About this piece
The Smith Cherryblood DP90 is a deep-diving floating minnow plug designed for precision trout fishing, particularly targeting cherry salmon (sakura masu) in river environments. Despite its deep-diving lip, it maintains excellent casting distance and a sharp rolling action without the instability typical of heavily weighted deep minnows.
Key features
- 90mm length, 10.2g weight with Owner Cultiva ST-36BC #6 hooks
- Floating type with maximum diving depth of 1.8-2.3 m
- Designed for stable, horizontal swimming at depth with minimal pull
- Retains the crisp rolling action of the standard Cherryblood MD
- Balanced weight distribution provides full casting performance
Best for
- River fishing for cherry salmon (sakura masu) and char
- Medium to deep runs where consistent depth control is critical
- Anglers who need seamless alternation between medium and deep models
