Spinnerbaits? 2024
papajoe222 reply :
Sad to say, but the only time I tied on a spinnerbait last year was for slow rolling. I’d rather throw a swim jig, or swimbait. I haven’t, however, replaced them when it comes to deeper presentations, like Helicoptering a short arm single willow down a steep bluff, or slow rolling.
Question: Have spinnerbaits gone by the wayside for you? If you still use them regularly, have you cut back their usage?
Spy reply :
I always have one tied on as well as a chatter bait, in fact, those two are the only 'always' lures I throw every outing!
Derek1 reply :
I just started using them last season. I did well the whole time with them.
Hook2Jaw reply :
I can't get bit on them.
Hammer 4 reply :
Been tossin spinnerbaits for a long time, and still do..They catch fish.!
scaleface reply :
Spinnerbaits have come to the forefront of my arsenal the past two years because of a Chara Algae outbreak in a local lake . Maybe the top lure I've thrown . Spring , summer and fall the bass have hammered it. Been using a hand poured 1/2 ounce model mostly .
Mike L reply :
I kinda got away from them as a part of the normal rotation.
I look at them now as more of a “specialty” lure that I only use in choppy water.
Mike
Mobasser reply :
I still like them. Standard single and double bades, as well as smaller 1/4 oz Beetlespins too
A-Jay reply :
No ~
My current PB Brown bass ate a big spinnerbait.
And my first double Digit Green Bass came on a spinnerbait.
Besides, can't do this with a vibrating jig.
A-Jay
JediAmoeba reply :
They are my number one lure for tossing into thick cover. Especially wood, you can bang them off everything and they come through. They shine in thick stuff! They work great in shallow water as well - you can't get a chatterbait to make smacks on the surface like a colorado spinnerbait as it boils to the surface.
What I love about them is throwing them into areas that are a long ways off and once they are out of the strike zone and you bring it back in other lures would hang up.
Columbia Craw reply :
When I started bass fishing for real, my first three lures were a Bomber Bushwacker spinnerbait, Mann's black jelly worm and Cotton Cordell Big O crank bait. I remember when I purchased my first Strike King and Fleck Weed Wader spinnerbaits. Spinnerbaits have always been a staple. I even recall when the hot new mod for the bait was to change the back blade to a #7 willow. Wow, how I was in the big time when I bought a flasher set, took the blades off and set them up. Then came Lonnie Stanley adding spinnerbaits. I still have a couple of those OG baits.
Has the spinnerbait lost it's allure? Not for me. But, I recognize there are situations when the flash is just too much for the fish so a swim jig and vibrating jig come into play.
jimmyjoe reply :
They're not my favorite lure (they're #2) but they're the one I depend on more, in more varied situations, than any other type of lure. Deep, shallow, high or low, light or dark, slow or burning fast, they produce from early spring until early winter. Not only that, but their hook-up ratio is high, possibly higher than any other style lure that I have. Of all the sinking lures, spinnerbaits give me a better, more positive feedback (as to where they are and how deep they are running) than any other lure type, because if I get a hit, I want to know exactly WHERE that hit came from. jj
Tizi reply :
Absolutely use them all the time. A 3/8 ounce white with single Colorado blade simply catches fish for me up here in the NW. Bigger double bladed baits don’t catch as many for me. Single Colorado, willow or Indiana blades work best for me. I only see doubles or big singles sold anymore. I cut the front blades off.
Way north bass guy reply :
A 1/2 -3/4oz Strike King spinnerbait with double willow blades in mostly white has been my #1 big smallmouth bait for years. I throw a lot of other stuff all season, but I always have a spinnerbait tied on and ready to go, especially when a bit of a chop comes up and I’m covering water for big brown cruisers, but I’ve also got my share of green ones on them too.
Log Catcher reply :
I have several 1/2 ounce War Eagle spinnerbaits in standard and Screaming Eagle sizes. I hardly ever throw one anymore but I should. I have caught fish on them the last few times I used them. Years ago spinnerbaits were my go to baits until I got in to using soft plastics so much. I would rather throw a spinnerbait than a chatterbait.
greentrout reply :
i've noticed in some of the waters i've fished since the late nineties cover such as timber and brush are pretty much gone ... used to fish the spinnerbait a lot in those times ... not as much now ... still use in shallow water with wind and chop ... but it's no longer a strong go to bait in that environment ...
still, in the marsh, small 1/4 oz. spinnerbaits are boss ...
good fishing ...
DitchPanda reply :
I throw a swim jig alot... but I still throw a spinnerbait a lot as well...way more than a chatterbait
heavyduty reply :
It's my favorite way to catch smallmouth so it's the first thing I throw every time I go whether burning, stop & go, or slow rolling bumping the bottom. If no takers, then I'll throw other things. 38 degrees and up. Slow rolling in cold water with a lot of pauses will surprise you! Almost like fishing a jig...
MassYak85 reply :
My dad always loved fishing them so it kind of wore off but no, they're still a huge part of my tackle arsenal. Shallow cover fishing they're one pf my favorite "search baits", you can burn them, bump stuff, and they're fairly weedless. You can get them on a reaction bite or just lazily bring it by cover or over weeds and get crushed.
BrianNJ31 reply :
I have a 1/2 ounce War Eagle tied on at all times. Cheaper spinnerbaits never seem to run true.
MIbassyaker reply :
I probably fish chatterbaits more often nowadays, but it still seems to be the case that, at the right time of year, in the right waters, during the right conditions, there's nothing more effective than a spinnerbait. I'll always give a 3/8oz gold double-willow a shot in the shallows spring and fall at least, and situationally the rest of the summer.
swhit140 reply :
Spinnerbait always on deck. I think a spinnerbait was the first lure I was introduced into fishing.
Russ E reply :
spinnerbaits used to be one of my go to lures.
Anymore they are situational baits. Mainly a search bait in stained to murky water. Also use them in summer to slow roll along deeper weedlines.
Lately I have been fishing them super shallow,during the wnter, on the local power plant lake.
scbassin reply :
Enough said.
GoneFishingLTN reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 7:38 AM, A-Jay said:No ~
My PB Brown bass ate a big spinnerbait.
Besides, can't do this with a vibrating jig.
A-Jay
What skirt strands did you use for the top right bluegill looking spinnerbait?
GreenPig reply :
If the bass have small fish to feed on I'll sling a spinnerbait.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Spinnerbaits were my #1 big brown bass getter last season by a mile. I love fishing them, and they're fun to tinker with too. I fish them enough that I bought a mold for them.
A-Jay reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:23 PM, GoneFishingLTN said:What skirt strands did you use for the top right bluegill looking spinnerbait?
Can't be 100% sure on this one.
I make many of my own skirts, so it could be that.
It might also be a Strike King Perfect Skirt Magic Tails,
with the tails cut short.
A-Jay
Catt reply :
As we get further into pre-spawn I start flipping-n-pitching spinnerbugs in buck brush.
Landis Carrier reply :
Always ALWAYS have one tied on.
Way north bass guy reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 8:13 PM, Landis Carrier said:Always ALWAYS have one tied on.
It’s funny to look at your spinnerbait box and see mostly browns/greens, when mine is almost all some variation of white or white/chartreuse. I’m sure it’s a regional thing, as I’m mainly targeting smallmouth, with a few largemouth that are feeding on open water bait like smelt or herring, and you may be on to more of a bluegill type bait situation, but it also may just be a confidence thing. I started out with predominantly white baits and they work so well, I never really gave the brown/green ones much of a chance.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 9:43 PM, Way north bass guy said:It’s funny to look at your spinnerbait box and see mostly browns/greens, when mine is almost all some variation of white or white/chartreuse. I’m sure it’s a regional thing, as I’m mainly targeting smallmouth, with a few largemouth that are feeding on open water bait like smelt or herring, and you may be on to more of a bluegill type bait situation, but it also may just be a confidence thing. I started out with predominantly white baits and they work so well, I never really gave the brown/green ones much of a chance.
My spinnerbait box is about 3/4 browns and greens with gold blades. In my case it is indeed a bluegill/pumpkinseed/other sunfish thing. I fish small inland waters, most of which don't have the white/silvery schooling pelagic baitfish like herring or shad. Not that the bass won't eat white spinnerbaits, but when I've had the big "feeding frenzy" bite, it's always been on browns/greens/golds
Bankbeater reply :
I don't use spinnerbaits nearly as much as I used to. Last year I only caught one on a spinnerbait, and I had to remind myself to take it out of the box and fish with it. Most of the time I am using a chatterbait.
Boomstick reply :
Spinnerbaits are often extremely productive for me, in clear water with chop or muddy water alike, spring, fall and also in the summer (mostly dusk & dawn). My PB came on a spinnerbait.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 9:43 PM, Way north bass guy said:It’s funny to look at your spinnerbait box and see mostly browns/greens, when mine is almost all some variation of white or white/chartreuse. I’m sure it’s a regional thing, as I’m mainly targeting smallmouth, with a few largemouth that are feeding on open water bait like smelt or herring, and you may be on to more of a bluegill type bait situation, but it also may just be a confidence thing. I started out with predominantly white baits and they work so well, I never really gave the brown/green ones much of a chance.
Our largemouth (and smallmouth), are more shad/crappie eaters, so my spinnerbaits are mostly white or white/chartreuse. I've got a couple of the bluegill colored baits but rarely reach for them.
roadwarrior reply :
Any color will do, as long as it's white.
ChrisD46 reply :
I prefer the 3/8th oz. spinner baits fishing from the bank - I bought a few in 1/2 oz. to try but not sure if I really need them in shallow water unless the wind is blowing or I want to retrieve the spinner bait faster ? Again , mostly fishing shallow water lately from the bank .
Hammer 4 reply :
On 2/17/2020 at 6:21 AM, ChrisD46 said:I prefer the 3/8th oz. spinner baits fishing from the bank - I bought a few in 1/2 oz. to try but not sure if I really need them in shallow water unless the wind is blowing or I want to retrieve the spinner bait faster ? Again , mostly fishing shallow water lately from the bank .
I throw 1/2 oz spinnerbaits from shore all the time. I get longer cast's, and If I want to slow roll them on the bottom, 1/2 oz gets to the bottom faster, and is easier to keep it there vs a 3/8 oz..I do throw both sizes depending on conditions.
Luke Barnes reply :
When I go fishing I usually throw something I'm not good with to get practice in. Then when I'm tired of doing that, I tie on a spinnerbait to get serious about catching fish. I dont have a ton of them but I have skirts I can change colors without retying.
Munkin reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:23 PM, GoneFishingLTN said:What skirt strands did you use for the top right bluegill looking spinnerbait?
They sell a similar pre-made skirt.
Allen
riverat reply :
I always have a spinnerbait rod on the deck. It's one of my primary lures.
Bassjam2000 reply :
Anyone by chance know where to buy thin replacement blades like the ones on the burner style spinnerbaits? I looked high and low, nothing.
Munkin reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 12:42 PM, Bassjam2000 said:Anyone by chance know where to buy thin replacement blades like the ones on the burner style spinnerbaits? I looked high and low, nothing.
Look for shallow cup willow,that is what the manufacturer calls them.
Allen
Bassjam2000 reply :
On 2/22/2020 at 9:35 AM, Munkin said:Look for shallow cup willow,that is what the manufacturer calls them.
Allen
Thanks I’ll try that
Munkin reply :
Lakeland, Worth, or Hagensfish one of those three makes them.
Allen
Chunk_Chaser reply :
I rarely use a spinner bait anymore for bass. I do use them quite often when targeting Pike. They love em!
WRB reply :
When Dave Nichols owned his company he made any combination blade type/ color, skirt color and head color you wanted. The company was sold several years ago and I believe they still make custom spinnerbaits to order.
KVD used Nichols spinnerbaits during his rise to fame before signing up Strike King.
I have caught hundreds of bass on my spinnerbaits over the years and they are still going strong and in good condition.
Tom
detroit1 reply :
Nichols Pulsator.
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