Shimano Exsence Wyzon 111S Jet Boost: A 40 g Lipped Sinking Pencil for Fast Current

Shimano’s lipped sinking pencil, the Exsence Wyzon, now comes in a bigger, heavier 111S Jet Boost (XM-R11Z). The 77S is good with small bait and gentle current; the 111S is for the big bait and fast current of autumn and winter. It went on sale in Japan in September 2026.

The Wyzon is an unusual seabass lure: a sinking pencil with a lip. The lip stops it rising in current, so it is used as a sinking pencil that holds the mid-water.

Specs

Shimano lists distance, sink rate and even a current rating. “From 66 cm/s” is a guide to how fast the current can be and still be fishable.

Key features

1. A lipped pencil that holds the mid-water

The lip catches water to resist rising and keep it level, even in fast current. The sink rate is set so it neither floats up nor sinks too fast, ideal for working the mid-water slowly.

2. 111 mm for mullet fry, gizzard shad and sappa

The 111 mm silhouette is designed around baits like mullet fry (inakko), sappa (a small herring) and gizzard shad, with a wide body for presence. It targets seabass feeding on big autumn bait.

3. Exsence’s first “hybrid weight”

It combines Jet Boost with an additional moving weight, the first hybrid structure in the Exsence range. The Jet Boost weight is shaped to the belly instead of being a cylinder, lowering the centre of gravity to stabilise both flight and level swimming. Wide-bodied lures usually wobble in flight; this structure controls that.

4. S-shaped tail slide and shimmy fall

Its action is a tail slide close to an S-curve. It slips around the current, so it does not blow out of the surface even in fast water, and suits drifting. On the fall it stays level and shimmies side to side, flashing as it sinks, so expect bites on the drop too.

Colours (9)

How to fish it

• Drift: cast up-current and just take up slack as it rides the flow; the lip keeps it down
• Down-current retrieve: it does not break the surface even when retrieved against the current
• Lift and fall: use the shimmy fall to create a pause to eat
• Long casts on surf and river mouths: 40 g and 70 m reach distant current lines and drop-offs

The key is to use it where current is fast: river mouths, flood gates and the ends of piers with strong tide, where normal sinking pencils rise too much.

111S vs 77S

According to Shimano, the 77S suits small bait and gentle current, while the 111S stays under the surface in big-bait situations and fast current, including down-current retrieves. Simple rule: 77S for the spring worm hatch and small bait; 111S for big autumn–winter bait and strong river-mouth current.

Compared with the Shimano Hikage 125S

Suggested tackle

At 40 g, it is hard to cast fully on ML or softer rods. Watch for snags on rough ground, since it has a lip. Fast-current spots often have risky footing, so always wear a life jacket.

My take

Sinking pencils are great for drifting, but in very fast current they rise and miss the depth. The Wyzon adds a lip so it stays in the mid-water. The 111S extends that idea to big bait, strong current and long casts. For trophy seabass chasing gizzard shad and mullet at river mouths in autumn and winter, it is a useful addition.

Read next

• Shimano Hikage 125S
• The Gizzard Shad (Konoshiro) Pattern
• Autumn Seabass in Japan

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