Spinnerbaits...buzzbait...0 fish.

[Fishingintheweeds]

Well, I I had to run into work for a few hours today to basically push some buttons and let some programs run. Temps were probably 15 degrees cooler than yesterday, overnight and in the morning. Again, still cloudy and very windy. Went out to the pit lake that I'd posted about before. Sure enough, casted around to a few spots and broke the streak. Like with the chatterbaits, and what everyone else had described, when they hit it, they hit it. These fish at this place are strange. Strong and seem kinda wild when you get them on, most of them spit the baits and are hard to catch. 

 

He wasn't real big but he sure made a run that I wasn't expecting and put up a good fight. 

 

Ha, all I needed to do, I guess was make a post, call myself out for not committing and have everyone agree. The suggestions in the comments are good though and the reinforcement of what I'd started to suspect is appreciated! 

[Fishingintheweeds]

On 9/21/2018 at 3:08 PM, jbmaine said:

I've caught many,many bass on spinnerbaits. This year up in Maine I've found if you have a submerged weedy bottom and an overcast day the spinnerbait bite is on. I just use a steady retrieve, fast enough to keep it over the weeds, and don't use a trailer.

  Here's a couple of my spinnerbait bass.

By the way, how big is the fish in the second picture? You caught that thing in Maine?

[jbmaine]

1 hour ago, Fishingintheweeds said:

By the way, how big is the fish in the second picture? You caught that thing in Maine?

Congratulations on your first spinnerbait bass!!!!!

That one went 5.3 and yes it came from southern Maine. I really pleased with it because it came from a lake that has had real problems the last few years. I know the bass were starting to come back, but never thought any big ones were in it at this point. I wrote more about it in the fishing report section " Think my wife is psychic"

                                                     Jim

[looking45]

21 hours ago, Fishingintheweeds said:

I've looked pretty hard at these. How weedless are they? 

 

We have no shortage of places that are thick with vegetation. So, I DO like to throw in the nasty stuff. That's one thing that I've come to like about the spinnerbaits since I've left the house with only that as my option twice now. 

Send me a PM with your mailing address and I'll send you a couple to try. Pick from 

1/8oz, 1/4 oz or 3/8 oz

[Harold Scoggins]

On ‎9‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 11:03 AM, Fishingmickey said:

Fishingintheweeds,

     You have to commit to throwing the spinnerbait! Short accurate casts to pocket targets, long casts over the top of the weeds. Make the thing dance! Work you rod and make that skirt flare out like Marilyn Monroe over the grate. Bounce it off of every piece of wood you can! Deflections rule, after the deflect let it sink/kill it/die for a one or two second count then start those blades a turning. Burn it back till the blades blurble the surface!  Use either a Chartreuse, White or Chartreuse and white in 3/8 or 1/2 oz double bladed willow leaf.  I like silver blades and white for clear water, chartreuse and gold blades for dirty or stained water

      Then after you done that a few trips come back and tell me/us the results. Good luck!

Fishingmickey

Marilyn Monroe...someone is giving away his age.

[Big Rick]

42 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

Marilyn Monroe...someone is giving away his age.

Every male, regardless of age, has seen THAT picture at least once..... 

[Bluebasser86]

Spinnerbaits can be tricky because of all the different blade/skirt configurations. I've seen things like smooth vs hammered blades, nickel vs copper blades make a huge difference. I prefer a bladed jig, but really like fishing spinnerbaits too.

 

Buzzbaits are one of my favorite topwaters. They are hard to snag and seem to attract big fish, plus there's no treble hooks. Not much more to ask for from a bait. 

[jbmaine]

11 hours ago, Big Rick said:

Every male, regardless of age, has seen THAT picture at least once..... 

The stories that grate could tell!?

[Fishingintheweeds]

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Spinnerbaits can be tricky because of all the different blade/skirt configurations. I've seen things like smooth vs hammered blades, nickel vs copper blades make a huge difference. I prefer a bladed jig, but really like fishing spinnerbaits too.

 

Buzzbaits are one of my favorite topwaters. They are hard to snag and seem to attract big fish, plus there's no treble hooks. Not much more to ask for from a bait. 

Is there anything you can add to this, situations/conditions, etc. or, do toy just find these things out about colors, blades and that through trial and error, kinda the way you would for color with plastics? 

[TnRiver46]

I’m not good with a spinnerbait but I have caught some. What helped me is think about the fish and their reaction strike when you are working the bait. It looks like you are in clear water so the bass are probably seeing the flash and reacting (unless you are fishing deep) so willow blades will be better. If it were muddy or night time they are feeling the water displacement and reacting so big round blades work better. 

 

Now buzzbaits??? Those things are awesome. I will throw one all day. Nothing at all complicated about this lure, if it’s warm outside just throw it and keep it on top! And keep it on top from the very moment that it touches the water , don’t let it sink on the splashdown

[Glenn]

Here are all my secrets:

 

 

[flyfisher]

I have some spinnerbaits and i have caught some fish on them but for some reason I hate throwing them.  I don't know why but it just doesn't do it for me lol  I throw chatter baits and crankbaits though and don't get the same feeling.  

Buzzbaits i like to throw and have a lot of success on them.

[Bluebasser86]

16 hours ago, Fishingintheweeds said:

Is there anything you can add to this, situations/conditions, etc. or, do toy just find these things out about colors, blades and that through trial and error, kinda the way you would for color with plastics? 

A very basic rundown of how I begin my selection;

Painted blades-cloudy or dirty water

copper blades-muddy, tannic, or lowlight conditions

gold blades- sunny and stained to dirty water

silver- sunny and clear to moderate stained water

 

Colorado blades-dirty water or cold water

Indiana blades-stained water 

Willowleaf-clear water, fast retrieves, or for fishing deeper

 

Tons of variables that will make me adjust these accordingly, but this is how I begin the process. 

[Derek1]

I’m glad  this thread came up, I’ve caught a few here and there on them. Ive since been throwing them a bit more, giving them more of a chance. I picked out a few new ones yesterday in popular colors for my pond with a few different blade choices. It really made a big difference thanks for all the info guys. Green frog with the wider silver blade got me back to back 2.5#’s and a three in a short period of time. It was a great hour of fishing. 

[HeyCoach]

@Fishingintheweeds

 

That appears to be a spotted bass. They fight harder than a largemouth in my experience. 

 

They don't take kindly to being caught and will continue to thrash and fight until they’re released. 

[Fishingintheweeds]

3 hours ago, HeyCoach said:

@Fishingintheweeds

 

That appears to be a spotted bass. They fight harder than a largemouth in my experience. 

 

They don't take kindly to being caught and will continue to thrash and fight until they’re released. 

Huh...I never even considered that there would be ant spots up here. I'm in Michigan but if that's possible, that would make a ton of sense, given what I've experienced with the fish in this quarry. This is the only one that I've had on and touched but all the ones that got off seemed pretty wild in their reactions to being hooked!

 

Now, I don't know 100% how those fish got there and there is no other water that connects to it. Since I'm in Michigan, I feel like I'd need another look at one. But that would be an interesting explanation. 

[HeyCoach]

Check out this Article  about a quarter of the way down there is a graphic of the areas they inhabit. 

 

They appear to live as far north as Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It seems plausible that they could work up towards Michigan. 

[Boomstick]

There are some lakes where I absolutely kill it with a spinnerbait, and some lakes where you pretty much can't get a fish with a spinnerbait. If it's not working, try a paddletail swimbait or a crankbait as a searcher bait.

[scaleface]

There are popular lures that I havent caught fish on .   Most of us  dont have the time to use  every lure manufactured .  I have most success on   spinnerbaits during spring ,and  in the wind   .  Buzzbaits , I try a lot even if the conditions are not idea . They are kind of un-predictable .