Spinnerbait vs. Chatterbait: When You Should Be Fishing Each Bait

Spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits are two of the most popular moving baits for bass angler's across the country. Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits work nearly year round, but are most effective in certain circumstances. Anglers often confuse the two and when to throw them, so let Ben from Milliken Fishing break it down for you!
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Spinnerbaits are ideal for fishing shallow, hard cover like laydowns, stumps, and dock pilings. Add a little bit of wind and chop on the water's surface into the mix and the spinnerbait will crush 'em.
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Chatterbaits excel around shallow grass and weedlines. When fishing a chatterbait around shallow grass don't be afraid to let that bait get bogged down in the grass and then rip it out to draw a big reaction strike.
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[@tysonstightlines3082]

Mystery Tackle Box great video! Love your boxes! Can’t wait to get in this months box!

[@andyswayne825]

You dont use a tailer one the spinner bait?

[@nsj2kx]

Tebow is so multi-talented.

[@johnulmer1622]

Hahahahaha!

[@rockymountaintrout2689]

Lmao

[@Blackhawk556.]

Lol

[@michaelgreene4436]

Lol

[@gruddyhippo547]

This is a great comment

[@kevinb314]

Caught my PB on a $1 Walmart special spinner bait, that I hooked up with a frog bait trailer, and a trailer hook. Had him stuck strong with both hooks, was great. Actually caught my PB small mouth that same day.

[@anthonys.2552]

Stop playing Ben, we know you only throw that 6th sense square bill 😉

[@lojofishing]

Chatterbait ALL DAY!!!

[@laneknobloch7397]

lojo.fishing What is your favorite soft plastic overall?

[@woosa42]

Mine on a chatterbait is a Zoom Fat Albert grub with the tail pointing down. Black and blue or white/chartreuse chatterbaits are my favorite colors.

[@yodaiam7521]

Lane K gambler big ez white lighting

[@woosa42]

That is a good one too.

[@AsapUCcm2D2ogihzhg9Fj1oSwUwQ]

Chatterbait Gang

[@daveyjones9273]

MTB: what should you fish??! whatever we send you! Just buy!

[@bradhancock5780]

Agree with your spinner bait vs swim jig comments, but I find spinner baits very effective tickling the top of grass. Maybe I need to use the chatterbait more in those areas, but hard to argue with my spinner bait success

[@Stayinyourmoment]

Kawartha lakes have some really good Summer Bass action right now. COVID restrictions have been lifted and we’re getting a lot of fishermen looking for the big bite on the water and offshore. I have 4 rods setup on my dock with Choppo, Texas rig , crank bait no bill , and the jitterbug which still outperforms Choppo and Whopper Plopper. Tight lines!

[@manifestgtr]

I’ve always found it kind of odd that people categorize these two baits together... The chatterbait, I’ve always thought of as being a bait on the extreme end of the jig spectrum. I’m near a waterfall, there’s a lot of wind, there’s no visibility in the water or maybe there’s a thunderstorm on the way. A bait that bridges the gap between a swim jig and a square bill. The spinnerbait is KIND of in its own league, kind of evolutionarily tied to the rooster tails of the world. There’s some surface chop or a bit of fog rolling in and I wanna imitate a small school of baitfish. I wanna get some flash or vibration happening. I don’t know...I just think people have this idea that since they’re both bladed power fishing baits, they must be in the same family. It opens up possibilities a bit if you can learn to look at things a BIT differently than other people.

[@huntinfishin7816]

MTB is really cool, price is great, I have got 12 and love them all, had a little problem one month and they helped out and fixed it really fast, great to work with!

[@dabby7841]

Had that same chatterbait from mtb. Casted it out, snapped apart and left me with just the part you tie onto. Good times 🙂

[@OrcaGlass]

Have had mine for over a year in salt and in fresh

[@dualthreatoutdoors]

Agreed, however I fish the Susquehanna River in PA that has minimal grass and the chatterbait is great there in either dirty water or after dark as well

[@JBSampson88]

Just gained confidence in Chatterbaits recently. I used it in some tough wind two days ago, and was impressed how much I was getting hit. We had some strong gusts, and folks were throwing senkos. I used a chatterbox, and they wouldn't quit hittng!

[@FISHINandJUNK]

Great breakdown. I need to fish both of them more. I always give up and switch to a confidence lure to fast.

[@jessspencer6830]

Age of spinnerbaits, the first one I found was on a stump in Dale Hollow lake in 1957. Yes 1957. It was a terrible example . #6 brass blade, 5/8 oz. With a Plastic skirt, but someone was catching fish on it.

[@averyslife6314]

I’ve caught big bass on a chatter bait from dark grassy water to mild coverage and muddy water. Spinner bait more so clear water shallow to deep

[@sumtum9954]

I throw spinners and chatters all day in the st.lawrence and northern clear waters and catch all the time. Both baits just 🔥 will catch anything anywhere

[@rick850angler6]

Ive caught big bass with a big Colorado bladed spinner bait i like them the best u can roll them the slowest and they make the most vibration in the water..bit all work..thanks

[@jessspencer6830]

Neko rig is what they now call it, but we were using it in 1985. I,m an old guy 82 years old.

[@maxwelln7296]

I fish spinnerbaits in about 3 to 6 ft of water, lots of grass off the weed line. I only use yellow for pike and bass

[@mathewdoyle3363]

Fix your shipping. Shouldn't take 15 days from processing to delivery!!!! Specially when I get the elite box.

[@blackheartmargo3429]

elite box is 70% gimmick baits. Stick with the pro box my friend.

[@jornelindberg5127]

Haha try lucky tackle box they take a month

[@ehhippie6539]

I usually throw a spinnerbait at the summer/ fall transition, then all the way through fall . You can straight retrieve like he said but I've found that if you yo yo the bait it will resemble a dying shad , killer reaction bite ! By yo yo I mean let it sink to the bottom bring it up retrieve a little then let it fall , play with the speed and find what they want

[@noobfishing]

Can confirm that... it is insane when you do that... 10 casts at the same spot and no bites, the 11 casts I yo-yo it they smashed my spinnerbait

[@huntinfishin7816]

I hear fishing in the "winter" well up here in the north its hard to work a charter bait when you only have an 8 or 10" hole in the ice! Lol but I wouldn't have it any other way

[@colepearson7758]

CNN FakeNews that’s why you use them when the ice is gone

[@TheChadsnyder40]

I hope your not serious.Ice fishing blows.

[@felipechristophe8081]

move to florida lol

[@mikegiles5162]

I know you're supposed to throw a spinnerbait in the wind/clouds yada yada yada. But my best 2 days of fishing ever have come on clear, calm days on a spinnerbait. Granted the water had some stain.

[@DDRains]

Great video. Super easy to follow and understand. Thanks

[@user-ur6ci4kj7b]

I've been throwing a white spinner bait with a chartreuse twister tail trailer my whole life in ultra clear spring fed lake's in Wisconsin and it works all the time. I respect you're knowledge and stats about the viability but it's works for me

[@jeepersmcgee3466]

What part of wisconsin?

[@user-ur6ci4kj7b]

@@jeepersmcgee3466 montello/ princeton

[@Hankxiong]

Spinner bait works fine in clear water. We fish sturgeon bay and we still catch smallies all day on spinnerbait.(given cloudy and good wind)

[@bullscrazyadventures9941]

Thank you bro. Just learning the chatter bait. Haven't gotten anything yet, but this helped a lot. I think I am retrieving to fast like a spinner bait. I appreciate you ☺️.

[@finmanpoozie4756]

This is a really good presentation... well done!

[@donpepeho4534]

Caught my PB on a pepper custom spinner, but my chatter bait i got in last months box has caught fish consistently with and without the trailer. I also fish in the muddy ca delta so great for that chatter bait

[@capenelson1560]

Jealous of you guys who get to fish grass. TVA kills it all on our lakes here in East Tennessee.

[@manifestgtr]

Weird...why is it that so many guys throw the spinnerbait so differently than me? I agree that calm, cleaner conditions can be goofy times to throw a spinnerbait. But I’ve KILLED it in the past on calm water. I took a 4 pounder in dead calm water a few weeks back. I think the key is to know if they’re active. If they’re feeding like mental patients, you can throw a spinnerbait all day it seems. Cover a lot of water...take a lot of fish. By the way...you really only need two colors, don’t get it twisted. All white (maybe a red trailer hook) and black and blue. I mess around with my blade selection but almost never with my colors. Sometimes...SOMETIMES a bluegill pattern if I’m feeling saucy. I don’t understand this trend against spinnerbaits but I like it. The fewer guys out there throwin em, the better it is for me. To this day, they’ve taken more fish for me than any other bait. I will concede, however, that the biggest fish I’ve taken this year has been on a black and blue chatterbait. She was 5 pounds all day and I was flipping it into cover in about a foot of water, mid afternoon. Talk about your oddball catches...

[@Miguel-gx5tu]

manifestgtr I agree with you there sir. I love throwing the spinner in calm waters and have caught plenty.

[@johnulmer1622]

I've had good luck with them in calm water as well, but usually when I mae them run close enough to the surface to leave a small wake.

[@NexuleDeMagu]

Ty Milliken. I needed that info never cought anything with a spinner bait before.

[@FL_Dolfo]

Nexus The Red missing out

[@jordanfranklin189]

Shoutout Millard Public Schools 😂😂😂

[@buckfever1216]

I remember catching walleyes on spinner baits!! I like using a red spinner

[@tylerimp8004]

That spinner bait color combo kills it for me...until the skirt broke off

[@cutterknowles6880]

Thanks ive always used a spinner bait never really tied on a chatter bait

[@miguelcampos6822]

Thanks I'm new and learned a lot from your video. The pond closest to me is clear water with grass bottom but not much shade. Thought I'd try the two you just talked about. May have to save for fall at the big dam lake the.

[@lyubakavideo]

"Cashing checks and breaking necks..."👍🏻🎣🐟🥂🍾

[@jamesexploringonline872]

And I thought this was gonna be click bait.. Lol great vlog great tips Thankyou.

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

I just started fishinf again, took a longgggg break in between. I found a brand new original chatterbait in my old tackle box. It has the gold head and hook. They dont make them with the gold head and hook anymore, i googled it lol. Makes me not want to use it hahaha

[@fritzschoch8345]

During the spring and fall I don't think that one is better than the other. During the summer it's spinnerbaits all day long. I just think they're easier to slow roll. The War Eagle Wakeblade in particular. they produce a hell of a lot of thump. I don't like throwing chatterbaits around timber though. I've stuck too many in the wood and lost them.

[@JBC69]

Chatterbaits work also very well for pikes on shallow water - grass .

[@TheFishingMommy]

Man, I love my spinnerbaits, even though most of my water is crystal clear. I’m gonna spend more energy throwing chatterbaits in the grassy ponds now though. Thanks for the tip! Also: Hey MFer...I really like your style when you’re doing MTB videos.

[@alvinreeves9831]

chatterbait is amazing with walleye where i live, i usually use a spinnerbait when im bass fishing

[@intelligentgrawlix794]

Where I live chatterbait is real good for pike

[@stpbasss3773]

Chatterbait is a bass killer also

[@trailtrashoutdoors8173]

Very educational! Thanks for sharing!!

[@jessemaggio8848]

I catch a lot of "tree" pounders on a chatterbait.

[@flushot6513]

I throw spinnerbaits alot then if they aren't hitting that i throw another spinner bait if they aren't hitting that spinnerbait i throw another spinnerbait 😁 so in other words i have confidence in that lure

[@sir.icefire5470]

Ive caught more fish on walmart $1 spinnerbaits then everything else ive used combined. Pike nail em bass crush them ive caught a few slab crappies and even a greedy sunnfish or 2

[@1111stunna1111]

i fish spinner baits all year round with great results, is really about what you like they both just as good, some days you will catch some days you wont.

[@andreasjones8408]

Chatter with paddle tail swim trailer. I love spinners too though!

[@markcameroon6613]

i live and die by the spinner

[@ericworkman1562]

Whats the point in the motor cover while your on the water?

[@tiredolfolk2662]

Thanks Ben! Very informative for me... Gets the focus back when getting a tad frustrated on what to use! Thanks Bro!!

[@John-nd7il]

But not using a trailer hook and adding an swimbait trailer makes a spinner bait surprisingly snag resistant especially around wood.

[@robertmayberry5184]

I have a white one but with a purple zoom worm what uou think ?

[@anneblouin1393]

Catches fish! Not sure how long they will last work great

[@johndoe-pb4mv]

I've caught a lot of fish without trailers on the spinner.

[@jimmywinter3544]

john doe you would probably catch more with a trailer hook 😂

[@johndoe-pb4mv]

Jimmy Winter lol, I actually beem using spinners since 92-93....Ive never used a trailer until about 2010 or so..but even then, I still throw without trailer about 50% of the time.

[@marcusyoung2870]

Jimmy Winter Don't need a trailer hook if you use an actual trailer. They'll choke one with a swimbait trailer no problem. Got some learnin to do youngin 😂

[@thereelaccountant9246]

@@jimmywinter3544 why do I feel like I would get hung up a lot with a trailer?

[@richardbrown986]

Add a 1/4 oz to you arsenal, you might be pleasantly surprised. What size trailer hook do you recommend? Good video

[@KelvinShiFTZ]

I need to start throwing both :)

[@UnitedSchemerCA]

Chatterbait my go to for bass

[@bassinassassin9077]

Which you prefer on the spinnerbait? Trailer hook or trailer bait??

[@fishingmn4517]

A lot of people like the chatterbait because some feel the spinner baits will miss hook sets, as fish will hit the blade sometimes instead of the hook.

[@BackroadFreedom]

Great Video and tips.

[@FishingWithDamon]

Good job I love your videos I learned even more about fishing I have videos too but I am still quite young 😃

[@nickcampbell9258]

Truth is u can fish whatever whenever bass fisherman overthink everything

[@DoctorSess]

Nick Campbell half true. It matters but not nearly as much as we all say lol

[@Elyasib38]

I have caught all my bass this season on chatter baits with trailer and only 5 bass with swim baits...

[@zacharymartin1477]

My chatter bait seems to come right to the top as I reel. Any suggestions?

[@J_pearce01]

I’ve never caught one on a chatterbait before lol still pretty new to fishing though

[@basshuntet1455]

Thanks for the video- some darn giod tips

[@rosauragarcia4013]

Chatter BAITTTTTT IS WEYYYY BETTER😂🤤🎣🎣🎣

[@niccastleberg4951]

Rosaura Garcia not always

[@johnmann3087]

ill catch more bass on the spinner than you will on a chatterbait in the same amount of time

[@rickywoods3101]

@@johnmann3087 oh ya, I bet my dad is stronger than your dad!

[@johnmann3087]

@ricky woods your probably right seeing as my dad has been passed away for almost 15 years.

[@azbikerider49]

Why would the wind have anything to do with the success?

[@greghammett7894]

Wind helps conceal the unrealisticness of the artificial lure. Fish react more to the flash and vibration without seeing that it's fake

[@richardelders5756]

Breaks up the outline of the bait csnt see it very well

[@conedprepper]

Can you use it for stripe bass?

[@michaelshoffner6584]

Well i don't know what i was doing wrong today in Mississippi. The water was 60 and i got three bites on a red spinner bait WITH a trailer hook and they spit it each time. I just did not get enough bites to figure out what i was doing wrong. Any help?

[@MrBombom25]

Thanks for sharing✌

[@pamelaklemp5615]

Do you throw them on a Medium Heavy or a Heavy rod? I'm now in Florida for a few months and there's SOOOO much heavy vegetation here compared to northern Georgia.

[@nakaikamahao9197]

Idk I’m new to chatter baits but my chatterbait doesn’t shimmy side to side like the video mine straight up spins circular like. Idk if someone could help me that’d be great

[@sdobolable]

Dude I fish spinner baits nonstop here in south fl. I’ve never had a problem with short hits. They kill it every time, matter of fact the hardest strikes I’ve had were on spinner baits, no need for a trailer hook.........

[@anglerissues1457]

I don't know, the ones you're going to hook on the trailer hook you probably never knew swiped at your spinnerbait, although I have fished a spinnerbait in Ultra clear water and done pretty good.🤷‍♂️

[@robemmett5629]

Are you a disc golf fan too? Looks like a Mason Ford shirt you're wearing.

[@brandonvictor9388]

Too long I like tactical bassin better they explain it and get straight to the point

[@jamesharper8373]

Brah, it was 8 minutes.

[@djinnovative8728]

James Harper I know right? I don't know wtf they're talking about....I have yet to find a Tactical Bassin video under a week long......

[@CommodeToad]

Says the Lakers fan.

[@elbey2715]

What colors are the chatter and paddletail?

[@davidalley7270]

I use a soft plastic trailer, no trailer hook ever. I catch a lot of fish......

[@jessiesmith2942]

H&H spinners go dumb in ponds. Favorite bait in ponds

[@briancook8827]

Nice shirt, where can I get one?

[@benniemaxwell2869]

Love watching you man. Your without doubt one of the best Bass fisherman. I’m sure you could do good in Bassmaster tournaments but do what you want. Thanks for the teaching

[@lesliewaldrop7588]

Has people not use Buss bat any more.

[@austincampbell9599]

what is your pb what did you catch it on

[@dylanW50]

What kind of trailer hook is that?

[@introvertsunited5526]

Where can I get one of those Mercury engine covers? I've only seen the full motor cover that goes down to the prop.

[@BG-oc4cs]

But I caught a nice size pike on a spinner bait in ultra clear water

[@solaydbak]

I rarely lose fish without a trailer hook. I find they get hung up more so I don't use them.

[@Genomac99]

Hey awesome videos man. I'm newer to fishing and been using spinner baits. I tied them on and one of my buddies told me just to tie a swivel to it because it's a lot easier. My spinner bait was always hanging of to the left where the blades are at my buddies was not. Should I tie them on all the time in your opinion?

[@dariusmichael6167]

Gene Villarreal you get way better action with any bait if you tie them on. Laziness will cost you fish.

[@connormarschall3370]

Good stuff!

[@gwdirty]

Great vid, love the black and blue chatter. Do you have a link to your channel?

[@johnmann3087]

you can get the black and blue chatterbaits at walmart

[@austincampbell9599]

love your videos there are the best

[@acemeister5647]

Wtf I cant catch a fish to save my life

[@michaelgreene4436]

Find a farm pond. Lakes are way harder to fish than ponds..

[@bentbarrelfishing]

So is a chatter bait also known as a buzz bait, or are they two diffrent lures as well?

[@cameroncarpenter3219]

Buzz baits are topwater lures

[@lukkyluciano]

spinnerbaits in spring casting at the bank, chatterbait in the fall rip it through submerged weeds

[@Loompius]

Those chorus frogs though

[@jeremiahgiles3593]

#Team spinnerbait!

[@chrislnflorida5192]

Damn mann, hiw many channels U have? Great Video 👍👍. I have finally found a video where u basically show how to rig up Still U don't mention size of Hooks? When your using a Trailer Hook, do u rig the trailer bait on JUST the Trailer Hook?