Tackle Week 2026: Hot new lures Canadian fish won’t be able to resist, from jigs to jerkbaits

For a look at more of the year’s best new fishing gear, also see our round-up of 2026’s best new rods, reels & lines; electronics, apparel & accessories and fly-fishing gear.

Best Hybrid Topwater

CLAPTAIL 110

Should you tempt topwater fish with a prop bait or a bladed lure? Now you don’t have to choose. Sporting both a metal prop and back blade—which collide when retrieved—the ClapTail 110 produces a unique two-tone vibration, not to mention a lot of general commotion. It’s 4⅜ inches long and weighs just under an ounce, so you can cast it a mile. It comes in a choice of eight colours.

Learn more: www.rapala.ca

Best predator jig

MANITOBA MULLET

Built on Northland’s popular Smeltinator jig head, this beast boasts a large tuft of synthetic hair—plus some flash and a few feathers—wrapped around an ultra-strong hook with a treble stinger. Whether cast and retrieved or jigged vertically, the bait breathes and undulates, ringing the dinner bell for monster lakers, pike and muskies. It comes in four colours and ¾- or one-ounce sizes.

Learn more: www.northlandtackle.com

Best Pre-rigged Swimbait

SURGE MINNOW

Storm’s latest pre-rigged swimbait combines a lifelike baitfish profile with a subtle swimming action. What truly sets it apart is the prominent dorsal fin that acts as a weedguard—eliminating the need to bury the hook point, as is the case when rigging standard swimbaits as weedless. Weighing ⅛ ounce, it’s available in three- and four-inch versions and a choice of eight colours.

Learn more: www.rapala.ca/storm