DR609BASS Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Hi guys. I am going to make spinnerbaits and make some chatterbaits for myself with the spinnerbait heads. I've tried using the coffin style blades from lurepartsonline and attaching them with 2 split rings on some of my weedless brush jigs with not so good results. I then tried bending the blade back towards the head slightly and it seemed to help but didn't completely stop the blade from rolling over and not vibrating during part of the retrieve.That is why I'm going to make some out of spinnerbait molds. I also bought the more rounded style blades vs the coffin style this time. My question is do others bend the blade back like I mentioned to get a better action? And also tips for chatterbait marking. Im going to make them With the ultra minnow spinnerbait mold the smaller 1/4 to 1/2 oz size mold.Any responses will be much appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I bend my chatter blades, too. I do it to store bought baits, and the lures I make myself from online components. I find you can fish them faster without rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 The problem you are having is 2-fold, the first is the coffin shaped blades from LPO are magnum size, the smaller "bass" size are patented by Z-Man, so those big blades need a larger head to create sufficient force for them to vibrate which is why placing a bend was able to help. The second reason is the head itself, most heads do work but some are better than others, I have used the double split ring set up with the Snootie jig and it worked fantastic, you got a lot of movement as the double split ring allowed an exaggerated side to side action. I also make one with a spinnerbait head and .040 wire and this way is cool because it allows you to really control the action. My friend that goes fishing with me a lot likes a hard vibrating bait without the side to side movement, more like a spinnerbait, he says he can work it around cover better. Anyway, I can make it do that by attaching the blade to the wire with 2" of wire between the blade and the head, I like some movement but I also like the blade to tick the head slightly for sound, to do this I simply attach the blade right at the head, the bottom of the blade barely hits the top of the spinnerbait head so you get some sound but not much. Experiment with it but first thing you need to do is use the regular rounded blades as the only coffin or hex blades available to us are the musky size blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 When I have a spinnerbait break at the R bend, I bend a loop in the wire, and make it into a chatterbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR609BASS Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thank you guys. Very good advice and tips! I can't wait to catch some hogs on my jigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits this spring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Great tip Mark. It never crossed my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRiteSpinners Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Mine always break after a good fish bites it and takes that part of the bait away with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I had a few lighter wire, heavy bodied spinnerbaits that would break right behind or at the R bend. If I got one back with a broken off blade section, or if one broke when I was tuning it after a fish, that's when I made the chatterbaits out of them. They used the lighter wire on only their deeper runners, for some reason. It sucked, but they caught fish. I don't think the chatterbaits with the longer wire catch more fish, at least the ones I've made. In fact, since I throw them in off colored water, or over submerged grass, I think having the vibrating blade removed somewhat from the lure is a liability, since the fish hone in on the vibration. And the longer wire catches more grass because the bait hangs down deeper, at least for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRiteSpinners Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Most of the "Chatterbaits" that I make are with an open-eye hook, linked directly to the blade. This seems to give the best action. The only downside feedback so far seems to be that when used a lot around rocks, the hooks don't stay as sharp as the pro's would like. These type of hooks are not tempered as hard so they can be bent closed and not break. I'm in the process of testing a new idea and using a harder tempered EWG hook in a pro-series now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWINGADUBAY Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I modified an ultra minnow jig mold to make spinnerbaits I bet you could make some awesome chatterbaits by pouring them with both the wire and jig hook and looping the wire through the hook eye. I think BOOYAH make them like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I took a piece of hard metal and drilled a hole in it right on the edge with my drill press just big enough to relieve the tip of my center punch as I hit the eye of Mustad hook to open it up just enough to slip your Chatterbait blade on. After the eye of the hook is open, cover eye (your favorite technique) and powder paint. Last step is add your blade and close eye back with pair of pliers. Like Smalljaw, I use the rounded small blades from Jann's. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Bob, that is an Interesting design. Is that a leader sleeve that connects the two wires together? Thanks for sharing. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
