I hear chatterbaits are like holy grails. Went to Walmart and got one and boy was I excited to catch me some bass! Couple hours in and switching between crawdads, powerworms, swim baits; slow/fast retrieving, letting it sit then jerk…. I haven’t caught squat. Im in East TX and it was a good 85 degrees today. Im bummed… what are you’re tips and tricks?
Posted by ThatDudeDuffy92
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I’m not sure but you might not be far enough ento the fall season for those. Usually late fall and early spring is when you would use chatterbaits. I dont bass fish in Texas so take this with a grain a grain of salt.
I’ve only gotten hit once on a chatterbait. It took 4 hours in 90 degree weather, the fish only hit the tail cause I was taking it out of the water. I think it’s just because its lure that brings out big fish most of the time. The bigger the fish, the smarter.
Looks like you’re using braided line, I’ve found that bigger fish tend to eat chatter baits and just like another commenter said, they’re also smarter. Braid is pretty visible in clearer water so smarter fish can see that and it could influence the bite. I’d recommend tying on a mono leader or just using mono if you’re throwing anything other than top water.
Use a clear leader. I prefer fluoro for chatterbaits.
I prefer minimum action on my trailer. flukes and pin tails. paddle tails compete with the chatter mechanism. This is my preference but I also use a chatter all of the time, it’s a definite confidence bait for me.
I get the best results when I can hop it in and out of the weed line, using the rod to dance over the top of the weeds and pull thru. Rarely do I just straight retrieve unless I’m just covering water.
I fish in Michigan tho, so I’m sure half a continent away there’s a lot of factors I’m not considering for you