THE TYPE-3 FEATURES THE MEDIUM DEPTH OF THE SERIES WITH ITS ABILITY TO TRACE A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 3.0M (9-10FT), BUT IT CAN ALSO PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN THE SHALLOWER 4-5FT RANGE DUE TO ITS DEFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS. THE DESIGN MINIMIZES SNAGS IN THE SHALLOWS AND PERFECTS THE AGGRESSIVE DEFLECTIONS THAT TRIGGER BITES IN AND AROUND ROCK AND STRUCTURE. INSTEAD OF “SLIDING” DEFLECTIONS, WHICH CREATE DEAD SPOTS IN THE RETRIEVE, THE IXI SHAD DEFLECTS—HARD—BUT WITH A “FALLING FORWARD” POSTURE. THE ABILITY TO DEFLECT WITH ATHLETICISM AND CORRECT FORM ENSURES THE LURE DOESN’T LOSE TRACTION THROUGHOUT THE RETRIEVE, MAINTAINING ITS SIZE-DEFYING ACTION AND ENSURING POTENTIAL BITES ARE NOT NEGLIGENTLY LOST.
