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The Best Chatterbait Trailer
Choosing the best can be hard, but you need to look at what chatterbait trailer will give you the most options possible and has proven to catch fish in many situations.
The twin tail grub lure is not something new, but it has shown to be a proven winner when imitating a baitfish or a crawfish. Colors will matter when you do this.
You may even notice that one fish will bite one and another will bite the other color. This has more to do with the forage they are looking for rather than other features.
I have found that a twin tail grub with a lot of meat on it and some texture works best. The tails will imitate a crayfish or baitfish trying to flee. The thickness will show that this is prey worth going after.
The texture will reassure the fish that what it has truly is a good meal even though it cannot taste it yet. You may find that injecting some salt may improve the bite just like Berkley Powerbait has its secret sauce.
Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub
Below you will find a list of the top 15 best chatterbait trailers on the market. A Table Of Contents will help you navigate them. After this, you will find valuable information on how to use them, colors, rigging instructions, etc…
Good Chatterbait Trailers
It is near impossible to list a trailer from 1-15; therefore, I will be listing the rest of the chatterbait trailers in random order. The real reason for this is it will depend on what you are fishing for, where you are fishing and when you are fishing. Each one of these variables has its own outcomes and will require you to make changes.
On top of this, you can make custom adjustments to these trailers and the chatterbait itself to better mimic the forage in your area. While it is known that this will mimic a baitfish it can also mimic a crawfish.
ZMAN Minnowz
Zoom Creepy Crawler Twin Tail
Yamamoto Zako Swimbait
ZMAN Razor Shadz
Zoom Split Tail Trailer
Strike King Rage Bug
Keitech Fat Swing Impact Sexy Shad
ZMAN Scented Curly Tailz
Yamamoto Swim Senko
Googan Baits Bandito Bug
ZMAN DieZel Minnowz
ZMAN Turbo Crawz
Yamamoto Double Tail Grub
ZMAN Trick Shotz
Best Chatterbait Colors
You have three options when it comes to chatterbait colors. Changing the blade, skirt, or trailer colors will all have an effect on what bites. Three variables are actually a lot because there are other things to think about as well.
You have to think about the girth, length, and color patterns of these options. All of these will determine what type of fish will eat it and what size one will be attracted to it.
With that said you will choose colors depending on the type of forage, you are trying to imitate. If you are looking to copy minnows then you should stick to white or blue sparkly colors. If you want to copy crayfish then red, orange, brown, or black and blue will work quite well.
Remember to make the trailer the same. Now if you are going after some bigger bass or pike then you will want to choose some bluegill or yellow perch colors. I have caught some bigger fish on these patterns. I have seen fishermen with whopper ploppers catch specifically pike with yellow perch colors and smallmouth bass with minnow colors.
How To Fish A Chatterbait
Fishing a chatterbait is not hard at all. You simply cast it out and real it in at a pace that keeps it just under the surface. This allows it to go through and around many forms of structure.
The best way to use this is straight through a grass bed, lily pads, fallen trees, overhanging trees and skipped under docks! The more gnarly the structure the better. Big fish are in there and a chatterbait will get them out of there.
You also want to use a higher test line and maybe even a leader depending on what type of fish you are trying to catch. I like to go 20lb test or above to make sure I can get it out of the structure if I manage to get hung up.
What Size Should A Chatterbait Be To Throw?
You will have to know the general size of the bait in your area and you should know if your targeted fish are bigger or smaller in your area. You can also cull fish just by going bigger with your bait.
Do you want a 1lb burger for $5 or a 1/4lb burger for $5…
I think the choice is simple and many fish will think the same as well. They will decide that it is worth moving for a huge meal that will keep them full for days instead of snacking on small stuff and wasting energy.
With that in mind, I like to get the lightest size if the fish are small and I am using lightweight gear where I don’t have a fast retrieve to make sure the lure stays on top. If I want to get a little deeper into the structure I will use a heavier chatterbait with a bigger trailer.
How To Put A Trailer On A Chatterbait
You have three ways you can put a trailer on your chatterbait. You can thread the trailer through the hook. You can also do a Texas Rig on the trailer to make it almost completely weedless.
The third way involved hook straight through the front portion of the trailer and letting it swim through the water. The trailer will pivot around the hook and actually give it sort of a swimbait style going through the water.
How Do You Rig A Trailer On A Chatterbait?
I should choose between two rigs depending on the type of fishing you are doing. If you are in open water and don’t care about getting hung then you will want to put it on just like a Ned Rig.
This requires threading the trailer on the hook to make it straight.
If you want to go weedless you should use the Texas Rig to make it virtually weedless. This is also great for flipping it under docks.
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Should You Put A Trailer On A Chatterbait?
You should definitely put a trailer on a chatterbait. It will lengthen the lure to make it look more like the forage that it is trying to imitate.
A skirt and a blade will only be able to do so much. The fish needs to see something that looks close to what it wants to eat.
This not only gives it a unique look, but it also gives it a unique action. From paddletails, ribbon tails, curly tails, etc… you never know what will like your presentation. Testing is a very important thing to do on your local body of water.
