Matt, I watched this video last night and implemented the strategy at the pond this am. Like you, I always thought the chatterbait was overrated. I never got bites on it...until today. They've been in my box for years and I'd break them out from time to time only to get discouraged and put them back in the box. This morning I used the quick hopping retrieve off the bottom with very little cover and was able to get 3 great strikes in about 20 casts. One of them was a 3.9# lmb. I'm a believer now! What's even cooler is that I caught them on a pole that I built myself after watching some of your rod-building videos. Anyway, just wanted to say keep up the great work. What you're doing matters for recreational anglers like me and I'm sure it helps tournament anglers as well.
Take a standard chatterbait, ditch the stock line tie and replace that with a #2 decoy snap, ditch the skirt and add a large tube with an earplug or two in it, it allows you to be able to slow down the retrieve. More durable than you would think and believe it or not it's a fish catcher
@@joestrummer9507 I don't know the exact science behind it but it makes the blade start chattering faster than the standard line tie on the base chatterbait. I believe it's the exact same snap that's on the jackhammer. Maybe someone smarter than me can chime in and say why this is so. I think we all can agree that the jackhammer is great because of how fast it gets to shakin amongst other things. On the flip side, the main complaint on the regular chatterbait is it doesn't start up right away all the time. dlDecoy snap fixes the issue.
@@bassman6211 Interesting, I dont like the hooks on the other chatterbaits, especially the original. In fact, the hook felt like plastic to me, maybe die-cast?, which I find to be utterly ridiculous but whatever, to each his own.
Love your retrieve videos. It makes such a difference in generating strikes. Too easy to get into the habit of a straight retrieve. Very positive, clear and simply put. Keep it up Matt.
Great video Matt! Your advice applies to swim jigs and spinnerbaits as well. Switch up the retrieves until something creates a reaction. So many ppl do straight retrieves with all these baits and lose out.
I like chatterbaits so much, I started to make my own. One of my favorite techniques is to use the Alabama shake while I retrieve it and give a few starts and stops. I find I get some erratic darting action and I feel like it's getting me more bites.
I love using a chatter bait when I go pier fishing i chach fish on it and on other fresh water luers I have cached mackerel fish and stingray on my chatter bait also I have cached spotted bay bass out her in California I enjoy and love fishing 🎣
My PB. Came on a jack hammer tipped with a chartreuse swimmer trailer. It was 8.45 lbs. Did exactly the way you first explained. Counted it down, ripped it off a weed. It stopped the bait dead in its tracks!
I'm guilty of the straight retrieve, never thinking about altering therefore changing the presentation. I have multiple chatter baits and will attempt it this evening. Thanks Matt!
Think this depends on the type of trailer too. I fish smallies and I'm a big fan of the spunk shad. I use a 1/4 oz Jackal Dera Break and a 3.5 inch spunk shad. The Dera Break is a really small finesse chatterbait and almost feels like a buzzsaw in the water. I like to reel in slow and use my rod to give it a pull, then kill it, and it flutters from side to side and almost barrel rolls as it sinks. Kind of like a tube. I mainly fish it in open water though, I'll have to get a mini max and put a craw trailer on it and try these retrieves up in the grass.
Great subject. Content is spot on Matt. The bonus that snapping and popping gives moments of slackish line. Those tiny windows of slack line gives the best opportunity for bass to overtake and inhale your baits.. At start of retrieve, I think how many time can i introduce slackness bumpin, snappin, poppin pick a verb!
I've been catching em working a chatterbait super slow on deep grass. Blade barely thumping. I like that burn and sink retrieve a lot! Thanks for the tips!
Hey Matt, I want to thank you for a tip you gave and stripping off the skirt on a Chatterbait and putting on a vertical creature to give it more of a bluegill or baitfish type look, really works👍
I tried some white ones when they first got popular, didn't do any good and gave them up for many years. A buddy turned me on to some colors and shared tips a few years back. Since then I have caught more big bass on them than anything I've ever thrown, including my PB which was pushing 10-lbs from a farm pond.
So the association w/ grass and chatters is for the sake of getting the pop from the grass? So essentially using the grass as an extension of the noise machine that is the chatterbait? If I understood that correctly, that makes a ton of sense.
I want to get good with a chatterbait. I’ve got a few thunder crickets and a jackhammer but just can’t get myself to work it right. I guess I should treat it more like a swimjig or something.
I’m just curious why not just use a jig w/trailer instead of chatterbait? I just started using a jackhammer I love it but still havnt caught anything with it yet I’m gonna try these methods this evening 🤞🏾
I get a lot of strikes when i pause my retrieve for half a second, or when i speed it up or slow it down, or when i pump the reel handle. another way i get a lot of reaction strikes is by starting a fast retrieve *immediately* after my bait hits the water. i try to fish the whole water column too. it's a great bait to swim past ambush points, they'll come flying out of their hiding spot and slam it. another good retrieve is "bulging" it right under surface. i'm definitely gonna try out some of these tricks too
I seem to get way more bites around lily pads when there's wind versus when it's calm. In grassy flats, and by overhanging trees or other cover along the bank less wind seems to work better. Just from my experiences anyway.
I was weened on a spinnerbait. And that is something most people just straight retrieve also. There are times that that is what they want, but most of the time it's all about making something happen. Stopping your bait suddenly has gotten me a lot of chatterbait strikes. Stop it long enough to make it start to fall, then giving it a quick pull with the rod as you reel up the slack. Most come on the sudden stop, but that sudden start will make them think the bait is fleeing and they have to attack the bait. Experiment with everything and find what works for you. But that slow straight retrieve does work, when that is what they want.
Great video thank you Matt, glad you demonstrated the actual pop instead of just saying it. For me visual presentation is better than someone just explaining.
For Pike the Yoyo retrieve is one of my favourite in french waters, with chatter, lipless, divinator... Do you use it for Bass ? Greetings from France .
Great explanation of some different retrieves, I am kinda where you started out not having a ton of strikes, Ill give these a go, Im sure they will help!
Chatterbait is like a lip less crank bait. You can just chuck and wined it but switching up your retrieve and popping it or jigging it, it'll up your catching. Confidence is key
I just started trying out chatter baits. The area where I fish it is super grassy. Like if I cast out and let the bait fall to the bottom I’m gonna bring in gobs of grass from the bottom. So I’ll let it fall after a cast a short time. I’m definitely going to try these retrieve techniques and see how it goes. I did catch my first large mouth today using a chatterbait. The fish struck the bait on the fall. Tons of fun fishing with this lure for sure
Great video! I have tried your retrieves with some success. Also, I have been doing pretty well burning the bait just under the surface, producing a bit of a wake. Some of these strikes have been crazy aggressive.
Do these retrieves work in the fall/winter when fish are less active/aggressive? I heard a slow retrieve with a less flashy lure is more effective in periods when fish are more lethargic.
Generally when using my chatterbait i actually use it more like a jig. I dont really reel it i use my arm to drag it 5 or 6 ft and as it falls i reel up the slack but i always have pressure on the line. I mean if u run it tht way multiple times and dont get a hit im not saying dont try other methods sometimes it takes a quick snap to make them react to it but sometimes its the drop other times they grab it as soon as it starts chattering. I use it more around rocky bottoms then grass.
@@MattStefanFishing thank u for sharing as well. A bunch of different techniques out there just depends how many people caught the fish doing the exact same thing. Feel like the bigger they get the smarter they also get. So pretty much requires that reaction strike from a big fella. My biggest bass was on a spinnerbait with a 9 inch crazy tail trailer worm on it. I was anchored on a point witha bunch of deep grass middle of summer middle of the day so i tossed it against the current so even if im not moving the lure foward it was still spinning the blades when tensioned so i would pull it up from 30 feet to 10 and let it drop again and on the 3rd drop he slammed it. 2nd biggest fish same way but with a chatterbait and a shad trailer. Doing the exact same thing. Seems like fish in deep water like lures being pulled toward the bank more then lures being pulled over top of them or from their side. Caught a bunch mid summer from shallow point casting out to the depths over a deep grass bed or off a drop the idea is simply to do it different then the last guy who might of been in there.
I remember a few months ago you were doing a video and you had on a secret berkley lure, looked like a bladed jig, but you said you couldn't say anything yet. Now I'm hearing about the slobberknocker and it's got me curious if that was the bait you were testing for berkley.
I do vary my retrieve a lot, but I’m still not a big fan. If the wind is low, I prefer a swim jig. If it is windier or for dirty water, I like a spinnerbait. Only around heavy grass do I find the chatter bait to be better than the spinnerbait. Thanks for the tips!
@@MattStefanFishing Awesome! Thank you so much for answering that! I’ve been really trying to settle on a good moving bait to use in pockets and around docks/shade. I always get Confused of which bait when, especially on a herring lake.
I smash on chatterbaits. I use a little bigger than minimax though to catch bigger fish. Mini-max is they want something smaller, otherwise its a 1/2 oz chatter with a keitech trailer. All white. Throw it out let it sink. Drag slowly until some slack, and reel up and repeat. It swims with that paddletail and after the "drag" it flutters and the fish kill it. Not only that but you dont have to worry about a solid hook set because the fish grab at the end of the "drag" so youre already reeleing it what little slack there was and you go straight into the "drag" again which is a natural hook set. Havent lost one fish in 2 weeks on the same white zman chatter
I'm in florida , love chatterbait fishing. Catch giants slow rolling on bottom 8-10 ft, no extra pops or action whatsoever. Agree with content, but had to put this out here
Thanks Matt. I'll try your suggestions. I've only been at this a few years now, so a chatterbait is one I haven't tried yet. How important is it that the color of the trailer matches the skirt color? What about without a trailer?
I truly wish Berkley would make a mini version of the Slobberknocker because the Slobberknocker is far superior in wood situations, they are what I call my 4x4 chatterbait!
My biggest producer this summer and I agree that you gotta try different retrieves big time. But overall I feel like fish have seen and HEARD a lot of chatterbaits in recent years. The fact that it's a reaction bait helps a lot though. I've actually caught the same 5 lber on a chatterbait twice within a few weeks. So they have what it takes to trigger the core response. 🎣🎣🎣
This is definitely something I have to pay attention to, I tend to "zone out" due to my back pain and I don't focus on the retrieve like I should and tend to rush sometimes. Thanks 🎣
Hey Mr Schulz I hear ya bro I have two herniated discs in my back hope you feel better have a good fishing season. Hey Mr Schulz I think it's time for you to catch an eight pounder this year god bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.
I dont really have grass like that over here. I do a lot of different retrieves but I get most of my bites by hitting ambush points and bouncing off of branches. I feel like a lot of people wont throw a $17 jackhammer into gnarly pieces of wood and it lets me show them something they dont see too often. with the right trailer I rarely get snagged.
Great video. Chatter is truly versatile. I will try the sprints from the bottom more as well. As a slight change to your last one (pops) I do a pop/yo-yo and it works great in shallow clear waters. This was killing it for me in Dublin in a high pressured urban canal. Great stuff Matt!
i use a MHX CB907 (7'6" blended blank - 7 power) i drop down to the CB906 96 power for the mini max) I throw both on 15 lb fluorocarbon on a 7.3:1 or 8.0;1 reel
Caught a nice one the other day fishing a speedworm on a skirtless chatterbait. Decent 3 pounder. Also excellent video Matt, your channel freekn rocks hard no joke.
@@MattStefanFishing Hey Matt if you could do this one extra retrieve video for me and all your other followers I would be so grateful. Please can you do a video for different retrieves on a speedworm? I'm new to the speedworm and it is quickly becoming one go-to Baits at these 2 ponds I have by my house. If you can do a quick video on it I would be forever grateful🙏
Hey Mr staffan thanks for that great info I mean that opens up a lot of options for this bait now. GOD bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention or use a hop/double hop off the bottom. I think this does a great job of imitating a crawfish darting away on the bottom.
Question, are you left handed? I've been playing drums most of my life and I'm right handed, but I prefer the left hand retrieve because of course my righthand is dominant. I often receive some slack for using a left handed reel. Lol
@@MattStefanFishing it's great for bank fishing, with a 3 -3.25" swimbait on it. But it's definitely a more shallow running bait. Even on light line, I've noticed it runs just below the surface. Which I find perfect for bank fishing.
These videos have been incredibly helpful! Can't wait till I get some more time to get on the water and put these to use. These retrieve videos would make a great playlist.
I am having a hard time not snagging these style of lures, chatters and the swim jigs with skirts. Anyone have any advice? I literally snag every time and have lost all of them!😢
The only time I've ever caught anything on a chatter bait was when I've used a straight or semi-straight retrieve. Oddly enough, two of the fish I've caught were channel catfish. The rest were bass.
Matt, I feel like why use the bladed jig versus a standard swim jig if you are going to retrieve it so slow, that number one, you are probably not going to get the action out of the blade, and two, you are giving the blades that more problems to get hung up in/on versus the plain old jig?
Chatter bait is one of those baits I know I am using wrong because so many tournaments are being won one them. I have been forcing myself for year to learn them and finally it paid off and all my fish hit when I ripped it off a log or rocks.
Matt, I watched this video last night and implemented the strategy at the pond this am. Like you, I always thought the chatterbait was overrated. I never got bites on it...until today. They've been in my box for years and I'd break them out from time to time only to get discouraged and put them back in the box. This morning I used the quick hopping retrieve off the bottom with very little cover and was able to get 3 great strikes in about 20 casts. One of them was a 3.9# lmb. I'm a believer now! What's even cooler is that I caught them on a pole that I built myself after watching some of your rod-building videos. Anyway, just wanted to say keep up the great work. What you're doing matters for recreational anglers like me and I'm sure it helps tournament anglers as well.
so awesome! thanks for sharing with us!
0:30 if you look closely at the left side, there's a squirrel wandering about behind you. Pretty wholesome
Yep
Take a standard chatterbait, ditch the stock line tie and replace that with a #2 decoy snap, ditch the skirt and add a large tube with an earplug or two in it, it allows you to be able to slow down the retrieve. More durable than you would think and believe it or not it's a fish catcher
Yessir. I started doing that instead of buying jackhammers
sounds great thanks for sharing with all of us!
Interesting, why the decoy snap?
@@joestrummer9507 I don't know the exact science behind it but it makes the blade start chattering faster than the standard line tie on the base chatterbait. I believe it's the exact same snap that's on the jackhammer. Maybe someone smarter than me can chime in and say why this is so. I think we all can agree that the jackhammer is great because of how fast it gets to shakin amongst other things. On the flip side, the main complaint on the regular chatterbait is it doesn't start up right away all the time. dlDecoy snap fixes the issue.
@@bassman6211 Interesting, I dont like the hooks on the other chatterbaits, especially the original. In fact, the hook felt like plastic to me, maybe die-cast?, which I find to be utterly ridiculous but whatever, to each his own.
Love your retrieve videos. It makes such a difference in generating strikes. Too easy to get into the habit of a straight retrieve. Very positive, clear and simply put. Keep it up Matt.
agreed!
Great video Matt! Your advice applies to swim jigs and spinnerbaits as well. Switch up the retrieves until something creates a reaction. So many ppl do straight retrieves with all these baits and lose out.
agreed!
Got skunked all day on my chatterbait, watched your video at lunch and tried this. Caught my first northern of the season! Thanks!
Good stuff!
I like chatterbaits so much, I started to make my own. One of my favorite techniques is to use the Alabama shake while I retrieve it and give a few starts and stops. I find I get some erratic darting action and I feel like it's getting me more bites.
great info thanks for sharing!
I love using a chatter bait when I go pier fishing i chach fish on it and on other fresh water luers I have cached mackerel fish and stingray on my chatter bait also I have cached spotted bay bass out her in California I enjoy and love fishing 🎣
Sounds great!
My PB. Came on a jack hammer tipped with a chartreuse swimmer trailer. It was 8.45 lbs. Did exactly the way you first explained. Counted it down, ripped it off a weed. It stopped the bait dead in its tracks!
awesome!
I'm guilty of the straight retrieve, never thinking about altering therefore changing the presentation. I have multiple chatter baits and will attempt it this evening. Thanks Matt!
good luck!
Caught two 7 lb largemouths on chatterbait with cast and slow retrieve but I’ll give your techniques a shot. Thanks
Give them a try
Thank you for your time making these videos to help all of us that are still trying to get things figured out.
You are so welcome
This is one of the best instructional videos I’ve found for fishing a chatterbait. Thank you!
thanks!
Think this depends on the type of trailer too. I fish smallies and I'm a big fan of the spunk shad. I use a 1/4 oz Jackal Dera Break and a 3.5 inch spunk shad. The Dera Break is a really small finesse chatterbait and almost feels like a buzzsaw in the water. I like to reel in slow and use my rod to give it a pull, then kill it, and it flutters from side to side and almost barrel rolls as it sinks. Kind of like a tube. I mainly fish it in open water though, I'll have to get a mini max and put a craw trailer on it and try these retrieves up in the grass.
give it a try!
Great subject. Content is spot on Matt. The bonus that snapping and popping gives moments of slackish line. Those tiny windows of slack line gives the best opportunity for bass to overtake and inhale your baits.. At start of retrieve, I think how many time can i introduce slackness bumpin, snappin, poppin pick a verb!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been catching em working a chatterbait super slow on deep grass. Blade barely thumping. I like that burn and sink retrieve a lot! Thanks for the tips!
Sounds great!
Hey Matt, I want to thank you for a tip you gave and stripping off the skirt on a Chatterbait and putting on a vertical creature to give it more of a bluegill or baitfish type look, really works👍
you bet!
Great .... good info .... works well at Rayburn ... all 3 retrieves ..... do the same w/ a red rattle trap too ....LOL
Thanks for the tip!
Where have you been, my whole fishing life!? I love building and fishing Chatterbaits!
haha! thanks for watching!
I tried some white ones when they first got popular, didn't do any good and gave them up for many years. A buddy turned me on to some colors and shared tips a few years back. Since then I have caught more big bass on them than anything I've ever thrown, including my PB which was pushing 10-lbs from a farm pond.
big one!
Man, this is such a great series. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks this video has helped me catch a lot of fish on a chatterbait
Glad I could help
So the association w/ grass and chatters is for the sake of getting the pop from the grass? So essentially using the grass as an extension of the noise machine that is the chatterbait? If I understood that correctly, that makes a ton of sense.
Yes
I think this might be the greatest hardbait since the Rattle Trap .....what a lure! Great video sir.....
No doubt!
I want to get good with a chatterbait. I’ve got a few thunder crickets and a jackhammer but just can’t get myself to work it right. I guess I should treat it more like a swimjig or something.
give these retrieves a try!
Great tips i have a lot of luck hitting bottom, burn then drop also.
sounds good!
I’m just curious why not just use a jig w/trailer instead of chatterbait? I just started using a jackhammer I love it but still havnt caught anything with it yet I’m gonna try these methods this evening 🤞🏾
chatterbait allows you to cover a lot more water
I get a lot of strikes when i pause my retrieve for half a second, or when i speed it up or slow it down, or when i pump the reel handle. another way i get a lot of reaction strikes is by starting a fast retrieve *immediately* after my bait hits the water. i try to fish the whole water column too. it's a great bait to swim past ambush points, they'll come flying out of their hiding spot and slam it. another good retrieve is "bulging" it right under surface. i'm definitely gonna try out some of these tricks too
awesome! thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I seem to get way more bites around lily pads when there's wind versus when it's calm. In grassy flats, and by overhanging trees or other cover along the bank less wind seems to work better. Just from my experiences anyway.
wind usually helps the bite
I was weened on a spinnerbait. And that is something most people just straight retrieve also. There are times that that is what they want, but most of the time it's all about making something happen. Stopping your bait suddenly has gotten me a lot of chatterbait strikes. Stop it long enough to make it start to fall, then giving it a quick pull with the rod as you reel up the slack. Most come on the sudden stop, but that sudden start will make them think the bait is fleeing and they have to attack the bait. Experiment with everything and find what works for you. But that slow straight retrieve does work, when that is what they want.
i agree there are times it will work
Great video thank you Matt, glad you demonstrated the actual pop instead of just saying it. For me visual presentation is better than someone just explaining.
awesome!
For Pike the Yoyo retrieve is one of my favourite in french waters, with chatter, lipless, divinator... Do you use it for Bass ? Greetings from France .
Yes I do!
Great explanation of some different retrieves, I am kinda where you started out not having a ton of strikes, Ill give these a go, Im sure they will help!
sounds great!
Excellent video. What flex do you want in a rod for this type of fishing .
i like a fast action blended rod. soits got a fast tip but more parabolic bend
Chatterbait is like a lip less crank bait. You can just chuck and wined it but switching up your retrieve and popping it or jigging it, it'll up your catching. Confidence is key
Pretty much!
I just started trying out chatter baits. The area where I fish it is super grassy. Like if I cast out and let the bait fall to the bottom I’m gonna bring in gobs of grass from the bottom. So I’ll let it fall after a cast a short time. I’m definitely going to try these retrieve techniques and see how it goes. I did catch my first large mouth today using a chatterbait. The fish struck the bait on the fall. Tons of fun fishing with this lure for sure
sounds great!
@@MattStefanFishing thanks Matt!!
Great video! I have tried your retrieves with some success. Also, I have been doing pretty well burning the bait just under the surface, producing a bit of a wake. Some of these strikes have been crazy aggressive.
Good stuff!
Do these retrieves work in the fall/winter when fish are less active/aggressive? I heard a slow retrieve with a less flashy lure is more effective in periods when fish are more lethargic.
yes
Do you have any tips for deep diving crank baits.
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Generally when using my chatterbait i actually use it more like a jig. I dont really reel it i use my arm to drag it 5 or 6 ft and as it falls i reel up the slack but i always have pressure on the line. I mean if u run it tht way multiple times and dont get a hit im not saying dont try other methods sometimes it takes a quick snap to make them react to it but sometimes its the drop other times they grab it as soon as it starts chattering. I use it more around rocky bottoms then grass.
thanks for sharing
@@MattStefanFishing thank u for sharing as well. A bunch of different techniques out there just depends how many people caught the fish doing the exact same thing. Feel like the bigger they get the smarter they also get. So pretty much requires that reaction strike from a big fella. My biggest bass was on a spinnerbait with a 9 inch crazy tail trailer worm on it. I was anchored on a point witha bunch of deep grass middle of summer middle of the day so i tossed it against the current so even if im not moving the lure foward it was still spinning the blades when tensioned so i would pull it up from 30 feet to 10 and let it drop again and on the 3rd drop he slammed it. 2nd biggest fish same way but with a chatterbait and a shad trailer. Doing the exact same thing. Seems like fish in deep water like lures being pulled toward the bank more then lures being pulled over top of them or from their side. Caught a bunch mid summer from shallow point casting out to the depths over a deep grass bed or off a drop the idea is simply to do it different then the last guy who might of been in there.
I remember a few months ago you were doing a video and you had on a secret berkley lure, looked like a bladed jig, but you said you couldn't say anything yet. Now I'm hearing about the slobberknocker and it's got me curious if that was the bait you were testing for berkley.
thats it ill be doing a video soon on it
I do vary my retrieve a lot, but I’m still not a big fan. If the wind is low, I prefer a swim jig. If it is windier or for dirty water, I like a spinnerbait. Only around heavy grass do I find the chatter bait to be better than the spinnerbait. Thanks for the tips!
thanks for sharing stick with what works for you!
Thank you for sharing. It's very helpful. How about Shakey head retrieves?
i like it! ill put it on the list
Thanks Matt! Is the chatterbait a good option for this time of year on herring lakes? God Bless!
yep!
@@MattStefanFishing Awesome! Thank you so much for answering that! I’ve been really trying to settle on a good moving bait to use in pockets and around docks/shade. I always get
Confused of which bait when, especially on a herring lake.
Nice helpful hints on fishing this lure Matt.
Glad you enjoyed it
I smash on chatterbaits. I use a little bigger than minimax though to catch bigger fish. Mini-max is they want something smaller, otherwise its a 1/2 oz chatter with a keitech trailer. All white.
Throw it out let it sink. Drag slowly until some slack, and reel up and repeat. It swims with that paddletail and after the "drag" it flutters and the fish kill it. Not only that but you dont have to worry about a solid hook set because the fish grab at the end of the "drag" so youre already reeleing it what little slack there was and you go straight into the "drag" again which is a natural hook set.
Havent lost one fish in 2 weeks on the same white zman chatter
Thanks for sharing!
Great Video Matt! I appreciate all the tips and tricks.Does pumping a chatting bait like a jig work well?
Thanks William
Yes it does!
How do you feel the chatter bait going against the grass and how long after do you pop it
Varies
I'm in florida , love chatterbait fishing. Catch giants slow rolling on bottom 8-10 ft, no extra pops or action whatsoever. Agree with content, but had to put this out here
thanks for sharing
Thanks Matt. I'll try your suggestions. I've only been at this a few years now, so a chatterbait is one I haven't tried yet. How important is it that the color of the trailer matches the skirt color? What about without a trailer?
ill use both contrasting colors and match the hatch colors. I would recommend using a trailer to help the bait dart and glide
I caught my first pike on a chatter bait I love using them because they’re fun to use
Awesome
Great explanation. When I fish the Chatterbait or Spinnerbaits I try lots of different retrieves. Thank you for sharing 👍
sounds great!
Matt, thanks for the advice. I have recently been struggling with the chatterbait. This is gonig to help me greatly. Thanks for the video.
Glad to help!
Great tips. I enjoy watching your trips. Can you do your tips on drop shooting?
sure can ill put it on my video list
I truly wish Berkley would make a mini version of the Slobberknocker because the Slobberknocker is far superior in wood situations, they are what I call my 4x4 chatterbait!
its so good
more "juice" from on the water. Matt you are the top instructor on youtube. thanks again
wow! Thanks!
Great tips! Gonna try them this weekend! Love your channel, greetings from México!!
Awesome! thanks for watching from Mexico
Matt, have you messed with that angry dragon chatterbait for pike and musky? Its a cool one. Its like riding a jackhammer when you work it
Yep that’s what i bought them for!
@@MattStefanFishing super cool bait!
Thanks for sharing great video watching here from Philippines.
Thanks and welcome
My biggest producer this summer and I agree that you gotta try different retrieves big time. But overall I feel like fish have seen and HEARD a lot of chatterbaits in recent years. The fact that it's a reaction bait helps a lot though. I've actually caught the same 5 lber on a chatterbait twice within a few weeks. So they have what it takes to trigger the core response. 🎣🎣🎣
i agree with you but it catches big ones!
This is definitely something I have to pay attention to, I tend to "zone out" due to my back pain and I don't focus on the retrieve like I should and tend to rush sometimes. Thanks 🎣
yeah we all tend to but the more we can be in tune with our baits the more bites we will get IMO
Hey Mr Schulz I hear ya bro I have two herniated discs in my back hope you feel better have a good fishing season. Hey Mr Schulz I think it's time for you to catch an eight pounder this year god bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.
@@michaelloucks4448 thanks for that and hopefully you have pain-free fishing with some GIANTS in your future!
I dont really have grass like that over here. I do a lot of different retrieves but I get most of my bites by hitting ambush points and bouncing off of branches. I feel like a lot of people wont throw a $17 jackhammer into gnarly pieces of wood and it lets me show them something they dont see too often. with the right trailer I rarely get snagged.
thanks for sharing!
Cool Video. Thanks for the content. I like that quick real turn retrieve. Reminds me of a lipless or a hair jig retrieve.
Right on
Soo glad I got this channel recommended. Great advice and you got a new sub my friend! Tight lines!!!
thanks!
Great video!!! Thanks for the tips!!!👊🏻👍🏻 Just bought some of the Mini Max now I'll put the tips into practice!!!Stay Safe & God Bless!!
thats a good bait!
Great video. Chatter is truly versatile. I will try the sprints from the bottom more as well. As a slight change to your last one (pops) I do a pop/yo-yo and it works great in shallow clear waters. This was killing it for me in Dublin in a high pressured urban canal. Great stuff Matt!
Thats awesome! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for giving me information so I will try that with next
Good luck!
Great Tips Matt! Can't wait to try them this weekend.
Hope you enjoy!
Matt what MHX blank and what line u like for chatterbaiting?? Great vid as always
Think I just saw it in the profile pic for ur vid…
Yep i like the CB906 and CB907 blanks with 15 lb fluorocarbon or 40 braid in heavy grass situations
i bring big musky twice in the same day with chatterbait, i was surprised, i think the pulsations in the water attracted them
Nice!
Left hand hndel. That's how I like my reels.
I use both reels
Great video and a great reminder Matt. Thanks
thanks!
What is the speed of your reel? Also, what line are you using? if you are using mono, the stretch will not give you the "pops" that you want.
I generall use 15 lb fluorocarbon with an 8:0.1 reel
Hi Matt, great videos. I am interested in your rod, reel and line setup for Chatters. Do you down size your setup when using the mini max?
i use a MHX CB907 (7'6" blended blank - 7 power) i drop down to the CB906 96 power for the mini max) I throw both on 15 lb fluorocarbon on a 7.3:1 or 8.0;1 reel
Very good information on your video thanks and good fishing
Glad you enjoyed it
I love a chatter bait, Great fish catcher. I only lost 3 this year, Dam pike .. Thanks Matt.
Pike love to steal your baits
You should try fishing with choupique around! Lol, they can cut line quick.
I assumed I had to keep reeling so the bait vibrates. I'll try your techniques
give it a try
Are you using the same types of retrieves with a swim jig since they are pretty much the same, and witch do you prefer, swim jig or chatter bait ?
i love both but i do use different retrieves
Loving the on the water lesson..
thanks for the positive feedback!
Caught a nice one the other day fishing a speedworm on a skirtless chatterbait. Decent 3 pounder. Also excellent video Matt, your channel freekn rocks hard no joke.
Awesome! thank you!
@@MattStefanFishing Hey Matt if you could do this one extra retrieve video for me and all your other followers I would be so grateful. Please can you do a video for different retrieves on a speedworm? I'm new to the speedworm and it is quickly becoming one go-to Baits at these 2 ponds I have by my house. If you can do a quick video on it I would be forever grateful🙏
I’m just impressed he’s using a left hand real!! Lol I’m right handed but can’t stand right hand bait casters.
i use both right and left handed
Awesome series, thanks!
Glad you enjoy it!
Great lesson Matt 👍
A chatterbait has become my favorite reaction bait.
it can be so good!
Another great video very informative. What size Boss Grub do you recommend for the Mini Max chatterbait 3in or 4in?
i like the 3"
Hey Mr staffan thanks for that great info I mean that opens up a lot of options for this bait now. GOD bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.
same to you!
I occasionally fish chatter bait , never caught one. Thanks for the tips.
You bet
I am confused. Does the blade actually do any vibrations with this method?
Yep it vibrates the whole time
I’m surprised you didn’t mention or use a hop/double hop off the bottom. I think this does a great job of imitating a crawfish darting away on the bottom.
that is another good way to fish it!
Question, are you left handed? I've been playing drums most of my life and I'm right handed, but I prefer the left hand retrieve because of course my righthand is dominant. I often receive some slack for using a left handed reel. Lol
I use both left and right handed reels
@@MattStefanFishing right on, me too. Thanks for sharing your time!
Thanks, Matt. Going to spend some time working this into my tactics. Do you use the 3 or 4 inch boss grub?
Both! 3" normally
Don't forget you can yo-yo off the bottom similar to a lipless crank! Good info!
Great point!
I'm in love with the Zman willow vibe.
man thats one i havent had much success with
@@MattStefanFishing it's great for bank fishing, with a 3 -3.25" swimbait on it. But it's definitely a more shallow running bait. Even on light line, I've noticed it runs just below the surface. Which I find perfect for bank fishing.
These videos have been incredibly helpful! Can't wait till I get some more time to get on the water and put these to use. These retrieve videos would make a great playlist.
Glad you like them! and you are right!
I am having a hard time not snagging these style of lures, chatters and the swim jigs with skirts. Anyone have any advice? I literally snag every time and have lost all of them!😢
Try a Weedless one
Is it good around algae?
Yes as long as it’s not really stringy algae
@MattStefanFishing dang cause the river I fish has a bunch of stringy algae on the bottom and top so I'm not to sure what lure to throw
Great tips thanks
No problem!
Matt, have you thrown those angry dragon chatterbaits for musky? They're a good bait for big fish.
yep! I have several and love them.
@@MattStefanFishing that bait is like riding a jack hammer 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The only time I've ever caught anything on a chatter bait was when I've used a straight or semi-straight retrieve. Oddly enough, two of the fish I've caught were channel catfish. The rest were bass.
stick with it its a great bait
Matt, I feel like why use the bladed jig versus a standard swim jig if you are going to retrieve it so slow, that number one, you are probably not going to get the action out of the blade, and two, you are giving the blades that more problems to get hung up in/on versus the plain old jig?
i feel like they are prety different baits that i can use for different situations
Chatter bait is one of those baits I know I am using wrong because so many tournaments are being won one them. I have been forcing myself for year to learn them and finally it paid off and all my fish hit when I ripped it off a log or rocks.
good luck!