bassguytom Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 For the first time I am having some success with a bladed jig. I am using a white skirt with a couple of black strans and a RI white trash skinny dipper trailer. I just didn't give up on these after many outings without a bite. Not using a trailer hook and just varying the retrieve I am getting some fish. Is there a best way to fish these that I don't know about? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 9, 2015 Super User Posted October 9, 2015 Fish them as an alternative to a spinnerbait. Sometimes nothing more than a steady retrieve works great. Another suggestion is ticking the bottom with an occasional pop. My main rigging is with a white skirt and a white Rage Structure Bug. I have also had great luck removing the skirt and using the Rage Tail Cut-R as a trailer. 1 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted October 9, 2015 Super User Posted October 9, 2015 Bladed jigs are my alternative to spinnerbaits and there are times when they shine and other times not so much. Taking the skirt off and using a swim bait as a trailer seems to work well in clear water but I do better with a skirt in stained and dirty water. 1 Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted October 9, 2015 Super User Posted October 9, 2015 i like to just retrieve them steady and just fast enough to feel the constant vibration of the blade. be on the lookout to get bit when they're on the drop too, they'll get picked up on the drop much like a jig will. 2 Quote
Jaw1 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I like to remove the shirt and add a superfluke or similar bait. Throw I where I would normally use a spinnerbait. I will also add one of the spring type bait holders to the head so I can get a more weedless snag less presentation Quote
DirtyDeuceGoose Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I tend to burn them back, often times without a trailer at all. I look for the reaction bite with them. They are quickly becoming one of my favorite search baits as well. Quote
Super User Raul Posted October 9, 2015 Super User Posted October 9, 2015 I´ve had a lot more success fishing bladed jigs with Subwoofers than with any other kind of bait as trailer. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 10, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 10, 2015 A slow, steady retrieve works best for me. It's that time of year when the big girls start to slack line you on bladed jigs 1 Quote
ClackerBuzz Posted October 11, 2015 Posted October 11, 2015 I´ve had a lot more success fishing bladed jigs with Subwoofers than with any other kind of bait as trailer. i crushed it on chatterbait's for 3 seasons and it dropped off this year. i just didn't throw them as much bc i was focusing other techniques and when i did tie them on i wasn't getting bit like i used to. i realized later that i switched to paddle tail trailers to get rid of some 4-5" swimbaits I had laying around. i never tried the subwoofers but they look right up the alley with an erratic tail. i used to kill it with the Zoom Split tail trailer and am switching back to them for the fall. like everyone said slow roll it for the low thumping vibration. if you slow down even further the blade will 'turn off'. a small twitch of the rod tip will turn it back on. i can't tell you how many times they kill it when turned back on. deflecting off cover works great. burning it when they are aggressive. getting it stuck in the tops of weeds and ripping it free is also devastating. chatterbaits around grass and cover. spinnerbaits still rule around chuck rock b/c the chatter head wedges so easily whereas the low hanging spinnerbait lead head giving you warning before ur buried in chunk 1 Quote
Molay1292 Posted October 11, 2015 Posted October 11, 2015 A slow, steady retrieve works best for me. It's that time of year when the big girls start to slack line you on bladed jigs That's an interesting looking blade, care to share any info about it? Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 11, 2015 Super User Posted October 11, 2015 That's an interesting looking blade, care to share any info about it? Super secret design that requires millimeter type engineering and a good understanding of physics! 1 Quote
Molay1292 Posted October 11, 2015 Posted October 11, 2015 Super secret design that requires millimeter type engineering and a good understanding of physics! Any more info than that and a unmarked black SUV may show up with the "suits"... LOL, when I seen it my first thought was that it looked like a "dog tag" military style. Quote
MasonV Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 It is definitely the time of year for them. I've had my best luck with a medium paced steady retrieve using the twin tail trailer that comes with the Zman chatterbait. I'll trim the skirt down a bit but that's it. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 12, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 12, 2015 That's an interesting looking blade, care to share any info about it? It's a painted and modified shakee blade from Barlow's Tackle. 1 Quote
Molay1292 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 It's a painted and modified shakee blade from Barlow's Tackle. Now I get it, the top is bent back. The angle of the picture kind of make it look like the top of the blade is gone. You have a lot of angle on that bend. How does it effect the action? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 13, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 13, 2015 Now I get it, the top is bent back. The angle of the picture kind of make it look like the top of the blade is gone. You have a lot of angle on that bend. How does it effect the action? The more bend the more lift and vibration, to a point. After several years of trial and error I've gotten them to where they vibrate hard, run at the depth I like to fish them, and hunt quite a bit. The resulting bait has been one of my top fish catchers for the last few years. Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 The more bend the more lift and vibration, to a point. After several years of trial and error I've gotten them to where they vibrate hard, run at the depth I like to fish them, and hunt quite a bit. The resulting bait has been one of my top fish catchers for the last few years. bluebasser's blades really do thump! i got a few from him a while back and they are noticeably "louder" on the thump! 1 Quote
Scarborough817 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 i have found that a slow steady retrieve is the best i occasionally pop the bait or rip it out of grass if it gets caught and that triggers bites. as far as colours go i always try to imitate bait fish sierbert makes a bluegill and pumpkin seed bladed jig which i really like. i also use black and blue for darker or stained water it works well for me in the north. the trailers are either sk rage craws, paddle tails or sk blade minnows and match the skirt Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 13, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 13, 2015 bluebasser's blades really do thump! i got a few from him a while back and they are noticeably "louder" on the thump! It is more of a thump than the sharp vibration of the Zman baits. I think a lot of that is due to the increased range of motion on baits with the split ring though. 1 Quote
Scarborough817 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 It is more of a thump than the sharp vibration of the Zman baits. I think a lot of that is due to the increased range of motion on baits with the split ring though. do you sell your blades? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 Yes, but send Bluebasser86 a PM or e-mail. His Wobble Head is killer! 1 Quote
Super User bowhunter63 Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 Really pleased with the Rage Blade,It hunts like a squarebill.It has been really good banging rocks on the bottom. 1 Quote
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