Berkley PowerBait MaxScent 5" Flatnose Jerk Shad – Black Shiner

Maximum Scent. Maximum Strikes.

When finesse matters and the fish are pressured, the Berkley PowerBait MaxScent 5" Flatnose Jerk Shad in Black Shiner is the bait that gets bit. MaxScent is Berkley's most advanced scent technology — releasing a continuous scent field that draws fish in from a distance and keeps them locked on. The Black Shiner colour adds a dark, high-contrast profile that absolutely shines in low-light conditions, stained water, and those prime low-visibility windows when big fish are most active.

MaxScent Technology — Berkley's Most Powerful Formula

• Continuous scent dispersion draws fish in from further away than standard soft plastics
• Fish hold on longer — giving you more time to detect the bite and drive the hook home
• Proven to out-fish unscented baits in pressured and post-cold-front conditions
• Flat nose design creates an erratic, darting action on the jerk that triggers reaction strikes

Why Black Shiner?

• Dark, high-contrast profile is highly visible in stained, murky, and low-light water
• Mimics dark-backed baitfish like shiners, chubs, and juvenile perch
• Exceptional producer at dawn, dusk, and on overcast days when big fish are feeding aggressively
• Versatile enough to produce in clear water as a subtle, natural-looking presentation

Flatnose Jerk Shad Action

• Flat nose displaces water and creates an erratic side-to-side dart on the jerk
• Deadly on a weightless Texas rig, shaky head, drop shot, or wacky rig
• 5" profile is the ideal size for bass, walleye, and pike — big enough to attract attention, subtle enough for finesse presentations
• Slow, gliding fall on the pause gives hesitant fish time to commit

Target Species

• Largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, pike, and large panfish

When the bite gets tough and the fish have seen everything, tie on a MaxScent Flatnose Jerk Shad in Black Shiner and give them something they can't walk away from. The scent does the selling — you just set the hook.