225mm/140gram 'KAHAWAI' HAKU STICK BAIT -

‘KAHAWAI’ 225MM / 140G

OOSH HAKU Stick Bait

Kahawai are one of the most important baitfish in New Zealand and Australian waters — fast, powerful, and instantly recognisable to every serious predator.

This colourway doesn’t borrow from existing interpretations.
It doesn’t exaggerate.
It doesn’t need to.

There isn’t another Kahawai lure on the market that looks like this — because none have gone this far in chasing realism.

Built on the flagship HAKU timber platform and finished with an uncompromisingly lifelike Kahawai pattern, this lure presents a surface profile predators don’t question.

They already know what it is.

Design philosophy

Kahawai aren’t subtle baitfish — but they are specific.

Their shape, tone, translucence, and contrast are burned into predator memory. Get any of it wrong and the illusion breaks.

The Kahawai HAKU is designed to do one thing exceptionally well:

Look exactly like a Kahawai moving naturally on the surface.

No interpretation.
No shortcuts.
No second-guessing.

This is a lure that stands alone not because it’s different — but because it’s right.

Action & application

The 225mm / 140g HAKU is a true surface-oriented stick bait, designed for controlled, rhythmic retrieves rather than aggressive popper-style sweeps.

It responds best to:

Long sweeps with measured cadence
Short rips followed by brief pauses
Consistent surface ‘walk the dog’ retrieves

But stick baiting is as much about the pause as it is the retrieve.

On the pause, the HAKU hangs almost vertical in the water column, holding its posture rather than falling away or lying flat. This gives following fish a full, unobstructed view — time to confirm what they’re seeing is, indeed, a Kahawai.

That moment of confirmation is where commitment happens.

The pause doesn’t kill the action.
It completes it.

Specifications

• Length: 225mm
• Weight: 140g (approx)
• Rigging: 2 × 8/0 Mustad 10121NP-DT single hooks
• Construction: Timber body
• Design: Full stainless through-wire
• Buoyancy: Floating
• Action: Surface-oriented stick bait

Note:
Due to the advanced layering and translucency techniques used to achieve maximum realism, subtle variations in tone and opacity can occur between sizes and production runs. These natural differences are part of what makes each OOSH lure uniquely lifelike.

Key features

• Ultra-realistic Kahawai finish
• Accurate tone, contrast, and translucence
• Timber construction for lifelike presence
• Vertical posture on pause for strike confirmation
• Proven HAKU surface action
• Balanced, heavy-duty offshore setup

Kahawai isn’t about standing out.
It’s about being recognised.

Lifelike + Lethal.

Please note: Shipping to Australia can take up to two weeks.