About this piece
The Smith Trout Plug BTK-Swimmer 41 is a compact sinking minnow designed for fast currents, deep pools, and mid-stream trout fishing. Produced by Hiro Motoyama, this 41mm plug combines quick sinking speed with high buoyancy to maintain a tail-up bottom contact posture.
Key features
- 41mm length, 6.5g weight with D-Contact #8 hooks
- Fast sinking speed and inertial force for rapid bottom access
- Tail-up bottom posture maintained by high buoyancy
- Horizontal swimming with slow tail wag on straight retrieve
- Twitching produces side-to-side and vertical swing action
Best for
- Native trout fishing in rivers and streams
- Fast current and deep pool scenarios
- Bottom tapping and bottom-swing presentations
- Light to medium power spinning tackle
