Join Bassmaster Elite Series Champion Lee Livesay and Bass University for an in-depth seminar on the chatterbait, also known as a bladed or vibrating jig. Lee considers this lure the most versatile bait in bass fishing, and in this comprehensive session, he reveals exactly why. Discover what make...

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider joins Bass University in this seminar on chatterbaits/bladed jigs.
Seth relies on a chatterbait as one of his confidence baits on the Bassmaster Elite Series, stating he has it tied on 12 months out of the year. Feider dives into the new Z-Man Tungsten Ev...

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Champion Brock Mosley joins Bass University in this seminar on his confidence bait, the chatterbait.
The chatterbait is proven to be one of the most effective lures in certain situations. Brock breaks down his chatterbait selection, color, size, and setups. Brock ...

Major League BPT Angler Grae Buck joins Bass University on the water to take a deep dive into one of his favorite techniques that he utilizes all over the country.
Grae relies on a chatterbait (bladed jig) all across the country and it helped him qualify for the Bass Pro Tour (BPT). The chatter...

Bassmaster Elite Series Champion Lee Livesay is with Bass University to give you a seminar on fishing grass year-round.
Lee dives into grass fishing through all times of year, and uses some real tournament experience on lakes like Lake Fork, Sam Rayburn, Lake Okeechobee, and more to help you un...

Major League Fishing BPT Angler Nick Hatfield brings you this seminar on chatterbaits with Bass University.
Nick has relied on a chatterbait or bladed jig many times in his MLF career. Nick dives into all the basics you need to know about a chatterbait like his preferred setup, trailers, and co...

How do you perfectly present bladed jigs to catch more bass? Learn essential gear, lure selection, and advanced techniques for success in any water column.
Join Major League Fishing BPT Pro Nick Lebrun and Bass University for an informative seminar on fishing with a Bladed Jig (Chatterbait).
Ni...

In late January, Carl Jocumsen finished near the top 10% in the first Bassmaster Eastern Open bass fishing tournament, which was held on the Harris Chain of lakes. Directly after the tournament, Carl took The Bass University out to an erea where he caught about 40 bass in 2 hours during the tourn...

Brett Hite won over $250,000 in bass fishing tournaments over a few weeks fishing a chatterbait (or vibrating jig) and has won over $400,000 total. In this bass fishing class seminar video, which was recorded in Florida, Brett Hite shares some of the tips on what he looks for in a chatterbait (co...

Covering water quickly is one of the best ways to locate areas with a large number of bass. Very few baits do that as effectively as a Chatterbait – especially in the grass. Bladed jigs allow anglers to imitate both crawfish and baitfish, making them a versatile bait for any conditions. In this s...

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Caleb Sumrall is on the water with The Bass University comparing and contrasting the swim jig and the chatterbait. Learn which conditions are better for each lures, the best colors for time of year and conditions and when to alternate between the baits. Caleb also s...

Bryan Thrift is back on the water talking about the lure that got him his first professional bass tournament win, the chatterbait. Bryan has 2 models of the current Z-Man chatterbaits that he uses most of the time. In this video, he talks about how he uses these 2 models to fish grass, offshore s...

Bryan Thrift has been winning tournaments with the original chatterbait, designed by Ron Davis, for well over a decade. After Z-man bought the rights and patents to the original chatterbait, Bryan has continued to fish them, because he has confidence that they are the best vibrating jigs on the m...

Bobby Lane famously finished second in the tournament that brought national attention to the original Chatterbait. Another pro famously weighed in a couple of toads on the final day to inch out a win and make the Chatterbait a household name. Bobby Lane hated the bladed jig before that tournament...

Sometimes there's not a clear-cut answer to when to fish one lure over the other, but, as Pete Gluszek shares in this on the water video, you can't fish what you don't have. Many anglers have put their spinnerbaits away, in favor of chatterbaits (or vibrating jigs), but hat could be a mistake. Ea...

In this installment of the Bass University on the water, professional angler John Hunter, known for his involvement in Major League Fishing (MLF), provides a comprehensive breakdown of the techniques involved in fishing a chatter bait, also referred to as a "bladed jig.”
During his presentation,...

Carl Jocumsen didn't become an Elite angler because of blind luck. He had to put fish in the boat. In this class Carl shares his best tips for landing fish, a topic that is rarely talked about but vital to fishing success. Much is talked about getting fish to bite, but Carl's advice on getting th...

In this on the water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek is on the water with a handful of techniques to break down docks and identify what the bass are biting in an attempt to establish a pattern. Pete starts off by breaking down the tools that he uses to pick apart docks and why you need a v...

The chatterbait (or bladed jig) isn't just a chunk'n'wind lure. When fished correctly, it can catch fish like a jig, squarebill and spinnerbait all in one lure. It sounds like an informercial, but it really has proven it's worth in the tournament bass fishing arena. One angler who originally dism...

At the 2020 Bassmaster Classic, Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick are joined by long-time FLW angler and Guntersville guru Alex Davis.

1:16 History of the Bassmaster Classic according to Ray Scott and Pete Gluszek
4:15 Alex Davis talks about his preferred way to fish Lake Guntersville in early spr...

Major League Fishing bass tournament pro and 2x Bassmaster Classic champion Jordan Lee is in Gadsden, AL with The Bass University to talk about fishing muddy water for bass in this bass fishing educational class seminar.

0:21 Why talk about fishing muddy water in Alabama?
1:11 Water temperat...

Jordan Lee, back-to-back Bassmaster Classic tournament champion, who also recently won the first MLF Bass Pro Tour event, wanted to share some of the information on how he won that tournament. Jordan joined The Bass University in February in Columbus, OH to talk about swim jigs and chatterbaits (...

Jason Christie, a top Bassmaster Elite Series and MLF tournament angler, joins the Bass University TV to talks about spinnerbait fishing vs. fishing a bladed jig. Lots of people ask, "When to fish a spinnerbait vs. a chatterbait". The answer is really, "When the conditions dictate one over the ot...

What is a Chatterbait?
The Chatterbait® is technically the name of a patented bass fishing bladed lure, invented by Ron Davis and produced by Z-Man, a lure manufacturing company in Charleston, SC. This bait is in the classification of "bladed swim jigs" or "vibrating jigs", but often all baits o...