Lucky Craft Pointer 78DD Crankbait MS American Shad

Lucky Craft Pointer 78DD — Compact Suspending Crankbait That Triggers Predators Down to 2 m

The Pointer 78DD (Deep Diver) is a 7.8 cm, 9.6 g suspending jerkbait from Lucky Craft built to provoke strikes from perch, trout, and pike at depths down to 2 metres. Its combination of a tight rolling action and a pronounced lateral slide makes it equally effective on a steady retrieve or with aggressive twitching.

Rolling Action With a Lateral Slide That Stimulates the Lateral Line

In motion the Pointer 78DD performs a rolling, side-to-side slide that sends pressure waves through the water column. This flank-flashing movement mimics an injured baitfish and engages the lateral-line sense of predators, provoking reaction strikes even when fish are not actively feeding.

Suspending Poise for the Critical Pause

In the MS American Shad colour the lure carries a suspending action, holding its position in the water column the moment you stop the retrieve. That stationary hover — accompanied by a subtle fine vibration — gives hesitant fish time to commit. This makes the Pointer 78DD particularly effective in cold-water conditions or pressured fisheries where a dead-stop pause is often the trigger.

Choose the Right Variant

All Pointer 78DD variants share the same 7.8 cm length, 9.6 g weight, and up to 2 m running depth. Colour choice is the key variable — match it to water clarity, light conditions, and local forage.

• MS American Shad — natural shad-pattern with suspending action and fine vibration; versatile choice for clear to lightly stained water targeting perch, trout, and pike

• Aurora Wakasagi — translucent smelt pattern, suspending; low-light and clear-water conditions

• Aurora Black — dark silhouette, suspending; overcast days, stained water, or night fishing

• BE Gill — natural gill colouration; rolling slide only; reservoir perch and bass

• Chartreuse Shad — high-visibility chartreuse, suspending; coloured or turbid water

• French Pearl OB — pearlescent finish, suspending; bright conditions, clear water

• Laser Rainbow Trout — trout-imitating laser finish; rolling slide; river trout and perch

• Pearl Threadfin Shad — pale pearl shad, suspending; open-water schooling fish

• Silver Cheek Chartreuse Shad — silver flank with chartreuse accent, suspending; mixed light and clarity

• Silver Cheek Ghost Minnow — silver ghost minnow, suspending; ultra-clear water

Facts

• Length: 7.8 cm

• Weight: 9.6 g

• Running depth: up to 2 m

• Lure type: crankbait / jerkbait (wobbler)

• Swimming action: rolling action with lateral slide, suspending with fine vibration (this colour)

• Target species: perch, trout, pike

• Supplied: 1 lure