Z-Man Trout Eye X Jig w/ Exclusive 2/0 Mustad AlphaPoint 4.8 Tech Hook
Eugene L. 06.21.24
Z-Man, a well-known name in the inshore fishing world, has found it about time to upgrade one of their most popular bits of terminal tackle. The Trout Eye Jighead has been a staple for a ton of anglers, but now it’s time to give it some new X-Factors with the new and upgraded Trout Eye X Jighead. The new Trout Eye X Jighead is built around a custom and exclusive 2/0 Mustad AlphaPoint 4.8 Tech hook. These new Mustad AlphaPoint hooks have twice the strength and ten times the corrosion resistance of the original Trout Eye jigs. The corrosion-resistant Titan Steel (tS) coating gives the jig a clean look on top of the 500+ hours of saltwater resistance. The durable but slim 4.8mm AlphaPoint hook point makes it super easy to slide the hook into the jaw of a trout, thinner than most needle point hooks but many times as durable. All of the Trout Eye X jigheads come with 3D prismatic eyes that are matched with a hard-wearing powder coat to give the jigs vibrant and colorful pattern options. The eye-candy color combinations include red/gold eye, black/glow eye, pink/chartreuse eye, chartreuse/red eye, and pearl/pearl eye. Lastly, the jigs have dual bait-keeper barbs that will lock your soft plastics in place for a seamless transition point from jighead to soft plastic. These new top-of-the-line jigheads will be available this August and have an MSRP of $6.99 for a pack of 3.
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“We sculpted the new ‘X’ with the same super-balanced, bait-enhancing head shape as the original Trout Eye jighead,” notes David Fladd, co-owner of Eye Strike Fishing®, Z-Man collaborators on numerous elite jighead designs, including the 2023 ICAST award winning DieZel Eye™ Jighead.
Z-Man Trout Eye X Jighead Key Features
- An exclusive 2/0 Mustad AlphaPoint 4.8 Tech hook
- Complementary-colored, prismatic oversized 3D eyes
- Eye-Candy Color combinations – red/gold eye, black/glow eye, pink/chartreuse eye, chartreuse/red eye and pearl/pearl eye
- Durable Powder Coated Finish
- Molded Conical Keeper Barbs
- Titan Steel Coating for Hook
- Weights Offered – 1/8-, 3/16- and 1/4-ounce
- Made in the USA
- MSRP – $6.99 per 3-pack
- Available – August 2024