Cheap Vs. Expensive Spinnerbaits.

[Fishes in trees]

Just perused this whole post, didn't realize until a few posts ago that it was started in 2014.  They I reflected on how some things don't change.   I don't use the cheap spinner baits at all - by cheap spinner baits I mean wire that is unnecessarily too heavy.   Ball bearing swivels & dull hooks.   I suppose you could change out the swivels & blades and make the baits marginally better - but I choose to waste the time I've allocated to messing with fishing gear in different manners.   So I just buy better quality spinner baits.

I'm ok with the notion that I might lose it at any cast - dense gnarly cover really isn't a reason to use a cheap spinner bait.  Dense gnarly cover is prime spinner bait territory and a good reason to use a quality spinner bait.  I generally throw spinner baits on 17 or 20 lb line.   I don't throw them on braid very often.

[E-rude dude]

Buy what you can afford 

 

Also I think too much is made of a spinner bait running “true”. All the Pros say let it pause or give it a rod twitch to entice bass to bite. If that’s when they bite isn’t the bait off center for that instance and would it not take a turn or 2 of the reel to right itself?

 

Just my 2 cents

[gim]

I've stated this before on spinnerbaits, but the cheap northland ones here are pretty useless because we have northern pike.  They will ruin a spinnerbait like that with one strike.  The frame will be bent and then it doesn't run true.

 

My advice for folks in the north with this problem is to use a more durable one.  I prefer the Terminator series myself (the original T-1 titanium frame series) but unfortunately they stopped making them years ago when Rapala bought them out.  I still have several left though and a couple even still in the original packaging.  Pike love these flashy, vibrating, moving lures and if you arm yourself with a 99 center from Walmart you can expect to ruin them quickly.

[the reel ess]

2 hours ago, E-rude dude said:

Buy what you can afford 

 

Also I think too much is made of a spinner bait running “true”. All the Pros say let it pause or give it a rod twitch to entice bass to bite. If that’s when they bite isn’t the bait off center for that instance and would it not take a turn or 2 of the reel to right itself?

 

Just my 2 cents

I don't notice any increase in bites by making the retrieve erratic. I do notice more bites when I make the bait touch cover. And retrieve speed make a difference. I usually prefer to reel the bait so fast fish have to make a split second decision. But that depends on water temp.

[schplurg]

Walmart inline spinners suck. They don't spin well, period. So for inlines I pay more. I don't use spinners enough to comment further.

[Hammer 4]

I only use quality spinnerbaits that are wire tied, have quality skirts, and good components.

Tried the wallyworld ones years ago. The band that holds the shirt desenagrated within a week and the skirt went with it.

I have War Eagle baits that I bought 10 years ago that are still like new, sans some scratches on the blades. They do cost a bit more, but will last Way longer. 

[bowhunter63]

The older War Eagle before the buy out are some of the best ones ever made.

[Deleted account]

War Eagle spinnerbaits durable? What shape is the Earth?...

[scaleface]

I make my own but if I see some blades I like I will purchase that bait just to reuse the hardware . I bought a Booyah Covert series because of the Hildebrandt blades . After about thirty bass and bending the wire back into shape a few times , it was time to retire it . The blades are now on a new bait for thirty more fish . 

[RB 77]

While I have no qualms about buying LC for most of my hardbaits, my two favorite spinnerbaits of all time are the BPS Lazereye and the Pepper Customs. They retail for about a $5.50 and $6.50 respectively. 

[Ratherbfishing]

I don't fret about losing a 1 dollar spinnerbait so I'm more inclined to bump them against stumps, submerged trees, etc.  

[roadwarrior]

https://siebertoutdoors.com/products/ols/products/cosmic-tandem-spinnerbait