D&M Custom Baits Piranha 3/8 - 1/2 w/Lunker City Grubster Swimbait.

 

I started with Z-Man 3/8 oz with the supplied split tail trailer.  I had good luck, but found I had a hard time keeping them deep.  I later bought some 1/2 oz. DM and 5/8 oz. Z-Man Pro baits and tried using some paddle tail type trailers.

 

I like them all.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

I use wnybassman's home-made 3/8's chatter bait heads w/blades, I add my own skirt, I use the Z-man skirts that they use on their chatterbaits (they sell them in a 3 pack on TW for $3) and for a trailer, I use a single tail grub, or Havoc grass-pig depending on things LOL

I Have only caught one fish on a Chatter baits. It was the Z-man with a twin tail grub trailer it was black and blue with a green and orange trailer. (Very bluegillish) and trailer hook. First time out with one caught a 4 lber on my first cast about 2 years ago id say and never caught anything sense. I Love the way they swim but after that one fish and not getting even a short strike since my confidence has dwindled greatly.

Zman's are junk. Hooks aren't sharp and the skirt always falls off. I like D&M or Siebert. 3/8 oz with a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper trailer

 

What you didn't know is that chatterbaits catch more fish without a skirt on them....

What you didn't know is that chatterbaits catch more fish without a skirt on them....

Not for me, lol. 

Not for me, lol. 

Me either. I've tried without the skirt and it just isn't the same, I think the bulk is part of what attracts them.

We can have it both ways!

 

Try this: Naked blade with a Rage Tail Cut-R trailer, tail down.

I got this tip from a "slightly above average" fisherman in Texas

and it has been working for me!

 

 

 

 

3/8 is my favorite. its the most versatile weight. You can use it anywhere

I have had nothing but success with the Zman original chatterbait brand. The strike king rage blade no fish. LoL! I don't know what it is with that lure, I just can't get bit. I have tinkered with buying blades and making my own lures, with some success.  

I use the Zman chatterbait almost 100% of the time

I love chatterbaits. I usually throw the z-man ones but I just recently got the Strike King rage blade what looks like a chatterbait but I havent used it yet.

The Rage Blade is designed for a slow retrieve near the bottom. An example is

a slow roll with an occasional pop. The Chatterbait can be fished slow, but it is

usually fished faster so there is more water displacement and more often a

reaction bite.