Well, I know it's not from lack of skillz...that's why I said that..

I find that hard to believe.... :-/ Sometimes a slower steady retrive works wonders..

Ya'll are killing me. I cannot get bit on those things. Never, ever had a bite.

Well believe it. I have two left in my tackle bag and have not bothered to even tie one on in over a year. I've got other things that seem to do a better job.

I've been using the Original Chatterbait for a couple of years now and have caught a ton of fish on them here in Indiana. Earlier this year they caught me a lot of nice fish although my success rate slowed down with them as the summer came on at which point I switched to jigs and soft plastics.

My favorite colors so far have been black and blue, white and red, and a root beer/watermellonish color with appropriate colored craw trailers.

Personally I have used the Z-Man, Strike-King, and Booyah and prefer the z-man. Down here in FL you can crush them with a 3/8oz white Z-man...the trick is the trailer. You have to find something a little different. I use the Zoom Fluke in golden shiner with a white chatterbait and they tear the d**n thing up!

I like Chatterbaits.  I have several different brands, Strike King, Booyah, originals, Gamblers, generic ones I got at sport shows, & names I don't remember now.

Specifically, I use them on flats when vegetation issues make using a Rattletrap a pain. I throw them on a spinnerbait rod.

I haven't used chaterbaits very much but I have caught a few fish on them personally I would rather use a spinnerbait or a jig. But hey I will give them another shot.

Been a fan of the chatter style baits since they became popular. I've caught hundreds, if not thousands, of fish on them.

Like any other bait, they have a time and a place to be used.

Do they work? Yep!

please explain... I have never tried one.  When and where should I give them a try?

Do you typically fish these like a jig or more like a spinnerbait with a constant retrieval?

Depends on what the fish want...I've caught fish on ...fast steady retrives, med paced, and a "jigging" type retrive..We have during some months, alot of weeds, which tend to foul a chatter bait, so I keep the retrive steady, and my rodtip high.

Do you typically fish these like a jig or more like a spinnerbait with a constant retrieval?

chatterbaits are like anyother baits... you wont catch anything on them if they arent in the water!

much like i cant seem to catch anything with a jig, and therefore dont throw it that much. its a vicious cycle.

i prefer the strike king pure poisons in white with a chart. trailer. i fish them mostly liek a spinnerbait/ swimjig.  i think this year im going to experiment more on ledges in the summer months with them, and in a couple of weeks i think i might spend a day throwing one instead of a trap over grass just to mix things up.