Skirtless Chatterbait Tubes?!?!

[@spintowinstradic6067]

This video is a perfect example of why this is the best bass fishing YT channel right now. Thanks Matt!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@spintowinstradic6067]

@@MattStefanFishing I liked it so much that I just watched the video again - quick question: for the Jackhammer, what size tube seems to work best? Is a standard 3.5” tube too small? Thanks again Matt!

[@edpelkey7798]

The fluke on the blade looks awesome! Very natural looking I bet it skips great too! 😉 Thanks, Matt 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

It does!

[@tfishing8320]

Day in, day out, among the best content on You Tube. Thank you for the time and effort. Wish there were a way to film the action of these baits, when applicable to the presentation, underwater. Time and money, no doubt, but it might attract subscribers and views.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Ice on the lakes right now is the biggest hindrance or i would have shown some video of it in the water

[@joshwhite8055]

I'm here in East Tennessee . I made up something similar recently . I painted a Strike King 3/8 oz Squadron Head green pumpkin . I put a Queen Tackle Black Nickel Switch Blade on it with a Strike King Coffee Tube in green pumpkin . It turned out great !!! Can't wait to throw it .

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds awesome! please report back!

[@fish4kbcf]

Here is what I find hilarious. When I was a kid and the chatterbait came out I had one tear off the skirt. I had a pack of Strike King tubes and threaded one on the bait. It worked awesome and have done it ever since. Had no idea this was such a big secret deal lol.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@BrianParkerson]

I saw both Randy's and Johnny's video on this and I was hoping you give you take on it as well. Randy Blaukat is this reason I found your channel and I'm so thankful he suggested it. He speaks extremely highly of you and your channel... for good reason I've found. Thanks again for all you do to help our fishing game! 👍🏻

[@MattStefanFishing]

Randy is a ton of knowledge and has helped me a ton throughout my career!

[@mischievousfish151]

You did a better job explaining rigging the chatter tube than Fishingthemoment 2 days ago.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks. Part of the reason I wanted to do this was to show my rigging option which I felt like was a little better

[@187bootleg]

Fluke is one of my go to’s for a chatterbait trailer

[@MattStefanFishing]

its a good one!

[@kevinwolfe6149]

Great tip Matt. Like the chatter w no skirt

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you liked it!

[@woefman9467]

Excellent Job Matt, Thanks 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you liked it!

[@joshuajadolon3591]

I really appreciate your innovative thinking. Every tip give the fish something different from what they have been seeing. Thanks!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks a lot

[@edschmidtfishing]

Matt, you did a video earlier on the Micro-Chatterbait, which is my #1 search bait, I think a 2 to 2.5 inch crappie tube pulled over the head like you showed would be awesome...the color options would be endless...thanks for the tips!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds great!

[@shawnwhalen8314]

Luv the tips Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you like them!

[@greenpighunter6930]

Thanks Matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

Anytime!

[@jasonmoyer743]

me and my partner like to remove the skirt and put a Berkley pit boss on a chatterbait. it works well in sc. especially at night time and in dirty water situations. thanks for your content and good luck this season.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds great!

[@ricks5606]

One of the last bass I caught this late fall was a chatterbait with no skirt and rigged with The Deal.... I like how you snipped the head of the tube,, very cool

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@petecook1611]

Like it man! New one I've never heard

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@chriscomer261]

Another great video Matt. I will try using the tube with one of my chatterbaits (skirt less) the next time I go out on the water. Thanks again.

[@MattStefanFishing]

let us know how it goes!

[@dhjhawk]

I like that tube rigging!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@johnnymassengale6275]

Great video, one of the best yet!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@kirkreusch8415]

That’s great stuff Matt. A good reminder to keep thinking outside the box for lure mods. Merry Christmas.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Happy holidays!

[@tearemupfishing8780]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Good tips with the tubes. I'll definitely be trying this.

[@MattStefanFishing]

go for it!

[@mattthomen1608]

I first tried the skirtless on the willowvibe, for me I like fishing ball head and worm trailer. So it made sense to use this style of chatterbait. It has the best irratic action when paired w 1/4 oz to a 12 lb liter of floro,backed w 30 lb braid on a medium action rod. It fishes deep no problem with a slim senco trailer that I had made custom with uv glow powder,and chartreuse color and silver fleck. The retrieves I love are slow roll on bottom, ripping it whi k has the best side to side wide movement, and the snap and fall yoyo retrieve. It works great open water and around points or isolated cover. I got 3 bass from.the same laydown in a row with this setup 👌. I also remove the standard linkage on the original chatterbait and install a clip I believe this helps the blade start up quicker ,and imo adds a bit of range of.motion to the bait, as it has a longer range it can articulate up down and left to right as you rip. Or speed up the retrieve. I just removed skirts to try out on my other styles of chatterbait! Thx MS!

[@MattStefanFishing]

your welcome

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Like your method of rigging the tube on the chatterbait than Randy's. Little more simpler!!!👍🏻 Stay Safe & God Bless!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

its so easy and stays on so good!

[@juleswinnfield826]

Neat twist on a proven bait, thanks for the vid. I haven't tried this yet.... but will.

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet

[@drewrewger4044]

Well spoken partner.. respect

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@johncoopes1056]

Awesome juice! Thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet!

[@johnnyweaver1300]

Some really good ideas there especially using the tube! 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you like them!

[@johndynneson662]

All tips these tips and tricks. My head going too explode 😄😄😄😄. Cool stuff.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha

[@maxcole3930]

Never thought about putting a fluke on the chatter bait, I do like to fish them without a skirt, but I usually put a 3-4" swim bait on it. Have to try fluke & tube for sure.

[@MattStefanFishing]

go for it!

[@alcav54]

Candlewood here in CT has alewife. I’ll be throwing the chatterbait with a fluke style trailer and no skirt next spring

[@MattStefanFishing]

Go for it!

[@stoneysdead689]

The Dep's Frilled shad works great for this, so does the Dep's 4" Death Adder, so does the Hog Famer Spunk Shad- never tried it with a tube but I love the fact that it holds on like that. I'll try that next. You got me started throwing a naked spinner bait and then I started throwing a naked chatter bait-- they both work better than with the skirt imo. I get more bites and they stay down easier- allowing me to move them faster and more aggressively without them riding up. I haven't fished slow one time this winter yet- faster and more aggressive seems to work better for me in this colder water. I think our bass spend most of the year oxygen deprived due to hot temperatures- so winter is play time for them.

[@MattStefanFishing]

ill check them out! Thanks for sharing!

[@JaredKirkwood]

Fishing acres of standing cover last year I really enjoyed the CrossEyeZ Chatter bait with skirt removed and a heavily salted jerkbait (the fall was different than with a Zoom one). I lost just one chatterbait all year vs several spinner baits in the same cover. I'll have to try the tube. Thanks for the tips.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good stuff!

[@basstobasscookingbrentbabi5411]

Thank you for another informative lesson🎣👍🏼

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@trickytrav88]

Those powerbait jerkshads are my favorite i caught 7 bass 2 days ago on one and its still good when rigged on a weedless damiki ewg with square lock and they are so life like in the water

[@MattStefanFishing]

they are great baits!

[@peteremerson4777]

I like the rigging tip, but have found that pushing the tube over the head "shortens" the swing of the blade and prevents it from hitting against the head. It definitely makes for a more finesse approach (less sound and less vibration). Maybe that appeals to the Smallmouth?

[@MattStefanFishing]

If you cut the hole the way i did you still get the big vibration and sound...plus if you add a tube rattle you get some serious noise out of it. give it a try!

[@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883]

Super cool ideas! The only downfall to this time of year is I accumulate so many different types of techniques I want to try, by the time spring rolls around I have forgotten some of them!😒😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

I hear yeah

[@bobfishnut]

Can you take notes and references the video or send its link to email or Messenger and place it in a folder labeled Spring Tech?

[@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883]

@@bobfishnut yeah that's a good idea, now I just need to remember to do that 🤣 Thanks

[@ernieowens742]

Neat tricks Matt good video

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@timrodiek7995]

I tried a Berkley Chiggercraw. It was amaziing in clear water

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome!

[@ronnietyner8458]

Merry Christmas 🎄 my fishing buddy’s. Let’s catch a big one.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds good

[@robertcwillifordii2630]

Have you ever thought to put a skirtless Chatterbait on the back center of an A rig? Wouldn't that impart a great shimmy to the rest of the umbrella? You throw in pop and stop pulses, and I think it would be a really special presentation. Another interesting idea I've come up with for the A rig is incorporating Mann's Three For All on the bottom two jigs, which, of course, could be added to a solo skirtless Chatterbait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i have but still trying to perfect it a little but it has lots of promise!

[@robertcwillifordii2630]

@@MattStefanFishing My favorite mod to a Chatterbait itself is to bend a forwards cup into the blade on the sides with a pair of pliars. It really makes a difference in the vibe I get, so I've done it to mine. Having a different vibration from a stock blade, I see as beneficial to drawing a strike.

[@johnrayner5599]

The tube looks like a winner to me, I will for sure be trying that this season, do you change your retrieve very much when using the tube as oppsed to the skirt?

[@MattStefanFishing]

go for it!

[@scottkessler9602]

When would you use a beaver or threaded chunk trailer on the back of a chatterbait vs a nose hooked chunk on a chatterbait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

just depends on if i want my bait to rise more on the retrieve. Check out some of my videos on chatterbait trailers.

[@SpookyRedz]

Loved your expertise bro

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed

[@SpookyRedz]

@@MattStefanFishing thanks bro , sincerely

[@robertcook8187]

Great tip thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet

[@seizedcarcass8440]

This technique is definitely going to be a hot bait this year IMO. I think it will be even better on baits that the chatterbait head look lifelike with eyes and stuff. Now I wonder if a tube could work on a buzzbait and spinnerbait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

for sure will!

[@fredrickg5697]

That’s a great idea. Can this work with a hula grub? Also can this setup be used on a buzzbait?

[@MattStefanFishing]

worth a try!

[@187bootleg]

That’s freaking genius how you rig your tubes on the blade bait. I’m definitely gonna try this. Very nice! Thanks 👊

[@MattStefanFishing]

No problem 👍

[@spintowinstradic6067]

Matt - do you find that certain sized tubes fit better? Eg, will a standard 3.5” tube fit on a Jackhammer? Thanks!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

that should be about right. I dont like to long or to short. But all tubes are different.

[@dennisross3477]

Gave me an idea for some big trout

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@mikeeller557]

Smaller profile work better around me. We have been using beaver type trailers for a while, they also catch more fish .

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing. i love how the beaver style plastics look on them

[@dannyyork3742]

Another good one , thanks for your time and knowledge! From up in the. North country.... GODS country!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

summers are awesome winters are not so awesome hahaha

[@lesterreaper9696]

Great idea Matt. You talked about pink few weeks back caught 4lb large mouth did it ever hit!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Oh yeah!

[@drewrewger4044]

I've been catching fish in Phoenix using this exact set up of chatterbait and fluke all fall into winter... Granted we have ,68-75 degree winters.. but still I thought I was big shit being the only one who does this.. obviously I'm not... But it absolutely kills..

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@whip3cs493]

Smallest still hitting the tube in December here on the Niagara river in Western New York

[@MattStefanFishing]

im jealous...we are froze solid

[@erichthompson1194]

That's it, I need to try these... in 4 months

[@MattStefanFishing]

road trip south!

[@erichthompson1194]

@@MattStefanFishing I honestly might have to give it a try this weekend. Even though the water will be in the low to mid-40s, I think it could be subtle enough to work in dirtier water if slow rolled

[@Osprey1955]

I wonder how that beaver trailer on this bait would skip under docks or other cover. Seems like it would work well in that setting.

[@MattStefanFishing]

skips great!

[@Glock-1]

I wonder if you Texas rig hooked a creature bait on a chatterbait would it run right or look all jacked up

[@MattStefanFishing]

it would run fine but would have a lot of drag because the bait is so long

[@wolverinex4243]

Not quite sure as I don't have them all. I think the chatter was more of a hype. That's why they have so many in the same brand. People may say the Jack Hammer is best or whatnot. I think the best may be either the Custom Elite with the shorter shank or the new mini one, depending on how you think and what you do. I'm talking about most effective or most generalized....with most hook up ratio and better swim action. The tighter the body should be the better. Again, a lighter jig and a shorter shank with more osillating tranfer may be best in my opinion, although the Jack Hammer is known for quick and decent vibration. At any rate, a compact jig will get hit more often than a bigger rig. Something to think about.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i tend to agree with you on this

[@SneakersAnonymousMatt]

But will the tube being over the head affect the way the blade works and also effect the knocking noise it Makes when hitting head was wondering that.

[@MattStefanFishing]

nope...plus you can add a rattle to increase the sound

[@HBeretta]

Damn...seems like you're crushing it with every vid! Thanks for the quality content. I've NEVER thought to try a tube...or have even heard of it on a chatterbait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Go for it!

[@jamesh7469]

I’ve caught some nice smallmouth in clear water yo-yoing a skirtless stealth blade with a craw trailer

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@acon2834]

Randy Blaukat just showed the same tube rigging.Ancient Bridgeford secret??🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nope but we have discussed how good it can be at times!

[@Nunyabidness20]

Hey Matt just doesn't have anything to do with the video but I just wanted to point out that I'm enjoying a nice snack bag of Bridgeford pepperoni bites lol!! A little bit of free advertisement it's a good sponsor! Thanks for the video tight lines!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for that!

[@wolverinex4243]

If you want any spinnerbait heads to become your chatterhead, it's very doable. This gives you a better option than the rounded and flat stock.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thats got me thinking!

[@EternalAngler]

You don't have to cut a chunk from the tube and waste it, eventually the tube will get beat up from the bass and the head will poke through. Just use an xacto knife, make a small slit, then run the chatterbait jig through that slit, then take some Mend-It glue to reseal that slit up, simple as that. Done it many times!

[@MattStefanFishing]

i like to leave a hole so that the blade can clink the head and run freely without coming in contact with the plastic

[@EternalAngler]

@@MattStefanFishing as long as the eyelet sticks out of the soft plastic, it will run freely, eyelet is quite long on the thunder cricket.

[@rodlinvon-hugenstine5142]

Gold

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@6cwl9]

Damn I've been doing that for a couple years I started with a fluke on a chatterbait that the skirt came off then I started making blades off old spinnerbait blades and used senkos ,ribontails, swimtail worms work good too I should've found a way to produce them. oh well I still have some tricks up my sleeve lol I'm still concentrating on jig technique for now

[@MattStefanFishing]

sorry for spilling some juice

[@centraltexasbassin2228]

Z man used to sale chatterbaits with a blue soft plastic swim bait on them . I got some from academy about 4 or 5 years ago. Haven't seen them since

[@MattStefanFishing]

ive never seen that. very interesting

[@centraltexasbassin2228]

@@MattStefanFishing I spent 2 hours trying to find um and can't cant seem to find any on the internet either. I guess I dreamed it lol. They were Clear blue segmented swim baits .. or I thought lol

[@caseyhepler2806]

Tactical bassin has good underwater footage video of chatterbait trailers

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks

[@fishingva9946]

Seems like something you could yo-yo (fish like a blade bait or lipless) as well.

[@MattStefanFishing]

its a great deepwater presentation with either a stop and go speed reel off the bottom or a yo yo

[@jtoth1234summer]

I think with the head covered by the tube, it would inhibit the click of the blade on the jig?

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing

[@wahbiahassoon5392]

who to fish in river with fast current, technics and lures, thank you.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks

[@robinmastin5850]

My line keeps twisting. How do I solve this problem??

[@MattStefanFishing]

you can use a swivel or make sure the tube is on correct.

[@0017Bulldog]

I fully agree with removing the skirt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@CWertz]

Sorry if this was already asked and answered but does it matter which Chatterbait you use in these scenarios?

[@MattStefanFishing]

not really

[@thepatriots5260]

deadly technique !!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@williamjenkins3720]

I’ve not had any success with a Chatterbait. Maybe 2022 will change that.

[@MattStefanFishing]

give it another try!

[@MrT6R6E6Y6]

I know I'm late but, has anyone tried a rage swimmer like this ?....Thanks Matt, Love your channel man ((thug hugs)).

[@MattStefanFishing]

it works!

[@MrT6R6E6Y6]

Thank you, sir ! @@MattStefanFishing

[@mcflypainter7212]

You buy lots of product. Show us all your stuff. Im impressed with your amount of stuff, you must be an Elite Tactical Pro. Just like everyone else with a 60,000 bass battleship. What an outdoorsman! Oh my God! you caught a small mouth in practice, on a tube bait? No way, your an innovator!

[@MattStefanFishing]

I have a canoe too!

[@mcflypainter7212]

@@MattStefanFishing 👍🏽nicely handled sir, your the Classmaster Bassic!

[@thebidencrimefamily5044]

Zman use to sell a chatterbait that came with two swimbaits and no skirt. I boight two in 2016 on clearance at academy. Its the only 2 I've ever seen.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats awesome! Ive never seen that before

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats awesome! Ive never seen that before

[@Twangtown7]

I live in WI and I'm embarrassed to say that I just found out recently that Dirty Jigs in based out of here. Doh.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep. you arent the only one haha

[@shannonkirby9295]

I have done this to a few of my chatterbaits but no luck so far. No luck with or without a skirt. So frustrated

[@MattStefanFishing]

give it another try!

[@shannonkirby9295]

@@MattStefanFishing I will keep trying until I get one. Lol

[@mrgeno4682]

I bet this would pull in big fish icefishing .

[@MattStefanFishing]

might

[@wolverinex4243]

Few things I must say. I hardly use a chatter. Have a few. When I do use them, I noticed the skirt is actually a hindrance or a downgrade. I never fish them skirt unless it's that Booyah one with the blade in the middle of head as I don't trust that one more. Also, most trailers will have very subtle action to where they do not meet my standard. This is bc several reasons. Main readon being that the action is more at the head and cannot be transferred to the back of the long shank. Therefore, I am a boottail trailer user on these, and thus, leads me back to sb fishing. I do agree that a tube's tentacles have a very fluid and great movement under slight twitches. Tune into my channel and sub. I'll show you how to use mini tubes.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@blackhillsbassing6167]

Don't you want the head exposed ? Doesn't the blade knock against the head to make the chatter ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Theres still some room for it to bump the head some plus I add a tube rattle to increase noise even more.

[@blackhillsbassing6167]

@@MattStefanFishing right on,

[@iancameron198]

If I come over can I fill my tackle box

[@MattStefanFishing]

for a price haha

[@stephanelavoie2258]

I cannot fish but i just want to take a pair of scissors and rig that tube on a skirtless chatter bait …. Just to try 😀😅😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

do it!

[@thevernonposse]

7 inch ribon tail worm

[@MattStefanFishing]

nice!

[@luster5497]

Spinner worm ain't got nothing on Chatter worm

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha

[@bhmsupra]

Copy Cat Content

[@MattStefanFishing]

Not copy cat content when I i mention Randy and Jonny by name for spilling the goods and if you watched the video you'll see how I rig it differently and offer other options....In fact I think youll find i have lots of similar videos on this topic spread out over a long period of time.

[@bhmsupra]

@@MattStefanFishing - Ummm Hummm

[@0017Bulldog]

I fully agree with removing the skirt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!