aiko, in addition to lousy workmanship and disgusting accessories, did not excite the fish. Among the Kosadaka wobblers there were also no baits with the required depth and buoyancy. And then, on two consecutive fishing trips, I saw in action a wobbler that had previously been attributed to rootless China - TsuYoki Draga MR 130sp.
First fishing trip. Pond, with a background depth of about two meters, a slight increase in depth with a dam section, up to three meters. The reaction to wobblers is so-so. Joints work best, but the rising wind makes wiring uncomfortable. The partner hangs up the drag and, saying: “I’ll comb the wobbler at the bottom,” makes the first cast. Several wires, in contrast to my OSP Rudra 130sp, lift a “monster” of about 6 kilograms from a depth. The comrade makes careful stretches, the pike, as if spellbound, swims after the bait and, on a pause, eats the wobbler. There wasn’t even any tension on the line, it just took off the 0.8 flare and floated off into the depths. His partner’s sadness knew no bounds, but it was only his fault. It's stupid to hope for flurry.
Second case. End of June, river, snags. End of June, heat, up to 34 degrees during the day, only cools down in the morning. Day and evening, neither my brother nor I have any decent fish bites, but the same friend who now has three TsuYoki Draga MR 130sp! Gets two bites from large fish. But the first one, after riding it a little on a boat, leads it into a snag and both the wobbler and the fish remain there. The second, after a short slalom, breaks the #1.5 cord. If all this had not happened before my eyes, I would never have believed it. But even after this, doubts remained and only in the fall I bought this wobbler for myself.
Opening the box, I saw a large, well-fed minnow of size 130. Sharp tees of the right size inspire confidence that the fish will bite. An expressively drawn muzzle, a durable blade and excellent painting - the bait looks more expensive than its price. Even at the stage of placing an order, I noticed a huge number of different colors, more than thirty colors - there is plenty to choose from. For myself, I chose an acid back with silver sides and an orange belly - color 420.
The orange belly is a tribute to chub fishing, the acidic top is for ease of tracking the wiring. The wobbler is declared as a suspender, with a leash with a string of 25 centimeters, my specimen floats up very slowly. The weight of the wobbler is 25.5 grams and the flight characteristics of the bait are better than those of the similar Deps Balisong Longbill 130sf. The bait flies far and accurately, without the constant overlap of the front tee with the leash. TsuYoki Draga MR 130sp works on a wide variety of wiring. From weak stretches to “haymaking”. The best, in my hands, was the “double jerk” and single stretches with pauses of 3-6 seconds.
Wobbler TsuYoki Draga MR 130sp works great both in standing reservoirs and on rivers with fairly strong currents. You just need to give him some freedom, after the jerk, move the spinning rod a little away from you. During pauses, it is useful to move the bait with the tip of the spinning rod; at this moment quite a lot of bites occur. The bait works both when fishing along snags for drifting, and when fishing against the current, and for this, no extra effort is required to pull the wobbler.
It is enough to twitch it with gentle jerks, even with such an animation, the bait turns appetizingly, swaying on its sides. In the fall, on two or three fishing trips, this technique worked. Wiring against the current, near log rubble. The pike stands strictly behind the log, where the current strength is minimal. Fast retrieval does not cause a reaction and I remember deep fishing for another predator - chub. I decide to try pulling and then releasing the bait under the tree. After several manipulations, near a flooded tree, I felt a slight bite and, after hooking, I pulled out a one-kilogram beauty. In late autumn, this technique often allowed us to get away from zero.
The only negative I would like to mention is the paint coming off in layers. I can’t say how it will be on matte models, but on glossy models it is clearly expressed. But, to be honest, this is the problem with glossy models from most companies, including Duo, ZB, P21 and many others. And here, at a price of less than four hundred rubles, we get an excellent wobbler with excellent performance characteristics.
TsuYoki Draga 130SP - as good as Balisong.... Having listened and read a lot of reviews about Tsu Yoki, I bought copies of Rudra (SS), Vision 110, K-1 and a similar version - now I have something to give to my friends for their birthdays, it’s good that I didn’t throw away the pack. I don’t want to offend anyone, but the similarity is only external - in all respects these are radically different entities (copies and originals). I don’t argue - they have the right to life, but if someone wants to own a “Balisong”, they need to take the “Balisong” and not excrete it with “Drags”. PS: my personal opinion and conclusions, I didn’t want to offend anyone.
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Tsueki wobblers – copies
It is no secret that most of the Tsueki wobblers lineup are high-quality copies of branded baits from many well-known companies. Some differences will still be present, but the significant difference in price allows you to skillfully compete in the market with similar products.
Let's study the most popular lures from the Tsueki company and compare copies with the original models based on general characteristics.
Based on feedback from spinners, we managed to create the following list:
- Chance is a high-quality copy of the OSP wobbler from Rudra, but in some characteristics the copy is significantly ahead of the original. Most likely, this is precisely what explains its demand both among specialists and among amateur spinning players.
- Gera from Tsuyeka is very reminiscent of the Tackle House wobbler, even the magnetic ball system is identical.
- Draga is a clone of Balisong; both wobblers are made in translucent colors, with absolutely identical long-casting systems.
- The Mover was copied from the Pointer 100 from Lucky Craft and features a high quality finish and ]Owner[/anchor] tees.
- The Rodger is visually very similar to the OSP Bent Minnow, which does not exist in the 130mm size.
- , the Watson Tsu Yoki leaves the typical wobblers from Rudra and Balisong far behind.
- The Dust 115 is a great replica of the famous K-1 Minnow Hime from HMKL's Jackall division. The original of this wobbler is difficult to find even in Japan, which is why it is difficult to determine what it is a clone of.
- TsuYoki Dron and YuZuri/Duel Dolce are united by a hump that is recognizable to everyone, by which you can easily tell which is a copy and which is the original model.
The popularity of these models is explained by their high quality and affordable price.
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