Hello everyone, Kobayashi here!
People often ask me, “So what’s the difference between the Venator and a trout spoon?”
I’m not going to give you vague answers like: “It makes waves that saltwater fish love,” “It has colors designed for the ocean,” or “It has an action that appeals to saltwater fish.”
Instead, here’s the real story.
The Venator was designed by focusing on true practicality and functionality in saltwater game fishing. More than that, it aims to unlock the untapped potential of spoons—a lure category that has seen far less evolution compared to others. (And yes, it also considers freshwater predators like bass.)
So what exactly does that mean?
Traditional trout spoons are made for slow retrieves, or for twitching in native trout streams. Naturally, their designs are optimized for those actions.