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 Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: TBassYates]
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01/17/25 07:33 PM
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dramabeats
Outdoorsman
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I had trouble catching fish on them when they first came out. Then a couple of things changed for me. I was watching Jacob Wheeler dealing out some heartbreak and misery on some bass with it in a tournament he won and saw that his trailer looked just like the Lake Fork Tackle Magic Shad. I had about a hundred of them but had never used them on a Chatterbait. I was also working at Bass Pro and the Chatterbaits I was using all had some really erratic movement to them. With my discount and a sale going on I ended up for some reason buying about 20 of the old ZMan Original series Chatterbaits in 3/8 ounce size. What I found out was they really just came straight back after a cast and when I started slow rolling them back I could really be precise with bringing them right next to dock poles or bushes or any structure and control where I wanted it. I immediately started catching fish on them working them this way and got a ton of confidence and have one tied on year round now and it has become one of my 5 confidence baits. Cause it was the magic shad. It's one of the trailers he used before.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 07:38 PM
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fouzman
Methuselah
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Methuselah
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Magic Shad or Live Magic Shad?
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 08:47 PM
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fouzman
Methuselah
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Methuselah
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That’s where I get confused Yates. The original Magic Shad had a spade shaped tail.
The Live Magic Shad had a Vtail and segmented body that ‘swam’. That’s my #1 vibrating jig trailer to this day.
Somewhere along the way, the LMS got renamed to the V Tail.
And yes the chatterbait is a year around bait. I know of a verified 15 pounder caught on a chatterbait in January. Not this January. TFFer caught it.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 09:36 PM
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slim 285
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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The first year they come out I caught a 20 lb sack on Lavon . Have had a designated chatterbait pole since that day that is usually on the deck every time I go fishing .
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/17/25 10:30 PM
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tmd11111
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Chatterbaits are garbage. Jackhammers are more expensive garbage. Hush your mouth, talking dirty like that.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 10:39 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Absolutely 100 percent a year round lure, caught fish on them from 1 ft to 28 ft.
Incredible lure of my lifetime.
ZMan
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 10:53 PM
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HARD WORKN HAROLD
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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BPT boat official for 4 years. NEVER fished with anyone that didn't have one tied on and on the deck. 
DON'T LET THE CLOTHES FOOL YA
Life is too short to fish with a dead cricket!
PB: wife of 40 years
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50)]
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01/17/25 11:03 PM
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Spiderman
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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I’ve got one in black and purple. Probably got an hour plus throwing it, haven’t had anything take a swing at it yet. Try white or chartreuse/white in 3/8oz, your “luck” Will change.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/17/25 11:13 PM
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Frank the Tank
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TFF Guru
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Thanks guys, this is great! I’m Trying to fish one and learn. I really appreciate all the tips and info.
Jesus loves all of us
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/18/25 01:02 AM
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goodman_fishing
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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100% year round lure for me.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: tmd11111]
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01/18/25 01:03 AM
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Posts: 26,548
SteezMacQueen
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Chatterbaits are garbage. Jackhammers are more expensive garbage. Hush your mouth, talking dirty like that. Trying to use that psychology stuff on the fellow members of the TFF. Shhhhhh 
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/18/25 01:18 AM
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n_fish
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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On my deck every trip, regardless of the lake!
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/18/25 01:32 AM
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Dan21XRS
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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It's a night bait...
Right now my lake is 47*, and with the forecast it'll probably be in the real low 40*'s before next Friday... I'll throw a lot of thing before a Chatterbait is on the deck... Dan
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"...
Lou Holtz
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Re: Is a chatterbait ........
[Re: Dan21XRS]
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01/18/25 01:37 AM
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Mark Perry
Super Freak
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Super Freak
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It's a night bait...
Right now my lake is 47*, and with the forecast it'll probably be in the real low 40*'s before next Friday... I'll throw a lot of thing before a Chatterbait is on the deck... Dan You are missing out if not throwing it in daytime and in cold water.
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