Just caught this video and I am so grateful! I definitely know NOTHING about chatters. Your analogy on women vs men with colors CRACKED me up! I'm telling my spouse "The colors don't matter, until they MATTER, sir!"
@@Cotton_Candy_Casting me too but I haven't had any luck using zman as trailer. But those to worms tho have been the deal for me. Try em. It's to bad all are lakes are frozen cabin fever is getting to me. Tight lines & no snags to ya.
Good Evening Mr. Brian Latimer, I really ENJOYED your Video's on Don't Complicate Chatterbait Fishing- 2 EASY Combinations, It HELPED me TREMENDIOUSLY in my upcomming purchase of a new rod and reel combo for Chatterbait Fishing. LOL! THANK YOU for ALL your EXPERT ADVISE and WISDOM my FRIEND you are TRUELY an ASSET to this Wonderful Sport! Sincerely, Mr. Carl J. Gwizdala.
Thanks B-Lat… I’ve got Asperger’s and get really obsessed over tackle. You’re videos always seem to give me permission to boil things down and keep it simple and just fish.
I have a weird rule of thumb: Either match the hatch exactly (Storm LiveEye swim baits are gold) or throw something whacky like a Houston Legend spinner or a rainbow buzz bait. I haven't had much luck in between, but the "realistic" lures fool the picky ones, and the "goofy" lures slam the hungry ones.
We have been making fishing more complicated since ancient fishermen tied a feather to a bone hook with a chunk of meat. Your point is well taken. Fishing in the dark, requires a lot of water displacement from your lure so the fish can feel it. We fish brown trout at night with any big streamer that pushes through the water. Great video!!
B. Latt thank you for sharing your tips with everyday anglers who want to learn. I appreciate the way you talk in a way that beginning anglers can understand.
I’ve never rigged a paddle tail plastic like you did, with the tail pointing up toward the hook. I’ve seen so many rigged paddle tail swimbaits rigged tail down….I guess either way is effective! I also remember you telling us on a previous chatterbait instructional about taking the skirt off and just rigging a trailer on your chatterbait…that tip really worked well for me at one of my highly pressured lakes! 👍🏼
Thank you for sharing this video. As someone who cannot seem to catch a fish with a chatterbait, I thank you. This gives me good advice to hopefully catch my first chatterbait fish this season.
Okay Brain here it is I watched applied and caught a big one at a pond very cold 44 with wind. focused on controlled cast, a steady retrieve. Didn't care about trailer color just grabbed on and WOW Thanks
Excellent! Perfect timing, starting to stock up for the spring and wanted to try throwing chatterbaits more. Watched my son catch fish on them so you know I gotta try
9:32 fishing 101 here - never forget this for almost ALL techniques and situations. Can't tell you how many times slowing down has caught me a ton of fish. The irony being that ill be surrounded by people not catching, and I am catching over and over, so everyone speeds up thinking "man how is he getting so many fish so fast" and they get anxious and in a hurry. Slowwwwwwwwwww Downnnnnnnnnnnnn. When i fish a Jig, i spend about 2 full minutes on a single cast.
I’ve had luck fishing Jackhammers like a “sometimes a jig” bait. 🤷♂️ Early in the spring I just let it fall near where I think they are (I am a bank angler). I just let it fall close to drain pipes and such. I imagine the bass coming over to investigate…then give it a pop up (3-6 vibration) and sometimes I get that bite.
Chatter bait and top water like a whopper plopper work all year round . Top water is so exciting getting that hit on a whopper plopper is unbelievable. I have caught every thing on that bait .
I was like what? Then I was like, this Ole boy may know what he's talking about! I will sub then when the bass bite I will start liking, you sir have the gift of gab!
Hahahaha I literally said oh man I like using a goat trailer, immediately before you said you don't get to use that 😂😂😂😂. Appreciate ya homie and good luck down here in Florida this weekend. Get emmmmmm💪💪💪💪
Hey Bro. I caught my first bass today on your recommendation in this video. Brown chatterbait wit brown/green swim trailer. 2.57lb large mouth. Wish I could share the photos in this post. Thanks for the info.
Got pretty comfortable throwing out a chatterbait last year, especially pre spawn. Why leave out the flat bodied trailers like the rage bug? When I’m fishing wood I don’t get hung up nearly as much with a rage bug on
What are your thoughts on the Jack Hammer vs all these other models? The vibration on the Jack Hammer is just too good to have any other option unless I want less vibration because the fish want a subtle vibrate.
Hey, Brian! I've never thrown a Chatterbait, but it seems like a mix of a spinner bait and a jig - more for poking the bottom and cover than waking near the surface. I usually just slow roll a spinner or pull out a swim bait with the bottom treble taken off (you only need the top hook, and it hangs up A LOT less), but I'm gonna have to pick up a couple chatter baits when I run to Bass Pro.
Just caught my first chatterbait fish on the og chatterbait. With a 4" bps swimbait as trailer. Yo yoing it. Got wrecked by a 6lber snd now I'm hooked. Cussed them for years. Wasnt fishing them rmright.
The difference between the color of my wife's makeup and the color of my bait is that my wife will always look good to me no matter what color she puts on but the fish might not want my bait!😉
This is good beginner chatterbait information. I do have a question though, when does weight matter? Thanks for de-cluttering our minds when it comes to chatterbait fishing.
What about for blue gill imitations? That seems to be a primary target for bass in my area. Still use the green and just use a bluegill flash trailer? Thanks for the tips?
The Crosseyes in that pond bug color has been a killer for me! I like how quickly the blade starts, and the cost is easier on the wallet. A great option if the jackhammer isn’t in your budget.
Project z chatterbaits kick off fast. Super fast. I fish braid though yo young 99 oercent of tine with a zako trailer. They srmtart up faster with braid and I'm only giving them short hops. Need the quick a tion. Moving so slow I'm not gonna take it away from them because I'm using no stretch braid. Fishing it moving fast I wouldn't run braid. But that's not my thing.
Great tips thanks BLat! I am thinking of using the chatter bait for fishing rivers for smallies especially during high water when the fish are scattered. I’m very interested in the MiniMax one for this application.
My buddy gave me one last year. It caught nothing but 3+ pounders when I threw it. I went to having zero confidence to having it on everytime I went out! Steady slow reel with random pops did the trick majority of the time
Yo will the zman plastic cook and melt your rubber skirt? Never mix my zman plastics with anything. They go back in their original bags. I caught my PB on a chatter bait so I feel like I know something about them….
Hey brian ive been watching for a while. Just had a question could u help me find a tournament trail to follow im a freshman and havent fished a tournament yet but have been fishing since i was i dont even know. My school doesnt have a team and i dont know how to make one. I just need to start competing so i can catch up to the other anglers that have been fishin tournaments for years. Thx blat love the vids
Gunna try this and see if it changes my luck lol. Caught a few on chatterbaits and the biggest fish ive caught was on one, I think anyways lol. It slipped outta my hands before I could get it on a scale but easily my second biggest if not. I can't wait to move down south where I can actually get on the water this time of year to fish lol
@@BrianLatimerFishing thanks man! Hope I can meet ya some day and maybe make it to one of your classes! Definitely plan on trying one of your online tournaments next year!
Everyons says use a slow reel but i dont run my reel like im beati g eggs. Always ran 7 speed reels and im used to the slow wind. I rel fast after im hooked up. Dont wanna race just to retrieve a lure. Whatever you are used to.
For me it's all white or black and blue. What's your preference? Chatterbaits or spinnerbaits? I know you can throw them both in the same places mostly.
I haven't tried a chatter bait yet, but spinners are my all time go to lure - they always seem to work, and can be slow rolled near the bottom or burned and waked near the surface, and when fish bite, they choke em.
I successfully use 16-20# fluorocarbon with a 7-3 medium heavy fast rod and a 6.3-1 reel. You can use a faster reel if you're disciplined enough to slow down your retrieve.
Yo B.Lat must say bro you made a good frog I have caught some good bass on it up until I lost it on top of a sailboat my silly self was fishing from the bank going with the wind & using my scorpion dc well it flew much father than I intended and caught a sail boat yep the sail boat won 😂🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
Just caught this video and I am so grateful! I definitely know NOTHING about chatters. Your analogy on women vs men with colors CRACKED me up! I'm telling my spouse "The colors don't matter, until they MATTER, sir!"
Brian, this is probably the best/honest PRO tip I've ever heard. Thanks man
Glad it was helpful!
You are the perfect person to find if you learning about bass fishing. Like.. I feel more confident after listening to you.
Candy if you don't mind me asking what brand of trailers are you using on your chatterbait?
I have Mostly Keitech,6th sense , zman and googan..
@@Cotton_Candy_Casting me too but I haven't had any luck using zman as trailer. But those to worms tho have been the deal for me. Try em. It's to bad all are lakes are frozen cabin fever is getting to me. Tight lines & no snags to ya.
Im just learning..
He really is great at explaining. Love these vids
Been a cat fish and rock fisherman all my life… you got me catching more largemouth than I ever have!! you are the man please keep making more videos!
You need a television show! Thanks for all the helpful tips
Tell me you don’t watch my TV show without telling me you don’t watch my show🤣
@@BrianLatimerFishing I didn’t even know you had one! What channel is it on?
Good Evening Mr. Brian Latimer, I really ENJOYED your Video's on Don't Complicate Chatterbait Fishing- 2 EASY Combinations, It HELPED me TREMENDIOUSLY in my upcomming purchase of a new rod and reel combo for Chatterbait Fishing. LOL! THANK YOU for ALL your EXPERT ADVISE and WISDOM my FRIEND you are TRUELY an ASSET to this Wonderful Sport! Sincerely, Mr. Carl J. Gwizdala.
Glad you like them!
I always come back to your videos after going down a “rabbit hole”. I’m so glad we have you to give me/us a reality check. Love your honesty sir.
Thanks B-Lat… I’ve got Asperger’s and get really obsessed over tackle. You’re videos always seem to give me permission to boil things down and keep it simple and just fish.
Simple advice that I have used for years, a light color and a dark color, and that applies for most of my baits.
I have a weird rule of thumb:
Either match the hatch exactly (Storm LiveEye swim baits are gold) or throw something whacky like a Houston Legend spinner or a rainbow buzz bait. I haven't had much luck in between, but the "realistic" lures fool the picky ones, and the "goofy" lures slam the hungry ones.
Good view with the difference the way women and men look at colors
We have been making fishing more complicated since ancient fishermen tied a feather to a bone hook with a chunk of meat. Your point is well taken. Fishing in the dark, requires a lot of water displacement from your lure so the fish can feel it. We fish brown trout at night with any big streamer that pushes through the water. Great video!!
B. Latt thank you for sharing your tips with everyday anglers who want to learn. I appreciate the way you talk in a way that beginning anglers can understand.
I’ve never rigged a paddle tail plastic like you did, with the tail pointing up toward the hook. I’ve seen so many rigged paddle tail swimbaits rigged tail down….I guess either way is effective! I also remember you telling us on a previous chatterbait instructional about taking the skirt off and just rigging a trailer on your chatterbait…that tip really worked well for me at one of my highly pressured lakes! 👍🏼
It doesn’t matter which way you rig it!
Thank you for sharing this video. As someone who cannot seem to catch a fish with a chatterbait, I thank you. This gives me good advice to hopefully catch my first chatterbait fish this season.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video bud. Appreciate you taking the time to go back to the beginning for us and keep it simple.🏆🏆🏆
You, Stefan and Icanelli make the best videos
Okay Brain here it is I watched applied and caught a big one at a pond very cold 44 with wind. focused on controlled cast, a steady retrieve. Didn't care about trailer color just grabbed on and WOW Thanks
The chatterbait is one of my all time favorite baits that can be fished year around.
I fish my chatterbaits with the same trailers, for me the rage swimmer, zako and bass pro super shad produced well for me.
Excellent! Perfect timing, starting to stock up for the spring and wanted to try throwing chatterbaits more. Watched my son catch fish on them so you know I gotta try
Here’s the Chatterbaits I mentioned
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⭐️ Green Pump Chatterbait
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⭐️white chatterbait
shopblat.com/collections/chatterbaits/products/3-8oz-chatterbait-mini-max-green-pumpkin
⭐️Chatterbait trailers
shopblat.com/collections/razor-shadz
⭐️ swimbait trailers
shopblat.com/collections/swimbaits
9:32 fishing 101 here - never forget this for almost ALL techniques and situations. Can't tell you how many times slowing down has caught me a ton of fish. The irony being that ill be surrounded by people not catching, and I am catching over and over, so everyone speeds up thinking "man how is he getting so many fish so fast" and they get anxious and in a hurry.
Slowwwwwwwwwww Downnnnnnnnnnnnn. When i fish a Jig, i spend about 2 full minutes on a single cast.
excellent video! appreciate the simplicity!
Great vid Brian. Can't wait for the ice to clear off so I can get out there and get after 'em!
Good stuff! Thanks Brian. All those videos with pros trimming and modifying them turned me off to them. I'll try one next week!
You, sir Latimer are awesome. I enjoy watching all your videos. Thanks for the tips and keep up the great work/content.
I’ve had luck fishing Jackhammers like a “sometimes a jig” bait. 🤷♂️ Early in the spring I just let it fall near where I think they are (I am a bank angler). I just let it fall close to drain pipes and such. I imagine the bass coming over to investigate…then give it a pop up (3-6 vibration) and sometimes I get that bite.
Thanks Brian, great info delivered concisely and on point.
Glad you enjoyed it!
love the pun "help you reel it in"
Thank you so much for making this simple!!!!!!!
Chatter bait and top water like a whopper plopper work all year round . Top water is so exciting getting that hit on a whopper plopper is unbelievable. I have caught every thing on that bait .
I'm going to try chatterbaits in Costa Rica for giant cichlids and in the saltwater for snook, snapper and rooster fish. I leave Monday. Can't wait.
Thanks Brian always very informative....
Thanks for watching!
I was like what? Then I was like, this Ole boy may know what he's talking about! I will sub then when the bass bite I will start liking, you sir have the gift of gab!
yeah this was a video for me! appreciate sir, soooo i should toss out my other plastics? except for my SMH plastics of course :) thanks!
Hahahaha I literally said oh man I like using a goat trailer, immediately before you said you don't get to use that 😂😂😂😂. Appreciate ya homie and good luck down here in Florida this weekend. Get emmmmmm💪💪💪💪
Great tips!
Appreciate all the tips my guy! Hella helpful
Took your advice on Zman Chatterbaits last year and caught 5 bass. Promptly proceeded to order 8,000 of them 😂
The chatterbait is my go to but I haven’t used trailers too much on them.
What weight do you use with a trailer?
Good video really appreciated. lot of good information thank you
Hey Bro. I caught my first bass today on your recommendation in this video. Brown chatterbait wit brown/green swim trailer. 2.57lb large mouth. Wish I could share the photos in this post. Thanks for the info.
i feel like your video was cut short. is there a 2nd part? lol. anyway, I'm gonna order your chatter bait kit!
Love you’re videos man! Pumped to see crush it this year🤙🏻
Great information. You had me at crawdad. Subscribed.
Great video. Thanks
I got to tell you that red z-man ChatterBait I've been hammering them on that
Got pretty comfortable throwing out a chatterbait last year, especially pre spawn. Why leave out the flat bodied trailers like the rage bug? When I’m fishing wood I don’t get hung up nearly as much with a rage bug on
What are your thoughts on the Jack Hammer vs all these other models? The vibration on the Jack Hammer is just too good to have any other option unless I want less vibration because the fish want a subtle vibrate.
I see you reeling that fast before the bite, I still have never caught a bass on the chatter bait. I dont know if it's the trailer, the speed 😅😂
Hey, Brian! I've never thrown a Chatterbait, but it seems like a mix of a spinner bait and a jig - more for poking the bottom and cover than waking near the surface. I usually just slow roll a spinner or pull out a swim bait with the bottom treble taken off (you only need the top hook, and it hangs up A LOT less), but I'm gonna have to pick up a couple chatter baits when I run to Bass Pro.
Just caught my first chatterbait fish on the og chatterbait. With a 4" bps swimbait as trailer. Yo yoing it. Got wrecked by a 6lber snd now I'm hooked. Cussed them for years. Wasnt fishing them rmright.
Give thanks for the information. Last year was my first time fishing a chatterbait. Lost the fish, and it was a big one
Sorry to hear that
Maybe we are excellent with the chatterbait but we jus enjoy watching your videos Mr. Brian Latimer 😀
I appreciate that
I like that, keep it simple, never mind all the "chatter", Haha.
The difference between the color of my wife's makeup and the color of my bait is that my wife will always look good to me no matter what color she puts on but the fish might not want my bait!😉
This is good beginner chatterbait information. I do have a question though, when does weight matter? Thanks for de-cluttering our minds when it comes to chatterbait fishing.
Good question! It matters when you can’t effectively present the bait.
When is the right time to use the green vs using the white?
Crosseyez with a minnowz or goat. Can’t be beat and can be thrown pretty much anywhere.
What line weight do you recommend fishing deep 15+, from bank and clear water?
What about for blue gill imitations? That seems to be a primary target for bass in my area. Still use the green and just use a bluegill flash trailer? Thanks for the tips?
CC is calling it a “chaturbate”, I thought this was a fishing video 😂
I gotta try slower now! I’ve been throwing on a 8:1 so I could burn it. It’s been successful, but I’m always willing to try something new.
The Crosseyes in that pond bug color has been a killer for me! I like how quickly the blade starts, and the cost is easier on the wallet. A great option if the jackhammer isn’t in your budget.
I love the cross-eyes because of the weed guard that green pumpkin with a matching hatch is killer! Dude is giving out free sauce!
Project z chatterbaits kick off fast. Super fast. I fish braid though yo young 99 oercent of tine with a zako trailer. They srmtart up faster with braid and I'm only giving them short hops. Need the quick a tion. Moving so slow I'm not gonna take it away from them because I'm using no stretch braid. Fishing it moving fast I wouldn't run braid. But that's not my thing.
Great tips thanks BLat! I am thinking of using the chatter bait for fishing rivers for smallies especially during high water when the fish are scattered. I’m very interested in the MiniMax one for this application.
Great video and channel.
Thank you very much!
Looks like spot remover and bluegill colors correct??
My buddy gave me one last year. It caught nothing but 3+ pounders when I threw it. I went to having zero confidence to having it on everytime I went out! Steady slow reel with random pops did the trick majority of the time
Thanks brother appreciate your channel!
You are on fire boss!
Great video bro!
Did you rig the paddle tail upside down? I’ve seen this done, just wondering if you do that also. I might have been mistaken.
Yo will the zman plastic cook and melt your rubber skirt? Never mix my zman plastics with anything. They go back in their original bags. I caught my PB on a chatter bait so I feel like I know something about them….
Geezzz dont be giving out that secret underrated Crosseyez lol
Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
lol blacking out the humminbird logo has me lmfao 0:01
⭐️ Green Pump Chatterbait
shopblat.com/collections/chatterbaits/products/3-8oz-chatterbait-mini-max-green-pumpkin
⭐️white chatterbait
shopblat.com/collections/chatterbaits/products/3-8oz-chatterbait-mini-max-green-pumpkin
⭐️Chatterbait trailers
shopblat.com/collections/razor-shadz
⭐️ swimbait trailers
shopblat.com/collections/swimbaits
Hey brian ive been watching for a while. Just had a question could u help me find a tournament trail to follow im a freshman and havent fished a tournament yet but have been fishing since i was i dont even know. My school doesnt have a team and i dont know how to make one. I just need to start competing so i can catch up to the other anglers that have been fishin tournaments for years. Thx blat love the vids
My favorite bait aside from a drop shot
Gunna try this and see if it changes my luck lol. Caught a few on chatterbaits and the biggest fish ive caught was on one, I think anyways lol. It slipped outta my hands before I could get it on a scale but easily my second biggest if not. I can't wait to move down south where I can actually get on the water this time of year to fish lol
Good luck!
@@BrianLatimerFishing thanks man! Hope I can meet ya some day and maybe make it to one of your classes! Definitely plan on trying one of your online tournaments next year!
Thanks sir!! I fish Guntersville, pretty much exclusively. What is your POV on the "go to size" 3.8 or 1/2? As always Brian, get content. Thank you!
You need them all!
Hey Brian, awesome video great content as usual what rod size and power do you recommend and what line size?
Hey Brian! I was wondering what your opinion was on micro guides ... especially on heavy cover frog/punching rods??
I don’t have any rods with those!
@@BrianLatimerFishing input appreciated
Everyons says use a slow reel but i dont run my reel like im beati g eggs. Always ran 7 speed reels and im used to the slow wind. I rel fast after im hooked up. Dont wanna race just to retrieve a lure. Whatever you are used to.
I’ve been seeing a lot of twin tails on the back people say it keeps it from rolling over
For me it's all white or black and blue. What's your preference? Chatterbaits or spinnerbaits? I know you can throw them both in the same places mostly.
I haven't tried a chatter bait yet, but spinners are my all time go to lure - they always seem to work, and can be slow rolled near the bottom or burned and waked near the surface, and when fish bite, they choke em.
Great video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for your help !
I put a blue tail worm on my black and blue chatter bait about 4 to 5” could that work or is that dum to do ?
Thank you for this video
It makes sense now 😎
Glad to hear it!
Any recommendations on a good all around size to use?
You need them all
When chatterbait fishing, is it always a constant reel or do you ever pause the retrieve like with a crankbait?
All the above. Watch me reeling in the chatterbait video listed in the description.
That looks like my fishing spot on the Potomac.
Bruh……..I don’t even like bass fishing, yet here I am…….lol ❤
I like my spinning rod, can I throw a chatter bait effectively on a spinning setup?
If you fee like you’re hitting your marks then go for it!
Great video love fishing chatterbaits thanks for the tips not come back Clarks Hill and do a video lol God bless be safe keep fishing
Thanks 👍
Love the video
Another great video. I bet everyone goes and gets a goat since u said not to. Lol
Flounder love cb’s so do reds
I rarely catch anything on chatterbaits. I’ve tried everything but I keep watching these videos trying to figure out what I’m missing.
Same, i cant catch anything on chatter baits or spinner baits, ive tried all the different retrieves. Dont know what im doing wrong
I know theres a million different answers, but what is your line and rod setup for Chatterbait? And thanks for the informative video.
I successfully use 16-20# fluorocarbon with a 7-3 medium heavy fast rod and a 6.3-1 reel. You can use a faster reel if you're disciplined enough to slow down your retrieve.
Yo B.Lat must say bro you made a good frog I have caught some good bass on it up until I lost it on top of a sailboat my silly self was fishing from the bank going with the wind & using my scorpion dc well it flew much father than I intended and caught a sail boat yep the sail boat won 😂🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️