Buffdaddy54 Posted May 28, 2016 Posted May 28, 2016 Question for everyone, The BAITMONKEY is in my ear again telling me I need swim baits a chatterbait trailer. My question is before I go out and appease the monkey can I use the Baby Brush Hogs that I already have? Will they work just as good? I gotta tell ya, keeping the monkey at bey is getting to be a real struggle? Sorry my English some times is atrocious. Will they work just as WELL? Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted May 28, 2016 Super User Posted May 28, 2016 Here you are ~ Go Nuts . . . http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/search/?type=all&q=Chatterbait+trailer+ A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Raul Posted May 28, 2016 Super User Posted May 28, 2016 Can you use them ? ----> there is no commandment sayin´ : Thou shall not use Baby Brush hogs as Chatterbait trailer. Will they work as good ? ---> you´ll never know if you don´t try My personal favorite chatterbait trailer ? -----> Berkley Subwoofer What other baits you can try: twin tail grubs, paddle tail swim baits, crawfish, space monkeys, single tail grubs, swim senkos. 2 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted May 28, 2016 Super User Posted May 28, 2016 I have tried grubs, craws, worms and some different creatures and here is what I can tell you. Craws with flapping claws work better than ones with regular claws and the same thing with creature baits. I found that baits made to swim work better with a chatterbait because the added action seems to help with the swimming of the bait and the searching type action it generates, baits that have more drag seem to hurt the action of the chatterbait more than they draw fish to them. Now, just as Raul mentioned, there is no rule and you really don't know until you try it but based on what I've witnessed I'd say that it would probably work to a certain extent because it really isn't bulky but the side appendages are large enough that it could possibly hurt the hunting/searching, side to side motion of the chatterbait and rather than take a chance I'd get a pack of BPS speed shads or something like that which will be much more effective. Quote
avidone1 Posted May 28, 2016 Posted May 28, 2016 Swim senko is my favorite but I suppose any soft plastic will work in one situation or another. Quote
Buffdaddy54 Posted May 29, 2016 Author Posted May 29, 2016 Thanks again guys. AJ, looks like I'll be busy reading tonight? Quote
blckshirt98 Posted May 29, 2016 Posted May 29, 2016 You could probably use the brush hog if you trim off the side appendages and shorten the overall length of the brush hog to fit with the chatterbait you're using. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 29, 2016 Global Moderator Posted May 29, 2016 I've used baby and full sized brush hogs trimmed down and the both work. They're not something I use regularly, but in a pinch they work well enough. Quote
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