Museum Archive: Matzuo Phantom Minnow, 1/8oz Rainbow Blue fishing lure #9486

Weighted at 1/8 oz (4 g), this slender minnow profile is built for precision casting in thin water. The Rainbow Blue color pattern features a dark dorsal strip that transitions into a detailed, textured scale finish across the blue-silver flanks. Measuring 2 1/4" (6 cm) in length, the Matzuo Phantom Minnow (Product Code 9486) is a suspending lure engineered to hold its position in the water column at depths of 0-2 ft (0-0.6 m). This specimen is in unused condition, showing a clean clear plastic diving lip and original sharp treble hooks. Matzuo USA designed the body with a realistic 3D eye and a streamlined shape that provides a natural visual target when retrieved through shallow cover.