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The Origin of the Name MOTE LURE

MOTE comes from the Japanese word Moteru, which means being well-liked and being popular! 😁

We named it with the meaning of a lure that is loved by tuna — a lure that gets fawned over and adored by bluefin tuna. 🤭🧡

MOTE LURE

Why slim lures?

🎣 Slim Body Revolution

The bait that tuna prey on is mostly slender baitfish 🐟

There are also patterns like cannibalism and mahi-mahi, but the ones tuna are said to favor are saury, sardines, anchovies, squid, and so on. They all have slender silhouettes 😁

That being the case, a slender lure is a better bait match too 👍💛

Furthermore, when the bait is large, tuna will sometimes bite a lure that is smaller than that bait, whereas when they are feeding on small bait, the image is that they rarely bite a large lure! So for the MOTE LURE, we insisted on a slender silhouette 🎣💓

  • ✅ Ultra-slim body (Perfect match for real bait patterns)
  • ✅ Supports 5/0 6/0 class heavy treble hooks
  • ✅ High-strength stainless steel full-wire structure
Don’t just reel like crazy!

Don’t just reel like crazy!

(Presenting a Stunned Baitfish)

When a feeding frenzy breaks out, aren’t you cranking your reel like crazy? Actually, that’s a big mistake!!

What is happening during a tuna feeding frenzy?

  1. The tuna charge into the school of baitfish at tremendous speed
  2. They knock the baitfish flying with their bodies and tail fins
  3. They gulp down the stunned baitfish drifting around dazed

In other words! What the tuna are eating is not the baitfish swimming energetically, but the stunned baitfish drifting around dazed 😃

That’s why, here is the MOTE LURE action

  1. Once you arrive near the frenzy, cast toward it 🎣
  2. When the lure lands near the frenzy, stop it right there for 2 to 3 seconds! (Wait for the hit! Be patient!!)
  3. Turn the reel 1 to 2 times to take up the PE line, then jerk sharply!
  4. Stop dead again for 2 to 3 seconds! Just repeat this!

The key is: time spent moving it is less than time spent stopping it. You’ll want to reel in right after it lands, but just take up the slack line and hold on a little!! Over 80% of bites happen during the stay. The courage to stop is your chance to encounter a bluefin tuna 💗

The MOTE LURE is designed for this stopped, softly drifting motion and vertical standing posture 🐟

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About MOMO

To all you bluefin tuna fishing addicts 🎣

I bring you the tuna casting lures that I made with all my heart ☺️💓

I want to catch a bluefin tuna with a lure I made myself! The MOTE LURE started from that dream 🧡

After repeating tests over and over again, these are the works I’m finally proud to have completed 💪💪

Let’s chase that dream giant tuna together 😊