Favorite spinnerbait weight and color

[Munkin]

This is a marketing question as to what is your favorite spinnerbait colors and weight. I am making some for the upcoming shows and want to know what everyone likes? Now I have a few that work great for me but unless I can get them into the hands of anglers they will do no good. Thanks everyone in advance for their opinion as it will help.

 

Allen

[MN Fisher]

My best luck with spinners is a 3/8oz, nickle double willow blade, chartreuse/white.

[Skunkmaster-k]

Same colors but 1/2 oz for me. 

[Bird]

3/8 nickel - willow in white or bluegill, gold blades. 

[king fisher]

1/2 OZ and 3/4 OZ

[evo2s197]

War Eagle in 1/2 ounce and sexy shad color, works in most conditions, but then again most of my lakes are deep reservoirs, with the exception of a few such as Clearlake.

[Finessegenics]

War Eagle Screaming Eagle in Aurora. 1/2 oz for me. 

[evo2s197]

7 minutes ago, Finessegenics said:

War Eagle Screaming Eagle in Aurora. 1/2 oz for me. 

War Eagle in general just seem to work better than most other spinnerbaits on the market.

[detroit1]

Double gold willows (3.5, 4.5), white skirt with a little color on the back (top), 1/4 oz. frame head and i add a 1/8 oz weight on the shank, 1/0 trailer hook, and no (soft plastic) trailer. Head painted white or shad. Of course a quality ball bearing swivel.

Natural, clear lakes 1000 acres or less.

[jbsoonerfan]

1/2 oz. either solid white or white/chart. Nickle willow leaf at the end and gold willow above. EDIT* I didn't explain myself very well. I want the gold at the top while retrieving and the chrome at the bottom. I apologize. I just read what I typed and realized it was confusing.

[walt-14]

Had my buddy @DitchPanda refer me to some of the Z man sling bladez double willow in spot remover and chartreuse pearl in 3/8th oz. Got them in the mail yesterday and am excited to give them a try. I’m typically a strike king spinnerbait guy and usually in a 1/2 oz. I trust my buddy quite a bit so I’m guessing these won’t disappoint me at all.

[rtwvumtneer6]

War Eagle Double Willow 3/8oz is what I would consider my "standard" spinnerbait.  Spot Remover is my jam. 

 

I also use a lot of the 5/16oz Finesse and 1/2oz Screamin Eagle.  Sexxy Purple Shad, Blue/Green Shad and White Silver.

 

 

 

 

[WRB]

1/2 oz double Indiana hologram blades skirt in shade colors; smoke S & P with a few chartreuse strands. I tend to run my spinner baits about 8’ deep.

Tom

[papajoe222]

Smaller blades, 3/8oz. Larger blades, 1/2oz. You'll likely find that different anglers have different preferences about blade configurations (double willow, Colorado willow, double Colorado) as well as blade colors.   My advice would be to offer something the big companies don't, such as compact baits, single blades, three blades, or short arms. Different colors sell better in certain areas, maybe check your LSGs and see what colors prevail there.

[Munkin]

15 minutes ago, papajoe222 said:

Smaller blades, 3/8oz. Larger blades, 1/2oz. You'll likely find that different anglers have different preferences about blade configurations (double willow, Colorado willow, double Colorado) as well as blade colors.   My advice would be to offer something the big companies don't, such as compact baits, single blades, three blades, or short arms. Different colors sell better in certain areas, maybe check your LSGs and see what colors prevail there.

I hate making chartreuse/white spinnerbaits as that's what every company makes. If a fish has seen a spinnerbait its chartreuse/white. Everywhere I fish are pressured waters so I am trying to make something that works in this environment. Let me get some pictures this weekend to show what I am working on. 

 

Allen 

 

[MyKeyBe]

These things where fantastic when they made them. Old FLW spinnerbaits.

[Hammer 4]

Mostly 1/2 oz for me, in a shad pattern, with double willow blades, in chrome, or chrome and gold.

I also choose my spinnerbaits that don't have the blades extended way past the hook, makes for better hookups.

[scaleface]

I pour my own .I like a 1/2 ounce because it fits the action of my spinnerbait rod best . I can under hand toss that weight accurately . I prefer a willow Colorado combo even in muddy water . The main blade a 4.5 gold willow the secondary a Colorado of any color even copper . The skirt color a dull bait fish . Thats what i use most of the year . Early spring I use bright colors but once the bass have been bombarded by chartreuse and white spinnerbaits for a couple of months I tone it down  to something like this .  
Last year I kept track and caught 462 bass with this bait . This year that number is probably around 300 .

[Catt]

Stanley's Wedge Plus 

Colorado/willow

1/4 oz

White/chartreuse/blue

[Columbia Craw]

Almost always 1/2 ounce, Colorado/Willow in a char. Shad for stained water.
Steelie for clear with double willow.

[bowhunter63]

3/8 ounce War Eagle 

[Bankbeater]

I've gotten the most bites this year on a 1/4 oz., chartreuse / white spinnerbait, with double nickle Colorado blades.

[Jig Man]

I don’t use anything except the 1/2 size.  I like firecracker, bleeding shiner and golden shiner.  

[Bdnoble84]

3/8oz, shad pattern, chart/ white pattern

[ironbjorn]

3/8 oz with a Zako or Rage Swimmer trailer is the only way I've gotten on a good spinnerbait bite in many years.