Tip of the Spear for Pressured Smallmouth
Typical delivery times range from 5 to 7 days
The Dagger from Fish or Die Bait Company is the “Tip of the Spear” for modern finesse. Designed specifically for Damiki and Hover styles, its isolated downward caudal fin produces a tight, natural flutter that blends in like a lone shad, alewife, or shiner slipping out of the bait ball. Deadly on smallmouth and largemouth from boat or kayak, The Dagger also excels on Drop Shot, Neko, and Ned rigs.
| Spec | Value |
| Sizes | 2.5” / 2.75” / 4” |
| Pack Count | 8 per pack / 6 in XL pack |
| Plastic Firmness | II (I–IV scale) |
| Stench Formula | Napalm (Squid/Craw blend) |
| Primary Techniques | Damiki, Hover, Drop Shot, Neko, Ned |
| Color | Optimal Use Case |
| Swampfox (Silver Shiner) | Clear water & sun; match shiny shiners/shad over open water or suspended bait. |
| Pine Tree Shilling (Golden Shiner) | Tannic/stained water or vegetation lakes with golden-shiner forage; sunny afternoons. |
| Bayonet (Grey Shiner) | Overcast or bright-clear days when fish want subtle, low-flash baitfish. |
| Eisenhower | Stealthy, translucent/neutral option for ultra-clear, high-pressure conditions. |
| Ol’ 6 Star (Alewife) | Great Lakes/river smallmouth chasing alewives; clear, cool water around bait balls. |
| King Georges Wig (White) | Damiki staple for shad/alewife; clear to slightly stained, winter/cold fronts, shad spawn. |
| Stamp Act (Black) | Night, low-light, or muddy water; strongest silhouette and contrast. |
| Liberty Tree (Watermelon w/ Red Flake) | Sunny, clear water; subtle natural with flash—good around light grass/bluegill fry. |
| Green Dragon (Green Pumpkin) | Universal natural in clear to lightly stained water; rock/river smallmouth staple. |
| Independence (Pearl) | Cold-water Damiki/Hover around suspended bait; clear water finesse must-have. |
| Molly Pitcher (Hot Pink) | Smallmouth trigger in clear or slightly stained water; river/current or post-front shock color. |
| Treaty of Paris (Chartreuse) | Stained/dirty water or dawn/dusk; high visibility for reaction bites & current seams. |
| Bugle (Green Pumpkin w/ Purple Flake) | Rocky bottoms/goby influence; clear to light stain with subtle purple flash. |
| Midnight Ride | Dark-water, shade lines, and after-hours missions; maximum silhouette. |
| Midnight Ride (2.0) | Same low-light advantage with added flake/contrast for dingy water or moonlight. |
| Erie Nation (RB Goby) | Round-goby imitator for Great Lakes shoals/rock piles; wind-blown points, 15–40 ft. |
| Tecumseh (SB Goby) | Lighter goby/scape on sand & mixed rock; clear days when smallmouth inspect closely. |
| Romanov Jewels (Holographic) | Sunny, clear water over bait schools; flash to pull fish from distance on FFS. |
| American Caesar (Perch) | Perch-driven fisheries; smallmouth on rock flats or largemouth near grass lines. |
| Shell Shock (Bluegill) | Bluegill forage around grass/wood; pond edges, docks, and shallow ambush zones. |
Every cast is a battle—arm your kayak box with a few sizes and two or three colors from the table above, and own your next mission.
