I had a great day on a modified z man with Green pumpkin skirt 3/8 Oz.Stopped at Wally worldon way home and bought 2 more( White). Its kinda like fishing a football jig shallow.I use a bite off piece of green Pumpkin trick worm as trailer.Sometimes the strike is very light like they're comming up behind it and tehy run sideways.Lots of fun,But haven't found any Z man in Green pumpkin.Imho i also think the small Z man Blade works better than the larger off brands. The blade is also turned up to bounce off brush ans catched less grass.  

I have a few but the white zman gets chomped up

Doesn't seem like I can ever fish a chatterbait at night without catching a channel cat. They like that strong vibration. Wipers and white bass love them too.

Cats loves spinners too. I had to look up to see what a Wiper was.

I've never caught anything on chatterbaits. I had some Zmans, but recently bought some Booyah boogees so hopefully I have better luck.

The booyah has much more vibration, but the bendable shaft is maddening. I still fall back on the zman chatterbaits. Black & blue, and chartreuse are the 2 colors to get. Sharpen the hooks, and use a different trailer.

The booyah has much more vibration, but the bendable shaft is maddening. I still fall back on the zman chatterbaits. Black & blue, and chartreuse are the 2 colors to get. Sharpen the hooks, and use a different trailer.

X2.

The chartreuse trailer with little flecks always looks good when I open the package, but then I put something else on the chatterbait. They work well for making a large beetlespin though.

wow, there is a lot of love for the bait i can't make work. lol

 

I promise to go out and grab ONE to give it another shot. ty

Black/blue chatterbait is one of my confidence, go to lures.  My main gripe with the Z-man original chatterbaits is the hook is complete garbage.

 

However

 

They have released to new version, chatterbait elite.  That comes equipped with a premium Gamakatsu 5/0 hook.  a HUGE upgrade.  Im actually ordering a few right now.