When should an order be placed for the season?
Short answer
The technique peaks twice: in the heat of summer and again in late fall and early winter, when more bass suspend in clear water. Run the site's usual published lead times back from the shelf date, about seven to nine weeks for an existing mould and ten to fourteen weeks for a new mould or a new colourway, with sea transit inside those figures.
In detail
Confirm in the quarter before the peak, and re-confirm the head weight ladder at the same time, because that is the item that runs short first.
The numbers behind this answer
| Channel | What the pack contains | What has to be in writing |
|---|---|---|
| Boat, charter and tournament supply | Bulk bodies with loose heads and hooks, re-rigged on the water between sessions | Continuity of ballast and plastic softness between runs, because a bait that changes feel mid-season is a rejected reorder |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Mid-strolling minnows for suspended bass (Hard lures). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sampled listings from the same product family (Hard lures). Reference price per unit with the MOQ stated; a quotation against your specification governs a transaction.
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- Which sizes and weights should a buyer stock?
- What do these minnows cost from a Chinese factory?
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Sources
- Midlevel strolling for suspended bass, Bassmaster - weights, retrieve, depth and season
- Best Forward-Facing Sonar Baits, Bass Angler Magazine - line-tie angles, on-shank weighting and hover-strolling rigging
- Out for a Stroll: Lessons from the Bank with the 5IN Sling Shad, Megabass - strolling origins, straight-tail plastics and bottom strolling
- How To Fish the Damiki Rig: Beginner to Advanced, Wired2Fish - the vertical presentation this technique is separated from
- 2026 Salt Pro Minnow Long Cast HD, Daiwa - tungsten weight-transfer system, wire-through body and named trebles on a hard minnow
- Minnow price band, size range and MOQ quoted from our own sampled listings at /products/
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 · build 2026-09-18-sz27n