To Paint The Spinnerbait Blades Or Not To Paint...

[Mumpy]

That is the question...

I'm wondering if you were to paint the Spinnerbait blade the same as the Skirt if it would receive less or more bites than just a silver blade?

Is painting the blade a "Catch the Fisherman" Technique rather than catch fish technique?

[Jigfishn10]

White (blade) on white (skirt) on an overcast windy day can't be beat. Chartreuse blades for smallies can't be beat.

My personal favorite is a flourescent orange blade with a chartreuse skirt in clear to stained water...killer for me this year.

IMHO, a painted blade sillouettes better under water than a metal blade. I find that sometimes the fish get spooked on the flash and would rather have something more subdued.

BTW, you can buy painted blades and the finish will last a lot longer than if you sprayed yourself...trust me, I've tried the painting route...LOL

Good luck.

[cadman]

I paint my blades on my spinnerbait, as I believe it helps. The concave side is painted the convex side is the original color of the plating. If you are going to powder paint your blades, then definitely clear coat them, as they will last longer that way.

[smalljaw67]

I don't use them very much as the paint tends to chip easily on them as Cadman as mentioned. When I do use painted blades it almost always for smallies and I like a white blade in clear water and a chartreuse is stained water but I haven't fished a painted blade since last season.

[Mumpy]

Thank you Cadman, and thank you to everyone else for your advice, really appreciated!

[papajoe222]

If you fish smallies, definately go painted when it comes to blades. I've switched from a copper or gold blade that would only catch fish on the trailer hook to a bait with the same blade and weight configuration only chart. in color and they would hammer it without hesitation. 'It never hurts to experiment, especially when things have slowed down. Often times a color change is just what the doctor ordered and why not when it comes to blades.

[MickD]

I don't fish smallies much, but for largemouths and pike I find that the plated blades work better than painted. I would try painted baits on cloudy days, but certainly would not give up my plated blades totally. Regarding which plating color, I've found the color of the skirt much more important than the color of the plating. At times, go much bigger on the blade, like with a big Colorado. If you find that largemouths are "hitting" the lure but not getting hooked it is probably that they are bumping it and not eating it. Change skirt colors until you find what they want. They want it, but something is not quite right.

[merc1997]

painted blades will definitely work on a given day. over the years i have found that spinner bait blades, sizes, types, combinations, and colors can make you pull out your hair. i have killed them on one combination one day, and go back the next, and have to change blade combintions to catch them. just one of those things that you have to let the bass tell you.

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[brooks-1]

I make a pretty wide variety of baits for Nichols Lures, and most of them are painted. I obviously make baits with plain nickel, gold, or copper, but I really feel like you get more color variation with painted blades. White and Chartreuse are certainly great painted blade colors, but when I'm fishing my baits myself, I prefer the more subtle finish of our Metal Flake series. You can really match the hatch a bit better when you have the option to play with blade shades, tints, and flash coloration.