Spinner bait size recommendation? 2024
pauldconyers reply :
If you had to live with only one size for LMB would it be the 1/2 oz? What factors would make me do a 3/8 or up to a 3/4 oz?
Catt reply :
A 3/8 oz is my starting point, it's a middle of the road size.
BassWhole! reply :
On 1/25/2019 at 2:24 PM, pauldconyers said:If you had to live with only one size for LMB would it be the 1/2 oz? What factors would make me do a 3/8 or up to a 3/4 oz?
Ask the same question about screwdrivers, and then write a 200 word essay on why the question doesn't make sense without knowing what the responders are screwing, and more importantly what YOU will be screwing.
smalljaw67 reply :
A 3/8oz is what I would choose if I could only have 1 size. The reason is simple, it is big enough to draw strikes from large fish yet isn't too big to deter spooky fish from hitting. It is heavy enough to get a good cast and I can still fish it effectively from the surface down to 8' or so without any issues.
Oregon Native reply :
Agree with the screw drivers.....can't have just one and don't want just one. Lures are like tools...…...
TBAG reply :
3/8
pauldconyers reply :
Then in what scenario would like a 3/4 oz be ideal? Obviously bigger spinnerbaits don't equal bigger fish. Just to get down in the water column faster?
scaleface reply :
3/4 ounce sink faster and/or will allow for larger blades . They are more difficult to cast on most gear . 3/8 and 1/2 ounce cast the best . I dislike using lures to light or to heavy to cast effortlessly . If Im using a 1/8th ounce spinnerbait I add a weight to the hook shank .
Bluebasser86 reply :
1/2
TOXIC reply :
As has been said....another proverbial can of worms. As is usually the case it is not a one size fits all. Lots of factors. Water temp/clarity/depth fishing/line size/blade used and a lot of other factors. It's hard to burn a spinnerbait and deep roll a spinnerbait without changing a few things.
1/2 oz.
J Francho reply :
I carry mostly 1/2 oz. There's a few 3/4 oz. and one 1 oz. bait. Blade shape, weight, and speed determines running depth. The rest is up to you, and where you want the bait in the water column.
Catt reply :
Stanley's Wedge blades are larger than normal ????
Munkin reply :
Are the screwdrivers left or right handed?
Allen
Jigfishn10 reply :
None. If I only had 1 size I'd quit fishing...
Like @J Francho, mentioned, you can adjust blade sizes for running depth and speed. Lace a trailer on and you can do the same thing as well as adjust profile.
I tend to fish more 3/8 oz more than anything.
RB 77 reply :
3/8ths the majority of the time followed by 1/2oz. I very rarely go up or down from these sizes because Ive found these work best for me in most of my Spinnerbait applications. 3/8ths for general use, up top or open water and 1/2oz for bottom dwelling, deeper water or stronger current.
LxVE Bassin reply :
1/2 ounce is all I carry
greentrout reply :
1/4 oz.
Jig Man reply :
I make most of my own and only make 1/2 oz. I have them all the way to 1/8 oz but rarely use anything besides the 1/2 oz.
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 1/26/2019 at 4:11 AM, Jig Man said:I make most of my own and only make 1/2 oz. I have them all the way to 1/8 oz but rarely use anything besides the 1/2 oz.
If I remember correctly, they're sweet looking baits!
Long time no see @Jig Man...
On 1/26/2019 at 2:46 AM, greentrout said:
1/4 oz.
There's a winning color and blade combination right there.
pauldconyers reply :
Well the other day I picked up an all black Boo-Yah 3/4 oz spinner bait with a single black Colorado blade and was thinking I shouldn't have gotten one that big. Probably going to exchange it for a 1/2 oz. Now I just have to decide to stay with all black or get the one that was 95% black with the other 5% being red or blue skirt color LOL
bowhunter63 reply :
Fish Rivers alot,Not really deeper then 10 or 12 ft.3/8 works great.Bass chomp em.
MIbassyaker reply :
I use 3/8 for most purposes. Some 1/2 and 1/4. All else being equal, heavier weights will tend to stay deeper when retrieved faster, lighter weights stay shallower when retrieved slower (also depends on blade size, of course). I don't own any 3/4oz or above.
WRB reply :
On 1/26/2019 at 12:55 AM, RB 77 said:3/8ths the majority of the time followed by 1/2oz. I very rarely go up or down from these sizes because Ive found these work best for me in most of my Spinnerbait applications. 3/8ths for general use, up top or open water and 1/2oz for bottom dwelling, deeper water or stronger current.
When do you find a spinnerbait bite in SoCal?
I like to use spinnerbaits but they rarely work unless bass are going nuts on Shad, it happens but not often.
My spinnerbaits are at least 10 years old, 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz depending on what the bass react best to. My go to spinnerbait is a 3/8 oz Nichols w/ double #2 Hologram silver/gold Indiana blades, Shad color skirt.
Any weight spinnerbait will sink all the way to the bottom of any bass lake, none float.
Running depth depends on blade type, size and retreive speed, you can wake a 1 oz spinnerbait with double willow blades if you retreive it fast enough.
Tom
scaleface reply :
I have two 3/4 ounce Strike King Pro Ledge new in pack . They have gold skirts , gold main willow and silver colorado .
C.S. reply :
If I "had" one weight size to pick from it would be 1/2oz.
RB 77 reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 3:50 AM, WRB said:When do you find a spinnerbait bite in SoCal?
I like to use spinnerbaits but they rarely work unless bass are going nuts on Shad, it happens but not often.
My spinnerbaits are at least 10 years old, 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz depending on what the bass react best to. My go to spinnerbait is a 3/8 oz Nichols w/ double #2 Hologram silver/gold Indiana blades, Shad color skirt.
Any weight spinnerbait will sink all the way to the bottom of any bass lake, none float.
Running depth depends on blade type, size and retreive speed, you can wake a 1 oz spinnerbait with double willow blades if you retreive it fast enough.
Tom
That's exactly when I like to use them, when they are gorging on Shad. I like to use them at some of the steeper rocky canyon style lakes (Barrett, El Cap, etc) as opposed to the wider/ lower more tule lined lakes (Otay, Murray, etc). We have had some epic days when the Bass are crashing shad against the bank and up into the stick ups and brush. We fire the Spinnerbait a few inches up onto the bank and the roll that thing into the water and its usually game on with in a few cranks of the handle.
FishTank reply :
I have the from 1/8oz up to 1oz but I tend to through 1/2oz the most. I usually base which weight to use on how deep the water is and if there is any wind. It's easy to turn some of the smaller spinner baits into a kite and I guess some of the bigger ones too depending on the conditions for that matter.
RHuff reply :
I fish a 3/8 most of the time because I usually fish a Spinnerbait in shallow water up to 10ft. I can burn it high or slow roll it depending on how the bass want it.
Sometimes I will downside to a small 1/4 oz with smaller blades if I want to match the hatch, but that’s rare. On average, the 3/8 with a big swimbait trailer catches bigger fish.
soflabasser reply :
I do well with 1/2 ounce and 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits.
Fishingmickey reply :
3/8 - 1/2 oz, I usually lean more towards half. I did throw a 3/8 oz for years. It has been the 1/2 oz for the last several years.
FM
stratoliner92 reply :
1/2oz, I can fish it shallow to deep and easy to cast on any of my MH rods.
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