MOTHERBAITS

Japan's bass fishery is small, intensely fished, and largely clear — conditions that force innovation faster than abundant water ever will. Anglers there ran out of easy fish decades ago, and the tackle evolved to solve a fish that watches a lure before deciding. That pressure-first design lineage is why Japanese bass fishing lures now set the pace globally.

Yuuki Ito × Brandon Palaniuk — two different approaches to bass fishing, combined into one new deep-cranking system. Megabass is set to release two exciting new deep-diving crankbaits in September 2026: the iPX-12 and iPX-16. Part of Megabass's new ito ENGINEERING iPX series, these crankbaits combine the design philosophy of Megabass founder and lure designer Yuuki Ito with the on-the-water experience of professional angler Brandon Palaniuk. Pre-orders are already underway th