Spring spinnerbaiting: what are you throwing? 2024
MassBass reply :
I want to know what you throw nowadays, brand and model. Im a good spinnerbaiter, but most of my lures are old or bargain bin. I really got bit good the other day on an old mann's with a perch color skirt and single silver willow. Whipping wind in shallow water. There is a new Dick's at the mall so Im thinking of re-upping my spinnerbait collection for this season.
Frenchman83 reply :
G&G Spinnerbaits is a local guy from Indiana that makes great spinnerbaits. I like white&chartreuse for 75% of my spinnerbait fishing. Weight determined by depth.
Bruce424 reply :
Chartreuse and purple skirts and double silver indiana blades. Hidden weight heads.
Smallieseeker reply :
War eagle spinnerbaits I lIke the tandem willow and colorado blades . My favorite color is probally sexy shad and coleslaw
Lendiesel22 reply :
War eagle mouse for me
Buckeye Ron reply :
95% of my spinnerbaits were made by a friend who does this as a hobby. This early in the spring in Ohio I throw a 3/8oz. nickel blade Colorado or Indiana white skirted bait.
bowhunter63 reply :
War Eagle Mouse color with a little chartruese in the skirt.Good bait for the money.Well made and run true.
trick worms reply :
If you want to save some money strike king makes spinnerbaits just for dicks that are around 3.50 and are pretty decent
papajoe222 reply :
This early in the season, I like a single colorado blade short arm. Most of the ones I have I've shortened the arm, gone up in blade size, removed the clevis and front blade from a BooYah double colorado. I don't like using a trailer hook early in the year, because if they're hitting a spinnerbait, they will inhale a slow moving one most every time. Skirt and blade color are chosen with water clarity and sky conditions per norm. As the water warms, I'll downsize the blade and add a Kalin's grub as a trailer. I still want a slow retrieve, but the appearance of something moving faster. The smaller blade does that.
greentrout reply :
It's a Humdinger and Hank Parker's Classic Mann's Indiana & Colorado blades. Great in the Spring. Good fishing.
standman reply :
I was out couple days ago and the usually sure crankbait didn't even get a bump. Pulled out an old rusty $1 Walmart special - used to be white, but changed color from rust :). Got 5 in 30 minutes.... This one has been good in a quarry with lots of shad.
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
The only spinnerbait I throw is the terminator t1 spinnerbait in bluegill. Catches hogs.
camman reply :
I also only fish one brand, River2Sea Blings
Catt reply :
A-Jay reply :
Anyone else throwing some kind of a Red Blade on a Double Colorado ?
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
War Eagle spot remover has been good for me lately. I've been using a 3/8oz tandem Colorado/Indiana blade combo. War Eagle is about the only spinnerbait I fish with the exception of a few Booyahs for ponds/yak fishing or dirty water.
CarolinaBoy4Life reply :
Siebert Outdoors spinnerbaits are killer. Along with some great color choices and weights
ww2farmer reply :
Chatterbait or swim jig............LOL. I retired the spinnerbaits a few years ago, and don't even own any as of right now.
Raul reply :
Strike King 3/8 oz single Tennessee nickel or gold blade white & chartreuse skirt, been throwing that bait for a good couple of decades, actually, it´s pretty much the same spinnerbait only with a new skirt when the old one wears out.
loudcherokee reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 8:59 PM, CarolinaBoy4Life said:Siebert Outdoors spinnerbaits are killer. Along with some great color choices and weights
+1!!! I love Seibert spinnerbaits. Made very well and the bluegill color is amazing. When I don't have a Seibert tied on its a war eagle or terminator.
LC
scaleface reply :
I use a chartreuse Strike King Spin Dance a bunch in spring . They may be discontinued , havent seen any for a few years .
Hurricane reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 12:03 PM, Catt said:
Yes!!! and Chatterbaits....
IndianaFinesse reply :
War eagle spinnerbaits all the way. All of there spinnerbaits are fish catching machines.
buzzed bait reply :
x whatever on the war eagle! otherwise i use the terminator t1, but only when i find them on sale because they're expensive otherwise. still makes me cry a little inside when i lose one like i did on saturday thanks to the most squirrelly cast you've ever seen....
i like the stanley vibes, but honestly couldn't keep the blades on them. catch one fish that wants to thrash around and adios blades!
zell_pop1 reply :
This time of year I like short arm Colorado blade by Stan Sloan Zorro lures or big beetle spins (listed as saltwater version) or War Eagle 5/16ths finesse spinner baits with colors depending on water clarity.
SwampLife reply :
Humdinger and rumba doll lures all year long for me... Flat living rubber
Senko lover reply :
Another vote for the war eagle mouse. I also like any spinner from Strike king.
Bankbeater reply :
It's a toss up between a 1/4 ounce white/chart. spinnerbait, and a 1/2 ounce white bladed jig with a white fat albert trailer. They have both been working for me.
Hurricane reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 11:32 PM, ww2farmer said:Chatterbait or swim jig............LOL. I retired the spinnerbaits a few years ago, and don't even own any as of right now.
What colors for the chatterbait work best for you here in wny?
MassBass reply :
Picked up a couple strike king banshee series with the painted willowleafs and a silver terminator. all 1/2 oz. Its gona be a spinnerbait year I can already tell
MIbassyaker reply :
Once I get a chance to get back out there in a few weeks, I've got a new MegaStrike Strike-back spinnerbait in a lavender shad color to try out. I even have a new combo to throw it on.
Dye99 reply :
Bluegill colors... War eagle are my favorite...
MickD reply :
Terminator T1 white with chartreuse. Chartreuse is always good early in the season. Bluegill later on, but not out of the question. Above is just where I start, and if that is slow I try to find what they want.
A-Jay reply :
I'm still iced up here but the red / pink blade is a perennial spring time producer
A-Jay
stkbassn reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 12:03 PM, Catt said:
Nice looking bait..is that a Stanley? I love my War Eagles though. I own a few Booyah's and Terminators that I added War Eagle blades and hardware to and they perform beautifully. My main blade is the War Eagle 3/8 White/Chart with double willows, gold and silver.
Odd story...so two Fridays ago me and my best friend and fishing partner went to a lake we hit up in the spring and fall and caught some really nice smallies. I caught mine on the 6 inch Huddleston and the 8 inch Triple Trout. After a little time of not getting bites I would pick up the War Eagle and have never been skunked on it, not once. They would not touch a spinnerbait that day but they would smash an 8 inch swimbait.....I found that to be odd and definitely a head scratcher. Not even a small fish, 14-16 inch boat flipper...nothing...
Coonedawg reply :
I always start out with a white spinnerbait once the bass first move shallow for the year, but as the water temp progresses I move toward throwing a bluegill color. Revenge Baits makes one of the best I've ever used. I also am fond of my giant custom spinnerbait pictured below. The blade is the size of a mag spoon. It whacks fish at places with giant gizzard shad.
jt2929 reply :
Strike King in one color: white. I prefer 2 willow blades, but have luck with a willow and Colorado pair as well.
ww2farmer reply :
On 4/5/2016 at 9:01 AM, LastCastChris said:What colors for the chatterbait work best for you here in wny?
Boring old black/blue, white, and a bluegill color. I fish the bluegill color 90% of the time.
I assemble my own. I use LPO heads/blades/hardware, and the Z-man "ez-skirts"
I K.I.S.S........................3/8's oz head.........always black, and the nickle blade w/o bubble holes for all three. I did buy a pack of green pumpkin heads for the bluegill colored ones last fall, but didn't catch anymore with them than I did with a black head, so once they are gone, I'll just stick to black for the sake of simplicity. I have been meaning to try other blade colors, but they bite the nickle one so well, I don't really think change for the sake of change is needed.
I keep my trailers simple..........the bluegill one usually gets a 4" green pumpkin curly tail grub, the black/blue one gets a black/blue chigger craw, and the white one gets a white 4" grub with the tail dipped in chart. dye.
Hurricane reply :
On 4/7/2016 at 1:18 AM, ww2farmer said:Boring old black/blue, white, and a bluegill color. I fish the bluegill color 90% of the time.
I assemble my own. I use LPO heads/blades/hardware, and the Z-man "ez-skirts"
I K.I.S.S........................3/8's oz head.........always black, and the nickle blade w/o bubble holes for all three. I did buy a pack of green pumpkin heads for the bluegill colored ones last fall, but didn't catch anymore with them than I did with a black head, so once they are gone, I'll just stick to black for the sake of simplicity. I have been meaning to try other blade colors, but they bite the nickle one so well, I don't really think change for the sake of change is needed.
I keep my trailers simple..........the bluegill one usually gets a 4" green pumpkin curly tail grub, the black/blue one gets a black/blue chigger craw, and the white one gets a white 4" grub with the tail dipped in chart. dye.
Nice... thanks for the reply...
Catt reply :
On 4/6/2016 at 10:22 PM, stkbassn said:Nice looking bait..is that a Stanley?
WIGuide reply :
In the spring, I'll be using a Terminator with an Oklahoma blade, or a different brand spinnerbait with an extra Oklahoma blade or Colorado blade. It allows for a slower retrieve while throwing off a lot of vibration. The combo seems to do wonders!
BassWhole! reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 11:34 AM, standman said:I was out couple days ago and the usually sure crankbait didn't even get a bump. Pulled out an old rusty $1 Walmart special - used to be white, but changed color from rust :). Got 5 in 30 minutes.... This one has been good in a quarry with lots of shad.
Most of my spinnerbaits are frankenbladed, that Stanley does good for me. I use a bunch of Booyah, Strike King, Stanley, Humdingers, Mann's as well as some others. I know I'm in the minority, but I don't love most War Eagles. I think the head weight, and blade combo is the ticket for spinnerbait success most of the time.
This is what I usually throw pre spawn.
Jaw1 reply :
Wareagle (white,double nickel willow) most days strike king second
MassBass reply :
I couldn't find any lures in the store with stock indianas. They were all either tandem or double willow or night fishing style colorado.
Comfortably Numb reply :
On 4/4/2016 at 10:11 AM, trick worms said:If you want to save some money strike king makes spinnerbaits just for dicks that are around 3.50 and are pretty decent
Did you just call the original poster a dick? 
trick worms reply :
The store.....
tander reply :
I mostly been throwing a white/chart. chatterbait but when I do throw a spinnerbait, it has been a single colorado 3/8oz. made by Mr. Hootie.
S. Sass reply :
I have really took to the Pepper Custom Baits Clearwater Elite. I would never spend the $7 per bait but since my local Walmart started to clearance them at $3 ea I stocked up. I got Purple Illusion, Chartreuese White, and a Bluegill color. These are awesome for $3 each.
If I wanted a really smooth true running quality spinner bait with a keeper for trailers and money was no issue, I would buy them at $7 each no problem.
BassWhole! reply :
On 4/7/2016 at 3:01 AM, MassBass said:I couldn't find any lures in the store with stock indianas. They were all either tandem or double willow or night fishing style colorado.
Most states don't have laws prohibiting changing out the blades, and the ones that do seldom enforce them...
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