Chatter Bait Tips

[Tou Vue]

I was wondering if any one uses chatter baits. If you do what are some tips on fishing a chatter bait and what are some of the best trailers for chatter baits that you have use. What kind of weather or water conditions are best for using chatter baits?

 

If you have caught fish on a chatter bait please post Thank You.

[Wayne P.]

That has been discussed numerous times. Do a site search and you will get lots of information.

[Tou Vue]

That has been discussed numerous times. Do a site search and you will get lots of information.

thank you

[aavery2]

I fish chatter baits some, and I have learned a few things that I will share with you.  The first is buy a quality product, and one of the most well known brands for this type of bait are way down on the list IMO.  Get one with a good sharp hook, and a good quality blade that does not bend easily.  I prefer a bait that uses a 1/2oz head, lighter than that and they tend to rise in the water column as they are worked.   I like to throw them on a MH/F rod with either FC or Copoly line, I like a  reel that  has a little higher IPT but nothing to crazy.   The way I work the bait is to cast it and let it sink to what ever depth I want to cover, I then begin a steady retrieve until I can feel the bait begin to  "chatter"  I don't reel any faster than it takes to impart this action on the bait.   I often fish them with no trailer, it's my preference as I feel like they already have a lot going on.  My favorite areas to throw them in  are contour breaks and sandy points that have either emergent or dyeing grass. 

 

They are a great bait and have the potential to catch a lot of nice fish.  Good Luck

 

 

 

 

[Tou Vue]

I fish chatter baits some, and I have learned a few things that I will share with you.  The first is buy a quality product, and one of the most well known brands for this type of bait are way down on the list IMO.  Get one with a good sharp hook, and a good quality blade that does not bend easily.  I prefer a bait that uses a 1/2oz head, lighter than that and they tend to rise in the water column as they are worked.   I like to throw them on a MH/F rod with either FC or Copoly line, I like a  reel that  has a little higher IPT but nothing to crazy.   The way I work the bait is to cast it and let it sink to what ever depth I want to cover, I then begin a steady retrieve until I can feel the bait begin to  "chatter"  I don't reel any faster than it takes to impart this action on the bait.   I often fish them with no trailer, it's my preference as I feel like they already have a lot going on.  My favorite areas to throw them in  are contour breaks and sandy points that have either emergent or dyeing grass. 

 

They are a great bait and have the potential to catch a lot of nice fish.  Good Luck

 

 

 

 

thank you for the tips I didn't know that chatter baits would work with out trailers but ill try the next time im out in the water and nice catches. good luck with your fishing too.

[OntarioFishingGuy]

I would agree with not reeling the bait any faster that it takes to impart vibration. I also feel like it will give you a better feel of your bait as well.

[5fishlimit]

One of the best things I learned to do in the spring and fall is to completely remove the skirt and add a keitech swing impact 4" trailer.

[GoDeep]

Buy the D&M Piranha 2 if u want a high quality chatter bait. Those things are amazing. You won't ever look Z Man's or Booyah's way again after D&M's baits.

[Tou Vue]

thank you guys for the tips I will use them the next time im out on the water and I wish everyone good lucky on catching the big bass.

[Bluebasser86]

I'm a bit of an addict when it comes to bladed jigs. I agree with aavery, fish them as slow as you can while keeping the blade moving. They'll work on a faster retrieve, but when they really shine is during a slow retrieve. I've had very good luck as of late with a lift, drop retrieve, sometimes really ripping it off the bottom. The odd thing is versus most baits that they hit on the drop they seem to strike on the upswing a lot of the time. I can't stress the importance of buying a quality bait enough either. I had lots of problems with hooks and skirts falling apart and poor quality hooks and components, so I started making my own. Lots of other good quality baits out there but I like being able to build them exactly to my specifications. I use about anything for a trailer, lately it's been a Pit Boss or Rage Menace, both rigged sideways. Havoc Subwoofers and beat shad are both good, 2/3 of a 5" stickworm is one I use a lot that I doubt fish ever see. 

My biggest bladed jig fish to date hit a black and blue 3/8oz with 2/3 of a BPS Stick O.

[Mike L]

Buy the D&M Piranha 2 if u want a high quality chatter bait. Those things are amazing. You won't ever look Z Man's or Booyah's way again after D&M's baits.

 

Ive been useing Z Mans for a while and really like them but I've heard the same as you about the D & M.

Heard the same about Pure Poison.

 

I may have try them both

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[War Eagle 44]

I just picked up 4 D & M chatterbaits earlier this year and I can verify that they are indeed very high quality lures. They are my current favorite by a wide margin.

[beagle 25]

And don't be afraid to mis-match the trailer and skirt by far my most productive color combo is black and blue skirt with a dirty sanchez little dipper on the back.

[Zach Dunham]

I have both D&M and Z-Man chatterbaits. Both are awesome. This time of year, I agree with the posters above about reeling as slow as you can with the blade still moving. I use Optimum Double Diamond 3.75" or 4" swimbaits as trailers. Other times I will use Netbait Chunks or even the Z-Man trailers if they want a little less body mass. I use 1/2 oz to 5/8 oz ones this time of year. In the late spring I will use 3/8 oz ones and keep them up high and fast in really shallow grass and that works as well.

[LunkerFisher]

i've had mild success on white z-man chatterbaits, using a tennessee shad super fluke as a trailer.

[Coherence]

D&M Chatterbaits are my current go to - but I have have been buying the old Phenix baits Chatterbaits whenever I can find them, they are rare, and no longer made, but of great quality as well from what I have found. For trailers I sometimes use trick works for a really weird and erratic action, otherwise Keitech Swing Impact Fats, single tail grubs of whatever variety I have available, or even Zoom Ultra Vibe Chunks have all had success. 

 

As for actually fishing it, as most of the guys have mentioned, fishing it a speed just above what is necessary that gives me the blade or "chatter" action usually works well. I have had success kind of hopping it through grass, and popping it during straight retrieves as well. 

 

Definitely a fun bait to fish, I enjoy them. 

[wisconsin heat]

 

 

As for actually fishing it, as most of the guys have mentioned, fishing it a speed just above what is necessary that gives me the blade or "chatter" action usually works well. I have had success kind of hopping it through grass, and popping it during straight retrieves as well. 

 

This is how I fish them. I put them to more work this summer. I fish them in dirtier water and the best advice I can give is to fish them with a medium retrieve in dirty water until you catch some fish. Catching that first fish is usually enough to gain some confidence in the bait. 

[DjDFish]

I use them when the fish are most active - lowlight conditions or windy days. I love to throw them my cover and hop them off the bottom. If I don’t get bit right then, I’ll steadily and slowly retrieve. Love using swim senkos for trailers. They look ridiculous but they simply work. 

[riverbasser]

15 hours ago, DjDFish said:

I use them when the fish are most active - lowlight conditions or windy days. I love to throw them my cover and hop them off the bottom. If I don’t get bit right then, I’ll steadily and slowly retrieve. Love using swim senkos for trailers. They look ridiculous but they simply work. 

Welcome to the forums. Glad to have you here contributing but always take a look at the dates and you"ll notice this one is from 4 years ago

[burrows]

I got a good chatter bait tip!!!

go down to your local Walmart grab two of the original chatter baits one white one black and blue.

 Cast and retrieve.

[J Francho]

Four score and four years ago...

 

Seems chatterbaits are here to stay.  Back then, many thought they were a fad.

[Deleted account]

54 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Four score and four years ago...

 

Seems chatterbaits are here to stay.  Back then, many thought they were a fad.

I want to hate them, and I do, but sometimes the stupid things just catch the heck out of fish better than other things, and that's my main criteria. I do some things with them that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere that catch me some pigs every year, so yeah.

[Boomstick]

A tip I picked up from the bassresource Youtube channel was to target large fish, use a 4.3" Keitech or a 3.8" for slightly smaller fish. To catch fish in quantities however try a soft plastic craw or a 4" fluke.

[Dave A]

Love fishing them- at this time of year, they work best for me fished like a blade bait off the bottom. In the summer I like to jump them around by twitching the rod tip during a straight retrieve.

[Chance_Taker4]

I use the D&M and Omega. I prefer the Omega one for faster retrieve as it takes more to get their blades going. However I do like the Omega for the "stop and drop" technique where I burn it and kill it all the way to the bottom then pop it up and start again. As for the D&M I use these with more traditional chatterbait retrieves of slow and steady for slow pause continue.