Swim jig vs. chatterbait

[Munkin]

15 hours ago, galyonj said:

 

I am 100% confident that the presentation works, but it's never worked for me.

 

Last time I tried it the water was cold and bad muddy – maybe an inch or two of visibility. Fishing at a creek mouth and casting into a field of vegetation just off the drop into the main channel. Bright, high sun.

 

I knew there were fish there. With shad being a big prey source – especially in this spot – I tied on a white/chartreuse chatterbait with a chartreuse swimbait trailer.

 

Tried burning it, creeping it just fast enough to get the blade moving, ripping it out of the vegetation and off the bottom then letting it die, swimming it. Everything I knew to do, I tried.

 

Finally I gave up. Tied on a swim jig and got bit on the third or fourth cast.

 

Every time I fish a chatterbait, some other presentation gets the job done after it strikes out.

 

I ain't got enough time to fish to waste it on lures that don't produce.

 

Exactly what I wanted to say! I have tried them in what are considered optimal conditions and caught nothing. Switched to a spinnerbait and caught 3 fish in my first 10 casts.

 

Allen

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On 4/10/2021 at 4:33 PM, BassFisher517 said:

Which one is your favorite. 

Yes, now ask me about the color?...  

[ChrisD46]

*I guess that's part of bass fishing - trying to figure out what they like on you body of water(s) ... Just like where I live the motto is : "All colors work - as long as it's Green Pumpkin" !!

[gim]

I prefer a bladed jig over a swim jig.  But that's not to say a swim jig isn't more effective sometimes.

 

Spinnerbaits are not a part of this thread.  Read the title and initial question that the OP asked again guys.

[Fisher0517]

34 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

Yes, now ask me about the color?...  

I have already chose my color ? 

[cdlittle]

I fish just outside Chicago where the fishing pressure is unreal. Things with lots of vibration/noise/shine can be more harm than help. A swim jig was what I caught over half my bass on last year and wasn't able to get a single bite on chatterbaits/spinnerbaits.