Spinner bait size recommendation?

[RB 77]

37 minutes ago, WRB said:

When do you find a spinnerbait bite in SoCal? 

I like to use spinnerbaits but they rarely work unless bass are going nuts on Shad, it happens but not often.

My spinnerbaits are at least 10 years old, 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz depending on what the bass react best to. My go to spinnerbait is a 3/8 oz Nichols w/ double #2 Hologram silver/gold Indiana blades, Shad color skirt.

Any weight spinnerbait will sink all the way to the bottom of any bass lake, none float.

Running depth depends on blade type, size and retreive speed, you can wake a 1 oz spinnerbait with double willow blades if you retreive it fast enough.

Tom

 

 

That's exactly when I like to use them, when they are gorging on Shad. I like to use them at some of the steeper rocky canyon style lakes (Barrett, El Cap, etc) as opposed to the wider/ lower more tule lined lakes (Otay, Murray, etc). We have had some epic days when the Bass are crashing shad against the bank and up into the stick ups and brush. We fire the Spinnerbait a few inches up onto the bank and the roll that thing into the water and its usually game on with in a few cranks of the handle.

[FishTank]

I have the from 1/8oz up to 1oz but I tend to through 1/2oz the most.  I usually base which weight to use on how deep the water is and if there is any wind.  It's easy to turn some of the smaller spinner baits into a kite and I guess some of the bigger ones too depending on the conditions for that matter. 

[RHuff]

I fish a 3/8 most of the time because I usually fish a Spinnerbait in shallow water up to 10ft. I can burn it high or slow roll it depending on how the bass want it.

 

 

Sometimes I will downside to a small 1/4 oz with smaller blades if I want to match the hatch, but that’s rare. On average, the 3/8 with a big swimbait trailer catches bigger fish.

[soflabasser]

I do well with 1/2 ounce and 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits. 

[Fishingmickey]

3/8 - 1/2 oz, I usually lean more towards half. I did throw a 3/8 oz for years. It has been the 1/2 oz for the last several years.

FM

[deadadrift89]

1/2oz, I can fish it shallow to deep and easy to cast on any of my MH rods.