DUEL - HARDCORE LG MINNOW 50mm 2.5g F1198 FLOATING FISHING LURES

Duel Hardcore LG Minnow 50mm 2.5g F1198 Floating Fishing Lures

The Duel Hardcore LG Minnow 50F is a light game minnow built for anglers working the top 20cm of the water column. At 50mm and 2.5g it sits in the size class that pressured harbour and estuary fish will still eat, and Duel's New Magnetic Transfer weight system moves the internal weight rearward on the cast so a lure this small can still be thrown to a stated maximum of 25m. The action stays consistent from a very slow crawl through to a fast retrieve, which matters when you are searching shallow water at night or in low light. It is a floating design, so it can be paused over snags and worked back down current without hanging up.

Model & Weight: F1198 / 50mm - 2.5g. Type: Floating. Colours stocked: HBPC, HGR, HIW, HPI, LSCA.

Key Features

• Floating minnow, 50mm and 2.5g, for light game and finesse work
• New Magnetic Transfer weight system for extended casting distance
• Stated maximum casting distance of 25m
• Dive range of 0–20cm — a genuine shallow runner
• Holds its action from very slow to fast retrieve speeds
• #14 hooks and #1 split rings as supplied
• Suited to night and low-light fishing around lit structure
• LSCA is a luminous glow-belly pattern for dark conditions

How To Fish It

• Slow surface-layer retrieve — Wind just fast enough to keep the lure tracking in the top 20cm. In current, cast up-tide and let the flow do most of the work.
• Twitch and pause — Two short rod-tip twitches, then a pause of one to two seconds so the lure floats back up. Most takes come on the pause.
• Drift under lights — At night, cast across a lit jetty or bridge line and swim the lure through the shadow edge where predators sit facing the current.
• Long-range searching — Fan casts from a breakwater or bank to cover the flat quickly, then slow down once you locate fish.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Small barramundi (siakap), mangrove jack, small trevally and queenfish around jetty pilings and river mouths; hampala barb (sebarau) in reservoir shallows.
• North America — Smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie and white bass in rivers and reservoirs, plus inshore speckled trout over shallow grass.
• Japan & East Asia — Classic light game (raito gemu) from harbour walls: mebaru, kasago, small seabass (suzuki) and small trevally.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Bream, whiting and Australian bass in estuaries; perch, chub and asp in European rivers and canals; small queenfish along Gulf shorelines.

Specifications

Available colours and SKUs: HBPC (30F1198HBPC), HGR (30F1198HGR), HIW (30F1198HIW), HPI (30F1198HPI), LSCA (30F1198LSCA).

Recommended Pairing

• Ultralight to light spinning rod rated roughly 1–8g, with a tip soft enough to load 2.5g
• 0.3–0.8 PE braid (roughly 5–12 lb) to reach the stated casting distance
• 6–12 lb fluorocarbon leader; step up around oyster-covered pilings
• 1000–2500 size spinning reel