Spinnerbaits & Chatterbaits - What Size Do You Throw And Why

[nocellcontracts]

Curious of your input here...........I usually throw 3/8 on spinners and chatters and I fish less than 10'.

Would the 1/2 or 3/4 be better for any else other than distance in casting?

[einscodek]

I use 3/4 to 1 oz when I fish deep and stay down

[gulfcaptain]

Depends on what you want to do, if you want to burn a bait at a deeper depth, then a little heavier bait will keep it down.  If you wanted to say use a oversized blade on a spinnerbait, the heavier baits will keep it from wanting to role. I'm sure there are other reasons too, just can't think of them at the moment and these came to mind.

[Bruce424]

1/2 oz spinnerbaits. 3/8 oz spinnerbaits if I reel too quick I surface it too much. And 1/2 oz with smaller blades I can burn it faster and keep it down.

[Raul]

The size of the bait you are fishing and what you are catching have absolutely no relation, it only means that where you are throwing them that´s what it will catch, increasing the size/weight isn´t going to change what you catch, what you need it to throw them in a different location/depth.

 

I do have to say that even though spinnerbaiting is one of my favorite ways to fish it´s not exactly what I try when going for the beeguns, actually, I have never caught a 10 lber with a spinnerbait.

[papajoe222]

I don't use chatterbaits, but as far as spinnerbaits go, I tend to lean toward the heavy side, especially when target fishing or when I want to keep the bait down.  I can run a heavier bait shallow or slower by switching out the blades. I also find it easier to pinpoint cast the heavier ones.

[aavery2]

I'm all over the board with spinner baits, but I primarily throw 1/2 chatter baits with a 3/8 mixed in occassionaly

[iceintheveins]

I throw a lot of 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits since I fish shallow water and like to slow roll them over the grass. Overall a 3/8 ounce gets the most use from me but I throw a lot of 1/2 ounce too and sometimes 3/4.

[Bluebasser86]

I fish 3/8oz bladed jigs almost 100% of the time. Spinnerbaits I'll range from 1/4 to 3/4 depending on the situation. 

[PersicoTrotaVA]

3/8 oz is my magic weight.  To me its the perfect balance of casting distance and depth.  If I need it to go deeper, I just let it sink longer.  The only time I will go heavier is when I know for a fact I will be fishing in water that is 10 feet or deeper.  The only time I will go lighter is during the spawn, when fish are in shallow water.

[Montanaro]

1/2 oz vibe jigs because 3/8 rides up in water column.

Swimjigs I use 3/8 mostly but use some 1/2oz.

[Catt]

I throw a 1/2 oz from bank shallow out to 15'

 

Why?

 

Cause there are big bass in Toledo Bend

[Robert Riley]

3/8 oz is my magic weight.  To me its the perfect balance of casting distance and depth.  If I need it to go deeper, I just let it sink longer.  The only time I will go heavier is when I know for a fact I will be fishing in water that is 10 feet or deeper.  The only time I will go lighter is during the spawn, when fish are in shallow water.

3/8 is my sweet spot as well. I like to use chatterbaits as my alternative to a spinnerbait. The biggest reason for me choosing a spinnerbait over a chatterbait is if I am targeting schooling bait fish. Only time I'll throw a 1/2 is if it's burning a WarEagle over grass.

 

I think that the chatterbait is a "let's tick the bass off" lure, and the spinnerbait is a flashy "let's grab attention or mimic baitfish" type of lure.  

[Ozark_Basser]

I don't fish either very deep so I usually throw a 3/8 oz for both.  Also, I can control the splash better with 3/8 oz when hucking it around shallow cover. 

[greentrout]

I'm from the Guido Hibdon school of thought: smaller lures and lighter line results in a more natural presentation resulting in more strikes

from small to large bass.

 

I throw 1/4 oz. spinner baits on no more than 12 lb. mono 75 percent of the time. 

 

Anyone who suggests that big bass only hit bigger spinner baits...well...you do the math...

 

Old school basser...