Has anyone done a comparison between the Chatterbait Mini versus the Chatterbait Mini-Max in terms of performance , how fast the blade starts up , etc. between the two ? Yes , I know the Mini-Max has the 3/8th and 1/2 oz. weights , a wire wrapped skirt , barbed trailer keeper and a pretty stout 3/0 hook . Conversely , the blade sizes appear to be the same between the two and if you wanted the 1/4th oz. size Chatterbait - then the 50% less expensive Mini in 1/4th oz. may essentially do the same thing as the more expensive Mini-Max Chatterbait in the same 1/4th oz. weight ? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences !

You took that question right out of my head. Only a Walton's Cinder Block of Doom here locally, so no luck there. Hope we get some good info.

 

 

6 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

Has anyone done a comparison between the Chatterbait Mini versus the Chatterbait Mini-Max in terms of performance , how fast the blade starts up , etc. between the two ? Yes , I know the Mini-Max has the 3/8th and 1/2 oz. weights , a wire wrapped skirt , barbed trailer keeper and a pretty stout 3/0 hook . Conversely , the blade sizes appear to be the same between the two and if you wanted the 1/4th oz. size Chatterbait - then the 50% less expensive Mini in 1/4th oz. may essentially do the same thing as the more expensive Mini-Max Chatterbait in the same 1/4th oz. weight ? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences !

 

I looked at a Chatterbait Mini in 1/4th oz. to compare to in two different stores against the Chatterbait Mini-Max and the Mini in 1/4th oz. is a little larger and heavier than the Mini-Max at 1/4th oz. . Since that is the only size the Mini comes in ,  there is no comparison to the Mini-Max which comes in 3/8th oz. and 1/2 oz sizes . Blades the same size but again you have to super glue a trailer on to the Mini as no trailer keepers on the Mini . Time to go fish both - if you pay attention to rigging then I'm sure with the right trailer both the Chatterbait Mini and the Mini-Max will catch bass in the Fall and Winter . 

The Flashback Mini (1/8) and the Orignal Mini (1/4) share the same size blade. I bought some small blades to make my own and was wondering if they would also work for a DIY Mini-max.

Good stuff, thanks.