Walmart Spinnerbaits - Best Spinnerbait Buck For Buck

[Coherence]

I've used all kinds of spinners across the gambit from the cheap wal-mart  ones to $15.00 Lucky Crafts...Honestly if i wander into the Wal-mart fishing sections I usually pick up a couple they definitely work. In a pinch I have fished them in a tournament (my partner and I both forgot to grab the box of nice spinners we had thrown in the truck that morning). Definitely not the best spinners on earth, but I will throw them into the worst places and it won't ruin my day if I break it off. 

 

TLDR; They have their place in the world of lures, purists will hate them, recreational fisherman will love them

[Weld's Largemouth]

Well look what i caught while you guys debated spinnerbaits! Caught on the red/white walmart spinnerbait! And i even still have the skirt!!!

 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Fanny packs make me question the judgment of any person...

[Weld's Largemouth]

Fanny packs make me question the judgment of any person...

lolol i keep my trailers in there i havent got room in my box

[Subaqua Adinterim]

Hey - you're catching some nice fish and having fun. Whether or not what you're using is the best quality, has the best packaging, biggest name pro endorser etc. - does not matter.

There is no denying that some of what you pay for in a name brand lure is for the name and in most cases, not all, you get better quality.

What matters for you is that these are affordable and productive. Keep catching fish and having fun.

[Weld's Largemouth]

Hey - you're catching some nice fish and having fun. Whether or not what you're using is the best quality, has the best packaging, biggest name pro endorser etc. - does not matter.

There is no denying that some of what you pay for in a name brand lure is for the name and in most cases, not all, you get better quality.

What matters for you is that these are affordable and productive. Keep catching fish and having fun.

Thanks, and when i don't feel like spending 7.99 to get a spinnerbait that last as long as 4 of these walmart spinnerbaits i could just buy 8 walmart spinnerbaits a dollar each and its pretty much like getting two 7.99 spinnerbaits. 4 and  4

[MassBass]

I like those walmart spinnerbaits, however i never fish them without customizing them to my liking or for a technique/situation.

[dday07]

Mentioned before here...when visited a friend on Coosa....seemed the spinners i brought were alittle large...went to Wal-Fart and seen those dollar spinners...blades seemed to be right size i needed and they sure were...i easily caught more spots on that lure then ANY i had with me...they held up pretty good...even landed a 6lb.striper on one.

[*Hootie]

Well look what i caught while you guys debated spinnerbaits! Caught on the red/white walmart spinnerbait! And i even still have the skirt!!!

WOW!....Your hand is twice the size of your head.

Hootie

[*Hootie]

You use $1.00 spinnerbaits, and he uses $10.00 spinnerbaits, so what, use what you want...lol.

Hootie

[BadBassWV]

Hootie !!!! your not saying that the photo has been......... Nope I aint going to say it. Now that I looked again,.....He does have a big hand.

[RAMBLER]

I like the $1.00 Wal-Mart and the $1.49 Academy spinnerbaits.  I've thrown the blade right off of a Roland Martin spinnerbait. 

I have some fine stainless steel wire.  The first thing I do with a new spinnerbait is make a double wrap around the skirt, just next to the rubber band, and twist it good and tight.  The rubber band can rot off but I still have the skirt.  It doesn't slip down,  either.

[Weld's Largemouth]

Hootie !!!! your not saying that the photo has been......... Nope I aint going to say it. Now that I looked again,.....He does have a big hand.

My hand is closer to the camera lol it's not photoshopped

[Dyerbassman]

Now, if Wal-Mart sponsored the site, then they'd be top notch.

[einscodek]

I'm really startin to love the Booyah Real Gill Spinnerbaits too.. they look sick

..but in all reality, the bomber spinnerbaits at Walmart for $1.50 has caught as much fish as these SICK booyahs

I just throw em cause they look so d**n good

[missouribigbass]

Booyah and terminator are my spinners of choice. I have 2 of every color of the Wal-Mart spinners as well. For fishing a medium speed retrieve shallow the Wal-Mart spinners are as good as any I use them a lot but they are limited in how you CaN use them and their skirts are terrible about coming off. I have had zero problems with the hooks. They're plenty sharp and durable. Not sure what the major debate is about. These lures used properly in their place will catch fish.

[Dyerbassman]

Booyah and terminator are my spinners of choice. I have 2 of every color of the Wal-Mart spinners as well. For fishing a medium speed retrieve shallow the Wal-Mart spinners are as good as any I use them a lot but they are limited in how you CaN use them and their skirts are terrible about coming off. I have had zero problems with the hooks. They're plenty sharp and durable. Not sure what the major debate is about. These lures used properly in their place will catch fish.

The debate is because of the brand. That's it. If they work, then who cares ? Bass don't know the difference....

[missouribigbass]

The debate is because of the brand. That's it. If they work, then who cares ? Bass don't know the difference....

O I know what the debate is about. I just don't understand it. Many believe if it doesn't have a name on it It's no good. I'm off the belief of something works great doesn't matter if out cost a penny or $100. I watched a guy fish from the shore with a Clorox jug as a reel. Guy wore gloves to retrieve his line he wrapped it around the jug on retrieve. The guy packed up and left the channel while we were there he pulled a stringer full of fish out of the water with around 12 bass on it. Talked to a couple guys who had around 8 baitcaster strapped on their boat who'd caught 1 fish all day.

Poor workmen grumble at their tools. Make the most of what you've got and have fun. That's what it's all about

[shanksmare]

I watched a guy fish from the shore with a Clorox jug as a reel. Guy wore gloves to retrieve his line he wrapped it around the jug on retrieve. The guy packed up and left the channel while we were there he pulled a stringer full of fish out of the water with around 12 bass on it. Talked to a couple guys who had around 8 baitcaster strapped on their boat who'd caught 1 fish all day.
 

I once read of a gentleman catching a huge striped bass off of Nauset Beach on a cod jig while using a hand line. But when I fished Nauset Beach or any of the other Cape Cod beaches for that matter, I never even thought of trying to duplicate his feat. Being in the right location is pretty much always the most important component of fishing. I believe  it was rather eloquently stated years ago, "You ain't going to catch them where they ain't!".

 

Back to the original post: Congratulations on your great success guys! You guys certainly have found a spot where they ARE! Its also awful hard to argue with success.

 

I've gone past the $1 spinnerbait racks at Walmart many times. I glanced at them and kept going. So yesterday I decided I would pick one up and give it a try (in my pool at least). As I picked one off the rack and examined it these were my observations:

It was light maybe 1/4 oz, more likely 3/16 oz. or less.

The frame was small and of pretty light wire.

The hook was small even for the bait's small size and of pretty light wire.

The skirt was sparse and looked fragile.

The blades(s) looked like they were made of stamped steel and small which sort of fit in with the rest of the design.

Now comes the most important part of any spinnerbait (at least in my opinion)  the swivel to which the lower blade (or only blade in the case of a single spin) is attached. The swivel used  is not a ball bearing swivel. If you give it the "spin test" which Glen mentions in his excellent video, it does not even make a single rotation. So for me this was a sale killer. For the way I fish a spinnerbait it wasn't even worth $1.

 

But as I stated earlier, if it works for you by all means keep using it. Do I think its the best spinnerbait ever? Not by a long shot. It doesn't make the top 10 or the top 10,000 for that matter - in my opinion.

 

I've used spinnerbaits for over 40 years. I used to make my own casting the heads and trying different blade and frame configurations to achive various things. When I started using them they were difficult to find and before I made my own I got BPS spinnerbaits through the mail and relaced the blades and swivels to make them work for me.

 

The largest bass I ever caught came on a 1/4 oz tandem Booyah Blade.

 

But as I earlier stated if the $1 Walmart spinnerbaits fit your style of fishing and pocket book - then go for it. They just are not my cup of tea.

[Bluebasser86]

I've caught fish on the Wal Mart spinnerbaits, and they work just fine in some situations. No way I'd take one to Table Rock or Bull Shoals or one of our local lakes with clear water where fish get a good look at them though. If they work for you, lucky you.

[shanksmare]

If you just cast them out and reel them in at a moderate to fast retrieve they should work fine as far as drawing strikes. If you like to pause and drop the bait during the retrieve or slow roll it maybe not so much. But its hard to argue with success.