About this piece
The Smith D-Contact 50 is a heavy-sinking minnow that draws fish with its unique inertia slide action. Designed as a pioneer of heavy-sinking minnows, its ultra-thin body packs a tungsten weight for remarkable distance, depth, and directional control, making it deadly in mountain streams.
Key features
- Heavy-sinking design with tungsten weight for long casts and quick depth control
- Unique back shape optimizes center of gravity for stable swimming
- Inertia slide action with darting and fluttering on twitches
- Sharp, slicing action on jerks with body flex
- Smooth transition to ultra-slow retrieve speeds
- Performs consistently even on reverse retrieve
Best for
- Mountain stream native trout and char targeting
- Aggressive twitch-and-pause retrieves in fast currents
- Pinpoint presentations in tight pocket water
