Tackle House Contact Britt Sinking Stickbaits

The Contact Britt SW is Tackle House's heavy, fast-sinking answer to the stickbait, a Japanese-made pencil built to reach fish that a floating bait can't. It carries about as much weight per inch as you'll find in this class, so instead of blowing around in the wind it drives through it, letting you fire long, flat casts and drop the lure right on a boil that's busting well outside normal range.

It sinks nearly horizontal, which keeps it working the whole way down, a natural, wounded-baitfish fall that draws strikes before you've even started the retrieve. That fall makes it a strong choice for fish holding below the surface rather than crashing on top. Wind it back and the Britt climbs while swinging its tail, then flutters back down each time you pause.

It's built for the blue-water crowd: yellowfin and bluefin tuna, yellowtail, giant trevally, and anything else that runs down a fleeing baitfish. Because this is the saltwater (SW) tuning, it comes without hooks: rig your own trebles or singles to match your fish. Tackle House recommends Owner ST66 or Gamakatsu SP-XH trebles: 2/0 on the 145, up to 3/0-4/0 on the 170.

• Heavy, fast sinker: punches into the wind and reaches distant boils most stickbaits can't touch.
• Near-horizontal fall: keeps drawing strikes on the drop and reaches suspended fish.
• Tail-swinging retrieve: rises and swims on the wind, flutters on the pause.
• Fixed-weight, through-wire build: 3D laser-cut body with a solid wire core for big-fish security.
• Ships hookless: the SW tuning lets you match hooks and rings to your target.
• Made in Japan.

Rigging guide: CBP145SW, H#8 split rings, Owner ST66 2/0 or Gamakatsu SP-XH 2/0 hooks. CBP170SW, H#9 split rings, Owner ST66 3/0 or Gamakatsu SP-XH 4/0 hooks.