Chatterbaits (Bladed Jigs)

[mikey5string]

I have a few bladed jigs that dont seem to "chatter" as well as others. Some just require slight, steady pressure to get them and keep them going and others will only work if I really rip them.

Is there something I can do to the blade to make it "chatter" better?

[Bluebasser86]

Bending the end of the blade slighty down or up can help. With the ones I make there seems to be a sweet spot on the amount of bend in the blade to get them to shake really well, might just have to play around with it a little bit.

[mikey5string]

thanks. I tried bending the blade up a little more but still had issues with it vibrating consistently. It is a pure poison model and I really like the look of it, just doesn't vibrate very well.

[Megastink]

I had te same issue. Bending helps.

[Bluebasser86]

I would guess it's around a 45 degree bend on mine to get the right wobble. I had a lot of problems with the pure poison wobbling right. Mine would work fine for awhile then it would stop and I'd have to pop the rod to get it to start wobbling again. I couldn't find any real good, upclose pictures of the blade and bend of mine but I got the best I could do. At least you can tell the blade is bent down and get a little bit of an idea of the angle that works for me.

[mikey5string]

It was the pure poison and it wasnt bent straight. I went back with pliers and made the bend straight and about 45 deg and it worked much better.

Thanks

[Wayne P.]

A properly made and functioning lure like that has the blade attached directly to the hook eye (no split ring). The blade should hit the head as it moves side to side. That takes a vertical hook eye, not a horizontal hook eye.

Use the original as a model.

[Bluebasser86]

A properly made and functioning lure like that has the blade attached directly to the hook eye (no split ring). The blade should hit the head as it moves side to side. That takes a vertical hook eye, not a horizontal hook eye.

Use the original as a model.

How would you attach the blade directly to the eye? open the eye with pliers and slip the blade on? I've been having great success with the baits I've been making, the bait really dances with the split ring on there. I've had good luck with the original chatterbaits too though, just wondering how you would go about getting a blade on without a split ring.

[Wayne P.]

How would you attach the blade directly to the eye? open the eye with pliers and slip the blade on? I've been having great success with the baits I've been making, the bait really dances with the split ring on there. I've had good luck with the original chatterbaits too though, just wondering how you would go about getting a blade on without a split ring.

I don't know how that is done. I have bought some Chatterbaits that the blade was not attached in the package and when I tried to open the hook eye to attach the blade, the eye broke.

There are Chatterbait knockoffs that have the blade attached directly to the hook eye too. That is the only style I buy after testing the split ring types. The split ring adds an additional joint that actually prevents the "chatter" and kills the intended action.

[BobP]

You'll probably need to heat the eye with a torch and open it while hot, then reheat and plunge in water after it's closed to re-temper it. Some hooks are easier to bend - the old brown Mustad hooks can be bent beause they don't have much tempering. Some like Gamakatsu have lots of temper and will break rather than bend.