Comments: I always used the original but started using these customs and fell in love with them, they start vibrating as soon as you reel or pop off of the bottom and the hooks are great as are the colors, I have noticed that the skirts don't hold u to good as others have mentioned but what's the big deal a lot of people throw this bait without a skirt anyway but for the money you can't go wrong just don't think you can fish it in timber it will hang up and if you're bank fishing you've lost it, I like to slow roll it on windy day's and sometimes I'll jig it or fish it like a jig not much grass around my local fisheries.

From: tad: n.c. 2/28/23

Comments: Definitely not as good or responsive as a jackhammer but at half the price it's good for fun fishing or fishing areas where Pike bite off your baits often. However, I do not like the shiny black new blades. I prefer the matte black finish used in the past, this just gives too much flash when I don't want it. Zman, please go back to the matte black finish.

From: Rob B: Windsor, Onrario 7/22/22

Comments: I have bought too many to count of these, because of the price, they looked great upon arrival, and they held up nicely every time I used them. I have had pike just destroy these. Now for the bad. I recently made an order and it looked like crap upon arrival. The skirt looked like they had just washed its hair and threw it into its box and clamped the lid on top of the skirt. The skirt was only on two sides, lol. I spent a good half hour trying to fix the spacing and the stuck skirt bands(had a few break even though I was easy on them). The bands are bent in all kinds of directions.

From: Chris: Michigan7/14/22

Comments: I have been using the Customs for years and have sworn by them. They have gone way downhill unfortunately and I'm going away from them. The blade is not as hard as it used to be and bends too easily. This also effects the hard thump is used to have. Another key factor to the thump is the heads size. They must have changed the material because the head is almost twice the size which affects the hard hit it used to have. It's much more dull with the different head and blade. The blade is shinny black now as well and I preferred the matte black it used to have. All the changes over the years to these Customs have been negative in my opinion. I'm fine with the skirt however. I mostly use the EZ Skirts anyway.

From: Unknown: 6/29/22

Comments: I prefer Customs to Elite and Original for the 4/0 hook but the skirts on the Custom are terrible. My tackle is stored out of sunlight at all times, and I've yet to have a Custom that I didn't have to replace the skirt on unless I lost the bait really quickly

From: Unknown: 6/21/22

Comments: Accidentally purchased a couple of Customs, instead of my usual Elites, six months ago and the bands affixing the skirts have disintegrated. I have Elites and Originals that are 2-3 years old and holding up fine. Will avoid Customs in the future.

From: Zac: Upland, CA 9/25/21

Comments: The bluegill color has caught me more fish than any other bait. I have bought about a dozen of the 1/4 oz ones and throw it on spinning tackle. I don't think all the negative skirt comments are completely warranted. I've had one or two that looked a bit off, but all in all the skirts aren't bad for the price of the lure.

From: Chandler: Arkansas 5/4/21

Comments: I'm not as big of a fan of these as the Elites. I got a couple 1/2oz Bhite Delights and the skirts are all pushed to one side of the bait. The elite chatterbaits have a wire tied skirt so they will never have the same problems.

From: Chandler: Arkansas 5/4/21

Comments: Good chatterbaits at a decent price. Yes they're a little more than the original chatterbait, but the better hook keeper and hook are worth it. Also made in the USA is a bonus to me I much prefer to support usa assembled goods than foreign. My only complaint is the skirt, these use a banded skirt where as the original uses a better skirt with silicon strands molded into a silicon band. Yes you can change the skirt out for the better ones, but I don't get why they don't use the same skirt as the originals or elite chatterbaits.

From: Andy: Southern Indiana 3/4/21

Comments: I have been using the original chatterbait but got two of these custom and they are worth the extra dollar or two, better hook better trailer keeper better vibration and good colors, the custom is all I'll use in bladed jigs now but i do want to try the elite.

From: Christopher:  1/25/21

Comments: Best chatterbait I've been able to find on the market. Starts vibrating as soon as you start cranking and holds up very well. I've got around 5 of these things, had success in hodgeknocker as well as black and blue. I've caught most of my fish slowly reeling this through grass and around wood, the slower the better. Caught a 5 pound largemouth in grass in some stained water, all the way to a 34 inch pike in a little stream. These things crush fish.

From: Turner: Maine 11/25/20

Comments: Tough Bait! Just got the threadfin shad in 1/2 oz 4/0 hook a week ago. Went fishing yesterday and a 33 inch striper nailed it. Estimated weight 14#, no hook, skirt or blade problems; bait is fully intact and ready to hammer another one. Highly recommend.

From: Martin: Blairsville 4/6/20

Comments: Outstanding vibrating jig for the money. The line tie is sturdier than clip types, the hook is solid and remains sharp, and is also just the right size (not the tuna gaffs you find on some brands). The hook keeper keeps a lake fork trailer pegged cast after cast, and it flat out catches bass. The first time I used one, I landed 7 bass over 17", including two 20" pigs. This is in Colorado, where bass this size are hard to come by. Some complain about the skirt quality, but they hold up decently and can be easily changed to whatever skirt trips your trigger when needed. This is a real quality alternative to the more expensive Jackhammers and a great Tackle Warehouse exclusive. Don't discount the 1/4 oz version for shallow water success!

From: Mike: Colorado 3/11/20

Comments: Best value chatterbait around for those who don't want to spend $15/bait. Replace the skirt for $0.50, and you're set. Great hook keeper, and instant vibration on the retrieve. I also get bit on the fall more with this bait than I do other vibrating jigs.

From: Unknown: 2/13/20

Comments: The action and color selection for this chatterbait is very good. Where it falls short is on the skirt. I have now had two of the three chatterbait customs I have purchased lose their skirt entirely due to the plastic band breaking. It's apparent that the skirts are not installed to last.

From: Kyle: New York 9/22/19

Comments: No idea what all the nonsense fuss is about..I just started fishing a few months ago and last week I caught the biggest smallmouth bass that i and my friend (who knows a lot more about fishing then me) have ever seen. It was over 5lbs (which is pretty dang good in my area PA) and was 21inches long! Caught it on the 3/8 oz white chartreuse chatterbait! the skirt is undamaged, and the hook is fine! DEFINITELY RECOMMEND.

From: Justin: Pennsylvania 8/19/19

Comments: I love these Chatterbaits a lot. I feel like they start vibrating sooner (after slowing or stopping) than the elites and originals. A lot of people here seem to have skirt issues. I have not found them to be a problem. And if they were a problem, I'd just retie it or glue it. The action of this particular model makes this my go to.

From: Tallahassee 7/24/19

From: Tim: Arroyo Grande, CA 7/7/19

Comments: love this action but plz be careful with big fish the hook will bend out lost a 6 pounder trying to flip him but maybe because i flipped a 5 right before but still should of held !! skirt is easy just buy replacements on here !! 

From: Austin: New York 5/29/19

Comments: I do not understand all the negative reviews of the skirts on these chatterbaits. I bought 5 of these over 3 years ago and never ever had a problem with them. I still have the original skirts on them. These are fish catching machines, and no i do not work for Z-man.

From: Chris: Michigan  4/26/19

Comments: Skirts are garbage and fall off before 2nd use.  Hook keeper is weak.

From: Baron: Apex, NC 4/22/19

Comments: I bought 6 baits and every skirt was knotted and stuck together on one side of the head. I cannot, for the life of me, imagine why they didn't use the EZ Skirtz on these. I've bought EZ Skirtz for mine and could have bought Project Z for the same price now. Pretty disappointed.

From: Andy: Missouri 4/3/19

Comments: Fishes like you would expect a Chatterbait to fish. The problem is the skirt as many others have stated - NO good! Plan on moving the strands around quite a bit for a "full" skirt or just replace the skirt entirely. After trying these, I'll stick to the original, project z, and jack hammer.

From: Unknown: Georgia 2/15/19

Comments: The skirt band needs to go, at least tie it or cooper wire it yourself; terrible installation of the skirt itself; needs work. The bait itself overall runs true at low or high speed! 

From: Unknown 9/2/18

Comments: Tossing this the other day past floating Hydrilla in 1/2oz Bluegill color with a Yamamoto Zako trailer.  Reeling fairly fast for about 5 seconds and then burning it for a couple cranks and repeat.  Caught 3 PBs in the 4-5lb range.  Caught 7 fish with original combo, smallest was 2.5 lbs.  6'10' mh rod with moderate fast taper and a 6:1 reel. 

From: John: Troy, IL 8/27/18

Comments: Awful quality on these version!  I bought two of these.  On the first one, the skirt came off the jig when i pulled it out of the package. On the second one  the jig head broke off the blade before i even got the chance to cast it for the 1st time.

From: Tim: NC 8/12/18

Comments: Bought a bunch of these and Jackhammers, three this in Glimmer Shad just to feel it on the line. Cranked it through the water column maybe four time. Put it down stored it in my fishing room for a month on the rod still. Went to get a rod one day had to move the one that had this one. And that damn pretty skirt feel to pieces all over my floor ! Boy am I mad, haven't opened any of the others and seriously thinking of sending them all back, if that's the quality of a 8/18 dollar bait.

From: Anthony: Hermosa Beach CA 8/2/18

Comments: This is a go to bait on windy days.  I don't much care for spinner baits, but these get the job done just as well.  For the price they are decent.  Put on a trailer like a finesse worm to get it a little deeper and go to town slaying bass. You have to give it a good hookset so be quick on the rod, otherwise the fish is gonna spit the hook. 

From: Phil: South Texas  4/16/18

Comments: Love the lure, but the rubber band that ties the skirt on breaks to easily.

From: Tony: West End, NC 2/28/18

Comments: Be prepared to build a skirt for them.  Whoever is installing the skirts is installing them backwards(short side up), getting half of it hung in the bait keeper and some of them literally have every strand of skirt on one side of the head.   The skirts on 4/6 baits were garbage straight out of the pack. 

From: Jacob: Alabama 2/16/18

Comments: Hopped off the bottom these are amazing!!! The vibration is good, and paired with a trailer or nine at all this will slay all day.

From: Unknonwn: Washington 12/29/17

Comments: The Z-man chatterbait is one of my favorite lures, whether it be chartreuse and white black and blue here in Arkansas caught my 2nd biggest bass on it at 6.5lbs. THANK YOU Z-MAN for making this lure.

From: Seth: Arkansas 10/28/17

Comments: Rubber band that holds skirt breaks within a month of using, immediately starts to rust. Not what I expected when I paid $7 for a chatterbait. Bought 6 and they all literally did the same thing. It˙s not me it˙s the zman products that suck. The bait flat out catches fish but the quality is piss poor

From: A: Sc 10/12/17

Comments: This lure exels at catching big fish. I threw this thing parallel to the grass and after 2 casts I hooked into a 10 and a half pound bass which is my current PB. It's a great lure but my only complaint is that the hook bends out too easily in big fish and submerged tree limbs.

From: Jack: Ohio 9/28/17

Comments: I've been using these for over two years. Great baits with good components, lots of actions and bites. Only thing that might be improved a little is the ring band on the skirts. Lost a few skirts due to broken ring band.

From: JF: New England 9/22/17

Comments: Awesome bait for really pressured areas with lots of baitfish, tied on a threadfin shad color with a 4" keitech and I was killing it on lakes where the fish won't bite anything but a worm

From: Albert: South Carolina 8/25/17

Comments: I've bought 4 of these and yes they are a good lure and yes they have great action but mine have rusted right where the blade and the jig meet. After I'm done using it I put them in an exterior vented pocket in my fishing bag but yet there is still rust.

From: Mike: Colorado 5/18/17

Comments: Caught my PB on this lure yesterday. Here in michigan where I live, there's a small man made lake that i fish in. There's some monster bass in there, and I was hunting one down and ended up catching it on the black and blue color. 15 3/4 inches long, but it was 4.5 pounds!!! fattest bass I have ever seen in my life. Definetely hasn't spawned yet, so I tossed her back.

From: Blake: St. Louis, Michigan 5/2/17

Comments: People must be reviewing the wrong product because nobody is breaking this hook off in a fishes mouth I promise you that.  They may be putting an original chatterbait review under the custom.  This is a Mustad hook and it's not breaking.

From: Rob: Lewistown, PA 4/13/17

Comments: Mine rusted after fishing with it for a few hours.  Where the jig connects to the blade is rusted and looks like it's going to fall off next time I use it.  Waste of money.

From: Tim MN 4/9/17

Comments: Awesome for Red Fishing till you try to set the hook and break it off in the mouth of the fish. Not at the knot but the hook it self. I didn't notice till I missed two more. I could see them take the lure and couldn't hook up. I wish Z Man would make a heaver duty one for bigger fish or maybe they have and I haven't found them yet. While Bass Fishing the only ones I catch are the big ones but that's a good problem.

From: Tony: Thibodaux, LA 4/4/17

Comments: This is the best chatterbait I have ever used.  The first time I used it i went out on my local lake and caught 20 fish and the smallest was 3 pounds and biggest was a 7 pounder.  This chatterbait straight up catches fish.  it has become my go to lure in the spring.

From: Thomas Quello; Edina, MN, USA 4/3/17

Comments: I have used this chatterbait and havent even caught a fish yet and the blade fell off

From: Unknown: 1/28/17

Comments: I am a new bladed jig user and have been so impressed with this style of bait. In fact, it is my new "go to" bait. I started using a different brand with great success, but once I tried this custom Z Man Chatterbait there was no going back to the other brand. I like all the features of the custom Chatterbait. I can burn it or slow roll it, rip it through weeds or whatever and it performs great. Very impressive lure and a multispecies lure. Although I target bass, the cats absolutely hammer this bait and almost rip the rod out of my hand. I like the 3/8 oz "breaking brim" best with a Keitech 4" Easy Shiner trailer.

From: Jeff: OH 9/13/16

Comments: I bought this product yesterday & when I was fishing for hours & not having any luck I decided to switch from a worm to the chatter bait and within 5 minutes I caught a fish. Amazing bait.

From: Evan: USA 5/21/16

Comments: i have caught smallies northerns biggest was over 38 lbs  walleyes fresh water and cudas calico bass sand bass and spotted bay bay as well as yellowtail and small tuna i don't take my kayak out with out 1 tied on with a 5 inch curtail on the bait as a trailer wish you made a 1 oz and a 1 1/2 oz for fishing saltwater

From: Michael: MI 3/29/16

Comments: Had this chatterbait for a few days now & ive caught ten fish on it & it has held up great. one was a 4.5 pounder! Lovin this lure!

From: Max: Syracuse, NY 3/17/16

Comments: I've been looking for a better chatterbait since zman shutdown all the good ones with their patent. Only problem with this one is the black blades turned gold after I used them for two days, when I tried to replace it the eye snapped when I was trying to open it up.

From: Pete: USA 7/12/15

Comments: killing smallies with this, use slow steady retrieve with short pauses or yoyo it. has been more productive than the newer z man project.

From: Cod: Grand Blanc, MI 6/25/15

Comments: I've been a fan of the Z Man Chatterbaits for years, but always had some trouble hooking up. I think with the new design on the line tie really helps with hookups. It also seems to go through timber a little better than before. Would absolutely recommend

From: Kevin: NC 6/15/15

Comments: I have an issue with the skirt falling apart. First one I had lasted a good while maybe a month so, I replaced it and the new one only lasted a couple of trips.

From: Sam: USA 6/1/15

Comments: I bought a few of these because the new design looked way better than the old. Man was I glad I did. I tried the threadfin color out today and caught over 20 fish on this thing. These new one's come through the water better and I like the new line tie and blade design much better. The bait keeper also works very well. I had a double tail fat Albert on there and it lasted 15 fish before it got too torn up. I'll be order more of these for sure.

From: Seth: Pittsburgh, PA 5/30/15

Comments: Breaking Bream has been killer for me. Love the upgrades. The line tie is so much better & the hook is great.

From: Allen: Fort Worth, TX 3/27/15

Comments: I have some old chatterbaits from when they first came out. Always thought the line tie didn't look strong enough for big fish. Glad they make these for T. W. now, with stronger line ties.

From: Timothy: Dallas, TX 3/2/15