Homemade Chatterbaits 2024
Creekcrappie reply :
I have an arkie jig mold and I want to make some chatter baits. How do I attach the blade to the head? What size blades do I use? I am going to make 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2. What color skirt should I look for? Thanks in advance.
stk reply :
If I remember what my zman chatterbait looks like, I think you use a split ring to connect the blade to the head, then some sort of snap for the line tie. I'm not experienced in lure making at all, but I think if you just got a few different size blades and see what works best for the presentation you're after.
buzzed bait reply :
i think BlueBasser86 makes some homemade chatterbaits, maybe he'll chime in...
Comfortably Numb reply :
If you use a split ring, you must use an Arkie jig with the flat (horizontal) eye.
I use the heads with the open eye that you crimp shut with pliers. I think they were from Barlows. They blade clacks on the head better with these.
Bluebasser86 reply :
The closest head I use to the Arky is the football mold. With those I use a split ring (has to be a flat eye model) to attach the blade to the jighead. There's only 1 size blade, but there's 2 models, one with holes and one without. I use the one without holes mainly and can't honestly say I can tell a difference when fishing the 2. Some of my favorite colors;
Comfortably Numb reply :
Nice. And notice how he bent the lip down. You get alot more vibration like that.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/4/2014 at 1:09 PM, Comfortably Numb said:Nice. And notice how he bent the lip down. You get alot more vibration like that.
Shhh!!! 
Those top two are poured on 5/0 Trokar hooks. Fish can't even look at those baits funny without getting hooked 
I don't pour them with Trokars for myself though, that's too high roller for me. The baits I make for myself are functional, not pretty but they sure do work.
doyle8218 reply :
I use Phenix Vibrator Blades Version II. They come with the split ring and the snap.
gripnrip reply :
On 3/4/2014 at 4:06 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Shhh!!!
Funny rite there!
buzzed bait reply :
On 3/4/2014 at 4:06 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Shhh!!!
Those top two are poured on 5/0 Trokar hooks. Fish can't even look at those baits funny without getting hooked
those baits look good man!!!
Munkin reply :
On 3/4/2014 at 7:32 PM, doyle8218 said:I use Phenix Vibrator Blades Version II. They come with the split ring and the snap.
Where do you get those blades?
Allen
wnybassman reply :
On 3/4/2014 at 1:09 PM, Comfortably Numb said:Nice. And notice how he bent the lip down. You get alot more vibration like that.
The main reason to bend the blade is to get the bait vibrating more quickly once it hits the water, which is nice for very shallow water.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/5/2014 at 10:30 AM, wnybassman said:The main reason to bend the blade is to get the bait vibrating more quickly once it hits the water, which is nice for very shallow water.
It gives off a much stronger vibration that way also. I've tried to fish them without bending them but the vibration isn't half of what a bent blade puts out. You can adjust the angle of the bend to adjust the depth you want it to run a little bit though.
doyle8218 reply :
On 3/5/2014 at 10:10 AM, Munkin said:Where do you get those blades?
Allen
I get them at TW.
bucketmouthbeatdown reply :
I am curious about chatterbaits....have never used them. where should I be using one of these? I am in Michigan with ULTRA clear water.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/28/2014 at 8:46 PM, bucketmouthbeatdown said:I am curious about chatterbaits....have never used them. where should I be using one of these? I am in Michigan with ULTRA clear water.
If you have any weedlines or any kind of cover I like to run them around that stuff. One of the lakes I fish is very clear and I do well with a solid white one with a bright chartreuse trailer. You can use them to cover water on large flats like you would with a spinnerbait as well. Get a fairly heavy one and move it quickly so they don't get a good look at it. Natural colors are another good option.
Iluvsmallies reply :
Is there a place to get the jig head molds already poured?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/30/2014 at 10:12 AM, Iluvsmallies said:Is there a place to get the jig head molds already poured?
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/shaker-head-jigs/345350.aspx
Iluvsmallies reply :
Thanks blue
Charlie47 reply :
On 3/5/2014 at 8:33 PM, doyle8218 said:I get them at TW.
Sorry for my ignorance, what is TW?
Kind Regards,
Charlie47
gripnrip reply :
On 4/2/2014 at 11:47 PM, Charlie47 said:Sorry for my ignorance, what is TW?
Kind Regards,
Charlie47
Hey Charlie47, don't apologize. It's no big deal.
Tackle Warehouse. BPS- Bass Pro Shop. BTD- Bass Tackle Depot. Just to give you a few more. Guys use abbreviations to shorten their replies.
The one that got me when I started here was K.I.S.S. keep it simple stupid. 
gripnrip reply :
On 3/29/2014 at 2:11 PM, Bluebasser86 said:If you have any weedlines or any kind of cover I like to run them around that stuff. One of the lakes I fish is very clear and I do well with a solid white one with a bright chartreuse trailer. You can use them to cover water on large flats like you would with a spinnerbait as well. Get a fairly heavy one and move it quickly so they don't get a good look at it. Natural colors are another good option.
Hey Blue, if you don't mind me asking, what size split ring are you using to attach the blade? Thanks.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/3/2014 at 1:04 AM, gripnrip said:Hey Blue, if you don't mind me asking, what size split ring are you using to attach the blade? Thanks.
#2
Kevin22 reply :
What about the snap, what size?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/8/2014 at 11:25 AM, Kevin22 said:What about the snap, what size?
Also a #2 duolock snap.
Kevin22 reply :
Thank ya!
ksboy reply :
When buying the heads shown in the pic on the Janns site Blue posted earlier, I like to connect the hook eye direct to the blade without the use of a split ring. Gives a great vibration.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/10/2014 at 6:33 AM, ksboy said:When buying the heads shown in the pic on the Janns site Blue posted earlier, I like to connect the hook eye direct to the blade without the use of a split ring. Gives a great vibration.
Correct, the hook eye is open so you don't need a split ring and I wouldn't suggest using one if you don't need to. One downside to using the split ring like I do is it occasionally jams either in the hook eye or inside the blade and prevents the blade from working. Usually a quick snap of the rod tip will remedy this situation but sometimes it doesn't. It's a minor annoyance that I'm willing to put up with though. With those heads, adding a split ring would end up with the blade laying on it's side and not working correctly during the retrieve as well.
BuckMaxx reply :
Has anyone ever tried to make their own blades out of big Colorado blades? I have some laying around might try it.
I need to start making my own. I like fishing them but if I get them anywhere close to cover I hang them up.
Kevin22 reply :
If you hit them with a hammer to make them flat, then cut out the shape with a dremel it would work just fine. I've made them out of sheet aluminum before. They bent too easily but the vibration was amazing. Sheet steel and a dremel would get the job done nicely!
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