Spinnerbait tips 2024
BigBassCatcher reply :
I was watching a KVD spinnerbait tips video and he said that you should keep your spinnerbait above the bass so they don't get a good look at it.
I've also heard that you should slow roll it at the bottom. Those two techniques contradict each other though.
Should you fish your spinnerbait high in the water column above the bass' eyes or lower in the water column at the level of the bass or lower?
Kidflex reply :
2 different techniques. There are many ways to work a spinnerbait. Usually your location and the fishes location will dictate which to use
scaleface reply :
On 6/16/2019 at 3:06 PM, BigBassCatcher said:
Should you fish your spinnerbait high in the water column above the bass' eyes or lower in the water column at the level of the bass or lower?
Both ways work .
Catt reply :
DO Not throw a heavy spinnerbait on deep water structure!
nascar2428 reply :
Both techniques work. For me, I slow roll from Ice out to early Spring and late Fall to early Winter. The rest of the time I try to fish it off of the bottom at various depths.
Alec McMillan reply :
On 6/16/2019 at 3:45 PM, Kidflex said:2 different techniques. There are many ways to work a spinnerbait. Usually your location and the fishes location will dictate which to use
I second this. For me I usually fish it high in the water column, but I don't have that much experience with spinnerbaits, as I don't fish them very often.
Bankbeater reply :
I usually start off by letting the spinnerbait sink and then slow rolling it along the bottom. If I start picking up vegetation then I don't let the bait sink as deep, and reel in a little faster.
greentrout reply :
the best skill i ever learned using a spinnerbait is a quiet entry into the water cast ...
good fishing ...
BigBassCatcher reply :
Alright so both techniques work, but which one is better in the summer (right now)?
And generally how fast do you work yours in the summer? I've been experimenting with both a faster retrieve right at the top and a slower retrieve at the top with my rod tip high and both seem to produce.
Derek1 reply :
Low and slow seems to produce more for me. Just play around with your retrieve until you get a couple bites then stick with that.
A-Jay reply :
On 6/17/2019 at 12:46 AM, BigBassCatcher said:Alright so both techniques work, but which one is better in the summer (right now)?
And generally how fast do you work yours in the summer? I've been experimenting with both a faster retrieve right at the top and a slower retrieve at the top with my rod tip high and both seem to produce.
A spinnerbait now for me may not be the best presentation as the smallies I seek are often pretty deep.
But come August & into September, it's just about my favorite deal to get on.
Burning one high in the water column has resulted in quite a few plus size brown bass sliding into the Frabil.
If it please the court, I present exhibits A & B . . . Solid examples of the subject matter at hand and a couple of memorable spinnerbait catches.
A-Jay
scaleface reply :
It depends on where the bass are at . I'm still catching them shallow in vegetation and wood , so slow rolling under them would not be very productive .
BassWhole! reply :
This is the problem with the whole technique thing. Bass that are aggressively chasing bait will best be targeted by a fast moving bait above them (how far above them will depend on several factors). Bass hunkering down, tight to cover, or in a neutral state will best be targeted by a slow presentation at, or very close to their level, cause they won't move much (if at all) to strike a bait. So the answer is both, but that just scratches the surface.
BigBassCatcher reply :
On 6/17/2019 at 3:49 AM, A-Jay said:A spinnerbait now for me may not be the best presentation as the smallies I seek are often pretty deep.
But come August & into September, it's just about my favorite deal to get on.
Burning one high in the water column has resulted in quite a few plus size brown bass sliding into the Frabil.
If it please the court, I present exhibits A & B . . . Solid examples of the subject matter at hand and a couple of memorable catches.
A-Jay
Wow great catches!
So the general consensus is that it doesn't matter if the bass can see the spinnerbait well or not right? I would assume if you slow roll right in front of them they would be able to get a good look at the lure.
smalljaw67 reply :
Everything with fishing is trial and error no matter what you use. The spinnerbait is awesome, it is my favorite lure and one of the reasons is that it is effective no matter where in the water column you fish it. The spinnerbait is one of those lure you need to catch fish on before you gain confidence in it. So rather than wondering if you should fish it high and fast or low and slow try fishing it the old fashion way at a time when spinnerbaits should get hit. If you get out on a day with enough wind to cause some ripples and maybe a little overcast, that will be the time to learn the "old fashion way" and it will help you gain confidence. The old fashion way is all about clarity, you reel the bait just fast enough that you can just barely see the flash of the spinning blades, Jimmy Houston made a living out of fishing a spinnerbait like that. Now there are times when slow rolling a spinnerbait deep around rock ledges or deep weed lines will get you good fish. There are also times in which burning a bait fast enough to leave a wake will work best but you need to gain confidence with it. Once you start catching fish on it you'll begin to see how the fish react to it and you'll learn when to slow it down or speed it up. The spinnerbait is versatile but you need confidence and experience to get the most out of it. So just focus on fishing it one way for now and the rest will come in time, good luck!!
Armtx77 reply :
I caught my PB, working a 3/8oz white spinner bait, with a Silver/Chrome Colorado, like a Jig.
I would throw it out, let it sink, reel up the slack and work the tip from 3 to 12...repeat.
Catt reply :
On 6/16/2019 at 6:55 PM, Catt said:DO Not throw a heavy spinnerbait on deep water structure!
I'm dead serious ????
During the Dog Days of Summer & during our winters a spinnerbait slow rolled in 15-20' of water...on the bottom.
Y'all ever throw a 3/4 or 1 oz spinnerbait?
Double Spin seems to work better in summer & a Single Spin in winter.
riverbasser reply :
On 6/17/2019 at 10:12 AM, Catt said:Y'all ever throw a 3/4 or 1 oz spinnerbait
Sure have. Had more luck in the winter though. May through September have not been good to me for a spinnerbait bite though. Unless the water is high and muddy I've almost stopped throwing it in the summer
Log Catcher reply :
I have had more luck cranking a spinnerbait slow. I never had any luck cranking one fast or trying to keep it up where you could see the flash of the blades. I will run them a little faster if the water is fairly clear.
928JLH reply :
I've always fished them slow rolling with 2 to 3 pops of the rod tip to get those blades to speed up and slow down. Good thread gotta try some different retreives.
scaleface reply :
It seems spinnerbait fishing is kind of a lost art with the growing popularity of swim jigs and chatterbaits . I've noticed a comeback with them on the Bass Elites this year .
greentrout reply :
Fishingmickey reply :
I prefer to fish a spinner bait fast and mostly shallow. If the water is clear and there is deeper cover then maybe even out to 8-10'. Bounce it off of wood, brush, lily pads etc. Break the top of the water. twitch it. let it die and start it up again after it sinks a foot or two. Roll it over the tops of the weeds trying to hit the tips of the weeds. Throw it in those little ambush pockets. The back side (closest to the bank) of a weed line. Tie it on, turn the troller on 2 and commence to hitting everything you see. Make it dance! Spinner baits Rock!
FM
Add on: I have caught bass feeding on shad in 35-40' of water.
Catt reply :
On 6/17/2019 at 11:22 PM, scaleface said:It seems spinnerbait fishing is kind of a lost art with the growing popularity of swim jigs and chatterbaits . I've noticed a comeback with them on the Bass Elites this year .
A lot of anglers mistakenly try to substitute one for the other.
Smart anglers throw all three.
So Catt how do you know when to throw which one?
By throwing all three, the bass will tell ya which one. Sometimes a switch from one to the other will pick you up one or more fish from an area.
BassNJake reply :
On 6/17/2019 at 10:12 AM, Catt said:
I'm dead serious ????
During the Dog Days of Summer & during our winters a spinnerbait slow rolled in 15-20' of water...on the bottom.
Y'all ever throw a 3/4 or 1 oz spinnerbait?
Double Spin seems to work better in summer & a Single Spin in winter.
A lot of fish will stack on the ledges in 25-35 feet, a 1oz spinnerbait slow rolled is sometimes the most productive way
Big Rick reply :
When you're fishing a lake with trees, preferably cypress, a spinnerbait is deadly. Cast past the tree. Reel a steady, moderate retrieve until your bait reaches the tree. At that point snap your reel handle 1/2 a turn and resume your steady retrieve. What happens is the bait is just moseying along until it reaches the tree where ole bucket mouth is hiding. Bait sees bass and flares to escape which causes bass to instinctively react by smashing the bait. It works like a charm. Be aware of your line and weight of the bait as often times the bass engulfs the bait from behind and the only notification you get is the line goes slack or starts swimming sideways.
Best time to try this is any time bass are staging on cypress trees. Which is pretty often since cypress have a root system that makes great habitat for bass to hide in.
Jigfishn10 reply :
Definitely my favorite spinnerbait technique is helicoptering down a steep bank. A nice short arm spinnerbait works great for this.
BassWhole! reply :
On 6/18/2019 at 2:44 AM, Jigfishn10 said:Definitely my favorite spinnerbait technique is helicoptering down a steep bank. A nice short are spinnerbait works great for this.
Letting a spinnerbait sink on a semi slack line is killer some days. I had one where I dented the blade on a back cast, and it did something the fish liked a lot on the drop after that. Finally lost it on a snag.
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 6/18/2019 at 3:09 AM, BassWhole! said:Letting a spinnerbait sink on a semi slack line is killer some days. I had one where I dented the blade on a back cast, and it did something the fish liked a lot on the drop after that. Finally lost it on a snag.
Probably slowed the fall a little more and if I'm not mistaken, make a bit more noise as the blade is spinning.
Good idea here as well, ads a wake to the spinnerbait then kill it like you mention.
Big Rick reply :
On 6/18/2019 at 2:44 AM, Jigfishn10 said:Definitely my favorite spinnerbait technique is helicoptering down a steep bank. A nice short arm spinnerbait works great for this.
To add to this great technique, helicopter a spinnerbait next to any vertical structure. Especially if you're getting short strikes. One of the best lures for this is also one of the best waking spinner baits. Zorro Baits Short Arm Aggravator. It has a pretty aggressively cupped blade that really thumps and has a great action when the bait is killed next to a stump or tree. I prefer to allow the bait to hit bottom then pop it off the bottom and continue my retrieve to the next available structure.
TnRiver46 reply :
I can count on 2 fingers the amount of bass I've caught on a spinnerbait. I'm not exactly a newbie either. Some things just aren't for me
rboat reply :
I believe a lot depends on where you are geographically. Our lakes are primarily shallow and have a mud bottom with thick tangled vegetation. So here, When the spinnerbait hits the water raise the rod tip and reel fast. Run the bait just under the surface. The fish come up out of the weeds to the bait.
I can see if you have deep water with a sand or rock bottom, slow rolling could be deadly.
Pickle_Power reply :
I like to run my spinnerbaits high in the water column, but usually as slowly as I can retrieve without letting the bait drop deeper. There are times when burning one will work best, but I've found that a steady, pretty much moderate retrieve is a higher percentage method.
I got onto a spinnerbait bite the other day in about 15 feet of water, and I had to count down to 4 or 5 to get it at the level that the fish would commit. I gathered that the fish were suspended off the main drop off from the bank. If I kept it high, no bites. If I let it drop lower than a 5 or 6 count, no bites.
The point is, you will have to experiment at different depths and speeds each day. The same applies to nearly every other lure category.
SlappinKraken reply :
My PB was on a spinnerbait which I was yo-yoing around some coontail. I also like to reel it steadily ticking the tops of weeds, or bounce it off timber. I'll cast it very shallow on the wind blown shoreline, too.
Fishes in trees reply :
I've run the gamut on spinner bait fishing. From thinking that they were stupid looking and couldn't catch fish, to trying them and having some success, experimenting more and having them be my primary lure for a couple of seasons. I own hundreds of them, with every blade style known to man. I've convinced myself a dozen times that I owned the "perfect" spinner bait rod, then something about it didn't suit me.
Overall, I've found it to be a very frustrating bait. I have occasional success with it, enough to always have one rigged in my boat, but I've run into guys who are much better with the bait than I am and I find myself hard pressed to replicate their results.
This past winter, I decided that I needed to refine my spinner bait skills and of course I needed new gear to do that.
So I got a Curado DC and put it on my current favorite spinner bait rod, a 6'8" Fenwick AETOS MH, with a little bit of a tip to it. I haven't fished this rig a whole lot, but so far I like the distance I get with it.
Big Rick reply :
On 6/19/2019 at 11:35 PM, Fishes in trees said:I've run the gamut on spinner bait fishing. From thinking that they were stupid looking and couldn't catch fish, to trying them and having some success, experimenting more and having them be my primary lure for a couple of seasons. I own hundreds of them, with every blade style known to man. I've convinced myself a dozen times that I owned the "perfect" spinner bait rod, then something about it didn't suit me.
Overall, I've found it to be a very frustrating bait. I have occasional success with it, enough to always have one rigged in my boat, but I've run into guys who are much better with the bait than I am and I find myself hard pressed to replicate their results.
This past winter, I decided that I needed to refine my spinner bait skills and of course I needed new gear to do that.
So I got a Curado DC and put it on my current favorite spinner bait rod, a 6'8" Fenwick AETOS MH, with a little bit of a tip to it. I haven't fished this rig a whole lot, but so far I like the distance I get with it.
And such is life. The love affair of fishing. On again, off again on certain techniques. Try it and somewhat succeed. Move on to other ideas. See an article, video, forum post, and all of a sudden the desire is rekindled and you're right back where you left off. God, I love this sport...
Derek1 reply :
On 6/19/2019 at 11:35 PM, Fishes in trees said:I've run the gamut on spinner bait fishing. From thinking that they were stupid looking and couldn't catch fish, to trying them and having some success, experimenting more and having them be my primary lure for a couple of seasons. I own hundreds of them, with every blade style known to man. I've convinced myself a dozen times that I owned the "perfect" spinner bait rod, then something about it didn't suit me.
Overall, I've found it to be a very frustrating bait. I have occasional success with it, enough to always have one rigged in my boat, but I've run into guys who are much better with the bait than I am and I find myself hard pressed to replicate their results.
This past winter, I decided that I needed to refine my spinner bait skills and of course I needed new gear to do that.
So I got a Curado DC and put it on my current favorite spinner bait rod, a 6'8" Fenwick AETOS MH, with a little bit of a tip to it. I haven't fished this rig a whole lot, but so far I like the distance I get with it.
I fish it with a fury 705cb and a currado dc and like it allot.
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