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Well I got my chatterbait ripoffs a couple days ago. They are made by Cyclone and are sold by AlabamaLakes.com (they actually sell two different brands of chatterbait copies)
Today I fished it in my pool a bit to see. the action they make and sadly they do not have the same action of the chatterbaits. Im not sure if its just a flaw in the specific bait I have or if its a design flaw in cyclones attempt at the chatterbait. One thing I notice that is different is that the cyclone has a split ring holding the blade to the jig head and the chatterbait doesnt. Also the cyclone uses a very cheap snap on the blade where as the chatterbait uses a very good quality rounded snap on the blade. I believe this makes a difference as to how smoothly the blade is able to swivel and vibrate on the snap while being retrieved.
All in all I was sadly disappointed to see that the cyclone had barely any of the serpentine action that the original chatterbait I used last summer had. I am going to try the other copies next...
Gambler http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.415372/sc.2/category.75/.f
Vibra Jig http://www.alabamalakes.com/site/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=810
Today I fished it in my pool a bit to see. the action they make and sadly they do not have the same action of the chatterbaits. Im not sure if its just a flaw in the specific bait I have or if its a design flaw in cyclones attempt at the chatterbait. One thing I notice that is different is that the cyclone has a split ring holding the blade to the jig head and the chatterbait doesnt. Also the cyclone uses a very cheap snap on the blade where as the chatterbait uses a very good quality rounded snap on the blade. I believe this makes a difference as to how smoothly the blade is able to swivel and vibrate on the snap while being retrieved.
All in all I was sadly disappointed to see that the cyclone had barely any of the serpentine action that the original chatterbait I used last summer had. I am going to try the other copies next...
Gambler http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.415372/sc.2/category.75/.f
Vibra Jig http://www.alabamalakes.com/site/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=810