I managed to get 3 of them in 3 different colors. They were literally saying sold out as I was adding them to cart. I even managed to get a morning dawn one! Pretty excited for this. A 10 dollar bladed jig vs. "the other guys"

I'm a little behind the times on this, Does Z-Man no longer have a patent on the direct to head blade connection??

I’m on a bladed jig kick this year I reallly wana get some fish on them. I’m interested to see how they work out for ya.

I’ve tried a “few”. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll keep buying Siebert Fogys. They really vibrate and start vibrating quickly.

I stick to the OG MiniMax, the big ones don't seem to get the action on my lake. I have a few larger ones I use on lake fork cause they like them there. They chomp that minimax at home though, over 20lbs of bass on that this year, and as of this morning 11lbs of blue catfish lol

if there were more companies that made smaller variants i would branch out some

i have to expand at least a little. I've been fishing tiny bladed jigs for a handful of years at this point. I used to rip the skirts off the 1/8oz Micros and throw a ned minnow on it. that's really what started getting me bites when I really got into this whole thing. back then there really weren't very many great compact bladed jig options. It was the Flashback, Mini (hook too big, terrible baitkeeper) or the micro (no baitkeeper at all) until the Minimax showed up which was a huge development for me. great baitkeeper, nicer skirt, perfect sized hook for a range of trailers. fantastic, fantastic bait. Now this year we have the baby jack, elite evo minimax, and the BFS micromax. I would have lost my entire mind over those BFS micromax jigs about four years ago.

as for non-OG compact offerings, there is the Jackall Super Break Blade Fine model which I like very much for its light wire hook and general aesthetic (but is expensive for what it is), and the 1st gen copperhead mini which is excellent in cold cold water when you're moving at the speed of smell. really can't work the 1st gen with much speed or it will tumble.

with all that is out there, I still buy the 1/4 and 3/8 minimax almost exclusively in Spot Remover and Green Gizzard. the zoom 3.6 shimmer shad on that thing is a match made in heaven, it looks outstanding, casts with some weight, and doesn't interfere with the chat of the blade at lower speeds

I just picked up two of them. We will see how they work out.

15 hours ago, Mike Thomas said:

I'm a little behind the times on this, Does Z-Man no longer have a patent on the direct to head blade connection??

It expired.

I guess I'm missing the hype on these. I like 6th Sense baits, but these aren't doing it for me.

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

It expired.

Copy. I had heard rumor of that a not too long ago. I figured they would figure out a way to renew it and keep every other bait maker out of the game. Thanks for the response!👍

Unfortunately I was a bit too eager during some past sales so my collection of "the other guys" will take a few years to dwindle down lol.

Interesting. I’m curious to see what you all think about them, especially compared to the jack hammer.