Z-Man PrawnStarZ Shrimp Lures89mm, 5g

Overview

Overview

The Z-Man PrawnStarZ 3.5" is a pre-rigged soft plastic shrimp lure designed to imitate the appearance and underwater movement of a natural prawn for saltwater lure fishing. Made from Z-Man's 10X Tough ElaZtech material, it combines a carefully balanced body, lifelike moving appendages, an internal glass rattle and a strong Mustad UltraPoint hook in one ready-to-fish package.

Supplied already rigged in packs of two, the PrawnStarZ gives sea anglers a versatile alternative to conventional paddle-tail shads and hard-bodied lures. Its segmented abdomen, raised tail, broad tail fan, thin swimming legs and antennae work together to create pulsing movement as the lure travels through the water, even during slow, subtle presentations.

Each lure arrives pre-rigged and weighted, so there's no need to source a separate jighead or thread a soft body onto a hook before fishing. The range is offered across twelve hand-painted colour patterns to suit different water clarity and light conditions.

Perfect For

The PrawnStarZ is built as a shrimp imitation for targeting predatory sea fish around suitable coastal structure. For UK anglers, it's well suited to working slowly around rocky gullies, harbour edges and estuary channels - the kind of areas where bass are known to feed on prawns and shrimps.

Retrieve options include letting the lure sink naturally, hopping it gently along the bottom, or working a slow lift-and-fall presentation. It's best suited to slow, finesse-style fishing rather than fast retrieves, and its running depth and effectiveness will vary with current, tackle and conditions on the day.

Technical Insight

The lure's balanced weighting is one of its most important design features, keeping it in a more natural horizontal position as it sinks and when it rests on the seabed, rather than dropping nose-first like many rigged soft plastics. This horizontal posture is intended to mimic how a real shrimp behaves in the water column.

The 10X Tough ElaZtech construction is engineered for flexibility and resistance to tearing, helping the lure withstand repeated strikes and contact with underwater structure, while its natural buoyancy contributes to the balanced sinking action. An internal glass rattle adds an audible dimension to the presentation, particularly useful when the lure is twitched, lifted or dragged across the seabed, while the pre-rigged 2/0 Mustad UltraPoint hook is rated 2X strong for saltwater predators.