spinnerbait selection help

[ichigo]

i am looking to buy some spinnerbait which brand is good i am thinking about buying some strike king or lucky craft

which combo of blades is good for april-june?

[Carrington]

i like booyah, and if you want so support a bassresource sponsor.  i bought some from ***, they look good, but i have yet to try them on the water since its so cold.

[RyneB]

War Eagle

[bigfruits]

clear water - smaller, thinner blades (willow)

muddy water and/or night fishing - wider blades (colorado)

[ichigo]

clear water - smaller, thinner blades (willow)

muddy water and/or night fishing - wider blades (colorado)

thank you that is best answer

[soccplayer07]

war eagle

strike king

I use double willow most of the time.

[bassin is addicting]

i bought a few from bass dozer..they are very high quality.

i like double willow most of the time.

colorado for muddy or at night.

gonna try the indiana blades as soon as it warms up.  i'm hopin' a little different blade might work in pressured water

[Raul]

Deep and slow ---> Single or double willow

Shallow and fast ---> Double colorado

[J Francho]

Raul, that's backwards from what I bet most do. Any reasoning?

Anyway, nothing's written in stone, but I tend to go with willows in high visibility situations, like clear and/or shallow.

For low visibility, I like single or double Colorado blades.

The tandem blades are great for those "no sure what to throw" moments, and I probably have more of these than anything.

One tip, on bright sunny days, I'll downsize the big blade to a #2 or #3 blade.

Brands....SWL, Stanley, Terminator.

[Raul]

Because of the the lift the blade generates when it rotates my friend, willow leaf blades have minimum lift so for me they are good for slow deep fishing, wider blades have greater lift than willowleafs, even at slow speeds wide blades like Colorados rise so if I want the bait to stay deep I pick the bait that has the less amount of lift, then I add blade size, bigger blades for depth and then I add weight, so for example if I 'm spinnerbaiting at let 's say 20 ft deep my bait of choice would be a single ( for steep structure ) or double willow bait ( for flatter structure ), at that depth a big blade and somewhere in the 1/2 + oz weight.

Also, I take in consideration the blade pattern, for high visibility waters I use smooth finish, for less visibility I prefer hammered finishes.

I agree that Tandems are great for that "not shure what to throw" moments or for weedy places, the colorado blade thumps and the willow gives th bait more flash.

[J Francho]

I don't think the blades make much difference in the "lift" category, instead I rely on weight, head design, and retrieve speed. That isn't to say I don't bulge Colorado blade baits, or avoid slow rolling double willows....like I said, nothing in stone. I just find a Colorado blade spins better at slow retrieves, and a willow can be burned faster due to less resistance. I think we anglers probably make wayyyy too much out of this stuff most of the time, LOL.

[Kowen117]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/spinnerbaits-bass-fishing.html

everything you should need to know

[Raul]

I don't think the blades make much difference in the "lift" category, instead I rely on weight, head design, and retrieve speed. That isn't to say I don't bulge Colorado blade baits, or avoid slow rolling double willows....like I said, nothing in stone. I just find a Colorado blade spins better at slow retrieves, and a willow can be burned faster due to less resistance. I think we anglers probably make wayyyy too much out of this stuff most of the time, LOL.

The say: there 's more than one way to skin a cat applies, the truth is that there 's no one way or best way, the right or wrong way is the bass way. You catchin '? you are in the right way, you gettin ' skunked ? then you are in the wrong way, as always, you have to experiment until you find their way.

[Brian B]

Let me ask this......blades and brands aside, what are your suggestions for weight and color?

[Raul]

Let me ask this......blades and brands aside, what are your suggestions for weight and color?

Oh well, I let the BaitMonkey do the shopping  . From what all the BM has purchased I fish mainly 3/8 oz bait, from the colors I fish mainly white, white/chartreuse, black/red, also, for blade color the one I use the most is gold. Then, if those aren 't producing good result I begin changing.

[J Francho]

Let me ask this......blades and brands aside, what are your suggestions for weight and color?

3/8 to 3/4, depending on how deep you want to run, and white, chart., white/chart, firetiger, black, white/blue are all productive colors for me.

[roadwarrior]

My collection has been Terminators and

Ledgebusters. Here is what I have added

for 2010:

(6) 3/4 oz Rattle Head Spinnerbaits

http://store.rattleheadbaits.com/rahespba.html

(6) 3/4 oz Ledgebuster

http://www.***.com/Strikezone_Ledgebuster_Spinnerbaits/descpage-LBSB.html

(1) 1/2 oz War Eagle

http://www.wareaglelures.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=2

I have replaced all the skirts with lumaflex skirts

http://store.jobabylures.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=J&Category_Code=SKL

I intend to make spinnerbaits a "go to" technique

for me. My goal is to fish these hard and in every

situation . I expect to lose them all by fishing

EXACTLY where I can get in maximum trouble!

I am fishing 3/8 and 1/2 oz on an Avid AVC70MF/

Metanium/ #12 Hybrid; 3/4 oz on a Legend Elite,

EC70MHF/STX/ PP 50/12 (as an experiment).

8-)

[rodnreel11]

I would say start with a 3/8 oz. white spinnerbait.  I think those are the most common and can be applied to most situations.  I also prefer gold blades.  You can fish it literally however you want.  Experiment to find what works best for the bass in your lake.

[ttufishinman]

ive used sloans spinnerbaits and booyah for the most part but recently i bought my first war eagle and it is the best running spinnerbait i have ever used straight out of the package. they run so true and look great in the water.

[SkilletSizeBass.]

I'm going to give spinnerbaits a much better try this year. I've picked up some from ***s, Terminator, War eagle and Revenge in mostly 3/8 & 1/2 oz., in various colors.

[finesseman2]

Everyone is different i use colorado for dirty water and night time fishing willow for clear water...I like tandom blades the best. As far as color i have alot of luck with white,and a green pumpkin.As far as brands there are so many out there that will do the job.Mega strike makes a great spinner bait wich is harder for them to throw the hook out.All the ones mentioned will do the job just match the hatch and you will be fine good luck!!