So....
what is all the hype about? Maybe because I havent fished it, but I just dont understand how it can be drastically better (2 or 3x the price is drastic to me).
This sums up the replies when ive asked this question...on fb bait pages
It rises slower
its louder
if you have to ask how much it costs, its too expensive for you
It rises slower....so cant I just throw a 3/4 oz zman custom for the same effect?
Im sure the bait can be a little louder...but I cant imagine it being an exponential difference over a regular chatterbait...plus how much louder does it need to be? I usually fish some sort of target or cover, I dont troll the lake with a chatterbait. If im casting it into a target, I figure I just need it loud enough to call in the fish in the target area...not fish 100 yards away. Also....is louder really better. Doesnt a smaller sound let the fish hone in more? that last question is just me thinking as I type
And the people that make me seem like a cheapskate for being critical about a bait that JUST SO HAPPENS to be getting heavily hyped at the moment....well thats wrong with me at least. I own some vision 110's....yea it hurt spending 80 bucks for 3 baits but its a good bait that isnt matched by any competitor, alternative or knockoff.
the current jackhammer hype reminds me of the whopper plopper hype that swept the entire bass world....whopper plopper is a good product, but not the game changer or a good enough bait to match its crazy hype it got in years past. Ive seen people point to GMan promoting them at the classic even tho its not his sponsor, and how it killed and ALL the pros use it and used it in the classic....WELL....who won that classic, and throwing what? Lol I think the lee brothers were both on an entirely different bite...so I guess the jackhammer is top 10 good...but not championship good! lol....and with that price tag it better be championship good! I understand improved hooks, skirts, etc... but again, how much better are they? Cant be that much better cuz then thatd mean that all other zman is chopped liver and sub par.
end of my rant! lol lets discuss it! I prolly wouldve bought ONE by now to try, but theyre (prolly luckily) not available locally.