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HideUp at Charlie's Fishing: Japanese finesse softbaits for perch and black bass

HideUp is a Japanese lure brand built on the know-how of Japan's bass pros, where heavily fished lakes and clear water force anglers to fish slower, lighter and smarter. Its baits are made for exactly that: cautious fish that ignore a normal shad. Many HideUp softbaits are made of floating elastomer, so they stand upright on the bottom and keep moving with the smallest touch of the rod tip. At Charlie's Fishing we stock the HideUp baits we fish for perch: the Coike Mini, Coike 17 mm, Coike Fullcast and Coike Shrimp Magnum, the Stagger Stick, Stagger Original, Stagger Craw and Stagger Wide Hog, the Wapper and the Nota Nota S glidebait. Below you find what each one is for and which rig to use.

HideUp Coike: the hair bait that never stops moving

The Coike is HideUp's best-known bait: a small core with long, fine elastomer strands that wave and quiver even when you hold the bait still. The HideUp Coike Mini has an 8 mm core and is our go-to for pressured perch on a drop shot, a weighted wacky, a Neko rig or a light jighead, especially around deep structure and in clear water. One step up is the HideUp Coike 17 mm, the classic Coike for perch on the same finesse rigs, on the bottom or suspended. The HideUp Coike Fullcast weighs 13 g, so it casts much further and gives a bigger profile for larger perch and bass, on a wacky, drop shot, Neko or weightless rig. The HideUp Coike Shrimp Magnum is the big version, 80 mm and 23 g, with more presence and vibration for bigger fish, coloured water and cover, fished on a wacky, Texas, Neko or free rig with a 5/0 offset hook. Rig the Coike on a Gamakatsu G-Finesse Weedless Wacky or a Gamakatsu Wacky Worm 318. More in Craws & Creature Baits.

HideUp Stagger Stick and Wapper: finesse stick baits

The Stagger Stick is a slim, balanced stick bait with a controlled fall and a subtle panic movement, made for clear water and fish that look closely before they bite. It casts far for its size. The HideUp Stagger Stick 4" (84 mm, 3 g) works on a wacky rig, a jighead, a drop shot, a Carolina rig or an I-rig, and the HideUp Stagger Stick 5" (120 mm, 10.5 g) adds a natural flutter on the wacky, Carolina, jighead and Ned rig. The HideUp Wapper 4" (102 mm, 7.2 g) is the all-rounder with a panic action on the fall, for the wacky, Ned, Neko and Texas rig and a heavier drop shot. See all Ned's & Worms.

HideUp Stagger Original: soft swimbait with a low-pitch roll

The Stagger Original is a snagless soft swimbait with a low-pitch rolling action that keeps working when fish are selective or inactive. The HideUp Stagger Original 3" (76 mm, 4.5 g) is the finesse size for clear, shallow water and around weed, wood and rocks on light tackle. The HideUp Stagger Original 4" (102 mm, 10 g) is the all-round size between finesse and power fishing, for perch and black bass. Compare them with our Paddle Tails and Zander and Perch Softbaits.

HideUp Stagger Craw and Stagger Wide Hog: craws and creature baits

The HideUp Stagger Craw 4" (102 mm, 8 g) is a soft craw with big, active claws and a flexible tail that imitate a crayfish with a controlled, refined action, on a drop shot, a jighead or a Carolina rig around structure. The HideUp Stagger Wide Hog 4" (102 mm, 20 g) is the power version: a wide body with many appendages for strong vibration in coloured water and heavy cover, on a jighead, a Carolina rig, as a jig trailer or rigged weedless.

HideUp Nota Nota S: slow-sinking glidebait

The HideUp Nota Nota S is an 11.5 cm, 53 g sinking glidebait with a subtle body roll at very slow speed. It holds a natural posture on the pause and turns followers into takes with small rod inputs, over drop-offs and around structure. See more in Swimbaits & Glidebaits.

Which HideUp bait for which situation

• Pressured perch in clear water: Coike Mini or Coike 17 mm on a drop shot or weighted wacky.
• Long casts at bigger perch: Coike Fullcast.
• Perch and black bass on the fall: Stagger Stick 4" or 5" on a wacky rig.
• One bait for many rigs: Wapper 4".
• A swimming bait for selective fish: Stagger Original 3" or 4".
• Crayfish imitation on the bottom: Stagger Craw 4".
• Coloured water and heavy cover: Stagger Wide Hog 4" or Coike Shrimp Magnum.
• A slow glidebait for big fish: Nota Nota S. See Perch, Black Bass and Zander.

Why buy HideUp at Charlie's Fishing

We fish these Japanese finesse baits ourselves and stock them with the hooks and heads that go with them. Every product ships from our own stock in the Netherlands with fast delivery across Europe, and we can tell you which rig suits each bait. Find matching hooks at Gamakatsu and heads in Jigheads, more Japanese finesse at DSTYLE, and read our blog HideUp lures: Japanese finesse baits.

Where does HideUp come from?

HideUp is a Japanese lure brand that designs its baits for Japan's heavily fished bass waters, with a focus on finesse, subtle action and floating materials.

How do I fish the HideUp Coike Mini?

On a drop shot, a weighted wacky, a Neko rig or a light jighead. The floating strands stand up on the bottom, so fish it slowly and let the bait do the work.

Are HideUp baits good for perch?

Yes. They were made for Japanese black bass, but the Coike Mini, Stagger Stick and Wapper are among the best finesse baits for pressured perch in clear water.