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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: 361V] #13086317 03/08/19 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 361V
Im like you. Usually try to keep myself off the if it cost more it must be better bandwagon but occasionally the higher priced product simply catches more fish. Senkos, Yellow Magics and Jackhammer Chatterbaits are examples. Wish I could buy the cheapest of everything but sometimes I just have to pay a few bucks more to increase my success....especially after the $1000s Ive already invested in this fishing game! blush


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It's bad that we have to get our tails whipped in the boat to go ahead and realize that your version of some bait is nothing like the version your partner's throwing... roflmao But it's fun being on the other side of that.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086357 03/08/19 08:00 PM
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I agree with most of the other folks on here. It's stupid how much they cost, but they do catch more fish. What's that worth to you?


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086369 03/08/19 08:05 PM
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I believe they get more bites and just have better quality components. Being that I fish quite a few tournaments I want to have a product I know will give me a better chance of getting more bites and putting fish in the boat.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086450 03/08/19 09:26 PM
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Donald Harper makes some really nice ones too! Jackhammer, Harper, Finch Nasty then zman for me....he had some nice ones for Robert's that I saw last fall.....


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086466 03/08/19 09:40 PM
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I also buy the cheap chatter bait when on sale at academy. Take the blade off then make my own. You can almost duplicate a jackhammer for much cheaper. It's all about the thin blade and how it connects to the head

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086492 03/08/19 09:58 PM
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I won't pay that price for one.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: T Bird] #13086497 03/08/19 10:02 PM
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What type and line size do you guys use to get the best action

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086573 03/08/19 11:26 PM
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For me, 20lb fluorocarbon and 40lb braid work best on a 7-7'3 heavy squarebill type rod

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086663 03/09/19 01:05 AM
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15lb invizx on a klx with the moderate flex.

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086682 03/09/19 01:23 AM
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Chatterbaits already work great. If I was fishing tournaments, and a few % of anything working better might matter, I might buy one
at triple the price over the regular. Don't see the value for it at this time. Found out about them hearing the MLF tournament guys mentioning them,
for them, I could see it.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: rxkid2001] #13086713 03/09/19 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rxkid2001
Does zman just facilitate getting these Japanese baits here or do they have a hand in making them?


Evergreen makes them and packages them for Z Man. Evergreen baits are packaged differently. There are different colors available in each market that are not available in the other.

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086765 03/09/19 02:40 AM
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Over-priced, but very very productive. It's my go-to bladed jig right now.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086877 03/09/19 05:17 AM
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Catch tons of fish and big fish on the cheap chatterbaits and the ones I make myself for like $2.50. Just go to Barlows and buy terminal tackle and make your own. Had 50+ fish day two weeks ago ripping the original zman chatterbaits out scattered grass.smallest was around 3lbs and biggest was close to 8 lbs ....yo-yo type retrieve. Sometimes the size of the overall bait and blade size/tightness of the vibration really makes the difference. I like a tight vibration ripping it out of the grass or burning through pad stems and more of a thump vibration around timber on a steady retrieve.

Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: Mike Keenan] #13086885 03/09/19 05:38 AM
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Im convinced its the snap... its the original chatterbait with upgraded components and a bait keeper...they changed the snap and jacked up the action, then went back to the original design with upgraded components and charged 4 times as much...genius.


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Re: $15.99 Chatterbaits [Re: SoCal Tom] #13086945 03/09/19 12:31 PM
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What colors
Originally Posted by SoCal Tom
I bring out the Jackhammers for tournament day only. If I'm getting bit on standard chatterbaits in practice, I know I'll get more bites on the Jackhammer when it counts. Definitely easier to skip. The blade starts vibrating immediately Other than that, I'm not sure the difference, but they get bites.

Originally Posted by SoCal Tom
I bring out the Jackhammers for tournament day only. If I'm getting bit on standard chatterbaits in practice, I know I'll get more bites on the Jackhammer when it counts. Definitely easier to skip. The blade starts vibrating immediately Other than that, I'm not sure the difference, but they get bites.


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