Delalande Toupti Shad is a small pre-rigged soft lure designed for light spinning. Its compact baitfish profile is particularly well suited to trout fishing in small rivers, as well as other predators feeding on small fry.
The lures are supplied ready-mounted on jig heads matched to their size. The 3 cm / 1.2 in version is rigged with a 2 g head, while the 4 cm / 1.6 in model uses a 4 g head. This ready-to-fish setup removes the need to select a separate hook and weight.
Toupti Shad can be retrieved steadily with or against the current, worked with gentle lifts close to the bottom or held in slower pockets behind obstructions. Its small size is especially useful when predators are feeding cautiously and ignoring larger lures.
Although primarily intended for trout, this small baitfish imitation can also be effective for perch and chub. A varied selection of natural and contrasting colours makes it easier to match the lure to water clarity, bottom colour and changing light conditions.
Delalande Toupti Shad is a small pre-rigged soft lure designed for light spinning. Its compact baitfish profile is particularly well suited to trout fishing in small rivers, as well as other predators feeding on small fry.
The lures are supplied ready-mounted on jig heads matched to their size. The 3 cm / 1.2 in version is rigged with a 2 g head, while the 4 cm / 1.6 in model uses a 4 g head. This ready-to-fish setup removes the need to select a separate hook and weight.
Toupti Shad can be retrieved steadily with or against the current, worked with gentle lifts close to the bottom or held in slower pockets behind obstructions. Its small size is especially useful when predators are feeding cautiously and ignoring larger lures.
Although primarily intended for trout, this small baitfish imitation can also be effective for perch and chub. A varied selection of natural and contrasting colours makes it easier to match the lure to water clarity, bottom colour and changing light conditions.
Delalande
The Delalande company, created by Mr Alain Delalande in 1979 was first specialized in the sale of mounted line for coarse fishing. Quickly, the first machines for making jig heads will be purchased and the first softbaits, imported from the United States, arrive on the French market thanks to Delalande.
In the following years, the “mounted line” part is sold in order to devote itself entirely to the jig head and softbait part, in particular with the purchase of a first machine to manufacture lures. The development of the Delalande material is then underway, and the first softbaits are emerging.
It was not until 1995 that the famous Sandra was born, an innovative and affordable lure and above all extremely effective. Today it is one of the softbaits known to all generations of lure fishermen, and is present in all boxes.
Over the years, it is as a family that the company has been managed, both by Alain and his wife, as well as by their children, Tony who manages the production and Sandrine all the management and marketing part.