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Shimano Bantam Facer 85+SF – High-Performance Modular Swimbait

The Shimano Bantam Facer 85+SF is an 85 mm jointed swimbait engineered to deliver outstanding versatility when targeting predatory fish. Featuring a Slow Floating design and Shimano’s innovative modular system, it allows anglers to customise the lure’s behaviour according to swimming depth, retrieve speed and changing fishing conditions.

The ARMABOOST technology enhances casting performance through its articulated body, which folds during the cast to improve stability, distance and accuracy. This advanced design brings impressive casting efficiency to a compact swimbait, helping anglers reach productive areas with greater precision.

Interchangeable short and long lips allow the swimming depth to be adjusted, while the tail and joint configurations can be modified to fine-tune the lure’s action. The Facer 85+SF can therefore produce a straight, natural swimming motion, a tight minnow-style wobble or a more pronounced swimbait-style rolling action.

This adaptability makes it suitable for finesse presentations in clear water as well as more aggressive retrieves when predators are actively feeding. Ideal for targeting perch, pike and other predatory species, the Facer 85+SF is available in 8 colours to suit different light levels and water conditions.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Shimano

• Model: Bantam Facer 85+SF

• Type: Jointed Swimbait / Glide Bait

• Length: 85 mm (excluding interchangeable tail)

• Weight: 8 g (0.28 oz)

• Buoyancy: Slow Floating

• Casting system: ARMABOOST

• Holographic technology: SCALE BOOST

• Fishing configurations: Topwater, subsurface, diving to approximately 0.9 m (3 ft) and straight I-motion retrieve

• Interchangeable lips: Short and long

• Interchangeable tails: Slice Tail and Wedge Tail

• Action customisation: Adjustable through tail and joint combinations

• Swimming action: Smooth swimming, tight wobbling, rolling and straight-line I-motion

• Available colours: 8

• Target species: Perch, pike, black bass, sea bass and other predatory fish