Spinnerbaits

[ade3rd]

When is everyone's favorite time of year to fish a spinnerbait? 

[Ozark_Basser]

Any time fish are in shallow cover, but I rarely use them anymore. They have been replaced with the swim jig and chatterbait.

[BasshunterJGH]

Any time fish are in shallow cover, but I rarely use them anymore. They have been replaced with the swim jig and chatterbait.

X2. Swim jigs are more of a big fish bait IMO.

[Ozark_Basser]

X2. Swim jigs are more of a big fish bait IMO.

I agree. I've caught more 5 lb + bass on swimjigs than I have any other bait. Plus they double well as a flipping jig.

[Bluebasser86]

Spring time, once the water gets into the mid 50's. 

[Trent Wilson]

Sounds like you boys should move south. Tied on one of my new Terminator T1s Friday night (getting ready for Saturday ), and boy was I shocked. 3/8 w/ willow and Colorado in black with red flake. Nailed a 4 pounder third cast and after the water temp hit 44, backed it up with two 7s and a 6 pounder. I'll stick with the spinnerbaits.

[hoosierbass07]

 From watching TV bass fishing shows it seems I don't see to many spinnerbaits or Texas rigged worms/lizards.  It's like they are out of fashion or something.  

[Trent Wilson]

Out of fashion? Do what all comes naturally to us. Fish what catches fish.

[ChrisD46]

There is a natural progression / cycle to using various lures , some believe it's required because fish get accustomed to many lures .

A spinner bait can do many things all through the water column and playing with various trailers can adust the look , fall rate and retrieve  speed .

While I like chatterbaits and swim jigs (here trying various  trailers just like with spinnerbaits) - I'll stop using a spinnerbait when Jimmy Houston states the lure & technique are dead and no longer work for him .

[Sam]

When the water temperature hits 60* go with a spinnerbait until the water temperature drops below 60*.

[Sam]

 

 

 

How about introducing yourself in the Introductions Section so we can know a little more about you, where you fish and your experience with spinnerbaits.

[Bankbeater]

I will throw a spinnerbait in the spring, summer, and fall.  In winter I use mostly plastics, and lipless crankbaits.

[scaleface]

Last year I was tearing the bass up on a chartreuse spinnerbait on an early  spring week  day. Two days later I went back to the lake on the weekend and the bite had died. The lake was full of boats and everyone I saw was throwing chartreuse spinnerbaits . I switched to a squarebill and was back on fish. 

I think bass get accustomed to spinnerbaits because they are so good everyone throws them. When the bite slows down I either switch baits or go with smaller blades and less visible skirts .

[nascar2428]

Opening day till the end of October. Time of day and weather conditions dictate when I will throw them.

[Djf3864]

Spinnerbaits catch fish for me all year long, as long as the water is still a liquid.  Speed adjustments are all that are needed to keep them catching fish, the colder it gets the slower they are reeled.

[ww2farmer]

Any time fish are in shallow cover, but I rarely use them anymore. They have been replaced with the swim jig and chatterbait.

Same here....and add square bill cranks to that too. If I had to guess % wise of how much I use each it would be:

 

Swimjigs: 40%

 

Square bills: 40%

 

Chatterbaits: 15%

 

Spinnerbaits: 5%

[F14A-B]

On wind blown banks in spring.. That's it for me and spinnerbaits.. Not a big fan, In mid summer slow rolling at night is fun though...

[Dylcook91]

Spinnerbaits are my confidence bait, there are tons of techniques you can use with them besides throwing them out and reeling em in. I would say 75% of all my fish are caught on them, view my gallery...all fish were on spinners. They seem to help seek out more quality fish and less dinks for me.

Profile pic also on a spinner

[Lip 'em!]

Good, i hope everyone quits throwing them lol

[F14A-B]

Good, i hope everyone quits throwing them lol

Have no fear, I been catching FLMB for a long time without the spinnerbait...

[roadwarrior]

Advanced Spinnerbait Fishing

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/spinnerbaits-bass-fishing.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.s. You guys REALLY need to try both the MegaStrike Strikeback and Siebert Outdoors Cosmic

[WIGuide]

I use them all season long. They can be absolutely deadly as well as very versatile. 

[TorqueConverter]

Spring and fall but mid summer in the weeds is my favorite time. 

[papajoe222]

Welcome.

My two favorite times to throw a spinnerbait are spring and fall as the majority of my summer fishing is with topwaters, jigs, or plastics.

[Ozark_Basser]

Same here....and add square bill cranks to that too. If I had to guess % wise of how much I use each it would be:

 

Swimjigs: 40%

 

Square bills: 40%

 

Chatterbaits: 15%

 

Spinnerbaits: 5%

I usually save the square bills when rock is present and I probably throw chatterbaits as much as swimjigs. But when I was living in central AR last fall through early winter this thing was the deal.

Bass pro wants to charge you nine bucks a pop for them. No thanks. I'll make my own. Not a big fan of the wide gap hook, but this is one of the first ones I made, and its the only one that's not all beat up looking from fishing.

To the op, spinnerbaits are a long time favorite of mine, but if you'll throw in some variations of it the fish haven't seen as much, you'll be surprised. I broke my pb in December with this variation.