I love me some spinnerbait fishin. But I haven't caught any on them for a while. From what I can figure, spring is prime spinnerbait time. Just started fishing last summer and fished spinnerbaits heavily with no luck. Then this past March, I think I caught my first 6 or 7 fish of the season on one. The spinnerbait bite was hot for a while then it started to warm up and I don't think I've caught a spinnerbait fish since May. Spinnerbaits are pretty much a chuck and wind type of bait. Cast it out and reel it in. Reel it fast and it will ride higher in the water column. Reel it slow and it will stay closer to the bottom. Or you could yo-yo it. Reel it up some and then let it sink, reel it up, let it sink, repeat. They really help you cover a lot of water. Also they're relatively weedless to so don't be afraid to fish them through cover. Sunny days/clear water = silver blades (willow leaf style)/natural colors. Cloudy days/muddy water = gold blades (Colorado style)/really bright or really dark colors.
