Was wondering if or which chatterbait is as good or better, z man jack hammers or Picasso shock blades, Berkley chatterbaits.
Was wondering if or which chatterbait is as good or better, z man jack hammers or Picasso shock blades, Berkley chatterbaits.
I prefer the Jackhammer and my second choice is the Thunder Cricket. I have tried the Slobber Knocker but I just can't bond with it for some reason.
Zman
2011 Lowe Skorpion, 18hp nissan, Ultrex, Helix 9 G3, Impulse Lithium
I like Z-man, the blade hits against the head because there’s no o-ring connecting the two and they’re easier to find than the thundercricket
1995 Ranger 481v
1995 Johnson Fast Strike 175hp
I used to have a hate for chatter baits until yesterday!
Z-man
It was the Custom, But I think they stopped making it
Hard to beat a jackhammer but I do very well with the zman mini max
2018 Phoenix 920 Pro XP
Jackhammer and thunder cricket for me...picasso shock blade is a close 2nd...what i find however is the trailer is just as important...and i like hog farmers
2020 Skeeter ZX150
If you can't get by the price of the higher end chatterbaits...the chatterbait custom, a tacklewarehouse exclusive will catch them good. On sale right now as well.
JackHammer, Z-man EVO, and Thunder cricket,
Last place - Sloberknocker
The smaller profile tungsten thunder cricket has been working for me lately!!
Jackhammer is all I throw.
Jackhammer for me. Gonna try the the Evo too. Haven’t caught a thing on a Thunder Cricket
tacklewarehouse exclusive is what I have been throwing in the past, Had no issues as it just FLAT OUT Catches fish !
I have a couple of copperheads I’ve been wanting to test/try out and compare against the jackhammer & Thunder Cricket/Pure Poison
'94 Charger Foxfire 180VF '96 Suzuki DT150S BASS
I mostly use the Shock Blades but will use the Jackhammers
Red Sox in 6!
Original Zman chatter bait, get them on sale for $3 or so.... I cannot see enough difference to pay 5X for the Jack hammer. As a matter of fact just caught an 8.4 on original chatter bait...... And beat a guy throwing a a jack hammer... multiple times.
The best chatterbait that I've ever thrown was the original RAD chatterbait. Almost every one of them would "hunt." Once the word got out about the chatterbait, they hired ZMan to help make them in order to meet demand. Then, ZMan bought the company and instituted a lot of changes to the original design in order to mass produce them. The originals are still the best, if you can find them. The only other baits that come close to the originals are some homemade ones.
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The slobberknocker comes thru wood better for me.
That can't be true, you have to spend the big bucks to catch any on them lol. It's funny to me that zman took the original clip/line tie off the original chatterbait and put it on the jackhammer and jacked up the price and put a crap straight wire line attachment on the original that hinders the movement. That original clip is what allows the bait to vibrate more freely, that's the only real difference in the 2 lures.Originally Posted by Davidbassfish
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