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Rise of the Z-Man ‘Topwater ChatterBait’, Junior Edition

Andrea Marini
Z-Man adds smaller, self-walking 4-inch HellraiZer™ tail blade surface lure Ladson, SC (August 28, 2023) – Sometimes, you hear it. Every time you see it—experience it— you can’t help but flinch. And if you’ve kept your composure, you set and hang on for dear life. Still, no matter how many times the surface shatters......
Z-Man Chatterbait EVO - Durable Glitter Blade Finishes
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Z-Man ChatterBait Elite EVO – ICAST’s ‘Best Freshwater Hard Lure’

Andrea Marini
Ladson, SC (July 26, 2023) – Prior to winning the 2023 ICAST award for Best Freshwater Hard Lure, the Z-Man crew continuously fielded one essential question: What precisely differentiates the new ChatterBait Elite EVO™ from every other bladed jig today? Given a series of nearly twenty unique Z-Man® bladed jigs, it’s more......
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NEW Z-Man TRD GobyZ: Smallmouth Snackables

Andrea Marini
New Z-Man TRD GobyZ transcends traditional goby baits with next-level action, buoyancy and toughness Ladson, SC (June 30, 2023) – Bass lead charmed lives. Unlike humans, they’re obliged to eat whatever bugs them. Consider bass and their mortal enemy, the round goby— those ubiquitous underwater invaders that harass smallmouth nests by......
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Z-Man: Breaking Down a Bassmaster Classic Winner

Andrea Marini
Ladson, SC (April 5, 2023) – All three days of the 2023 Bassmaster Classic, Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson stuck to his money method, catching every one of his tournament-winning smallmouth bass on one of two Z-Man baits—a 4-inch smelt-pattern Scented Jerk ShadZ and a more compact StreakZ™ 3.75. It’s a statement that......
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ChatterBait Creator Ron Davis Riffs on the New Z-Man HellraiZer

Andrea Marini
 ChatterBait creator Ron Davis riffs on his new topwater concept, the Z-Man HellraiZer LADSON, SC (February 13, 2023) – It all seems like a no brainer now. Why wouldn’t you cast the lure that’s become perhaps the greatest big bass catcher of the last two decades? But twenty years ago, when inventor......