Painted Spinnerbait Blades

[MIbassin]

Hey guys,

 

 

I was wondering when you guys put painted blades such as chartreuse on your spinnerbaits.

 

what advantages do they add?

 

when should i use them?

[BobP]

An all chartreuse spinnerbait is very popular for smallmouth fishing.  My first choice in color is a shad color SB with white blades.  It works great in the clear water largemouth lake I often fish.  The accepted strategy is to use flashy metallic blades when the sun shines and painted blades on cloudy days, to improve the visibility of your SB. 

[froggerbass]

x2 on the smallmouth, there used to be a painted blade colorado spinnerbait called a bush hog i believe that had a wide swing on the swivel, a great muddy water bait.

[papajoe222]

X3 for the smallies and pike.  I'll also use white and black painted blades when I'm looking to eliminate flash on calm, bright days  going with white for baits with white or white/chart skirts.  The black I'll use with darker baits and at night.  Most guys only throw spinnerbaits when there's a chop on the water and that's because the wave action cuts down on light penetration (reflection off the blades). Going to a painted blade on calm bright days acomplishes the same thing and gives you the versatility of a spinnerbait under not so prime conditions.

[Bluebasser86]

The coleslaw colored War Eagle spinnerbait is by far my favorite clear water, cloudy day spinnerbait. The painted blades reduce flash and give a more subtle presentation in the clear water. 

[Sam]

 

The coleslaw colored War Eagle spinnerbait is by far my favorite clear water, cloudy day spinnerbait. The painted blades reduce flash and give a more subtle presentation in the clear water. 

If you can find Hank Parker's DVD, Hank Parker's Ultimate Guide to Spinnerbaits or Gerald Swindle's Teaching Success with Spinnerbaits all of your questions will be answered.

There are times when you want colored blades on your spinnerbaits. These two pros tell you when, where and why.

The information may also be in book form so please check Amazon.com.

Although Parker's DVD is a little "goofy" it presents excellent information on spinnerbaits.

[Bankbeater]

I have an old spinnerbait with white blades.  This bait works very well in muddy water, while fishing for LM, when chrome blades will not produce anything. 

[Bobby Uhrig]

This is not to push product but these are my small mouth Strike Back Killers.. Chart blade and a white blade. I also catch largemouth and freakn huge pike on these color combos

[5fishlimit]

My personal best lmb was on an a sb with chartreuse blades. I fished it along some riprap in Lake Erie. Sadly I didn't check the knot and a few casts later it went flying into the water.

[ww2farmer]

I have always liked painted blades for LM too. One trick I like is to paint one side of the blade, and leave the other side unpainted, it seems to really help in clear water cutting down the ammount of flash, and I have seen it make a differance between not getting bit at all on a spinnerbait to having a good day on one.