Weight With Spinnerbaits

[LakeNormanFishing]

Can I use bullet weights with spinnerbaits?

[Raul]

Don't see why would you want to do such a thing but I suppose you can.

[LakeNormanFishing]

Well I only have 1/4 oz spinnerbaits but am fishing deeper water tomorrow and want them to sink faster

[smalljaw67]

If you want to use a 1/4oz size bait but you want it to sink faster you can either buy a 1/2oz hidden weight type spinnerbait. The bait has a profile of a 1/4oz bait as most of the weight is hidden on the hook shank, or you can go to a tackle store and buy a 1/4oz rubber core sinker and simply take the rubber core out and put it over the hook shank and pinch it closed with a needle nose pliers. The onlt problem with that is a lot of 1/4oz spinnerbaits use small hooks and you might not have enough hook shank to fit the rubber core sinker on it.

[shanksmare]

You could try adding weight to your spinnerbaits by clamping a rubber core sinker (naturally w/o the rubber core) to either the hook shank (sort of makes it a hidden weight type spinnerbait) or to the wire shaft where it exits the head. This also allows you to maintain the smaller profile of the 1/4 oz bait but with additional weight.

[shanksmare]

Whoops, you beat me to it smalljaw. Sorry to duplicate the info in your post. I must have been typing when you submitted your post.

[Kevin22]

Yeah you can

[Fishes in trees]

War Eagle Screaming Eagle spinnerbaits are what you need.  1/4 oz size - 1/2 oz weight.  If you want to go heavier than that the easiest way is to contact one of the myriad custom spinner bait builders  out there and have them make what you want.

[Deleted account]

What you want is a pinch on sinker (look in the salt water section), essentially a rubber core without the rubber core, and 2 ears on either end, or solder...

[Comfortably Numb]

Bullet weight will work fine.

[georgeyew]

I have added weight to my spinnerbaits by taking a split shot weight and pinching it closed to the wire in front of the lead head.