Chatterbait weight 2024
LEWITH reply :
What chatterbait weight do you guys recommend for all around maybe 1-15ft of water? I was thinking about 3/8oz. I dont want to buy a ton of different sizes and would like a size that kinda of does everything.
Thanks!
A-Jay reply :
3/8 & 1/2 should cover most situations.
A-Jay
GreenGhostMan reply :
3/8 would be perfect for 1-15 ft if you only want to buy one size.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I use 3/8oz for almost all of mine.
GoCougs14 reply :
I only use 3/8th ounce weight.
A5BLASTER reply :
I would say 3/8 th should do the job fine for that water depth range, that's what I use the most I have some smaller but just don't seem to do as good with them as I do with the 3/8 th size.
fishballer06 reply :
I use everything from 3/8 up to 1oz. All around, I'd probably go 1/2oz.
kickerfish1 reply :
I have several dozen chatterbaits. 95% of them are 3/8. Unless you need casting distance against a stiff breeze or are needing them to get down quickly and deeper 3/8 is a good all around size. I use it from a few feet of water to about 10.
blckshirt98 reply :
3/8 is mostly what I use, and you can always add weight by using a bulkier trailer.
lmbfisherman reply :
I use 3/8 too.
ww2farmer reply :
I use 3/8's for everything less than 8'.
Last year I started experimenting with heavier weights for deeper water, and have not found the answer yet. 3/4's was the size I used most for 10-12' FOW, but I am going to bump it up to 1 oz. this year.
Bankbeater reply :
I like to use 1/2 ounce so that the bait gets down to the bottom quickly. Once it is on the bottom I like to slow roll it along.
bigturtle reply :
I use 1/2 and 3/4oz a lot. I like to fish my baits fast, but still keep it deep
tander reply :
I use the 1/4oz but mostly the 3/8oz.
RB 77 reply :
Another vote for 3/8ths.
bigfruits reply :
I usually use 1/2oz when I want to connect with the bottom, 3/8oz for fishing grass.
fishwizzard reply :
I ended up getting a bunch at 1/4oz as once you have the weight of the blade, a skirt, and the trailer, they end up at slightly over 1/2 ounce total. The 3/8oz ones ended up a good bit over 3/4oz, which was too heavy for the rod I wanted to use them with.
Wayne P. reply :
I use 1/4 oz but not the junk ones produced since Zman was the brand, and rarely 3/8 oz. None heavier.
If I need more weight for casting distance, I use a Live Magic Shad trailer.
Scarborough817 reply :
as most have said already 3/8oz is good for everything i also use 1/2oz in some situations, normally when i prefer a bigger profile bait i may even go to 3/4oz
jbw252 reply :
3/8 ounce mostly.
CTBassin860 reply :
Another vote for 3/8
LxVE Bassin reply :
I started out using 3/8 ounce but now I almost exclusively use 1/2 because i like to slow roll my chatterbaits along the bottom.
Bulletman20XD reply :
Around Lake Fork there are a few bait shops that make and sell some of the biggest chatterbaits you've ever seen, Some were 1 1/2 oz with huge blades. I've "heard" lots of big fish have been caught on them!
Being more practical, I use 3/8 almost exclusively but will swap to a larger size when I'm fishing a lake with big fish in deeper water. Here is a link to what one of my sponsors calls their chatterbait--Lunker Thumper. I rig it with a Lake Fork Tackle Magic Shad.
http://www.finchnastybaitco.com/Home/Items?type=9
Bluebasser86 reply :
I've been messing with some big ones. These have the magnum blades and are 3/4oz heads. Had some fish slam them yesterday.
L a r r y reply :
1/2 ounce, with a 4.5" live magic shad......I fish these shallow and deep, over grass, open water, through timber, and catch fish pretty consistently
Russ E reply :
3/8 most of the time.
bought a couple 1/8 oz. to try when they will not hit bigger baits. Haven' tried them yet/
fishwizzard reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 7:16 AM, Weedwhacker said:3/8 most of the time.
bought a couple 1/8 oz. to try when they will not hit bigger baits. Haven' tried them yet/
I have a few of the Zman micro and mini chatters and it is about 50/50 on them running well. Oddly, I have noticed that they EDIT give me a bad rash in the jock-area EDIT, far more than they do bass.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 8:05 PM, fishwizzard said:Oddly, I have noticed that they seem to catch a ton of stocked trout,
Shhhhh!! 
fishwizzard reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 8:14 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Shhhhh!!
If you can PM me the secret to getting them to run consistently, I will go back and delete my posts. 
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 8:26 PM, fishwizzard said:If you can PM me the secret to getting them to run consistently, I will go back and delete my posts.
Don't put the trailers on them that comes with them and don't fish them on anything heavier than 4lb test and use a very slow retrieve. I either use part of a trout worm, or tie some yarn on for a trailer.
fishwizzard reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 8:28 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Don't put the trailers on them that comes with them and don't fish them on anything heavier than 4lb test and use a very slow retrieve. I either use part of a trout worm, or tie some yarn on for a trailer.
Post edited to preserve your secret. And thanks, I was fishing them on my Ned rod, with like an 8lb floro leader.
SummertimeCarl reply :
Yarn is a funny but great idea for a chatterbait trailer.
I use 1/2oz for castability. Anything lighter with a trailer of any size stays too high up in the water column for me. I switched to using little grubs for the trailer but I may actually try the yarn trick.
fishballer06 reply :
On 8/30/2017 at 7:17 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I've been messing with some big ones. These have the magnum blades and are 3/4oz heads. Had some fish slam them yesterday.
That clear/black/pumpkin looks killer. I wish I had a few of those skirts.
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