Z-Man Expands PrawnStarZ Lineup with 3 New Models

Z?Man® is turning up the heat this winter with the expanded PrawnStarZ™ lineup, now in stock with three new models ready for action: downsized 2.5” and 3” pre-rigged versions, plus a 3.5” LB (Loose Body) model for maximum rigging flexibility. Together, these additions give anglers more ways to match the hatch and the same proven profile and bulletproof durability that made the original an instant inshore legend.

A big speckled trout ate this weedless PrawnStarZ LB.

Rig It Your Way

Fresh off winning the Best in Category Award for Saltwater Soft Lure at ICAST 2025, the PrawnStarZ LB delivers all the lifelike action and tail kick of the original in a new unrigged format that puts customization in anglers’ hands. Designed with a molded hook?guide channel and dorsal hook pocket for easy, straight rigging every time, the LB can be fished weedless on a 3/0 ZWG™ Weighted Swimbait Hook or Texas Eye™ Jighead, or paired with a Trout Eye® Jighead for added depth and sink?rate control.

This versatility lets anglers fine?tune weight and hook style to match any condition. Skip it under docks, drift it across shell beds, pitch it into grass, or work deep channel edges and creek bends: the PrawnStarZ LB gives anglers the freedom to adapt and succeed wherever gamefish are staged.

This redfish couldn't resist the 2.5" PrawnStarZ.

Small Bait, Big Bites

Since the launch of the pre-rigged PrawnStarZ last year, anglers immediately began asking for a downsized finesse version of the bait. The new 2.5" model answers that call, delivering the same lifelike shrimp profile in a smaller package that shines when gamefish are skittish or keyed in on tiny forage.

Whether presented softly in gin-clear shallows or drifted under a popping cork, this bite?sized shrimp moves naturally and fools even the wariest redfish, trout, and snook. Pre-rigged with a beefy yet compact custom 2X strong size 2 Mustad® hook, it still packs the strength to tame big gamefish. And as every seasoned angler knows, elephants eat peanuts — big fish love small lures.

The 3" PrawnStarZ was the perfect size to fool this nice speckled trout.

Goldilocks of Shrimp Baits

Day in and day out, the 3” PrawnStarZ has proven to be the perfect middle ground: not too big, not too small, but just right. Bridging the gap between the 2.5” and 3.5” models, it delivers an ultra?natural match to real shrimp forage and has already cemented its place in the PrawnStarZ lineup as the go-to size for inshore guides who are on the water every day.

Weighing in at 1/8 oz and armed with a 1/0 hook, it hits the sweet spot for inshore versatility — the “Swiss Army Knife” of lure weights that balances the need for long casts with a slow, natural descent. Whether you’re working shallow flats or probing deeper pockets all in the same trip, the 3” PrawnStarZ™ adapts seamlessly and keeps you in the strike zone.

One Lineup, Every Inshore Scenario

Already a best?seller and must?cast favorite across Gulf and Southeast Coasts, the PrawnStarZ has proven it’s the real deal — with back?to?back Best Saltwater Soft Lure awards at ICAST to show for it. Now available in sizes from 2.5” to 5”, rigged and unrigged options, and a palette of 12 colors to match every condition, anglers can fish with confidence knowing they’ve got the right shrimp for any situation. Big fish, big wins, big smiles — PrawnStarZ™ delivers it all.

About Z-Man Fishing Products: A dynamic Charleston, South Carolina based company, Z-Man Fishing Products has melded leading edge fishing tackle with technology for nearly three decades. Z-Man has long been among the industry’s largest suppliers of silicone skirt material used in jigs, spinnerbaits and other lures. Creator of the Original ChatterBait®, Z-Man is also the renowned innovators of 10X Tough ElaZtech® softbaits, among the most coveted baits in fresh- and saltwater. Z-Man is one of the fastest-growing lure brands worldwide.