U.S. and Swiss Army Knives started the multi-function ball rolling. Sports Utility Vehicles kicked it into high gear. Leatherman, Gerber and SOG multi-tool sheaths wear shiny patches on our belts. Three-season windbreakers shed water and convert to travel vests or insulated parkas. Our wrist watches display not only the time but the temperature, air pressure, heart rate, and solunar cycles. Cell phones deliver weather forecasts, maps with satellite imagery and GPS tracking and enable anglers to read and post fishing reports on the fly.

Outdoors enthusiasts gravitate toward gear that packs a lot of functions in a convenient package. Maybe there’s a little MacGyver in us, wanting to do more with less and be equipped to tackle every situation we encounter. Multi-function gear is one solution, especially if it performs as well or better than the individual items it replaces. If we can save space, weight, and money at the same time, cool!

Secret Weapon has built a solid reputation in the sportfishing industry with multi-function fishing lures. Called “Multi-tools of the fishing tackle trade,” Quickstrike and Sidearm™ spinnerbaits and Buzzrbait™ use interchangeable, Quick-clip in-line spinner blade attachments that improve these lures’ performance and pack more options in a smaller, lighter, and more economical tackle pack.

The latest addition to this arsenal of ultra-versatile blade baits is one that converts in seconds from a wobbling swim jig or crankbait to a spinnerbait or a buzzbait. Aptly named the Pro Assassinator Crank Spin & Buzz™, it comes in a kit with enough components to create over 120 different lure combinations. For anglers who won’t compromise on quality and performance but are delighted to save a bundle, this lure is a must-have.

BASS Elite Series Angler Dustin Wilks, one of the nation’s top pros for whom this lure has become a secret weapon, particularly likes the unique action produced by the lure’s inverted spoon bill. “I can just creep this bait across the surface or bulge it just below the water,” says Wilks. “Put a 6-inch lizard trailer behind this head and the life-like, whip-tail swimming action is hard for a bass to resist.”

Water pressure on the upturned bill forces the lure to wobble, producing an enticing side-to-side motion of skirt and trailer that draws fish’s attention. It also has greater resistance in the water so that this lure in every configuration can be retrieved slower than any other swim jig, spinnerbait, or buzzbait on the market. Wilks advises, “For cool-water situations or fishing above submerged vegetation or around ambush zones, this is a plus. Fish feel the approaching Crank Spin & Buzz pulse even before it comes into view. Then it swaggers so slowly across the attack zone that they easily zero in on their target.”

The money savings become apparent when you consider how many lures this replaces. Wilks explains, “A few heads and a handful of spinnerbait and buzzbait clip-on frames fit in a single compartment of my tackle tray, but they give me sixty or more different looks that I can put in front of the fish. That saves me space, weight, and money. And during tournaments when seconds count, it saves time, too. If conditions call for a different color or size, it only takes five or six seconds to swap the head on my spinnerbait or buzzbait.”

The Pro Assassinator Crank Spin & Buzz Master Pack comes with one half-ounce and two quarter-ounce bodies, two willowleaf spinnerbait frames, two Colorado spinnerbait frames, two buzzbait frames, a speed clip and an assortment of skirts and trailers. Individual lures are also available configured as spinnerbaits with a buzzbait frame in the package.

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