Tweaks to Chatterbaits

[LrgmouthShad]

Hey ya'll,

 

Are there any modifications you make to the blade of a chatterbait or the way it runs that you've found helpful? 

[Mike L]

A friend of mine who Loves those things makes 2 adjustments. 
1) He bends the blade downward to get it to run shallower

2) He also bends the blade on an angle. 
which he does most of the time, he says that makes then “hunt” better. 
 

I don’t throw them enough to make a judgment either way. 
 

 

 

Mike

[Bluebasser86]

Bending the blade will effect running depth and vibration. You can play  with that a bit to get the bait to do what you want. How sharply it's bent and how far back it's bent both play into it. 

[king fisher]

Just now, Bluebasser86 said:

Bending the blade will effect running depth and vibration. You can play  with that a bit to get the bait to do what you want. How sharply it's bent and how far back it's bent both play into it. 

Please tell me that for $15.00 a pop, Jackhammers are bent at the perfect angle to catch the most and biggest bass under all conditions at the factory. 

[Deleted account]

9 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Please tell me that for $15.00 a pop, Jackhammers are bent at the perfect angle to catch the most and biggest bass under all conditions at the factory. 

LOL.

[BrianMDTX]

7 hours ago, king fisher said:

Please tell me that for $15.00 a pop, Jackhammers are bent at the perfect angle to catch the most and biggest bass under all conditions at the factory. 

They can’t be. I haven’t caught a bass on a chatterbait yet. Including Jackhammers! 

[lunkerboss923]

Get a pair snips and cut off the line tie of the original chatterbait and put on a VMC Crankbait snap. It runs about as good as a Jackhammer. Jackhammers of course are unbeatable, but these snap definitely help the lure track a ton better. 

[gim]

I would argue that there are other things you can do to a chatterbait besides altering the lure itself to make it run differently.

 

1) change plastic trailers

2) change reel gear ratio

3) use a heavier model

 

I'm generally trying to make them run deeper and slower.  I use a heavier version and use a reel that has a slower gear ratio because its difficult to physically make myself reel it slower.

[A-Jay]

I 'tweaked' these Chatterbaits ~ 

A-Jay

 

[Columbia Craw]

The only thing I do is use a Sharpie to tone the blade down. Red, blue and black.