colored vs. metallic spinnerbait blades.

[Guest avid]

I was wondering when you choose to use a spinnerbait with say white painted blades over the traditional silver or gold?

[KenDammit28]

you'd use painted blades the most in really choppy water, really windy days.

The idea of a painted blade is to present a more solid appearance against more scattered background.

you can also use painted blades on super spooky fish.  The lack of flash while still maintaining a very visible color can get the spooks to bite.  So if you follow that reasoning...using a painted blade in really clear/shallow water can also make a difference.

[Vyron]

white blades for clear - stained water when its cloudy

chart blades for stained - muddy water when its cloudy

[Catt]

I've had success with painted blades during pre-spawn-spawn when the water is usually high and off colored. Never tried them any other time of the year but they would probably still produce.

[.ghoti.]

I've caught a lot of fish on silver and gold blades. I can count on one hand the number I've caught on painted blades. I'm no doubt doing something wrong, but, I have no confidence in them, and have stopped buying them.

Cheers,

GK

[The_Natural]

Without digging out KVD's book, he essential said white blades for cloud cover, and metallic blades for sunny skies.  He went in to detail about scuba diving in Michigan lakes, and when you look up at the surface on cloudy days, the surface appears a whitish gray.  Also...no sun-no flash (referring to metallic blades).

[Rob G.]

We have better success using painted blades vs. metallic blades here on the Mississippi River where the water is always somewat muddy.  It is very slowely catching on, but really remains a tournament secret.

[Wayne P.]

Most of the time I just use painted blades for smallmouth fishing. My color choice is a chartreuse skirt and double chartreuse willow blades. The clearer the water is the better it works. As an alternative to that, I'll use a white blade and a chartreuse blade with the chartreuse skirt. If I need to fish extremely muddy water for largemouths, I'll use a gold or copper willow and red Colorado blade with a chart/white skirt.

[flyphisher #]

When its cloudy and the water is muddy, especially springtime(pre-spawn). Have had fish almost yank the rod out of my hand fishing sb's with a small orange colorado in front of a white willow leaf, and a small orange in front of a large gold or copper colorado blade. Been on this pattern the last 2 yrs. Will catch pigs.

[Guest avid]

thanks,

Now that I think about it - It makes perfect sense.

much thanks.

[Shakes]

I never shy away from silver and gold. Stick with what works.

[Munkin]

White spinnerbait with twin white willows when it is cloudy like others have said. I seem to have the best luck on twin nickel willows on a white bait most of the time though.

Allen

[.ghoti.]

Quote "Now that I think about it - It makes perfect sense"

It does now for me too. The two places I fish the most have fairly clear water for most of the year. This could explain why I have little success with painted blades. Thanks everybody for the info. I can now make more room in my spinnerbait boxes by removing all the painted blade baits. I'll stick them in a small box to save for dirty water trips.

Cheers,

GK

[bassnleo]

One of my most productive clear water, cloudy and windy conditions, spinnerbait color is a completely chartruese bait with chartruese double willow blades. I make long casts and burn it over tops of weeds. Smallmouth especially like it...

The other situations where I use painted blades, dirty flowing water in local rivers, I call this bait my Halloween special, it's got a firetiger skirt and tandem blades both flourescent orange.

Next, give this a try. In the Spring when fishing around cover with a spinnerbait try a tandem bladed bait with a red colorado blade.

I've found this to be a good trigger when the fish are seeing alot of spinnerbaits.