Chatterbaits For Smallies?

[creek wader]

Question to all you stream smallie fishermen. I've noticed that alot of you use spinnerbaits for smallies. I have yet to catch a smallie on a spinnerbait. I've caught them on inline spinners and beetle spins but, not on the regular spinnerbait. I realize it is probably because I don't use them much. Anyway, I saw someone on TV, using the chatterbaits for largemouth. It looks like an effective bait for smallies. Just curious if anyone has ever tried them and what were the results. I already have multiple tackle boxes full of lures that I don't use. Sometimes I think I'm not a fisherman but, a collector of fishing gear. Like women with shoes. I hate to spend any more money on something else, that I won't use.

[RSBreth]

I catch tons of Smallies on spinnerbaits, but I live half a mile from a good stream and fish all the time. Compact models work better than full size ones.

Spinnerbait Smallie<--click here.

I have yet to even try a chatterbait for smallmouths, but during the same conditions a spinnerbait works a chatterbait would probably work, too.

You really have to give the Spinnerbaits more of a try. Best thing to use when the water is up and cloudy like it is now.