The patents have to do with the way the blade connects to the eyelet of the hook, so some lure designers added split rings between the connection to make it different. So the only thing other lure makers could do was try to work around them. The only problem for those companies is that Z-Man holds three patents on the design. The demand for the Chatterbait’s action was way too big for other companies to not want to get a piece of the pie. It wasn’t long after the Chatterbait hit the market that other lure companies began to replicate it. On this page we will dive in to some of the more popular bladed jigs and how to fish them. A good example is the Rage Blade by Strike King, it’s different but the same idea. Over the years, more and more lure companies have made their own bladed jigs to compete with the Chatterbait. The blade works similarly to the way the lip on a crankbait works, by causing the bait to wobble from side to side as it’s retrieved. The line then ties to a clip that is attached to the blade. But whatever you call them, they all stemmed from this new style bait that was released by Z-Man back in 2006.Ī bladed jig is basically a bass jig equipped with a metal blade that is attached to the eyelet of the hook. The category is bladed jigs, or bladed swim jigs, or vibrating jigs.
An entirely new category of bass lures was created when the original Chatterbait was born.
