Like its shallow-diving predecessor – the Jabber Jaw – the Jabber Jaw Deep from 13 Fishing is built around an innovative stainless bill that chatters side to side as the chubby plastic body cuts a wide-wobbling path through the 7- to 9-foot depth zone . Think of it like a cross between a squarebill and a bladed jig that offers some of the very best attributes of both . First Impressions The folks at 13 Fishing are all about building unique products that are just as functional as they are pleasing to the eye . The Jabber Jaw Deep is definitely something special in that regard .
› Innovative Bill Design : A traditional squarebill has a fixed lip , usually made
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from plastic or circuit board material . The Jabber Jaw features a rigid , stainless steel bill that pivots on a metal pin recessed within a nose slit . This allows the bill to oscillate back and forth when put in motion .
› Metal Jowls : The inner walls of the nose slit are plated in metal , thus creating a metallic “ clicking ” sound each time the lip and jowl collide .
› The Jabber Jaw comes stock with high-quality VMC black nickel trebles ( No . 4 ). It ’ s also equipped with a heavy-duty , clip-on line tie that centers on the bill for less restriction and sends constant vibration to the rod tip .
› Shaped similarly to a bluegill , the fat body is
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anatomically correct and features recessed 3D eyes , carved gill plates and lifelike scales .
› Available in 12 color schemes that are topnotch in quality . Lightercolored baits including natty light , regurgitated shad , citrus shad , black back shad , green gizzard shad and olive shad are equipped with a silver bill . Darker baits including day old guac , mudbug punch , tweetie pie , diamond craw , chartreuse root beer and green mudbug punch have black bills .
In Action
It ’ s always a treat to throw a bait that breaks the traditional mold , and this one was a true adventure to go crankin ’ with . It was cool
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to see and feel the lure at work , especially since it fooled a few bass up to 4 pounds in the process .
The first things I noticed were the hard thump , wide wobble and erratic action created by the free-swinging lip and plump body . Put the bait in motion and the lip automatically oscillates side to side – similar to a bladed jig – providing gobs of vibration to rattle your rod tip . Another was how well the bait deflects off stumps and rock and feathers through submerged grass like hydrilla . The body is super buoyant , so it floated itself free pretty easily . As with any squarebill , it ’ s important to pay attention during the retrieve and be ready to pause on a dime so the bait can get itself out of trouble .
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