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Inshore saltwater guides and deal with retailers speak Z-Man® PrawnstarZ™ and what makes it popa

Contemporary—and we imply recent— off the menu, the ElaZtech® empowered PrawnstarZ had simply gained Z-Man’s third consecutive ICAST award for Greatest Saltwater Smooth Lure when the posts and fishing stories began rolling in. Even earlier than it hit (and rapidly vanished from) baitshop cabinets, the brand new snackable shrimp cocktail had already juiced extra appetites than an Outdated Bay seafood boil.

Simply down the highway from the Orlando primarily based angling expo, Captain Honson Lau gave a convincing thumbs-up, stay from the Florida Everglades, talking to the PrawnstarZ’ astonishing endurance: “Proper off, I couldn’t imagine the sturdiness of this delicate, segmented shrimp bait—completely able to getting bit dozens of occasions with out even exhibiting battle scars. So, yeah, the bait is nearly indestructible. On the identical time, the PrawnstarZ’ stout hook simply handles all of the strain from a bull redfish or a really giant tarpon. The factor’s that powerful, which is loopy contemplating the delicate nature of most synthetic shrimp baits right now.

“What’s additionally cool is that the PrawnstarZ’ ElaZtech physique lets me insert a DIY mono weed guard into the bait, extending its versatility to fishing potholes on sticky grass flats. With out query, the PrawnstarZ has already turn into a staple in my Everglades deal with bag”.  

Legendary South Carolina inshore information, Captain Ralph Phillips, who’s fished each shrimp bait in existence, weighed in with current success tales: “This bait is a real performer. In every single place I’ve fished the previous a number of weeks, the PrawnstarZ has been the hands-down winner for good numbers and spectacular sized redfish, trout and flounder.

“And simply to ensure it wasn’t all a fluke, I lately returned to those identical areas with completely different baits. The PrawnstarZ continued out-fishing its rivals to the tune of four-to-one.

“The bait’s even been eaten by some large brackish water catfish—and I plan to solid it for largemouth bass in these identical areas subsequent. When each species eats, you recognize you’ve bought an important bait tied on.”

Captain Stephen Flook, a full-time fishing information from coastal McClellanville, South Carolina, fished the PrawnstarZ side-by-side with stay crustaceans for the last word delicate plastics take a look at. “We’ve been on an  unbelievable chunk with the brand new Z-Man PrawnstarZ! On one current half day constitution, the bait produced 75 fish. We ‘slammed out,’ catching large redfish, seatrout, black drum and flounder, all on the identical bait

“We even pitted the PrawnstarZ towards stay shrimp below popping corks and it nonetheless went fish-for-fish versus the true deal, together with our greatest redfish of the day. From Virginia to Texas—in addition to abroad in Australia—this bait is destined for greatness and numerous smiles from anglers all over the place.”

All the way in which down the place the Mighty Mississippi meats the Gulf of Mexico, Captain Eric Newman is placing shoppers on epic sight bites for bull reds crunching on crustaceans. “We introduced again two baits from ICAST, which Z-Man designer Jose Chavez gave us and instructed us to guard like pets,” remembers Newman, co-owner of Venice, Louisiana’s elegant Journey South Outfitters.

“First journeys again on the Delta, we put the PrawnstarZ in entrance of bull redfish chewing on popping white and brown shrimp and had been connected nonstop—shrimp scorching and birds diving all over the place. We put it below popping corks and caught large seatrout, too. Didn’t matter.

“Largest factor we observed, past the bait’s uncanny realism and motion was the PrawnstarZ’ unimaginable sturdiness. Till now, all delicate plastic shrimp baits simply fell aside after just a few bites. The resilient new ElaZtech bait goes to utterly change the notion and follow of tossing shrimp imitations for giant selective predators. Like, we’re catching dozens or extra large redfish on a single PrawnstarZ. That’s loopy stuff.

Newman continues: “Coming in to fall and winter, our trout and redfish key nearly single-mindedly on shrimp. And with so many spot-on colour phases, notably patterns like Golden Boy, Brown Shrimp or the traditional Cajun Cricket, we’ll be outfitted to match each water readability and situation.

Dave Fladd, an distinctive inshore angler and co-owner of Eye Strike Fishing, filed one other spectacular PrawnstarZ report: “Ever since all the thrill surrounding Z-Man’s ICAST win, we’ve been stoked to fish the PrawnstarZ ourselves and discover out if the hype matched its on-water efficiency. We had been fortunate to be among the many first retail outlets to hold the brand new shrimp bait, and the gross sales have been sizzling.

“Within the meantime, we’ve had a number of nice days casting the PrawnstarZ for every part that feeds on shrimp, which is just about each fish that swims. We’ve caught numerous large flounder as much as 21-inches and back-to-back 27- and 29-inch redfish.

“Within the water, the bait sits and swims precisely like a stay shrimp. However the PrawnstarZ’ attraction is well beyond pores and skin deep. It’s the hardest shrimp bait ever made. And, the burden distribution and sink charges are dead-on. So you possibly can retrieve the PrawnstarZ nearly any means you need—gradual crawl and swim to fast pops of the rod tip. Or, don’t work it in any respect. Simply let the bait flutter naturally on a semi-slack line and await that tough thump. It’s simply an incredible bait that’s straightforward for anybody to fish, and that builds confidence with each chunk.”

Impersonating essentially the most prolific inshore saltwater snack, the 10X Robust ElaZtech PrawnstarZ is hitting fishing shops now. Every lure is armed with depraved sharp, 2X Robust Mustad® UltraPoint® hooks–2/0 (3.5” measurement) / 5/0 5” measurement). Twelve tremendous vivid, hand-painted colour apps match each water readability and shrimp colour part, 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. 

About Z-Man Fishing Merchandise: A dynamic Charleston, South Carolina primarily based firm, Z-Man Fishing Merchandise has melded forefront fishing deal with with expertise for almost three a long time. Creator of the Authentic ChatterBait®, Z-Man can also be the famend innovators of 10X Robust ElaZtech® superplastics, among the many most coveted baits in fresh- and saltwater. Z-Man is without doubt one of the fastest-growing lure manufacturers worldwide.