Also known as a vibrating jig or bladed jig, the chatterbait can be fished from late winter through the autumn months, with spring being the most productive time of the year. As long as you know how to fish a chatterbait for bass, you can have successful outings whenever you choose to hit the water.
What are chatter baits good for?
Chatterbaits are a great technique to target bass in and around shallow cover. In this video, Captain Mikey teaches you the basics of Chatterbait fishing, but also covers how, where and when to fish this bait to catch more and bigger bass!
What does a Chatter Bait imitate?
When attached to the back of a Chatterbait, the Fluke imitates the same gliding action as a swimming shad. Try this combination any time you see shad flicking on the surface or balls of baitfish on your electronics. Throw it around shallow cover such as rocks, grass and stumps to catch bass ambushing baitfish.
How deep do you fish a chatterbait?
Shallow & Mid-Depth Grass – Submerged grass from 1 to 6 feet deep is the bread and butter use for chatterbaits. Even if the grass is thick, the bait can be fished in the tops of the weeds.
When should you throw a chatterbait or a spinnerbait?
When To Throw A Chatterbait
The quick, constant churn of the blade on a chatterbait causes more of a humming vibration beneath the water, instead of the thumping boom of a spinnerbait. The main difference between a spinnerbait vs chatterbait is grass. The chatterbait is an absolute killer in and around the grass.
What size should a chatterbait be to throw?
Chatterbaits have a tendency to rise up when retrieved. Therefore, I like a 1/4oz to keep it up in the water column, over grass and use a 1/2oz to keep the bait down deeper. 3/8oz the majority of the time. I’ll switch to a 1/2oz to fish deeper water, or if I need to reel it fast to get bit.
Are Chatterbaits good in spring?
It turned out to be a very successful early outing on the lake and I managed to catch a few really nice bass. The ChatterBait is must to target fish in this time of the season and lets you cover a lot of water effectively and efficiently. You can eliminate unproductive water and find the active bite.
Which chatterbait is best?
The Jack Hammer is the best all-purpose ChatterBait in the line. It has premium components that most high-level tournament anglers prefer, including a high-quality Gamakatsu hook, wire bait keeper and strong line clip. Plus, it comes in sizes ranging from 3/8 to 1 1/4 ounce, so it can be fished in a lot of situations.
What rod is best for Chatterbaits?
The best rod length for chatterbait is 7′ to 7’3”. This is the ideal length to balance optimal casting distance and accuracy, and also helps to control big fish close to cover, since it provides enough leverage for this purpose.
Is chatterbait a Buzzbait?
Both Buzzbait and Chatterbait are bladed lures. A buzzbait is a topwater lure whereas a Chatterbait is fished in shallow water.
How fast do you reel a spinnerbait?
Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, swimming jigs, topwaters and most other baits are best served with a medium speed reel. When I’m spinnerbaiting, for example, 5:1 is just too slow for anything but slow-rolling, and 7:1 is too fast — you have to slow down just to keep your bait in the water. A medium gear ratio is just right.
What action is best for crankbaits?
A good crankbait rod should have a relatively slow action. In other words, the rod should start to bend down about half way down when moderate pressure is applied to the top section. Fast action means that just the top third will bend with the same pressure.
Do jerkbaits work in summer?
The second benefit of working a jerkbait really fast in the summer is that it projects the image of the bait as far as possible. Most jerkbaits put off more flash and erratic action the faster you work them, so retrieving at a pace you may be uncomfortable with at first will actually be expanding your reach.
Are Chatterbaits good at night?
Chatterbaits or bladed jigs give off a ton of vibration, which makes them an excellent bait for night fishing. The blade in front of the jig displaces a lot of water giving bass something to hone in on and attack. It also goes through weeds pretty well, which helps at night where weedlines are little harder to see.
What color lures work best at night?
When choosing a fishing lure, darker colors like black, blue and june bug stand out better at night because they cast a more defined underwater silhouette. Much like anglers in the dark, fish depend more on senses other than sight, so the more water disturbance that your lure creates, the better your luck will be.
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