How to Fish Chatterbait

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Find a chatterbait with a stainless steel blade.. Pick a color that works best where you plan to fish.. Put a trailer on the line to imitate baitfish.

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1

Find a chatterbait with a stainless steel blade.

Step 1

Find a chatterbait with a stainless steel blade.

2

Pick a color that works best where you plan to fish.

Step 2

Pick a color that works best where you plan to fish.

3

Put a trailer on the line to imitate baitfish.

Step 3

Put a trailer on the line to imitate baitfish.

4

Keep your rod tip near the water as you reel your line in.

Step 4

Keep your rod tip near the water as you reel your line in.

5

Reel the chatterbait in at a constant speed.

Step 5

Reel the chatterbait in at a constant speed.

6

Pause while you reel in to make the blade move unpredictably.

Step 6

Pause while you reel in to make the blade move unpredictably.

7

Let the lure sink to the bottom and raise your rod to draw in fish.

Step 7

Let the lure sink to the bottom and raise your rod to draw in fish.

8

Bump the bait into underwater objects to get fish to strike.

Step 8

Bump the bait into underwater objects to get fish to strike.

9

Use a 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm) trailer in the winter.

Step 9

Use a 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm) trailer in the winter.

10

Cast near rocks and wood in the spring as the water warms up.

Step 10

Cast near rocks and wood in the spring as the water warms up.

11

Reel your line in slowly through weeds in the summer.

Step 11

Reel your line in slowly through weeds in the summer.

12

Jerk the bait in the water in the fall to lure the fish.

Step 12

Jerk the bait in the water in the fall to lure the fish.

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