A PrawnstarZ™ Is Born

Z-Man® reveals new high-performance, pre-rigged shrimp softbait

When an inshore fishing information the likes of Florida’s Captain C.A. Richardson digs into his little sneak field and ties on a brand new prototype ElaZtech® bait, it’s most likely time to concentrate. When that bait is a dwell shrimp duplicate created by Z-Man®—winners of the final two ICAST Finest Saltwater Delicate Lure awards in a row—it’s a great indication the celebrities have aligned and also you’re about to expertise a Funkadelic day of fishing.

On the eve of its unveiling, the brand new Z-Man PrawnstarZ has already accounted for a boatload of huge redfish, seatrout and snook. A lot of the PrawnstarZ prototypes are nonetheless in operation, too—a testomony to the toughness of its superplastic anatomy. It’s particularly spectacular when you think about the bait’s remarkably lifelike stature and vary of pure actions—and simply what number of instances every certainly one of these lures will get eaten.

“Delicate shrimp baits have been notoriously troublesome to design, as a result of re-creating the multifaceted swimming motions of an actual crustacean is simply so extremely complicated,” suggests Captain Richardson. “All it took was one forged with this lure to comprehend Z-Man knocked it out of the park.”

“However what’s so wonderful concerning the PrawnstarZ is that it appears and acts the half. It’s received all of the anatomically appropriate attributes, together with antennae, swimming legs and tail fan. So, every of those appendages provide visible realism and the crustacean-like actions of an precise dwell shrimp.”

Completely weighted and balanced to take care of an genuine horizontal posture because the bait freefalls and when it sits on backside, the pre-rigged PrawnstarZ excels at an array of inshore purposes: shallow sight-casting to redfish, drifting and freelining for seatrout, dragging backside for flounder, plying oyster bars, docks and mangroves for snook or just hovering underneath a popping cork.

The PrawnstarZ leans on an optimized mix of its sturdy, buoyant ElaZtech physique and precision-balanced weight construction to retain a pure, horizontal, shrimp-like posture always—fairly than diving and sinking head-first.

Pushed by its energetic crustacean anatomy, the brand new PrawnstarZ isn’t simply stylized with lively-looking appendages, it’s delivered to life with these constructions. “The bait doesn’t simply look enticing, its motion pushed,” explains Richardson. “Every limb and leg is strategically designed to maneuver like a dwell shrimp.”

“Give the bait an enormous rip and its upturned tail fan dolphin-kicks and goes into escape mode, bait pumping up, up and away. The motion is so convincingly actual, all propelled by the lure’s hinged tail, which features like a spoiler, pushing the bait again down. We name the motion the Alabama shake, and the PrawnstarZ does it higher than another shrimp bait I’ve seen.”

On the freefall, says Richardson, the lure glides horizontally, a operate of its buoyant physique and optimized weight distribution. “Swim it slowly ahead or scoot it throughout backside and the PrawnstarZ’ little pleopods (swimming legs) pulse and quiver, its antennae swish again and flutter. These are all killer visuals that breathe convincing life into the lure, and completely entice selective predators to go nostril down and poof! Within the water, I’m telling you, it’s difficult to inform this lure aside from an actual shrimp.”

Releasing the PrawnstarZ’ tail to pump, thrust and parachute, deep-cut belly segments free and liberate the bait to behave as supposed. “By constructing the lure from ElaZtech, we have been in a position to lower deep segments joined by razor-thin slices of fabric to allow most tail motion—all with out worries about breakage,” notes Z-Man Director of Product Improvement Jose Chavez. “ElaZtech is only a actually robust, wonderful materials.”

“Z-Man even envisioned and replicated the auditory abilities of actual shrimp—that unmistakable clicking sound shrimp make which predators completely zone in on,” Richardson notes. Constructed into the PrawnstarZ’ balanced inner weight/hook system, an inner glass rattle rings out with every backside contact or shake of the rodtip.” 

To match assorted shrimp hatches, the PrawnstarZ options two sizes—3.5-inch, 3/16-ounce and 5-inch, 1/2-ounce. “That smaller dimension will likely be good for that late summer time, fall into winter section when the chunk will get just a little harder,” believes Richardson.

“So many conditions we face which can be simply begging for this bait. For casting to tailing redfish, it’s already a homerun. Dragging and drifting in present and tides, simply giving the lure a pointy twitch every so often. For pitching into potholes and bars, barely giving it brief hops. Letting it soak beneath a popping cork, particularly when shrimp are scorching in dock lights . . . Z-Man simply gave us one other huge hit.”

Impersonating probably the most prolific inshore snack, the 10X Robust ElaZtech PrawnstarZ is ready to hit the water in September. Every lure is armed with depraved sharp, 2X Robust 2/0 (3.5”) or 5/0 (5”) Mustad® UltraPoint® hooks. Twelve tremendous vivid, hand-painted colour apps match each water readability and shrimp colour section, coast to coast. Out there in 3.5”, 3/16-ounce (2 per pack) and 5”, 1/2-ounce (1 per pack) sizes, MSRP $8.99. For extra intel, go to www.zmanfishing.com or see it in motion on the 2024 ICAST present (New Product Showcase entry – Saltwater Delicate Lure) and sales space #4808.

About Z-Man Fishing Merchandise: A dynamic Charleston, South Carolina primarily based firm, Z-Man Fishing Merchandise has melded vanguard fishing deal with with know-how for almost three a long time. Z-Man has lengthy been among the many business’s largest suppliers of silicone skirt materials utilized in jigs, spinnerbaits and different lures. Creator of the Authentic ChatterBait®, Z-Man can also be the famend innovators of 10X Robust ElaZtech® softbaits, among the many most coveted baits in fresh- and saltwater. Z-Man is among the fastest-growing lure manufacturers worldwide.