GAN CRAFT
ガンクラフト
GAN CRAFT is a Japanese fishing tackle brand based in Wakayama, best known for the JOINTED CLAW and its pioneering S-shaped swimming action, which became highly influential in Japanese big-bait fishing.
Official website ↗- Japanese name
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- Country
- Japan
GAN CRAFT is a Japanese fishing tackle manufacturer based in Tanabe, Wakayama, led by lure designer and angler Takanori Hiraiwa.
The brand is best known for the JOINTED CLAW, a jointed big bait that helped establish the S-shaped swimming style as a distinct category in Japanese bass fishing.
Unlike conventional hard baits that rely on a diving lip to create wobbling or rolling action, the original JOINTED CLAW was designed to swim in a wide S-shaped path during a simple steady retrieve.
This concept became one of GAN CRAFT's defining contributions to Japanese lure fishing and led to an extensive JOINTED CLAW family covering different sizes, buoyancies, and presentations.
The brand continues to develop bass lures around distinctive swimming actions, detailed fish-inspired profiles, and techniques refined through extensive time on the water.
For anglers outside Japan, GAN CRAFT is particularly important for understanding the development of modern Japanese big-bait and glide-bait fishing, with the JOINTED CLAW 178 serving as the brand's signature lure.
