Daiwa Saltiga Skyfin 210 Subsurface Minnow

The Saltiga Skyfin is the third lure in Daiwa's collaboration with Japanese shore-casting angler Ryota Segawa, and the newest after the Saltiga Cuddler stickbaits and the Saltiga Frother popper. Where those two work the surface, the Skyfin is a 210mm subsurface minnow designed to get bit when the topwaters don't bring the fish up: yellowtail, tuna and GTs that follow a stickbait or popper without committing, or sit under the boils and won't rise to a surface lure.

Long Casts From a Big Bait

The Skyfin is the largest lure of the three, yet it gets better casting distance, thanks to its internal tungsten weight-transfer system. A 12mm tungsten ball shifts toward the tail for the cast (the cutaway below shows its path) and also helps the bait start swimming the moment you begin the retrieve. Daiwa named it for a "flying fin": the winged body profile holds a straight, stable flight, even into a headwind or crosswind.

An Easy Slow Roll

The action is what Daiwa calls a high-appeal slow roll: a big, lazy rolling motion with plenty of presence but without a hard thump. It keeps that slow roll on a steady retrieve even at high speed, which makes the Skyfin the easiest lure of the series to work. Cast it, wind it and let the lip do the work, adding an occasional light twitch to give a following fish a moment to eat. The wide lip is kept short so it doesn't upset the flight and made thick for strength, and a small water scoop on the forehead keeps the bait swimming at a crawl and responsive in strong current.

Built for Big Fish

The body is thick-walled ABS with an internal rib structure laid out for strength, made to take hits on rocks and the side of the boat, and it runs on heavy 1.8mm wire. The Skyfin ships with split rings fitted but no hooks. Daiwa designed it around a 4/0 treble: go heavier on the hooks to run it deeper, or lighter to keep it higher in the water column. We stock five of its ten colors.

Specifications

Key Features

• Third lure in Daiwa's Saltiga series with Ryota Segawa, after the Cuddler and the Frother
• 210mm, 102g subsurface minnow for yellowtail, tuna and GTs that won't come up to a topwater
• Internal 12mm tungsten weight-transfer ball and winged body for long, stable casts
• High-appeal slow roll that holds even on a fast steady retrieve, the easiest lure of the series to fish
• Wide, short, thick lip and a forehead water scoop for action down to very slow speeds
• Thick-walled ABS body with internal ribs and heavy 1.8mm wire
• Ships with split rings, no hooks; designed around a 4/0 treble
• Five of Daiwa's ten colors stocked