New Rogue in Town

Smithwick Perfect 10 Rogue

Word's out that Smithwick has introduced a new Rogue. I haven't seen one of the new Perfect 10 Rogues in action yet, but here's the scoop, as I understand it. Unchanged are the Rogue's body shape, trademark roll and suspending design. New are a tungsten rattle, which creates a different sound than is found in any other jerkbait, and a new material and lip design that allow the Perfect 10 Rogue to get down faster and to respond quickly to every twitch of the rod. The Perfect 10 Rogue comes in eight color patterns, all somewhat translucent and reflective.

I'm looking forward to introducing Perfect 10 Rogues to brown trout in the White River in a few weeks, and I suspect that those salmon, steelhead and walleyes guys who have learned about the new Rogues are already envisioning how they will put them to work. However, I'm guessing the first glowing reports will come from bass fishermen, as we are just moving into the prime jerkbait season for bass. In fact, it's very possible that a Perfect 10 Rogue could plan an important part in Tulsa this weekend. The only bad part about that would be skyrocketing demand of a brand new bait, which might make them harder to get ahold of for trout fishing on the White!