True but I can't build a yellow magic. I can build that chatterbait for less than half retail. It's component driven. The yellow magic isn't. And as far as a chatterbait rod, find you a quality blended blank and have it built to your liking. Throw it with 40lb braid

True and not to mention the chances of getting a yellow magic hung up somewhere and not being able to get it back are pretty rare compared to a chatterbait. A chatterbait may be the most likely of all baits to get hung and have to break off

For $20, I would sell some of mine. For $10, I would tell you where to get some for less than $10.

My theory: Evergreen is making them. Zman is packaging them and slapping an Evergreen sticker on it. Two companies are making $ off one product thus a more than normal price tag.

Looks like its really inspired by the phenix which he used to be sponsored by. Way too much $$

For those saying the bait is too expensive for it's effectiveness, obviously do not understand what makes a chatter bait effective. There is a reason z-man patented their design, and now every company produces less effective chatters. Keep in mind B-Hite is from Arizona, and in order to make a chatter bait work in water that's 20' visibility, it has to be perfect. He's been using this bait, and others that are not sold on the open market for many years, and has out caught competitors by quantity and quality. Look at recent videos of pros who talk about using a chatter bait, they all mention they use the jack hammer, with the exception of anybody sponsored by Strike King. There is a reason they're all using the jack hammer, it's flat out better.

Yes the old Phenix baits were designed like the now jack hammer, and so were the D&M piranhas. No longer though, Zman owns the patent.

Well where for 10 bucks...spill it..lol

They must have talked to the people from YETI!!!

this....I get the Strike King Swinging Swim jig.....take an awl/hammer.....open the hook eye enough to attach a bladed jig blade...then hammer the eye closed......best bladed jig I've ever used....

The old Phenix CB's where the best I've ever used and I use CB's a lot. My PB off of a CB is 8.5lbs.
I don't believe for a second that Brett Hite is mass producing the exact baits that he is winning tournaments with. I've watched many of his lectures on CB's, he provides a lot of great insight but he has his secret weapons that won't be mass produced and I would also doubt that he uses the same ones people are buying for $20. Maybe I'm wrong but that's my 2 cents. And to me $20 is too much for a CB because I have lost a bunch of them fishing around brush, debris, timber, etc. maybe the guys on the west coast fish so
Much rocks or clear water that they don't lose them like I do.

RE: Quotes by PT Barnum.

Actually, at the Classic he was using the exact ones you and I can buy. There's various things you can do, i.e. different trailers and different retrieves to impart different actions. So, I doubt he's concerned about anyone having 'the exact' bait he utilizes.

Everything is getting out of control. 80k bass boats, 65k F150. It has to stop at some point.

I'm a CB junkie so I will try a couple of these. Got a lead today on a tackle dealer that had a few and before I could place an order they were sold out and seem to be every where else too.