Crawdad Or Shad Colored Chatterbait?…(Here’s How You Decide)

[@soonerfan1675]

Randy, I would like for you to go into some depth on how you retrieve a chatterbait for various conditions. Do you prefer to do a straight retrieve like a swimbait or more of a bottom bouncing retrieve like a jig?

[@dhjhawk]

Great tips, great Elijah cameo. 🤣 That bluegill pattern is great during the spawn. Bass hate bluegills around their beds so they hit them violently.

[@ricksonora6656]

Thank you.

[@zachg5356]

I had a 6-7 lb hog break me off with that Gil pattern on a bed. Still haunts me lol

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

Lol! "Daddy get outta here" 😂

[@boogiekush9391]

He was not a happy camper haha 😂

[@kenneth9874]

Who's the boss! Lol

[@zachg5356]

Lmao Randy!! Elijah scared the heck out of me. I was listening in the shower after getting my kids to sleep and was positive that was my son yelling for me to get out of the shower at first lol.

[@larryknoob9798]

Your son is great in your shows he keeps it real

[@johncreek7767]

Great information! I absolutely love your uncut videos with life integrated right into it. Keep it up!

[@Glock-1]

Hey Randy I only use the Chatterbait Elite model because they have really good hooks and quality shirt material plus the skirts are hand tied, also I took one of my old Chatterbaits and looked at it beside a Jackhammer and the blade is bent in a little higher on the Jackhammer so I took a pair of pliers and bend the regular chatterbait the same place as the Jackhammer then tried it in the water and it started vibrating quick like the Jackhammer! Just thought I’d let you know

[@kenneth9874]

Those are good

[@randy8689]

I don’t even use trailers half the time when the bite is on they just smash it by it’s self , if I feel I need a little bulk I’ll use a fat twister tail grub or a swim bait cut the tail off that’s so the bass got something soft to grab onto .When I do use a trailer it is a twister tail for a some what straight retrieve like fishing a spinner bait.If I use a craw dad or creature bait it will be for pitching and flipping .As always thanks for the information Randy have a great tournament year .

[@shermantincher3417]

Thanks for taking your time to share your knowledge with us Randy it is apprecieated.😉

[@acme9538]

Interesting . . . I would've totally thought the opposite . . . I'll have to try this. Thank You.

[@jameschrisdavis]

My current PB was on a golden shiner chatter bait. Was flipping stickups middle of the day and decided to sling around a catter bait. He crushed it too.

[@robertveith2255]

Jerry's flies here in west Virginia used to make a chatter bait he made them with grub he wouldn't put a skirt on they were smaller at first I didn't think it would work but I was wrong a lot of small mouth loved it he was a lot like you he use a color according to the water clarity and temp !!!!!!!

[@davidvaughan782]

I heard a angler at the MLF at darbonne say IF YOUR NOT SCOPING YOUR HOPING

[@bigredbass7898]

Love a chatterbait. Had some great fishing days throwing one.

[@chrisboyd1408]

The last 2 years I have caught bass on chatterbait year round in a variety of colors especially the red crawl and the black-and-blue.

[@ronniemitchell9221]

Time of year and color.... a lot to consider when using this bait... thanks for the tips

[@SpookyRedz]

Loved it , thanks mr .Randy

[@phil2470]

I really need to use this bait more often. I have only thrown it (shad pattern w/white swim tail) one day in November last year. I did catch one nice fish. Unfortunately, it was a channel cat that hit the lure right after it landed in the water. I take that as a positive as it did think it was something to eat. I will be using it more often this year. I like the tips on how to modify them to get more bites. Thanks as always Randy.

[@mattorschell275]

Do you fish both colors the same way or do you crawl the craw colors on the bottom and swim the shad colors????

[@hypotheticalangler6936]

Are we going to see The Blaukat Old School BLADED JIG in the near future!! 👍👍

[@dantwaites7097]

This is my biggest struggle since i love throwing chatterbaits

[@davidcrump2348]

The one I caught one on was chartruce and white 1/4 oz. I like 1/4 oz baits better than 3/8 and I like 1/2 oz better than 5/8 or 7/8 normally with any kind of bait.spinner baits, chatter baits, jigs, etc.

[@t.a.4702]

i haven't done well with a paddle tail on a chatterbait but a craw i have.

[@patrickmahoney3479]

I also tend to catch more fish on the crawdad (or bluegill) patterns than the shad patterns. Even when the fish seem to be actively feeding on shad, they will still hit the other patterns.

[@brettrtrophyhunter]

I've Literally boated hundreds of bass from 5 to 9 plus lbs on this bait since this bait first came on the market. Been fishing it since day one. Constant producer of big fish.

[@johnmcclure1572]

When do you use a black/blue color?

[@lookin4largies445]

Love the channel and your videos but I have to ask..... Are those the jack hammers that you told us not to spend the extra money on?? 🤣 Not judging because I fish the jack hammer

[@davidhidalgo5662]

Do you ever use the bright firecraw pattern? When you paint the blades do you paint entire blade or just stripes or a corner or half? When painting the blades other than black what colors do you use when and Why? Thanks keep up the great information

[@hargisconstruction]

Thank you for the informative video

[@clay7514]

Just picked up a bayou craw chatterbait , hoping it’s gonna be good for dirtier water with a lot of black In it, for some reason I usually do better with a Indiana combo bladed spinnerbait but I know they’re awesome baits. Thanks for the info, loved the video

[@davidcrump2348]

I caught 1 fish on chatter bait. Thrown them several times not my favorite unless something happens better this year. But I will keep some in case of situation comes up.

[@juleswinnfield826]

Good info thanks for the vid

[@billpatterson6249]

I base my bladed jig strategy more on shad/bluegill.

[@jamesf1525]

Randy- do you find these baits work equally well on spotted bass? Lanier is dominated by spots. Best time of year? Thanks!

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

I've never caught one on a chatterbait, but I've only thrown one like three times. Maybe this is the year. Lol 🤣 🤷‍♂️

[@emoutdoors5661]

They are awesome! I used to avoid them now it’s my go to. 👍

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

@@emoutdoors5661 I'll give em another try some time. It's a confidence thing I think.

[@Thumpin41]

I used a couple white ones when they came out and had no luck. A friend turned me on to using green pumkin with a large craw trailer. Green pumpkin has been my go-to color in ponds and I use a smallie/sweet beaver for a trailer most of the time. However my largest was pushing 10-lbs and caught on a bluegill color with a 5" swimbait for a trailer. I have caught more and bigger bass doing this than I have with anything else - kzbin.info/www/bejne/enOTq6yso7uoq5I

[@edwardhowe5824]

Is there anywhere to get replacement Buzz bait blades? Thanks

[@darrellwiller2484]

How do you fish the craw paten?

[@lucaslogg1024]

Would like you to speak into how the crawfish bite differ depending if they have shed their shells or not. When crawdads have shed their shells they are soft, do you see that the bite rate goes up during those seasons?

[@kenneth9874]

Fish definitely prefer soft shell crawfish but they don't shed enmasse but rather individually

[@theultimatesteelshooter8610]

My lake doesn’t have crawdads and teh bass’ major forage is golden shiners, shad and bluegill so that’s the only colors I use

[@bucknuts8824]

Do you ever throw a bluegill/bream pattern?

[@davidcrump2348]

How do you use a chatterbait? Let it fall to the bottom and jig it? Fall to the bottom reel it slow and yo yo it or pop it, reel it fast like a spinnerbait close to the top?

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

I like to pump it off the bottom

[@nathanellis914]

How about using a pork trailer on the crawdad color chatter bait?

[@youtubzkoz]

or b hite delite and its both.... covers everything

[@jackhensley8052]

If you’re ever in Phoenix to fish Lake Pleasant or lakes please let us know ahead of time I’d like to meet you. The challenges is to catch more than two fish. Please let me know if you were there. So I can meet you

[@jamescaspersamanthalintner4767]

Timely video bro

[@krissoto1]

Another good video, but I gotta ask, u frown upon the Jack Hammer, and their price, why do u dislike them so much? They work, and many have had great success with them. It cannot just be the price, maybe their product takes more time/effort just like your old school jigs. Just wondering

[@philrowan5608]

Yeah I don’t imagine when a bass has an opportunity to eat shad it thinks no I’ll wail until a craw comes by. There may be some truth to match the hatch for best results but I can’t see a bass passing up a meal given opportunity.

[@brandonelliott5345]

Are you fishing the craw pattern on bottom?

[@philipwilliams6648]

Do you 5hink green pumpkin is being overused or fish it too much

[@kevindavis3834]

When do you prefer a chatterbait over a spinnerbait?

[@markzuin]

Summer and sunny days (my personal opinion)

[@wolverinex4243]

Neither. I would use something else.

[@tngreenevfl2022]

The one on the left in the thumb nail is a jack hammer ain’t it they still don’t out produce the 4 dollar chatterbait baits

[@jimw1518]

‘Daddy get off of your podcast’ 🤣