The Mattlures "Hardbass" is 7 1/2 inches long and weighs in at 3 1/2 to 4 ounces and will be available in 3 different sink rates, floating, slow sinking and fast sinking. The Hardbass will offer swimbait enthusiasts several different color variations to choose from and possibly even a billed version.

The bait will be equipped with top quality components including Owner 1/0 ST41 Trebles with xtra heavy musky grade split rings. The bait has already been tested for a little over a year and has gone through several different prototypes. I am now satisfied with my final version as it gets the big bites I designed it for. The planned release date will be late summer 09, price is TBD