So I saw these on a well known tackle site today. They basically allow you to switch differnt colors of blades out on chatter bait aka bladed jig. I don’t really make jigs to sell I make them for myself. however, these would be nice on a jig with vertical line tie like the poison jig mold I’m saving for.  
 

do you think using these gets around zman patent? Even just for personal use.  I’d like to start tournament fishing and don’t want my door getting kicked in by z-man. because, The fish that won the local weekly tournament has a bladed jig in its mouth that has the blade attached by other means than a split ring. 

I wouldn't be too worried about them kicking your door in over a local tournament. I make my own that are as close a KO to a Jackhammer as I can possibly get for me to use. I see others selling very similar ones on tackle pages on Facebook constantly.

On ‎2‎/‎29‎/‎2020 at 1:54 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I wouldn't be too worried about them kicking your door in over a local tournament. I make my own that are as close a KO to a Jackhammer as I can possibly get for me to use. I see others selling very similar ones on tackle pages on Facebook constantly.

 

My first experience with a bladed jig was the Eaker Shaker

You could tie it to any type of jig head

 

You don't have to worry about Z-Man with that stuff. What they don't like is people putting pictured of their own creations in which it looks as if someone is selling the bait. 

On 3/13/2020 at 1:31 PM, BassNJake said:

My first experience with a bladed jig was the Eaker Shaker

You could tie it to any type of jig head

 

I still have a bunch of these. 

 

Allen 

See the thread "Making Bladed Jigs" before buying these. They work, but needed modification.

3 hours ago, Paul Roberts said:

See the thread "Making Bladed Jigs" before buying these. They work, but needed modification.

This was before that thread.  But, That thread did answer the question that they can be made work