Are you miserable at fishing chatterbaits while everyone else is boating lunkers? Seth Feider, “The Llama”, here with some useful pro tips and secrets to help you perfect your bladed jig presentation.
Don’t just slap a paddle tail swimbait on and call it done. The thing about paddle tails on a chatterbait is that they can cut down on the hunting action, which I don’t like. A paddle tail looks good and has its place, especially depending on the season, but it adds drag and keeps the bait running more straight. I prefer a straight minnow-style trailer because it lets me control the action by trimming the skirt.
For a moderate hunting action, I trim the skirt even with the top of the blade. The more skirt you remove, the wilder the bait gets. Chatterbaits also break in over time—after about three days of use, they hit a sweet spot for hunting. Once they get too broken in and wild, I save those for hot summer months when I want maximum action. Cold-weather fishing is better with a full skirt and less erratic movement. It’s all about adjusting based on the season and how much action you want from the bait.
When Chatterbaits first came out, I just casted them unmodified with full skirt and no trailer. I caught lots of bass. It seems to me as I experimented with various trailers, my fish catches have gone decreased.
Crazy good vid Seth, Thanks !!!
Alot of guys spend alot of money in order to have alot of different trailers for their chatter baits.
I only carry a selection of paddle tails baits for this purpose. If the paddles on those paddle tails aren't giving me the action I want, I simply trim the paddles vertically on either side of the center of the bait's tail until it gives me the action I want.
A pocketknife is all it takes to trim those paddles. If you don't carry a knife of some kind, your fingernail will do the same thing.
I've trimmed my paddle tails on either side of the center of that tail to where it leaves only about 3/16" vertical thickness of the paddle on that paddle tail. It's not rocket science, and it can save you some money.
If the paddle tail keeps chatter baits running straight after chatter bait to broke in, then would the paddle tail make it run straight ? Tossing a jack hammer would make me turn 10 shades of green
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