Best Chatterbait

There are copious amounts of chatterbaits on the market and I don't have one. What are some brands and models I should purchase? The Z-Man brand seems to receive great reviews, but even then there are a lot of models.

I fish the Guadalupe, Frio, Llano, Medina.

Thanks

I pretty much just stick to Z-Man or Phenix. With the Z-Man, I just buy the cheapest one then put my own skirt on it. I don't mind when I lose them either because they don't cost as much. The only bad thing about it is that the hook isn't the greatest, but it gets the job done.

Make sure to get more than just one....they are far from weedless

Try the Finch Nasty Thumpers, they are the bomb...or get u some Z Man Elites

First let me say I have thrown every chatterbait on the market and I buy the z man pros. The original will catch plenty of fish but is not near the quality and will not hold as well. Having said that I might recommend trying the original first because most people either love or hate a chatterbait. I personally love the bait. From years of throwing them I have found the don't catch as many bass as a spinner bait typically, but you catch larger fish. White and chartreuse is phenomenal and a close second would be green pumpkin with a black blade and then add either a Gary Yamoto Zako or swim senko for your trailer. Throw it like you would a spinner bait and you will catch fish. For me the slow steady retrieve where I can see it has been the most productive for me. They work best around any structure but my favorite is grass beds. It is defiantly a bait that you need to build confidence in. The reason most people don't like them is the don't know how to fish them and then they lose confidence. Read alot of articles about the bait and I think you will like it.

I still use the original Z Man and they are on sale right now at Bass Pro.

I make my own....and they are AWESOME....

I agree with Z Man Pro. Really good bladed jig that catches big ones.

Finch Nasty for me!!

I buy the original. Its cheap. It catches. I modify it. It catches more. Its cheap.

Alex's Finch Nasty chatterbaits are great and catch plenty of fish and he is a local TFF'er so nice to support him

Finch Nasty all day!!!

Finch Nasty FTW!

Not considering cost it's the Evergreen.

Strike King Pure Poison

Z Man chatterbaits are hard to beat. The cheaper original ones have cheaper snaps and hooks but they catch fish. I use the Project Z the most but I think the originals and customs have more wobble to them. Finch nasty's are good but the hook shank is a little shorter than I like. Just personal preference.

I agree evergreen are the best the just are pricey. What I don't know is if the evergreens catch more fish than the pros

Finch Nasty or Phenix. Be sure to pair them with a Lake Fork Live Magic Shad.

Zman original . Best bait I have seen in my lifetime for catching fish. IMO

Pre zman chatter baits if you can find them. Phenix if you can find them. Or make your own.

All this chatter bait talk....

So, Saturday I was on good fish and I thought, well...might as well try the new chatterbait that's been in my boat for months. Green Pumpkin zman elite. I put on a green pumpkin zoom speed craw as a trailer. Flipped it out to a shallow stump that I had already tried a SB on and a rage craw on with no bites. First flip with the CB and BAM! Fight lasted 3 seconds and broke off my line.

Wish I would have checked the line for knicks before just chunking it out. It was my first chatterbait ever, and hooked a really heavy fish on the first cast with it. Now academy is sold out of them.

I guess I'm late to the game.

The best is probably the $20 one discussed here last week.
Seems logical.

If the blade doesn't contact the head, it's just a swim jig with no weed guard and blade in front. Z-Man's patent is pretty strong in regards to direct head to blade connection; IE: no split ring, and blade to head contact.

Knock offs pop up, gain traction, then get the dreaded cease and desist letter.

The original sucks, the Elite is better, and the Evergreen is the best.

Pick your poison.