Z-Man

Elevate your finesse fishing with the Z-Man Chatterbait Flashback Mini, a deadly, compact bladed jig designed to trigger aggressive strikes from a wide variety of species. By combining a downsized version of the patented hex-shaped ChatterBlade with a hand-painted, holographic minnow body, Z-Man has created a unique bait that excels in clear water and heavily pressured fisheries.

Unlike standard bladed jigs, the Flashback Mini features a skirtless design, allowing it to slip through the water with a more subtle, streamlined approach. Its signature direct head-to-blade connection ensures the bait starts thumping and vibrating the moment you begin your retrieve, delivering an exaggerated side-to-side hunting action that fish find irresistible.

Key Features:

• Patented ChatterBait Design: Features the famous direct-to-head blade connection for instant vibration and a hard-hitting side-to-side shimmy.

• Holographic Flash: The hand-painted minnow body is infused with multi-hue holographic foil, creating a realistic flash that mimics high-protein forage.

• Skirtless Finesse Profile: Offers a more subtle and natural presentation than full-sized jigs, making it ideal for wary trout, panfish, and pond bass.

• Multi-Species Dominance: A highly versatile tool for targeting crappie, bluegill, perch, trout, and bass in both fresh and brackish water.

• Superior Durability: Built to withstand dozens of catches, with some anglers reporting over 100 fish on a single rig before needing a replacement.

• Complete Package: Each pack comes pre-rigged with one minnow body and includes one additional unrigged curly tail body for versatile presentation options.

• Ultra-Light Performance: Available in 1/16 and 1/8 ounce weights, perfect for ultra-light tackle and small bodies of water.

Dominate the water with the Z-Man Jack Hammer Chatterbait, widely considered the most refined and winningest bladed jig on the professional circuit. Co-developed by "Bladed Jig Master" Brett Hite and Japanese luremaker EverGreen International, this premium vibrating jig is engineered with a flat-bottom, low-center-of-gravity head that allows it to skip under docks and track true at any speed.

The Jack Hammer features a super-thin, hexagonal stainless steel blade that starts thumping the moment it hits the water. A specialized channel groove in the head allows the blade to strike the jig, producing a signature hard-hitting "chattering" sound while ensuring the blade never detaches. Combined with hand-tied silicone skirts and a heavy-duty Gamakatsu flipping hook, the Jack Hammer is built for high-percentage hooksets and extreme durability in heavy cover.

Key Features:

• Instant Start-Up Action: The signature head and blade combo ensures the bait starts vibrating quickly and hunting side-to-side like a frantic baitfish.

• Low CG Head Design: A flat-bottom, weight-forward head makes it one of the best skipping bladed jigs ever made for getting under docks and overhanging trees.

• Premium Components: Armed with a needle-sharp Gamakatsu heavy wire hook and a snag-resistant Decoy Egg Snap line tie for maximum durability.

• Dual Wire Bait Keeper: Features two heavy-duty wire keepers that lock your soft plastic trailers (like the Yamamoto Zako firmly in place for more casts and fewer re-rigs.

• Refined Aesthetics: Hand-tied skirts in pro-driven patterns are matched with color-coordinated head and blade paint schemes for a seamless, natural presentation.

• Tournament-Proven Performance: Responsible for more tour-level wins than any other vibrating jig, excelling in everything

The Z-Man Gobius is a highly realistic, pre-rigged swimbait designed specifically to mimic the invasive round goby, a primary forage for smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Great Lakes and beyond. It is engineered as a hybrid between a swimbait and a structure jig, allowing it to "creep" and "glide" across rocky bottoms where traditional baits might get snagged.

Key Features:

• 10X Tough ElaZtech: Poured from Z-Man's proprietary superplastic, the Gobius is incredibly soft yet durable enough to withstand dozens of aggressive strikes.
• Internal Jig Harness: Features a "bottom-hugging" weight system that keeps the bait upright and enables a natural tail-up posture at rest, perfectly imitating a feeding goby.
• Snag-Resistant Design: Includes a specialized split dorsal fin brush guard that protects the hook point from structure while compressing easily to ensure a high hookset ratio.
• Subtle Swimming Action: A small, rounded paddle tail delivers a fluid, low-frequency vibration that mimics the quick-kick-and-glide movement of a live goby.

Performance Advantages:

• Round Goby Imitation: Highly realistic invasive species match
• Hybrid Design: Swimbait and structure jig combination
• Rocky Bottom Specialist: Creeps and glides without snagging
• Tail-Up Posture: Natural feeding goby imitation at rest
• High Hookset Ratio: Brush guard compresses easily
• Incredible Durability: 10X Tough ElaZtech withstands dozens of strikes
• Quick-Kick-and-Glide: Subtle swimming action mimics live goby

Ideal Applications:

• Great Lakes fishing
• Smallmouth bass fishing
• Largemouth bass fishing
• Rocky bottom fishing
• Structure fishing
• Round goby forage areas
• Any goby imitation application

Recommended Techniques:

• Creeping retrieve
• Gliding presentations
• Bottom-hugging retrieve
• Slow dragging
• Structure fishing

When you need a pre-rigged swimbait with 10X Tough ElaZtech durability, internal jig harness for bottom-hugging weight system and tail-up posture at rest, split dorsal fin brush guard for snag resistance and high hookset ratio, subtle swimming action with quick-kick-and-glide movement, and highly realistic round goby imitation for smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Great Lakes and rocky bottom structure, the Z-Man Gobius Swimbaits are the choice of serious Great Lakes and structure fishing anglers.

Note: 3-inch pre-rigged swimbait. 10X Tough ElaZtech material. Internal jig harness with bottom-hugging weight. Split dorsal fin brush guard. Tail-up posture at rest. Mimics invasive round goby. Perfect for Great Lakes and rocky bottoms.

The Z-Man Finesse TRD (The Real Deal) is a 2.75-inch stickbait designed specifically for the Ned Rig, a finesse technique famous for catching bass in tough or highly pressured conditions. It is widely considered a staple for smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass.

Key Features

• 10X Tough ElaZtech: This proprietary material is virtually indestructible, often lasting for dozens of catches per bait.

• Buoyancy: Unlike traditional plastics that sink flat, the TRD is naturally buoyant, causing it to stand vertically off the bottom when at rest to mimic a feeding crawfish or minnow.

• Salt-Impregnated: The soft formulation and salt content provide a precise sink rate and an irresistible feel that encourages fish to hold on longer.

• Dimpled Texture: A realistic, dimpled surface adds to its natural look and feel.

8 per pack