Chatterbait Trailer

[hawgenvy]

For subtlety use a Zoom salty super fluke. If you think it should mimic a small swimming fish use Zoom swimming fluke. To mimic a bigger bait fish use a Gambler EZ Swimmer, and to mimic a craw use Strike King Rage Tail craw. More economical is a single or double tail grub.

Look, just stick on something you have around anyway, that you use as a jig trailer or that you flip or use T-rigged. All these soft plastics I've listed above are multi-use.  That's good because if you listen to everyone and buy everything, you'll be sorry and your garage will start looking like mine and your wife or mother or partner or whatever will realize you have a problem with the bait monkey. Before you know it you'll be in Bass Rehab group therapy where you can talk about your problem but never about actual fishing. Sad, sad, sad.

[Cmiller]

I have had really good luck with a 7" powerbait worm with a few inches bit off the front of it 

[Casey Carper]

On 4/27/2016 at 2:00 PM, Raul said:

This one but don't quote me because I will deny any involvement in giving away privileged information :

it will look like this:

But remember, I didn't say anything 

 

Who makes that chatterbait? I need some

[A-Jay]

O.S.P. ACTION TRAILER

 

A-Jay

[ib_of_the_damned]

On 4/29/2016 at 7:56 AM, blckshirt98 said:

Hmmm, I wonder if I could cut those Rage Menaces right down the middle and turn them into 2 dropshot baits...

 

On 4/30/2016 at 8:08 PM, DaleGribble said:

FYI a Yum warning shot is pretty much what that would look like

It would look like a warning shot (they work really well on a drop shot), I wonder if it would kick well on a drop shot... 

 

This idea intrigues me, I will definitely give it a shot!

 

[Dorado]

On 5/1/2016 at 7:38 PM, hawgenvy said:

For subtlety use a Zoom salty super fluke. If you think it should mimic a small swimming fish use Zoom swimming fluke. To mimic a bigger bait fish use a Gambler EZ Swimmer, and to mimic a craw use Strike King Rage Tail craw. More economical is a single or double tail grub.

Look, just stick on something you have around anyway, that you use as a jig trailer or that you flip or use T-rigged. All these soft plastics I've listed above are multi-use.  That's good because if you listen to everyone and buy everything, you'll be sorry and your garage will start looking like mine and your wife or mother or partner or whatever will realize you have a problem with the bait monkey. Before you know it you'll be in Bass Rehab group therapy where you can talk about your problem but never about actual fishing. Sad, sad, sad.

Hawg absolutely crushed this response   I couldn't agree more. 

[Chance_Taker4]

I have three bait I use the Zman Razor Shad, Keitech Swing Impact Fat (Bass Pro Speed Shad when I'm cheap), and Lake Fork Magic Shad. All are basically the same bait but all give slightly a different presentation and work at different times.

[sll]

I have been doing well lately using a Zoom Swimming Fluke as a trailer.

[Mokujon]

I've had my best luck with a paddle tail swim bait. Either a keitech swing impact fat, strike king rage swimmer or bass pro/cabela's brand in a 3.75 - 4 inch size. I've heard the yamamoto zako was pretty good as a subtle presentation.

[MNGeorge]

Cut the small appendages off a RI Sweet Beaver, then split the beaver lengthwise...nice subtle action that sometimes makes a big difference in results...can also be used on a Scrouger, spinnerbait, buzzbait or underspin when you don't want a real active trailer.

[fishwizzard]

On 3/21/2017 at 4:06 PM, A-Jay said:

O.S.P. ACTION TRAILER

 

A-Jay

 

That is nice looking.  

 

Honestly most of my jig/chatterbait trailers are "whatever soft plastics I use t-rigged, once the nose is too ripped up to stay on the hook".   I trim them down and they get to be useful again.  

[CTBassin860]

Now i need to grab some white Subwoofers.Bait monkey has total control.

[A-Jay]

41 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

 

That is nice looking.  

 

Honestly most of my jig/chatterbait trailers are "whatever soft plastics I use t-rigged, once the nose is too ripped up to stay on the hook".   I trim them down and they get to be useful again.  

 

Goes on the back of this ~

The slim / less resistant profile in combination with the somewhat smaller (and different blade design) allows for a faster retrieve.

This encourages the bait to 'hunt' just enough to make me smile.

 I can fish it through light to medium vegetation like a crankbait - without the grass fouling up the bait.

In clear water I have better results with a little speed.

A-Jay

[RoLo]

For a trailer on a chatterbait, I generally don't use a paddle-tail swimbait or any trailer

with a strong signature of its own. It's only a theory, but I feel that a trailer

with a powerful thump may interfere or overpower the rhythmic throb of the bladed jig.

This notion goes back to the first overhead spinnerbaits.

It's long been believed that a single Colorado blade has a more defined rhythmic throb

than a twin Colorado spinner, which cancel one another.  Again, it's basically a theory.  

 

Roger

[mprestonSEK]

Reaction Little Dippers are my top choice. Speed craws work really well too

[fishwizzard]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

 

Goes on the back of this ~

 

The slim / less resistant profile in combination with the somewhat smaller (and different blade design) allows for a faster retrieve.

This encourages the bait to 'hunt' just enough to make me smile.

 I can fish it through light to medium vegetation like a crankbait - without the grass fouling up the bait.

In clear water I have better results with a little speed.

A-Jay

 

Hah, my first thought was "man that thing would be great t-rigged with a small weight, run through the sparse pad fields around here".