On 10/12/2017 at 9:50 AM, Turtle135 said:

Several of the lakes I fish here in Maryland have no shad and a white spinnerbait all the way up to 3/4 of an ounce is a producer. Don't be surprised if smaller bass still slam the larger spinnerbait.

Here in Merryland the saying is any color works as long as it's white. 

 

Allen 

I have never had luck with white.  I always have used either black, or purple single colorado blade sinnerbaits.  Always had good  luck with them, regardless of water clarlity. Sometimes bulging a wake on the surface, other times slow rolling on the bottom.  After reading this post, I'm  going to give white a try more often. 

The chatterbait has replaced a spinnerbait in nearly every situation, for me, except fishing around wood. Then it is usually a combination of white and chartreuse.

I have had the best luck with lighter colors myself but not white. Colors like War Eagles Sexy Mouse or Sexy Shad or the KVD Chartreuse Sexy Shad, Sexy Shad or Chrome Sexy Shad seem to catch fish year round.

 

I generally use a dual willow 1/2oz blade to burn and a 3/8oz willow/colorado blade the rest of the time, because a lot of pros do including Kevin VanDam does the same. I've had the best luck on the 3/8oz though.

8 hours ago, Weedwhacker said:

The chatterbait has replaced a spinnerbait in nearly every situation, for me, except fishing around wood. Then it is usually a combination of white and chartreuse.

What's your chatterbait secrets? I catch a few on spinnerbaits, but hardly can get a bite on the chatterbait or whatever reason.

1 hour ago, Boomstick said:

I have had the best luck with lighter colors myself but not white. Colors like War Eagles Sexy Mouse or Sexy Shad or the KVD Chartreuse Sexy Shad, Sexy Shad or Chrome Sexy Shad seem to catch fish year round.

 

I generally use a dual willow 1/2oz blade to burn and a 3/8oz willow/colorado blade the rest of the time, because a lot of pros do including Kevin VanDam does the same. I've had the best luck on the 3/8oz though.

What's your chatterbait secrets? I catch a few on spinnerbaits, but hardly can get a bite on the chatterbait or whatever reason.

I run the chatterbait a lot slower than I do a spinnerbait. Just fast enough to feel the blade thumping.

On average I catch bigger fish on the chatterbait. It works good around weed beds.

One thing I have learned when slow rolling a chatterbait, is you often do not feel a bite. All you notice is the blade stops thumping. If that happens I set the hook.

12 hours ago, Weedwhacker said:

I run the chatterbait a lot slower than I do a spinnerbait. Just fast enough to feel the blade thumping.

On average I catch bigger fish on the chatterbait. It works good around weed beds.

One thing I have learned when slow rolling a chatterbait, is you often do not feel a bite. All you notice is the blade stops thumping. If that happens I set the hook.

 

Thanks! I'll try that next time I'm out. I normally fish them around the same speed I would slow roll a spinnerbait.