Maria Fla-Pen Blue Runner

Many times, anglers are being introduced products that have nothing unique in terms of design or effectiveness. Japanese brand Maria, cuts through the various lures introduced daily with the revolutionary Fla-Pen.

The Maria Fla-Pen is a very unique lure, with a folding rear flap, which closes on the cast and opens on the retrieve. This effect helps the lure avoid losing distance during casts, even in the presence of strong headwings. Once the water starts to drag, the lip falls as it resists the water and the Fla-Pen begins to wobble. This rear flap creates a unique wave motion (turbulence behind the lure) which is very similar to that of a natural fish, during escape. See the following video:

Blue Runner edition of Fla-Pen allows effectiveness in even more heavy weather. Due to its shape and size (38 gr) the Blue Runner addresses large and tough prey. At the time of casting, the flap is folded and maintains a stable flight attitude with the same aerodynamic force as the horizontal wing of the airplane. This stability and flight distance demonstrate power even in heavy weather. You can approach the target point without feeling stress, so you can repeat the casting without losing your concentration.

Japanese company Maria has actually created a new lure category. The Fla-Pen is not a stickbait, or a minnow but a combination of the two. Being a sinking lure, the Fla-Pen is able to fish all levels of the water column and can be retreived using a number techniques, including straight crank, twitching, twitch and pause and with a high rod tip and steady retrieve it will swim like a wakebait. Once retrieved the Fla-Pen swings of up to 90 degrees to the left and right.

All-in-all the Maria Fla-Pen (short for Flap Pencil) is an absolute novelty in the world of artificial baits, the subject of years of study and testing by Japanese engineers of Maria-Yamashita. Created mainly for bass spinning, the Fla-Pen is just as effective on other species and also fresh water.

Added to this there are a number of UV (Keimura) bodies and Glow bodies to apeal to fish in all weather conditions and times of the day.

Technical Characteristics

• Length: 115 mm
• Weight: 38 gr
• Type: Sinking
• Sinking Speed: 2 m/s