the greek Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I am having trouble getting these to swim or to do anything really. These are my first attempt at any type of chatterbait. I know the head I am am using probably doesn't help much but I had them on hand. I don't have the snaps in these as I just wanted to get a quick pic. When I swam these I tried using the blade {#3 colorado} both ways, with the convex side forward and the concave side forward. Both did the same thing, nothing. They came right up to the top and came in straight as an arrow. These are 1/4 oz heads and I was using a small duolock snap that left the blade very free to move as it wanted to. Would a heavier head be a solution? Do I need a bigger blade? Or are the colorado blades not going to work. I saw someone say they had success with them. Any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Try one with a bigger blade, maybe a #4 or #5 colorado might work. I've used the blades from barlows tackle and they worked perfect but I never tried the colorado blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 My guess is the snap holes are too far up on the blade. I made my first chatterbait blades with the snap holes fairly close to the bottom hole and they worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spego Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I have built some myself and never tried the colorado blades like that. The ones I cut from scratch were much larger and thicker (than even ones you can buy). I think the colorado blades would work but they might have to be larger. I think its the blade size though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I agree with Longhorn, I think the blade is not catching enough water and is just tilting forward and planing to the top like a sled. a larger blade might help or, you could drill your holes for the duo lock closer to the bottom hole. I made one by cutting a small willow leaf and I struggled with getting it to run right but once I figured out the bend it is fine. Yu can see a picture of it in the wire baits forum. go to search and type in Mini Swim you should find the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
