Chatterbait Setup

[bassheel]

What are you using for your chatter bait setup? Line,rod and reel?

[bkohlman]

I use 12 lb fluorocarbon on a 6'6" med heavy rod and a 6.4 baitcaster.

[Fish Murderer 71]

7' medium/fast  15# abrazx on a 7.1 Lews tourney pro.  I skip mine A LOT under docks...

[deadadrift89]

7' MH fast rod

6.4.1 reel

12-15# Fluorocarbon depending on cover

[WRB]

MH 4 power worm rod, the same I use for spinnerbaits, Tatula R high speed with 14 lb Super Sniper FC.

I fish 1/2.0z Chatterbaits just above emerging grass tops with a slim 4" swimbait trailer! similar to a lipless crankbait. Chatterbaits are usually a second choice lure, prefer Scroungers first.

Tom

[iabass8]

Dobyns 733 and 734 (depends on style of chatterbait),

Daiwa T3B

15# fluoro,

[beagle 25]

7'1" *** black H, 7.3:1 13 ***, 20lb Seagur red label florocarbon and I use 3/8 to 1/2 oz C and C custom baits rock and roll style. My favorite color is black and blue with a dirty sanchez RI little dipper trailer on the half I'll go up to the skinny dipper

[Rusty Shackleford]

734/735 Dobyns Champion, depending on cover. 10-12 co-poly. Lew's TP

[Jon G]

Powell Endurance 714

Shimano Curado 200e7

20# FC Sniper 

[Cali-Heist]

I use a *** also w/ a Curado 200e7 and a big hammer 4" swim bait as trailer + 15# sufix copolymer

[doyle8218]

6'10" MH Fast, 7.1:1 reel, 12# Yo-Zuri, D&M Custom Baits Piranha Swim Jig 1/2 & 3/4 oz

[War Eagle 44]

7' MH Fast Clarus (old out of production cork handled version) with a Chronarch 101B 6.3:1 spooled with 50# braid. If I have one tied on I'm fishing it in the heaviest grass I can get it through so I never have a problem using braid.

[bmlum415]

Dobyns champion 733

Shimano curado I

Sunline sx1 40lb

[Bluebasser86]

6' 6" MH/F St. Croix LTB

6:4.1 Lew's Speed Spool

14lb Mustad Ultraline Copolymer

[PAGreg]

7'2" *** Green MH

Lew's BB1 pro 7.1:1

40# Seguar Smackdown

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Dobyns 744 with 14 pound fluoro in open water

Dobyns 745 with 17 pound fluoro in light/moderate vegetation

Dobyns 804C with 50 pound braid if the grass starts getting pretty thick

Same gear for spinnerbaits and swim jigs

[Robert Riley]

12lb Sniper FC on a 7' MH Fast action Lews with a 6.3 BB1; same as any spinnerbaits. 

[Grantman83]

I have a few Setups.

Open water - champ 705cb with 14kb suffix siege. This rod is my go to moving bait rod so the mono is for all purpose.

Light weeds - dx 744 and 15lb invizx

Weedy - champion 734 and 30lb braid

Honestly you can throw a chatterbait on most anything in a pinch. Some guys what a parabolic bend and some guys fish it like a jig and want something heavy and powerful.

[gobig]

Med Hvy  rod with good parabolic bend and 65lb braid. If I need to I can always put on a leader which would most likely be 17lb fluorocarbon.

[MassBass]

Seems most everyone uses a MH rod. I have found that my bite to catch ratio is way up with a M power rod. The fish can really load onto it before you set the hook, so your not pulling the hook too fast like with a MH rod.

[ChrisD46]

6'10" M fast action rod  , 6:4:1 bc reel , 12lb co-poly, Big Bite Baits 5" Cane Thumper trailer.