Last Ace F

Last Ace F is a floating soft bait from Japanese lure manufacturer EVERGREEN, designed to closely imitate the appearance and behavior of a real baitfish.

Unlike conventional sinking soft plastics, Last Ace F uses a buoyant elastomer material that allows it to remain at the surface or be adjusted for subsurface presentations.

Its detailed baitfish profile includes dorsal, pelvic, and tail fins, realistic 3D eyes, and layered coloring that creates a lifelike appearance.

The floating body makes it possible to imitate a weakened baitfish with almost no movement. A slow retrieve creates a subtle, unsteady swimming motion, while sharper rod movements can make the lure dart and escape across the surface.

The series includes three sizes: 80F, 95F, and 110F. The larger 110F also features a deep body slit designed for weedless offset-hook rigging.

With a small nail weight and a suitable hook, Last Ace F can also be adapted for hover strolling, allowing anglers to control its position just below the surface.

Last Ace F reflects the highly visual approach to finesse bass fishing often used in Japan's clear and heavily pressured waters.

Its realistic baitfish shape and buoyant material allow anglers to present the lure with very little movement, creating the appearance of an injured or vulnerable fish.

Rather than relying on strong vibration or aggressive swimming action, Last Ace F can attract bass through its silhouette, subtle movements, and ability to remain in a small strike zone.

The lure also supports several distinct Japanese techniques, including surface twitching, I-shaped retrieves, and hover strolling.

This versatility allows anglers to adapt the same baitfish-shaped soft plastic to different fish behaviors, from bass feeding at the surface to fish holding slightly deeper in the water column.

Last Ace F can be fished in several ways depending on bass behavior and the size of the lure.

One of the simplest presentations is to let the bait float motionless on the surface. Occasional small twitches or gentle shaking imitate a weakened baitfish struggling to survive.

For I-shaped fishing, anglers retrieve the lure slowly across the surface, allowing its realistic profile and subtle movement to attract bass without strong vibration.

Sharper jerks and twitches make the lure dart or dive briefly, then rise back toward the surface. This creates the appearance of a baitfish trying to escape a predator.

Another important Japanese technique is hover strolling. By inserting a small nail weight and using a suitable hook, anglers can adjust the lure's buoyancy and make it move slowly just below the surface.

EVERGREEN recommends the following nail-weight ranges for hover strolling:

80F: 0.3–0.45 g

95F: 0.5–0.8 g

110F: 0.9–1.8 g

These different presentations allow anglers to switch between motionless surface fishing, slow horizontal movement, and controlled subsurface swimming.

• Clear water and pressured bass
• Surface-feeding bass
• Bass following lures without striking
• Wakasagi, ayu, and other baitfish patterns
• I-shaped surface retrieves
• Hover strolling with a nail weight
• Surface twitching and pauses
• Sight fishing
• Reservoirs and lakes
• Fishing around overhanging vegetation
• Situations requiring a realistic, low-vibration presentation

Last Ace F demonstrates a specialized Japanese approach to realistic soft-plastic baitfish presentations.

Unlike conventional sinking soft jerkbaits, its buoyant elastomer body allows the lure to remain on the surface without continuous movement.

The realistic fins, three-dimensional eyes, and layered coloring are intended to create the appearance of a vulnerable baitfish, while the floating material gives anglers precise control over the presentation.

Its versatility is another distinctive feature. The same lure can be fished motionless, twitched across the surface, retrieved in an I-shaped pattern, or balanced with a nail weight for hover strolling.

Rather than relying on strong tail action or vibration, Last Ace F emphasizes realistic appearance, subtle movement, and carefully controlled buoyancy.

For US anglers exploring JDM finesse techniques, it offers an alternative to conventional soft jerkbaits and illustrates how Japanese anglers use floating soft plastics to target selective bass.