Siebert Outdoors - Help me spend some $

[Holetail]

  Wanting to order some Zman plastics and Siebert has what I want at best prices I can find. Planning on picking up a few tungsten weights as well to see if I like them more than lead. 
  Planning on picking up a Fogy just to check it out vs the multiple chatters I already have. Have several jigs and swimjigs from them and they are amazing so I know I cannot go wrong. 
  Where I need some help is with spinnerbaits. Haven’t really fished them much but want to start and would like so recommendations on a few different blade, colors, and size (compact vs full size) to start with. Have picked up a couple war eagles in 3/8 and 1/2 with double willow blades but wanted to get a few since I’m ordering anyway. 
  Mostly fishing 15’-20’ deep clear water with grass on the bottom. Thinking slow rolling will be the ticket but will need to figure that out. 
  What do the spinnerbait tossers feel would be a good start? TIA

[Choporoz]

I love Sieberts.  The only jigs I use anymore.  The Zeniths are some of the best shaky heads available.   The swimbait heads are awesome. The tungsten and plastics prices are VERY competitive.    

[TcRoc]

Grab a few more Fogy’s while your at it.

[LrgmouthShad]

If the water is really clear and you are fishing deep, even if there is a lot of grass of the bottom, I think you need clouds or you need your bait moving a bit quicker down there. I don’t like to fish spinnerbaits fast, some people do and you might. I really like clouds though. After last season throwing spinnerbaits a lot in clear water in a variety of conditions and depths, 

for me a spinnerbait can catch em almost regardless of conditions. But there are almost always better options when the water is clear and it is sunny and little wind. I agree that with the water depth you are talking about and with the presence of grass on the bottom, ticking the grass with your spinnerbait will be productive. So near the bottom basically. 
 

Okay so now to answer your question. 1/2 oz and heavier ticket for fishing that deep. It’s kinda 3/4 oz territory actually, especially on the high end. So for most versatile spinnerbait… maybe 3/4 oz cosmic tandem colorado willow spinnerbait with color suggestions of maybe bloody shad, bluegill flash, flash shad, white, chartreuse and white, green shad, silver shiner, or smokin silver. Those are colors that caught my eye browsing the site. My preference is having both blades silver for clear water.  Also don’t discount a single colorado in clear water, but make sure you’ve got some clouds if you want it to really shine. 

[Holetail]

2 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

If the water is really clear and you are fishing deep, even if there is a lot of grass of the bottom, I think you need clouds or you need your bait moving a bit quicker down there. I don’t like to fish spinnerbaits fast, some people do and you might. I really like clouds though. After last season throwing spinnerbaits a lot in clear water in a variety of conditions and depths, 

for me a spinnerbait can catch em almost regardless of conditions. But there are almost always better options when the water is clear and it is sunny and little wind. I agree that with the water depth you are talking about and with the presence of grass on the bottom, ticking the grass with your spinnerbait will be productive. So near the bottom basically. 
 

Okay so now to answer your question. 1/2 oz and heavier ticket for fishing that deep. It’s kinda 3/4 oz territory actually, especially on the high end. So for most versatile spinnerbait… maybe 3/4 oz cosmic tandem colorado willow spinnerbait with color suggestions of maybe bloody shad, bluegill flash, flash shad, white, chartreuse and white, green shad, silver shiner, or smokin silver. Those are colors that caught my eye browsing the site. My preference is having both blades silver for clear water.  Also don’t discount a single colorado in clear water, but make sure you’ve got some clouds if you want it to really shine. 

Thanks. I was sort of hoping to hear your response since we at least fish in the same state and I’ve read enough of your posts to realize you know your spinnerbaits. Will definitely take the color suggestions into account. As for weights, not sure I want to go to 3/4 oz. Plan on throwing them on Dobyns Sierra 724c with Tatula 150 and 15# invisx. Rods only rated to 1 oz and the 1/2 oz war eagle weighs around 3/4 on the scale. Confident I can fish the 1/2 oz slow rolled with a 6.3:1 reel. Appreciate the info. Will snag a single Colorado in silver just to have for certain situations. Will go with tandems since I already have some double willows. 

[LrgmouthShad]

35 minutes ago, Holetail said:

As for weights, not sure I want to go to 3/4 oz

You be fine with 3/4 based on the rod rating! But I aint gonna push ya towards it. There's also the thought that a 1/2oz with smaller blades is less obtrusive in that clear water than a 3/4, so I can see an argument for the 1/2oz. But with this rod, I cast 3/4oz spinners just fine without lobbing, and if I'm not mistaken, your 724c has a fast tip(?) which should make it fare better with heavier weights than with mine which runs a moderate fast. A 1oz spinner I do have to lob with this rod though. 

 

 

 

 

Edit: My pictures always show up so dang blurry lol. For those that can't read my spinnerbait rod rating, it is 3/8 to 1 oz

Edited February 7, 2022 by LrgmouthShad

[Holetail]

11 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

You be fine with 3/4 based on the rod rating! But I aint gonna push ya towards it. There's also the thought that a 1/2oz with smaller blades is less obtrusive in that clear water than a 3/4, so I can see an argument for the 1/2oz. But with this rod, I cast 3/4oz spinners just fine without lobbing, and if I'm not mistaken, your 724c has a fast tip(?) which should make it fare better with heavier weights than with mine which runs a moderate fast. A 1oz spinner I do have to lob with this rod though. 

 

 

 

 

Edit: My pictures always show up so dang blurry lol. For those that can't read my spinnerbait rod rating, it is 3/8 to 1 oz

Gotcha. May pick up a 3/4 just to test it out. Thanks again for the info

[LrgmouthShad]

1 hour ago, Holetail said:

Gotcha. May pick up a 3/4 just to test it out. Thanks again for the info

No problem man! Hope I helped out a close NC neighbor ?

[Holetail]

On 2/7/2022 at 10:35 AM, LrgmouthShad said:

No problem man! Hope I helped out a close NC neighbor ?

This is what I ended up ordering. Not trying to go too far down this rabbit hole until I see some results. Haha. 

[WRB]

Better off with double Indiana’s for deeper running, less lift.

Tom

[Holetail]

3 hours ago, WRB said:

Better off with double Indiana’s for deeper running, less lift.

Tom

Thanks for the suggestion. Will look more into tuning and blade configurations once I determine if I like throwing spinnerbaits and if they are as effective as I hope they will be. Been down several rabbit holes with baits that didn’t work out so trying to not get crazy with this one just yet.