Bladed jig vs spinnerbait 2024

ETX92 reply :

Which do you prefer and how do you decide which to toss? What conditions do you prefer one over the other in?

RoLo reply :

I prefer a bladed jig in murky water,

but prefer a safety-pin spinner in weedy situations.

Roger

Bluebasser86 reply :

If I want to fish fast, I go spinnerbait, slow gers the bladed jig. If it's a toss up, I go bladed jig.

kickerfish1 reply :

Both seem to get a fair amount of use when I am looking to cover water. Like Blue mentioned I think I can get the spinnerbait to track faster while the chatterbait it seems like I have to slow it down some ensure the blades are thumping. I don't feel like one is better than the other rather both are solid fish producers year round.

Rudy523 reply :

I've been catching them on a chatterbait as you can see in clear water on a sunny day. never hurts to throw one anytime

NHBull reply :

I have zero confidence in spinner bait. Last yr I caught 1 fish on them. That said most were complaining with the lack of action on them. Chatter bait is my spinner bait substitute until I get some confidence.

that said, it is the only setup I am taking on the water, forcing me to use one

WRB reply :

Spinner bait is more versitile because of the nearly unlimited combination of blades used.

Chatter bait is a crank bait that you cast and retrieve around cover.

Tom

Attila reply :

I think they both have practical applications.

I tend to use chatterbaits in sparse weed growth and in water that I find myself fishing a square bill in, including bouncing off of rocks and other debris.

Spinnerbaits are used as more of a reaction strike as I fish them a lot like KVD does, namely burning them just under the surface to look for really active smallies.

Attila

IndianaFinesse reply :

Chatterbait shallow, spinnerbait deep (and shallow to).

YoTone reply :

i use either one all the time.

lately the spinner has been tied on more than the chatterbait.

but thats because i find it more fun to fish a spinner bait.

Turtle135 reply :

You Chatterbait aficionados, this is just me, please do not take offense,

The Chatterbait is a novelty presentation and my interest in it has passed. I have been throwing a spinnerbait all my fishing days and likely will till the end of my days. As WRB pointed out, the spinnerbait is one of the most versatile presentations ever created.

CenCal fisher reply :

I like a chatterbaits because if you get a version with a weed guard you can pitch it into cover like a jig then retrieve it like a spinner bait

Munkin reply :

On 5/23/2017 at 12:43 AM, NHBull said:

I have zero confidence in spinner bait. Last yr I caught 1 fish on them. That said most were complaining with the lack of action on them. Chatter bait is my spinner bait substitute until I get some confidence.

that said, it is the only setup I am taking on the water, forcing me to use one

I am the exact opposite, spinnerbaits work in many different situations but I cannot buy a bite on the chatterbait.

.ghoti. reply :

On 5/23/2017 at 8:05 AM, Munkin said:

I am the exact opposite, spinnerbaits work in many different situations but I cannot buy a bite on the chatterbait.

Me too. I have no confidence in a chatterbait, and rarely even take any with me.

Nscheele reply :

I've had good luck on both but the spinnerbait is my go to.

RoLo reply :

On 5/23/2017 at 8:05 AM, Munkin said:

I am the exact opposite, spinnerbaits work in many different situations but I cannot buy a bite on the chatterbait.

My strongest confidence also lies with spinnerbaits, but in my case, the shootout is anything but fair.

I've been throwing safety-pin spinners for around 50 yrs, but have been throwing bladed-jigs only about 10 yrs

Roger

papajoe222 reply :

I must be missing out when it comes to fishing a bladed jig as I only use them as a vertical presentation. The majority of the time I have used them with either a lift-drop presentation, or stroking one down a drop-off.

Fifty years of fishing for bass and I'm still learning stuff on this site.

K_Mac reply :

Turtle135, I take no offense. I agree the chatterbait is a novelty bait and its time has past...just like the internet and polymer handguns!

The chatterbait is a big fish bait for me. Just ticking the top of submerged grass, ripping it through clumps of grass, or around wood where others are throwing spinnerbaits has produced both numbers and size for me. Y'all keep throwing spinnerbaits, I'll take a chatterbait most of the time.

ETX92 reply :

On 5/23/2017 at 8:05 AM, Munkin said:

I am the exact opposite, spinnerbaits work in many different situations but I cannot buy a bite on the chatterbait.

That's where I'm at, it's a bait I know is effective but I just can't get a hit using one. Maybe it's my presentation, I can put that down and get a hit on other baits. I really want to learn to fish a chatterbait I'm just getting frustrated with the lack of success on it.

Pacoac10 reply :

I've had a little more success with chatterbaits using beaver style trailers. Swimming it over submerged weed beds and killing it at weed edges and holes then twitching and hopping, and then slow roll it just enough to get the blade working again.

Spinerbait58 reply :

In the spring it's hard to beat a slow rolled spinnerbait,Deadly for Large,and smallmouth,here in Maryland , But I fish highland resivor type lake, But once summer arrives a chatterbait shines ,The guys who fish the rivers,upper bay,Potomac do very well with a chatterbait . So I agree with and earlyer post, Spinnerbait deep, Chatterbait shallow

primetime reply :

I tend to hook more fish with a spinnerbait, but both are good and the chatterbait is really effective in grass that is often a bit much for a spinnerbait.

I think fishing a bladed jig is more complicated than a spinnerbait, I am still learning how to fish the chatterbait efficiently, a Spinnerbait is a lure that I have confidence in so I will give it more time. Kind of 2 different lures, but I think both are important to have.

Chatterbaits certainly seem to be much more popular these days. A spinnerbait is one of the easiest lures to catch fish on regardless of skill.

fishwizzard reply :

I use and have way more confidence in a spinnerbait, but am trying to give chatterbaits a go. I bought maybe a half dozen each in 1/4oz and 3/8oz and have been trying to fish them as much as I can, but almost every time I tie one on, I wish I had either a swimjig or spinnerbait on instead.

I have caught fish on them, but not as many as others seem to report.

ScottDB reply :

I prefer chatter bait, but I've only used a spinner bait on a couple of trips. I'll throw it anywhere besides thick weeds and it always produces for me.

Scarborough817 reply :

i have much more confidence in a bladed jig than a spinnerbait but i fish it more like a crankbait than a jig that is what i find most peoples issue is the rod they are using is too stiff listen to brett hite

Manigotapee reply :

I throw the spinnerbait 90% of the time. I feel like it gets bigger bites. If the water is "too clear/calm" for the spinnerbait and I have been catching on it, I will run the same areas with a bladed jig.

jcrewguy reply :

Spinnerbait confidence = 90%

Chatterbait confidence = 10%

Choporoz reply :

I've shifted from 90/10 spinner to 90/10 chatterbait over the last couple of years. That is due in no small part to a couple of factors:

1. I'm fishing the tidal Potomac a lot and sliding a chatterbait back through that narrow 8-12" window between weed tops and surface is, much of the time, much more effective than any other presentation.

2. My early chatterbait experience was with orig zman, and I never once got a good hook-up with them. Since I've started using @Bluebasser86's chatterbaits, it's a whole new world.

3. Another big change for me was when @00 modsaid to try SKRT Structure Bug as trailer for my chatterbait (and actually, most generously sent me some.) That, and the Culprit-Incredi-Craw are the only trailers I use for bladed jigs anymore.

Spinnerbaits still get thrown, but it is more likely dirtier water, deeper water and choppier water that dictates when.

mooneyes reply :

I will use either, I prefer the chatterbait but the fish don't always.

MysteryTackleBox reply :

Bladed jigs and spinnerbaits are some of the best and most versatile bass fishing lures out there. Although they are similar, there are key differences that separate the two.

Bladed Jigs work better in colder months, especially around grassy areas with a swimbait trailer. Spinnerbaits are ideal for full on spring time fishing. Big bass in the spring can't lay off, whether it is sunny, cloudy, choppy, or calm!

Check out LakeForkGuy break down these two bass catching baits here: BLADED JIG VS SPINNERBAIT: When To Throw Each?

Happy Fishing!

scaleface reply :

On 6/1/2017 at 2:46 AM, Choporoz said:

2. My early chatterbait experience was with orig zman, and I never once got a good hook-up with them. Since I've started using @Bluebasser86's chatterbaits, it's a whole new world.

So , the reason I havent caught a bass on a chatterbait is because I've been using Z-Man with the supplied trailer ?

Choporoz reply :

I've heard 'newer' zman stuff....the Freedom, Custom, Elite, etc are good lures....the Original just didn't do it for me....could well be that I'd already heard it sucked, and thus never fished it with confidence or consistency....I'd get hits, but never could get a hook driven home. May also have been my rod...or line.....soooo many variables...not the least of which are the ones between my ears

ETX92 reply :

Well this last weekend I chunked a chatterbait quite a bit and caught a couple decent fish on it. I was using the orig chatterbait 3/8 perch color, fluke for a trailer. Not great but it did give me some confidence that I didn't have before. Still caught a lot more on plastics though. I will check out the other brands/suggestions referenced above.

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