Sebile Koolie Minnow Long Lip Wobbler

Sebile Koolie Minnow Long Lip Floating 16.5 g 102 mm White Lady
 
“Koolie Minnow Long Lips” are floating crankbaits with a “rolling and wiggling action.” This means that the LL models tilt on their longitudinal axis and kick their tails from side to side. The design of the reinforced diving lip allows the lure to dive quickly and easily, and unlike most other deep-divers on the market, it can be retrieved without much effort. The Koolie Minnow LL can be retrieved or trolled steadily, but is also a great deep-running jerkbait. Due to its high buoyancy, you can easily guide it over obstacles and fish surprisingly close to snags without losing the lure.
We are confident that with the many different models and designs tailored to each size, there is a suitable “Koolie Minnow LL” for every deep-lurking predator on this planet. “Using light, medium, or heavy tackle, in saltwater or freshwater, the ‘Koolie Minnow Long Lip’ is my first choice when fishing for deep-holding predatory fish – whether I am trolling or casting! Especially when I am fishing in the current at sea or in a river, it is very easy to handle and super successful. Simply cast at a 90-degree angle to the current, let the water pressure pull the lure down, and then retrieve it extremely slowly. That is all you need to do to take on the really big fish,” says Patrick Sébile. A major advantage of the “Koolie Minnow LL” is that although they dive deep, they do not vibrate the rod tip violently. This makes the entire fishing process much calmer and more sensitive. With conventional deep-divers, the intense vibration in the rod tip makes it difficult to keep the lure running all day, not to mention the lack of sensitive bite detection. It is different with the “Koolie Minnow LL.” Due to its relatively low water resistance and lip construction, it exerts comparatively little pressure. The tugging on the rod is significantly minimized. As a result, you can detect even the most subtle bites, as well as moments when the lure ticks against an obstacle or touches the bottom, allowing you to react quickly. Deep divers from other manufacturers achieve their diving depth through the water pressure acting on the massive lip. The long diving lips act like a brake when casting due to air resistance. The “Koolie Minnow LL” is the big exception here. The bridge between the lip and the lure body reduces air resistance so significantly that long casting distances are suddenly possible with an extreme deep-diver! The “Koolie Minnow LL” has since gained fans all over the world. While Japanese sea bass anglers use it as a long-range weapon, it is popular in Russia for pike trolling. In Europe, it is mostly used as a type of crankbait and retrieved steadily, where pauses and occasional twitches (spontaneous changes in direction) are often the ticket to an adrenaline kick. In the USA, musky anglers have refined this technique and discovered that the “Koolie Minnow LL” produces even more bites when worked as a type of jerkbait through the water. Due to its relatively strong buoyancy, the “Koolie Minnow LL” rises during retrieval pauses. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for fishing deep structures. Whenever a particularly large or snag-prone obstacle is in the way, you can let it rise briefly, pull it over the dangerous spot, and then continue fishing at the desired depth. This distinguishes it from the currently popular suspenders, which do not rise and have the tendency to get inextricably stuck in obstacles. Incidentally, the phases in which the “Koolie Minnow LL” rises in front of an obstacle are the moments when most bites occur. From the predator’s perspective, it appears to be a supposedly easy prey making its way into open water. These are often easier to trick than prey fish being hunted against the bottom with its many hiding places. Now it is time to strike or wait for the next prey. Option 1 is the safer choice! Who knows when the next snack will swim by down there…
The “Koolie Minnow LL” has a “wiggling & rolling action,” dives deeper, and flies further than most other deep-divers on the market. It catches when retrieved like a crankbait. It often catches even better when jerked through the water with occasional pauses. The “Koolie Minnow LL” is a first-class trolling lure and can also simply be placed against the current. And best of all: the buoyancy lets it surf over obstacles - and such a “snag-avoidance action” represents one of the most successful “Koolie Minnow LL” maneuvers!

The “Koolie Minnow LL” (Long Lip) was conceived as a counter-design to the standard deep-divers on the market: it runs deep – but only at slow trolling speeds! The faster you troll, the higher these lures rise. There is, of course, a reason for this: Patrick Sébile has found that deep-holding fish rarely demand a fast-moving lure. On the contrary, deep-holding fish are generally not on the hunt but are staying in their resting zones. This is where a slow lure is most effective: sluggish and therefore easy prey that they simply cannot refuse. When calculating speed, it is important to take any current into account rather than just looking at the GPS to see how fast the boat is moving. For example, if you are trolling with the 190 LL at 3 knots against a 3-knot current, the values add up. The “Koolie Minnow” is then moving at 6 knots, which is clearly too much. Of course, it is possible to reduce the diving depth. Simply shorten the line length (the distance from the lure to the boat)!

We have listed below which line strength, line length, and trolling speed the model is best suited to, and at what depth it will run:

Koolie Minnow LL 102: with 10 lb braided line, 54m, trolling speed 1.5 knots = 9 m

Item No. 1250 279
Model: KM-GL-LL-102-FL
Size: 102 mm
Weight: 16.5 g
Type: Floating
Casting / Depth: 3.5 m
Trolling: 9 meters