Favorite Chatterbait Brand?

[KYntucky Warmouth]

Strike King Pure Poison......even though I've never even had a fish take notice of it....

[Buzbait88]

I agree that rad lures are complete junk.  The hooks are weak, the blades feel like they are made out of cheap aluminum.  It seemed also that the blade was almost painted.  After it got bent to crap you could see like a silver film over the blade like it was painted silver.

Karu on the other hand uses the best quality products.  Stainless steel blades that are indistructable, mustad ultra point hooks that takes a winch to bend and the best quality skirts I've seen.  The blade ticking the head is unlike any other chatterbait out there and I think it makes a big difference in hook up ratios.  "you've tried the rest, now try the best"  Get a Karu Vibrashock.  Its the only bait that consistantly catches fish for me and bigs one.

[Other.]

I like the original chatterbait. Boohyah's chatterbait is junk. This year I will pick up a pure poison since a lot of people say good things about it.

I feel it is really unfair to a lure or company to claim they are junk without backing up your claim with proof. Please back up what you are saying with details. Would you please point out why you think the the Boogie bait is junk?

IMO the Rad bait is of poor quality because.....the blades are thin and bend easily, the bait flips over when you try to burn it, the hooks will straighten when using braided line. The finish is mono color and cheaply applied, comes off with any contact with rocks, docks, or even a fish's mouth. The skirts and some of the designs of the Rad chatterbaits do not stay put, and there is no barbs to keep trailers attached.

Now look at the Booyah Boogie baits.....the blades are of heavier metal and are interchangable, the bait runs perfect at any speed, the hooks are not only bigger and stronger but are welded to heavy wire braid and flex so a bass cannot throw the bait as easily, The paint job is detailed and tough with big glued on red eyes for extra attraction. The skirts come in more and better colors and are easily changed, plus there is a good barb on the head to hold trailers without needing glue.

This is my opinion based on actually using these baits and seeing the difference. Have been fishing well over 40 years and in tournament competion for half of that. So I have some idea what to look for in a quality bait.

Just for the record I am NOT sponcered by Booyah baits.

Want to know what I don't like about the Boogee bait? I don't like the blade design or how it is attached to the jig. First off I have to reel at a pretty fast speed to get the blade to thump like the way I want it to. This causes the blade to run more shallow then what I might want. With the original I have more control of the depth. I have actually snagged the wire that connects the blade to the jig a few times before using the yo-yo and stop and go retrieve. Now I'm a fan of Booyah don't get me wrong. I have caught fish with the boogee bait, I just am not happy with the few kinks it has. Those 2 kinks effect me more then some pain chipping off.

[Wayne P.]

Obviously some of you have never seen THE Original Chatterbait. They only came with a rather hard plastic twin tail trailer and no painted blades, frogs, trap style bait, jerk style bait, or 3X material trailer. Here is an ORIGINAL card that was in a plastic bag with the Chatterbait. There were two staples at the top holding it all together.

[James Williams]

Pure Poison hands down the best for the money and fish love them 8-)

[James Williams]

The Booh yah to me is what I would say is trash. I have bought several when they came out and have none of them left. They litteraly fell apart. the heads came off the blade. I lost several dollars becouse of this and will never buy again. >

[Vinny Chase]

I will never touch a booyah product again...Everything they make is absolute junk. I wouldn't make this staitment if it has happened a couple of times, but once it starts happening to everything from their spinnerbaits to buzzbaits to jigs, you know there is a problem with the brands quality.

I'm not a big chatterbait fisherman so all I have really used is the original chatterbait...Has anyone used the Revenge or Phenix baits?

[WanderLust]

Z-man with the red eyes is a good one.

Karu Lures makes an awesome bait as well.

[BassThumb]

I've had my best luck on the Z Man Original Chatterbait in black/gold.

[Hooligan]

I've never really fished anything but the Zman.  If it isn't broke, there's no need to fix it.

[BigBrotherThunda]

The Z-man original with a paddle tail trailer has been my go to search bait for the last 2 years. Ive tried them all, I HATE  the Pure  Poisons! I hate the Booyahs~! The other one I have had success with is the Phoenix Vibrator Jig! hasa a sweet sweet wiggle with a great vibration!

[Skeet22]

The action of the original and the vibration is hard to match. They have a patten on connecting the blade directly to the head. Some people are complaining about the thin blade but this is one of the reasons it puts off the vibration it does..I've caught them on Vibrashocks as well.

[Goose52]

I'm a chatterbait newb - only been using one for 2 days and only caught 3 fish: 9.06lbs, 6.32lbs, and 1.45lbs. Don't know about longevity but the bait seems to work.

The bait - Z-Man TrailerZ. :

[Hammer 4]

Strike King Pure Poison.. 8-)

[Primus]

I like the Pure Poison as well.

[vegas679]

I just bought some ZMAN Chatter Baits. What type of trailer should I use w/ them. They came w/ some but there has to be somthing better than that to use.

Thanks

[JKarbo214]

Not a fan of Z-Man.  I have had very bad luck with broken chatterbaits from Z-Man.  I bought a bunch of Karu Vibrashocks and have NEVER had a problem and have caught tons of fish on them.  Highly recommend them!

[endless]

Z-man been good to me so far but I'm going to check out the Strike King pure poison.