Spinnerbait Setups N Presentations

[bigbill]

First I'm no pro nor do I claim to be. But I take my time to try different things and realize that little changes using the same lure can scream success. I know you experienced guys will know how to do this.

I setup my Mann's classic white spinner bait 1/4oz using a mister twister 4" split double tail grub as a trailer and a strike king trailer hook. This Mann's classic spinner bait has two blades one Indiana and one Colorado blade. I also prefer the blue glimmer skirt over any white skirt too. I just focus on installing the MY Grub trailer on as straight as possible to match the centerline of the lure so together it will run vertical. The mister twister 4" split double tail grub looks like it's alive and swimming when it moves threw the water. One shot of yum shad scent and your good to go.

The setup is very important but the presentation is the key to success too. The speed when it's adjusted will run above the sight line were we can see it but the bass can see us too or below the sight line were we can't see it. If we hold our rod tip up at 12 o'clock when the speed is adjusted fast enough the spinner bait will run on top with the blades moving right and left slapping and popping the water. So we can adjust the position of the rod and the speed to make the spinner bait run at any depth even used as a topwater lure too.

My first few casts are above the sight line. If I get no action. My next cast will be slower so it runs below the sight line. Most of the time when using it below the sight line the action will pick up.

If your new to spinnerbaits start out small using the strike king mini spinnerbaits

setup like I explained above here. Remember the speed is the key when it comes to the depth you want it to run at. The 12o'clock rod position will make it run topwater using the correct speed.

It's not luck in fishing it's skill.

What brand of spinnerbaits do you use?

Now how do you setup your spinnerbaits?

[shanksmare]

I use a variety of different brands. My favorite is probably the Booyah Blade. 

 

I generally use either a 1/4 oz or 3/8 oz SB. I like SBs with long shanked hooks (no trailer hook).

I don't use a trailer unless using a heavier SB. My testing in a pool shows that a trailer usually interferes with blade rotation when dropping the SB.

I usually slow roll the SB since I get far more hits doing this than running it near the surface.

I re-enforce the R-bend of the SB with fly tying thread so that it won't break after landing a bunch of fish.  

Cast it into the thickest cover and bump it off of cover. Interupting the blade rotation triggers strikes.

I like hammered blades more than smooth.

It must have a ball bearing swivel so the blades will spin when I stop the retrieve.

I use willow/willow, willow/colorado, indiana/colorado, colorado/colorado  and single spins depending on speed and depth requirements as well as type and thickness of cover.

I like skirts with flash incorporated in them. A couple of favorites are blue glimmer and golden shiner depending on water clarity and bait fish.

[5fishlimit]

I've tried nearly every brand of spinnerbait, and I swear by War Eagle spinnerbaits.

I typically stick with 3/8oz or 1/2oz. Occasionally I will go with a 3/4oz when fishing water 20' and over.

My preferred blade configuration is a single Colorado blade so I can slow roll along the bottom. Color is ALWAYS black/blue. Blade color: gold.

Double willow bladed spinnerbaits are what I use when I need to burn it back, or through grass/weeds. Color isn't that important to me here for the skirt, but it always have gold/silver blades.

I'll use an Indiana blade for those "in between" moments.

As far as a trailer hook: no.

As far as a plastic trailer/grub: no.

Tried both, and they did nothing for me.

I also started using a technique I learned about from an old KVD video where he explained to pause during the retrieve, and bass will usually hit it during the fall.

Spinnerbaits are my search baits. Once I get a fish or two in a spot on a spinnerbait I'll grab my t-rig setup and trying mopping up the rest.

Oh, and I always keep my rod pointed down at the water. Keeping it up at a 12 o'clock position seems like it would make it harder to get a good hook set. Just my thoughts.

[smalljaw67]

I make my own spinnerbaits and I make them specific to what I want them to do. I very seldom use trailers, I believe they produce short strikes but every now and again I will use a grub or split tail trailer. I like burning them so I have a bait that I have bent the wire at steeper angles and used smaller blades to allow me to fish the bait at high speed without rolling over, I make another bait that is for river fishing and the wire angles and blade sizes are different that what you would find on a shelf in a store as they are what I call "all purpose" spinnerbaits. The river model has the same steep angles as my burner but it uses slightly larger blades with extra spacing between them, this lets the bait come through current with maximum flash with little to no roll. Spinnerbaits aren't hard to figure out, you just need to know what you want before you buy, if you are going to be in dingy water, well you are going to need vibration, if you are in stained water you will want a lot of flash, in clear water you will want some flash but more impotantly you will want your colors to be translucent and natural, the fish will let you know what works and what doesn't.

[roadwarrior]

http://www.megastrikefishingproducts.com/shop/strikeback-spinnerbait/

 

http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/cosmic-spinnerbait

 

I replace the skirts with Lumaflex:  http://www.jobabylures.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SKL

Three color combinations only: white, chartreuse and white/chartreuse

[AJMichigan]

White/yellow are my go to colors for spinners.

[einscodek]

I buy parts and sometimes the el cheapos from wallyworld.. and modify them.

I like running 2 small willow leafs and a large colorado on top.. I like slow running spinnerbaits 1/2oz+ with lots of vibration.

White color is fav with white skirt over a black worm trailer.

 

I dont usually like using spinnerbaits favoring other lures but its fall and they r startin to work for me when my other fav baits r quittin..

[gallowaypt]

I catch more on a H&H black/yellow than any other I've tried.

[Swampstud]

The skill is knowing what is/should work to catch them the luck part of it is catching fish even more specific catching lunkers repeadtly. Anybody can get lucky and catch a fish or 2, but experiance brings skill and luck hopefully to follow in catchin the bigger fish consistently like kvd. Kvd is thw man to learn from in SB fishin IMO, ive cought quite a few after learning to pause for a sec, or twitchin my rod tip to give the blades a different flash for a split second. Even changing direction from holding your tip from side to side has cought fish for me. I ALWAYS use a white color, if its crystal clear water a clear/white color has worked great for me. I wondered if my trailer was causing short strike.... But its the differance between catching and fishing for me so I use a trailor hook. Also once I had a short strike a couple times before and I visuallt saw it the last hit I saw him open his mouth so I slowed my retrieve right then to get him to swallow, just a tip.