Spinnerbaits for Muddy Water

[Brendan Duffy]

Any suggestions for spinnerbaits in muddy water? Also how to fish them?

[RoLo]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows 

Roger

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

More than one spinner causes an annulling effect, where one spinner dilutes the throb

of the second spinner. Slow wind the overspinner while watching the tip-top guide,

and strive for maximum tip-throb. With a #5 Colorado and high modulus blank,

you might feel it in your elbows

Roger

x2 You want large profile & dark color for contrast, colorado blades for vibration and slow retrieve to give a chance to find and eat it. The same ideas apply to night fishing. Good luck!

[Raul]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows

Roger

Roger and I in this are in opposite side when it comes to skirt color, he says black I say white ( no kiddin ', when I say white I mean white )  .

[Catt]

[Catt]

[rodnreel11]

I don't fish muddy water too much, but have heard that another successful spinnerbait modification is the colored blades.  Is this true or a misconception?  If it's true I would think that some big painted colorado blades would work well in the muddy conditions.

[tholmes]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows

Roger

I concur. I've had good results with the same bait with a copper blade too.

Tom

[krisjack69]

Use dark color spinners in muddy water and light colors in clear water.I would use a black spinnerbait in muddy water with a colorado blade.

[Fishes in trees]

I guess I like heavier spinnerbaits.  A black 1/2 Terminator - single colorado blade is a good choice.  My personal best for muddy water (less than 1 foot of visibility) is a half ounce single colorado spinnerbait in a purple/chartruese color and a copper blade.  I almost always use some kind of trailer on spinnerbaits.  For the Terminator I like a black Zoom swimmin chunk.  A white/chartruese tip Bass Pro Cajun trailer works best on the other spinner bait.

I fish both these baits the same, i.e. pitch tight to the target and slow roll it back.

[RoLo]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows

Roger

Roger and I in this are in opposite side when it comes to skirt color, he says black I say white ( no kiddin ', when I say white I mean white ) .

That would indicate to me that color isn't as important as we may think

In the absence of sufficient light, white does not appear white.

Black takes advantage of this phenomenon, by absorbing what little light exists,

thereby increasing the lure's contrast against the lighter sky.

Roger

[jaymc]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows

Roger

Roger and I in this are in opposite side when it comes to skirt color, he says black I say white ( no kiddin ', when I say white I mean white ) .

That would indicate to me that color isn't as important as we may think

So what else is new?

Roger

Light in muddy water is diffused.  Black and white both offer the maximum contrast in diffused light. They aren't all that different in terms of their effect. 

[FROG11]

I fish a lot of stained to muddy water around here in South Louisiana...when I am fishing really muddy water, I've had good success going brighter in color rather than darker.  Granted...I haven't fished very many black spinnerbaits in my day...but going to a spinnerbait with more chartreuse in it does seem to have a positive effect for me when I'm fishing muddier water than usual.  White/Chartreuse is my mainstay though.  I also tend to use Oklahoma Blades in dirtier water. 

Justin

[basser89]

I have a lake here that typically ranges from stained to muddy most of the time. My spinnerbait choices for this lake consist of a double colorado bladed bait with a firetiger skirt to a double willowleaf (both blades are painted chart) with a solid chart skirt and a single colorado bladed spinnerbait with a black shirt.

[jaymc]

3/8oz Single Colorado Blade (#5 - Gold) Black Skirt

Using more than one blade causes an annulling effect, where one blade dilutes the thumping

action of the second blade. Muddy water is where overspinners really shine!

Slow wind the spinner while watching the tip-top guide, and strive for maximum tip-throb.

With a #5 Colorado and a high modulus blank, the throbbing may reach your elbows

Roger

Roger and I in this are in opposite side when it comes to skirt color, he says black I say white ( no kiddin ', when I say white I mean white ) .

That would indicate to me that color isn't as important as we may think

In the absence of sufficient light, white does not appear white.

Black takes advantage of this phenomenon, by absorbing what little light exists,

thereby increasing the lure's contrast against the lighter sky.

Roger

Sound might be the trigger more than vision. 

In the streams where I've done most of my trout fishing the big browns are almost entirely nocturnal.  In fact even bright moonlight will put them down.  THey feed only in the darkest hours of the night and almost exclusively on crayfish.  The crayfish in these streams are already impossible to see unless they move, even in the daylight. It has to be either sound or scent that allows the trout to find their prey.

[spinerbait man]

Close but no cigar. Try a chartruse skirt and curly tail trailer, #5 single colorodo Either that or hit them on the head with a 7 inch worm.