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The new Z-Man Big Blade ChatterBait features several radical new skirt configurations, wire-tied for the long-term and hand-picked by bladed jig expert Bryan Thrift.
The new Z-Man Big Blade ChatterBait features several radical new skirt configurations, wire-tied for the long-term and hand-picked by bladed jig expert Bryan Thrift.
Z-Man pro Bryan Thrift has already lipped livewells full of big bass a new mega-bladed ChatterBait he’s been designing and tweaking on the down-low.
Z-Man pro Bryan Thrift has already lipped livewells full of big bass a new mega-bladed ChatterBait he’s been designing and tweaking on the down-low.
Imagine the thump and bass-catching vibes of a ChatterBait driven by a blade with 70-percent more surface area than a traditional bladed jig. Talk about a tidal wave of water displacement...
Imagine the thump and bass-catching vibes of a ChatterBait driven by a blade with 70-percent more surface area than a traditional bladed jig. Talk about a tidal wave of water displacement…
Another look at blade sizes, Big Blade ChatterBait on the right.
Another look at blade sizes, Big Blade ChatterBait on the right.
Decisions, decisions. Bryan Thrift has delineated nine exclusive skirt/blade/jighead color combos on the Big Blade ChatterBait—all the way down to the individual skirt strand.
Decisions, decisions. Bryan Thrift has delineated nine exclusive skirt/blade/jighead color combos on the Big Blade ChatterBait—all the way down to the individual skirt strand.
Featuring Z-Man’s ingenious, patented direct head-to-blade connection, the Big Blade ChatterBait churns water with that familiar super-tuned, easy-to-start action. Thrift says this configuration also produces blade-to-jig collisions and a secondary “clacking” sound unique to ChatterBaits.
Featuring Z-Man’s ingenious, patented direct head-to-blade connection, the Big Blade ChatterBait churns water with that familiar super-tuned, easy-to-start action. Thrift says this configuration also produces blade-to-jig collisions and a secondary “clacking” sound unique to ChatterBaits.
Compare the Big Blade ChatterBait’s heavy-duty 6/0 Mustad UltraPoint hook (right) to the standard bladed jig.
Compare the Big Blade ChatterBait’s heavy-duty 6/0 Mustad UltraPoint hook (right) to the standard bladed jig.
Dual, piercing, conical keeper barbs adorn the jighead’s collar, gripping and locking soft plastic trailers securely in place.
Dual, piercing, conical keeper barbs adorn the jighead’s collar, gripping and locking soft plastic trailers securely in place.
Thrift relies on a Palomar knot and the same 20-pound test fluorocarbon line he uses with all his ChatterBait bladed jigs.
Thrift relies on a Palomar knot and the same 20-pound test fluorocarbon line he uses with all his ChatterBait bladed jigs.
Such a fish catcher that you almost don’t need to leave the ramp!
Such a fish catcher that you almost don’t need to leave the ramp!
Which one of these bad boys would you pick?
Which one of these bad boys would you pick?
Another look, including the red hot Fire Craw pattern (foreground).
Another look, including the red hot Fire Craw pattern (foreground).
Up-sized in every aspect, the Big Blade ChatterBait arms itself with a razor thin, broad-billed, stainless ChatterBlade—more than twice the surface area as Z-Man’s original hex-blade.
Up-sized in every aspect, the Big Blade ChatterBait arms itself with a razor thin, broad-billed, stainless ChatterBlade—more than twice the surface area as Z-Man’s original hex-blade.
Bladed jig maestro Bryan Thrift won his first major tournament on a ChatterBait in 2005.
Bladed jig maestro Bryan Thrift won his first major tournament on a ChatterBait in 2005.

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