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The Berkley The Champ Jerk Minnow is a premium soft plastic jerkbait designed to mimic the natural movement of fleeing baitfish with unmatched realism. Featuring a streamlined minnow profile and a responsive forked tail, The Champ Jerk Minnow darts, glides, and shimmies with every twitch of the rod, making it an excellent choice for targeting bass feeding on shad, herring, and other baitfish.Constructed with Berkley’s proven PowerBait formula, The Champ Jerk Minnow encourages bass to hold on longer, increasing your chances of solid hooksets. Its versatile design can be fished weightless, on a weighted swimbait hook, jighead, hover rig, drop shot, underspin, or Alabama rig, allowing anglers to adapt to changing conditions throughout the year. Whether you’re skipping under docks, fishing grass edges, targeting suspended fish with forward-facing sonar, or working open-water bait schools, this bait delivers the lifelike action needed to trigger aggressive strikes.From shallow cover to offshore structure, the Berkley The Champ Jerk Minnow is a dependable baitfish imitator that belongs in every bass angler’s arsenal.Features:Realistic soft plastic jerkbait with a streamlined baitfish profileInfused with Berkley PowerBait scent and flavorResponsive forked tail delivers lifelike darting and gliding actionFish hold on longer for increased hook-up opportunitiesExcellent for weightless, jighead, hover rig, underspin, drop shot, Alabama rig, and weighted swimbait hook presentationsPerfect for forward-facing sonar techniquesEffective around docks, grass, rock, brush, and open waterDesigned for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass