DUO Tide Minnow SPRAT 120SF120mm - 19g Slow-Floating

Overview

Overview

The DUO Tide Minnow SPRAT 120SF is a Japanese hard-bodied diving minnow built for sea bass fishing, combining long-distance casting performance with a lively wobbling-and-rolling swimming action.

Measuring 120mm and weighing 19g, it is classified as a slow-floating lure, meaning it dives on the retrieve and rises gradually back towards the surface whenever the retrieve is paused. An internal moving-weight system shifts mass towards the rear of the lure during the cast, while an internal rattle adds extra acoustic attraction.

The lure is fitted with three treble hooks and manufacturer-spec split rings, giving it a durable, fishable setup straight out of the packet, and it is offered across a wide range of manufacturer colour patterns, including UV and glow finishes on selected options.

Perfect For

The SPRAT 120SF is designed for UK sea bass fishing around beaches, rocky shorelines, gullies, reef edges and suitable estuary areas. Its long-casting design helps anglers search open water, while its responsive swimming action suits working around tidal movement and coastal structure.

It is a useful option when bass are feeding beneath the surface and a topwater pencil lure isn't reaching them, and it has been described as suitable for windy weather and rough sea conditions, where its casting stability and responsiveness come into their own.

Technical Insight

The internal moving-weight casting system works by shifting weight rearward during the cast, improving stability in flight and helping the lure travel further and more accurately, particularly useful in windy coastal conditions or when distance is needed to reach feeding fish.

Once in the water, the SPRAT's wobbling-and-rolling action responds directly to retrieve speed and rod-tip movement, so a steady retrieve gives a consistent swimming presentation while twitches and speed changes add extra, more erratic movement. Its slow-floating buoyancy means it dives on the retrieve but rises steadily when paused, making it well suited to stop-and-go presentations over structure such as submerged rocks and weed, provided sufficient clearance is maintained. DUO specifies a working depth of approximately 0.5–1.5 metres, keeping the lure working through the upper water column where a deeper-diving plug might be less effective.