Spinnerbaits In The Summer

[ThatZX14Fella]

If I weren't out I'd be fishing with one right now. Maybe it's time to stock up on Wal-Mart spinner baits. 

[bigbill]

Spinnerbaits work. Glenn here in the very beginning of this site told me about them.

First my thanks to Glenn.

From shore for some reason the smaller spinnerbaits from 1/8oz to 1/4oz work the best for me right now. I'm still learning too.

I use a blue glimmer skirt with a gold Colorado blade, 1/4oz, with a mister twister 4" split double tail white trailer with a trailer hook.

The Mann's classic 1/4oz twin Colorado gold blade spinner bait comes with a blue glimmer skirt just add the skirt and th.

The Mann's classic 1/4oz twin Colorado gold blade in chartreuse spinner bait again add the trailer and th.

I also purchase the blue glimmer skirts and the hot chartreuse skirts for replacements and to setup my 1/8 & 3/16 oz spinnerbaits. I do cut the body on the mister twister 4" split double tail trailer to fit the hook on the smaller spinnerbaits.

The spinner bait MUST run true. That means perfectly vertical. You may need some practice installing the trailer.

Add a shot of yum shad scent and your good to go.

Glenn's true words stay trying them. Don't give up.

We need to learn how to use every lure with success.

We need to learn every presentation with every lure for success.

We need to stay focused and motivated.

Wear polarized glasses and watch your lure when you can see it.

Look for the flashes behind your lure. If the fish are making short strikes behind your lure slow your speed.

Your going to learn that every lure catches fish in the right situation when we use the right color for the water conditions matched with the correct speed for the basses mood.

Pay attention to what the bass are doing.

[papajoe222]

IMO, a spinnerbaits is a better option than a square bill crank when conditions are favorable for using a movie bait. Those conditions would include cloudy or breezy days, stained to muddy water, low light conditions, etc. And before all the square bill fan(atic)s chime in, let me just say one thing.......You can cover the entire water column with one spinnerbait

[einscodek]

I agree and there is only one time in the season where I throw a squarebill over a spinner and that is early spring where theres no weeds and my squarebill can run amok everywhere.. thats when I throw that squarebill and it gives me better hookups w/ the trebles.. and even then I will still throw spinners

[iceintheveins]

IMO, a spinnerbaits is a better option than a square bill crank when conditions are favorable for using a movie bait. Those conditions would include cloudy or breezy days, stained to muddy water, low light conditions, etc. And before all the square bill fan(atic)s chime in, let me just say one thing.......You can cover the entire water column with one spinnerbait

 

This is why the spinnerbait is probably my #1 choice if I could only use one lure.

[iceintheveins]

That isn't to say that squarebills and all cranks don't have their time and place. They do, and in the right conditions they will outproduce a spinnerbait. It's like that with any lure, the conditions dictate lure choice. What caught 10 bass last week might not get a hit this week.

[Jeff H]

Great lure!  I use them all season long and it is a rare day that I don't have my spinnerbait rod on the deck.

[bigbill]

I tend not to stay with one lure. I will fan cast the whole area skipping my fan casting around not to spook everything. I do not slam the water. I try to make a gentle cast as it hits the water.

With spinnerbaits the key thing is the speed. I like to use a slow even speed.

Practice circles with your reel handle not egg shape circles. Your lure goes fast then slow then fast again etc. Once you master an even circle with your reel handle your lure action will increase your catches. Trust me on this one. Just watch your lure change speed with the egg shaped movement of your crank.

Shore fishing isn't so tough when we do it right.

[Bankbeater]

I have only caught 2 bass on spinnerbaits since it got hot here. Its like somebody flipped a switch or something. I'm hoping it will pick back up in the fall.

[SudburyBasser]

I don't mind hearing people say they don't like spinnerbaits. It generally means more fish for me.