Daiwa Salt Pro Minnow Saltwater Lures

These lures catch fish. Work great out of the package. But better when upgraded.

See previous review on same lure, different color. I like this color under low-light and night time. It has really good "flash" when worked properly..

love this plug in several colors. Casts like a bullet and has great action, esp. when "popping" the rod tip.

SP minnows swim well in all sizes and even in rougher seas and current. Decent hardware on newer models. Best casting minnow type swimmer.

Nothing in my opinion can produce more striped bass in more conditions than the Daiwa SP minnow. These lures were created specifically for stripers and they did a fantastic job!

this plug is a must have at night for your plug bag. they out perform any scandinavian swimmer 75% of the time. had 13 keeper bass in one night on this plug, never changed it all night.

Swims well. Cast good

Cast great and swims well. Good color.

The way it swims and the power of the hooks makes it perfect for medium and big fish.

These plugs are good not great. They would be five star if diawa stepped up their hardware. The hooks and splitrings that come on there are an absolute joke. One fish over 10lbs and these hooks would straighten right out or break. Upgrade to 2/0 vmc 4x hooks and 5.5 heavy duty split rings and these lures straight up kill! They cast pretty well and have a nice tight wobble swim pattern that gets the attention of any striper or blue that may be near by.

Casts great and catches fish. Nough' said.

There is a reason this lure has won itself a place in every anglers tackle box, because it works. The Daiwa SP minnow is the perfect light weight plug that will still cast a mile and tantalize even the most finicky bass. This lure is also a great value for money.

This plug catches fish. It swims a little deeper than a bomber and will cast a mile. Great great great swimming plug.

This is my favorite SP Minnow color. I find that it’s flash of silver on the retrieve really entices a strong strike. And, it’s super durable!

Casts a mile. Great action and very durable plug. SP minnows flat out work.

This is a great lure for casting to distant water that is not cluttered with weeds. Most of my success with this lure has been with striped bass. I am usually fishing the floating version over shallow (less than ten feet) water that has a good amount of current, and I've caught schoolies to fish around twenty pounds on this lure. I've never had an issue with the hardware, but I totally understand thoughts on replacing the hardware. Colors I've used are bunker, school bus, green mackerel, and blue mackerel. I have one that is dark purple, but haven't yet tried it. Seems like it would work well at night.

Great lure with great action always a go to

Looks great I need to try it out -Hard to beat the price

SP Minnow has been good producer for striped bass from surf. Action is good and lures hold well in strong current and bigger surf. Cast well for swimming plug. Preferred swimmer for getting few feet down below surface.

Nice lure. I used it before for striped bass and blue fish. Casts well and it has nice action. It is not as good as Rapala X-Rap SXR. X-Rap casts a little better in my opinion and you get a nice action even if you reel in slower.With the Daiwa SP you need to reel in a little faster to get nice wobble. I got it from Tackle Direct for less than half of the price of the Rapala. Blue fish destroy most of the lures so it is better to have few extra cheap lures when blues are around. Good deal. Thank you Tackle Direct.

Have had great luck for Stripers!

It's an excellent quality lure. I bought this over Lucky Craft because of the lower price point. No regrets.

It's an excellent quality lure. I bought this over Lucky Craft because of the lower price point. No regrets.

This is a quality lure at a lower price point than Lucky Craft. Very happy with the purchase.

Love the action on all these plugs. Mostly like the floating version, but suspended is fine too. Wish they would give them better hardware to begin with like yo Zuri or Shimano so I didn’t have to change em out right away.

The SP Minnow has grown to be one of my favorite lures to click on my TA clip. Catches both Stripers and Bluefish with ease. Even have caught Weakfish on them before! I've become so addicted to throwing them that I own just about every color of the DSPM15F, which is total overkill, but I can't help it. If you haven't checked 'em out, I highly suggest doing so.

Catches fish and comes in various colors, sizes, and weights

Awesome bait that can be used in every situation from the beach to the Cape Cod canal it will not let you down.

Awesome bait that can be used in every situation from the beach to the Cape Cod canal it will not let you down.

These lures i have caught many striped bass pass fall swimm great excellent action

The smaller SP has been one of my favorite lures. The larger size version is even better with beefy 4x kooks and split rings right out of the box (no more need to replace the hooks). They cast great and swim great as well. Highly recommended

when you need that minnow style action that casts like a bullet and can be retrieved in moderate current when other minnow styles plus just isn't enough. I like the floating 6 inch for the beach in dark silver or white colors

Good lure for blue fish.

Highly recommend this lure I use this all summer in Massachusetts and it slams stripers.If nothing else is working I can always count on a sp minow to work

Highly recommend it.

This is hands down my favorite all around Striper and Blue fishing plug, I have had countless fish on these lures on many color patterns and sizes.

These lures can fly through the air with the right setup. They have a better action in the water that comparable lures of the same variety. It is great that they sink to about 3-4 feet when you are retrieving. This can definitely increase your hookups over time.

The hooks and split rings are wimpy, but once swapped out for sturdier rings and some VMC inline singles, they're built to catch.

I love the larger profile. Great casting lure and helps cull out the bigger fish.

all that you love about an SP minnow but with a larger profile. Fantastic!!

SP minnows have become a favorite of surfcasters because they cast great (particularly for a swimming plug) and they catch fish. They also can take a lot of abuse on the rocks and keep on swimming.

Enough said, the reviews and ratings for this plug are great and this plug is even better

great over all plug just have to upgrade hooks and split rings

I have caught a lot of fish in this lure. Great in rough of calm surf. Twitch your rod tip in calm conditions to get a strike.

awesome lure for travelly and other game fish

I find that the 63/4 salt pros work great when there's a big heave on the beach. Even if the fish are eating smaller bait where it would normally call for a 51/8 sp they hit this one it just fine. I'm sure it's because of turbulent water making the lure look smaller. We have a lot of rough water on Cape Cod at this time of year and the 63/4 is just what the doctor ordered.

This is the lure I've reached for so much this season! Landed a lot of nice keeper bass and big blues on it.

i really like this lure, it casts very well and catches strippers.

i really like this lure, one of the best lures on the market, very pleased with it.

just finished landing a 15lbs Hog off the Pacific Coast wit that BONE SPMinnow 17F. Striper Candy!

I've caught several CA Halibut from the surf this summer using Salt Pro Minnows. Just no legal ones yet.

The SP minnow in bone and mother of pearl during the day has been my top producing lure again this year. I remove the rear hook and replace the front treble with a 2/0 VMC.

Love the extra distance in this size. SP Minnows are deadly for Striped Bass.

The 17S series have gone through a big upgrade that the original 15S lacked but at the same time, you lose some points. But over all I give it a 4 out of 5 star for usage. Pros - Casting Distance has improved (with no wind) Swimming action also improved and easier to swim through hard rips in the water. Bigger Plug means bigger Fish Hooks are not like the old thin bendable hooks. they are much beefier and will hold that new PB (personal best), that you have lost in the past. Cons - Casting Distance has dropped when casting against the wind - Because of the thicker and larger Build, it is hard for the plug to cut Through the wind unlike the 15S. Overall great plug to use.

The bigger the plug the bigger the fish. Next to my Danny's this is in my surf bag.

nice lures, Need to change the hooks and rings, factory hooks are weak

New larger models cast so far with the outstanding results. You must own one

Señuelo muy equilibrado en el lance largo y ademas de excelente natación, son mis preferidos para la pesca de róbalo.

Nice looking lure. They really stepped it up.

This is a great lure ecspecially the sinking feature, you can use this from fresh to salt water

This lure has great action and casts really well for a Minnow plug. The only issue is the stock split rings and hooks must be replaced to handle anything larger than a schoolie.

The larger model is used by almost everyone I know in the surf during the striper run. This model works great in the bay and at night to avoid 'shakers'. Casts really well.

The Daiwa 6" Salt Pro Minnows are effective in the surf because of their suspending characteristic. They stay in the strike zone longer than a full floating or full sinking minnow imitation. Sometimes it takes just a twitch to draw a strike from a striped bass. The weight distribution system also extends their casting distance.

I got my hands one one of these and I must say, extremely impressive. Casts like a bullet and catches fish like nothing else. Larger than the standard model and perfect for slightly more moderate conditions. A+

I use the sinking in deeper water where I need to get down when the fish are hanging low. This lure produces well in deep drops and in channels. All the models of SP minnows work exceptionally well. Use the sinking in deeper water and you'll catch more fish.

This is my number one lure to throw. I don't even take it off my line most of the time. Casts great! Amazed at the size of the fish ill catch on this lure.

This has become a stable on the beaches of long island. And my go to lure in the fall for bass on the south shore, If the fish are around the will hit this lure almost every time.

This lure is many times the first out of my plug bag. Decent casting and great action. I've had bass to 20lbs fall to this lure. Change out the hooks and split rings as they tend to be weak.

This lure has been very productive for me this year. I mainly fish at night from jettys and beaches and this is my go to lure. A slow retrieve in the current with a few twitches and hold on! I use the floaters and change out the split rings and use VMC 9626 4X 2/0 hooks.

I'm surprised as to how long I can cast this lure, even though am only using 16lb mono, was able to cast the lure far to cover more and more space. Quality was good considering its not JDM. Swims and suspends well. Not that heavy when reeling in from a far cast, which was a plus, because it lessened the fatigue especially when casting all day long. Overall nice swim action and casts very far.

Love the colors and design !

The Daiwa SP Minnow is a must have surf lure. Casts great, awesome action and catches fish. I upgrade the hooks to VMC 9626 and the split rings to 90lb Spro.

I have used various colors and styles from the beached of NH down to DE and produces fish. As others have mentioned the hardware on them is not the greatest so i replace the hooks.

first plug out after dark blurple color just replace the hooks with vmc 2/0 and your set

Always have one in my bag. Casts well , affordable, catches fish,, first time trying the laser green

Most of these reviews concern surf casting for striped bass - I haven't done any of that but inland in the Great Lakes region this is an outstanding trolling lure for introduced Pacific salmon spp., Steelhead, Brown Trout, and Lake Trout - here again, the durability and strength of the lure withstands powerful strikes and thrashing about, and its action, rattle and flash are particularly effective in attracting widely scattered fish in open water. Yo-Zuri beats Rapala every day in this situation. The lure is also good for Muskellunge.

Have fished many colors and weight variations - floating, sinking, slow sink and fast sink bullet. All productive in appropriate applications. Standard floating model has become an affordable staple in nearly every north-eastern surf-casters plug bag. Black, bone / white, mackerel, chicken scratch, wonder-bread / pearl, sardine, shiner, translucent green, sand-eel - have all caught fish for me. Sinking and Bullet models work better in moderate - heavier current, sweep, and/or wave action and the Bullets seem to need faster retrieve or current do get the S swimming action going - regular SP minnows wiggle tighter and will do so at slower retrieve. Mackerel and bone / pearl (white) SPs and Bullets, with upgraded hard-ware have caught bass up to 25lbs for me in Cape Cod Canal and all colors (esp. Blurple, white, chicken-scratch at night) have produced for me at night from South County Rhode Island breachways to North Shore Mass. and NH seacoast sand beaches and rocky shorelines. Replacing factory hardware with stronger (3-4X VMC, 2/0 or 3/0) hooks and split rings is necessary for targeting bigger fish, especially in current, but may slow down the lures action, which may be desirable to some - opinions vary. SPs do track better and stay stable in heavier current conditions than many lighter weight "Finnish"/ minnow plugs. SPs also cast much better (internal weight transfer) than many similar sized plugs.

SP minnows are always in my surf bag, can't go wrong

I think it is newer version. I love the size for my local water. same action, and same castability

The diawa salt minnow is a staple for my fall striper fishing. When fish are feeding in the top 10' of the water column a hard jerkbait can be a great option, especially if bluefish are in the mix. While I throw many brands of jerkbaits for bay rockfish, the 6" suspended diawa salt minnow stands out in its ability to catch quality fish. As a light tackle guy I appreciate It's castability, action, finish and hardware. You can jerk and reel to cover water quickly or slow down and jerk-jerk-jerk reel and it practically dances in place staying in the strike zone longer. One of the major draws to this bait is its size, rock fish and sea trout are not afraid of big baits so increase your chances of catching big fish by throwing a big bait! If your not sure what color/finish to go with try the green laser or bone.

Caught a ton of fish on a sp lure

Catch more fish with sp then any other lure

They never fail to catch fish, the hooks are not the strongest and need to be replaced but other than that it is perfect. I caught a 70 pounder on one this year, my third biggest bass.

I use this lure every time I go. Cast way better then a bomber. You can use in calm water or rough. Lure will help you catch more fish.

Nice MINNOW, great colors, perfect for my surf fishing in Mexico! Muy padre currican, bonitos colores, perfecto para mi pesca de orilla en Mexico!

The SP Minnow is easily my top-scoring lure for Stripers. It casts well, and the finish really stands up to the scouring of the surf.

good looking lure, very nice materials and good looking for fisherman and fish

The SP minnow has a very lifelike swim and casts a mile.

Very east to cast far, great lure.

Great lure, must have, but not great on windy days.

A must have lure. Dont go fishing without a few.

Not impressed with the lure. Outstanding casting distance is the only upside. Action of the lure absolutely sucks. No action whatsoever.

These lures have great action and can be tweaked with your retrieve style to really get the bass and blues to strike. Factory hardware is weak and ok for smaller fish but on blues 10lb and up and stripers 15lb and up your gonna wanna swap to stronger split rings and hooks,

Saw results with the SP minnow on my first couple trips this season.

The SP's always swim really nice making them attractive for the fish to hit. Weight is perfect for the extra distance on each and every cast.

looks like the bait in hold over rivers. the perfect lure

perfect for taking spring stripers.

I bought 4 and couldn't be happier. A++

very good lure for bluefish and sea bass. i always catch fish when i use this lure.

Purchase the Laser Green Shiner to try it out, my only regret was I only bought one! Bottom line, fish have no chance with this thing.