Ladson, SC —Z‑Man Fishing Merchandise has expanded one in all its most trusted and event‑confirmed bait households with the launch of the brand new 6″ Scented Jerk ShadZ™, a supersized mushy minnow engineered for the fashionable bass angler and the quickly evolving world of ahead‑going through sonar (FFS).
For years, the Scented Jerk ShadZ has been a powerhouse in each skilled and grassroots event circles, utilized by Z-Man professionals and non-sponsored anglers alike. The bait’s reputation has been fueled its ElaZtech® building, providing two key benefits: pure buoyancy that retains it sitting in a superbly horizontal, lifelike posture at relaxation, and excessive sturdiness that lets anglers fish longer and tougher with out consistently changing baits. Its repute was cemented on the largest stage when Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson gained the Bassmaster Traditional utilizing the bait because the centerpiece of his profitable system.
At the moment, with FFS reshaping how anglers goal suspended fish, the demand for bigger, extra seen minnow model baits has surged. The new 6-inch dimension solutions that decision. It supplies an even bigger presence on sonar, attracts extra consideration from high quality fish, and is completely fitted to the jighead/minnow method dominating tournaments nationwide.
That pattern was on full show final month when Garrett Ellenson gained the WON Bass Winter Open on Clear Lake, stacking up greater than 98 kilos of bass throughout three days whereas relying solely on the 6″ Scented Jerk ShadZ in Smoky Shad to find and set off huge fish with ahead‑going through sonar. His commanding efficiency underscores precisely why this new dimension exists—and the way shortly it’s turning into a go‑to device for critical anglers.
“The brand new 6-inch Jerk ShadZ has been a fantastic addition to the lineup. It actually lets me dial within the actual dimension and profile I want for every lake,” Ellenson stated. “It fills a niche that’s extremely useful whenever you’re focusing on largemouth and smallmouth feeding on larger forage. It has the proper quantity of drawing energy whereas nonetheless being a dimension virtually any bass will eat.”
Clear throughout the nation, Z‑Man professional Grae Buck showcased the nationwide effectiveness of the brand new 6″ Scented Jerk ShadZ, boating a 9‑pound Florida big on the bait. “I had been catching a bunch of fish on the 5-inch Scented Jerk ShadZ. I made a decision to upsize to a 6-inch Jerk ShadZ which has a a lot larger physique and profile, and this was the primary chew I bought,” he stated. His catch reinforces two truths: the bait produces coast to coast, and upsizing is shortly turning into a dependable strategy to goal larger bites.
The brand new dimension has additionally earned a everlasting place within the arsenal of Bassmaster Traditional champion Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson, who has lengthy relied on the Jerk ShadZ household for open‑water success.
“Very similar to the opposite sizes within the Scented Jerk ShadZ household, this new larger model has shortly change into a significant a part of my arsenal,” Gustafson stated. “Final fall at residence, I used to be truly getting extra bites on the larger profile than the normal sizes. Throughout all species of bass, there’s an actual pattern towards upsizing, and it’s resulting in extra—and greater—bites.” He added: “Rigged on a 1/4‑ or 3/8‑ounce jighead with a 4/0 hook, it has an extremely pure swimming look in open water. And for multi‑species anglers, it’s been simply as efficient on outsized walleye, lake trout, and pike. This bait goes to remain in my rotation for years to come back.”
Z‑Man’s proprietary 10X Robust ElaZtech materials offers the 6″ Scented Jerk ShadZ a pair of efficiency benefits that set it aside within the jighead/minnow class. Its excessive sturdiness permits anglers to fish longer, tougher, and thru extra strikes with out tearing baits or consistently re‑rigging—a vital profit when focusing on particular person fish with ahead‑going through sonar. Equally vital, ElaZtech’s pure buoyancy retains the bait driving in a superbly horizontal posture on a jighead, making a extra lifelike, hover‑like presentation that stays within the strike zone longer and mimics the suspended forage bass are keyed in on.
The brand new 6″ Scented Jerk ShadZ is offered in a lineup of eighteen excessive‑demand colours, together with bass fishing staples like Smelt, Gussy’s Glimmer Blue, Electrical Shad, and Unhealthy Shad, and is offered now at Z‑Man retailers nationwide.
About Z-Man Fishing Merchandise: A dynamic Charleston, South Carolina based mostly firm, Z-Man Fishing Merchandise has melded forefront fishing deal with with expertise for practically three a long time. Z-Man has lengthy been among the many trade’s largest suppliers of silicone skirt materials utilized in jigs, spinnerbaits and different lures. Creator of the Unique ChatterBait®, Z-Man can also be the famend innovators of 10X Robust ElaZtech® softbaits, among the many most coveted baits in fresh- and saltwater. Z-Man is among the fastest-growing lure manufacturers worldwide.
