Originally a Japanese invention for raising deep-feeding yellowfin and bigeye tuna to trolled surface lures, bird teasers have made the transition to the game fishing scene with great success. They still work on tuna, but marlin, sailfish and other game species find them irresistible as well.

Mold Craft make Soft Birds in three sizes — small, medium and large — and these incredible lures/teasers can be used in a variety of ways. Spreader Bars or as a daisy chain, a flotilla of Little Birds really rips up the ocean. The effect it has on tuna species from albacore, bluefin and yellowfin has to be seen to be believed! Of course, marlin and sailfish find them irresistible as well, but their use as tuna teasers is definitely an underutilized technique.