Anyone ever skip a spinnerbait?

[LrgmouthShad]

Just curious

[Jig Man]

Not on purpose.

[OkobojiEagle]

NO!

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, Jig Man said:

Not on purpose.

Same.

[Big Rick]

I'm of the opinion it can't be done with any consistency due to the arm catching water. I sure wish I could, it would be deadly. 

[crypt]

by accident......

[gim]

I use them a lot around docks but no skipping.

[LrgmouthShad]

So this video kinda blew my mind. 4:55 shows a few great skips. Makes me wonder if this is a viable option. I love spinnerbaits in some shade... and, well.... there's a lot of that under docks. I agree that while Carl makes it look easy here, it is probably quite challenging to skip a spinnerbait. I'll give it a shot sometime.

 

[Bird]

Can't remember ever skipping a Spinnerbait, never tried 

Only baits that I've skipped were wacky rig and Zoom flukes.

 

[Basser2021]

I've gotten lucky and done it on accident a couple times

But not with any consistency

[Jigfishn10]

I went fishing one February morning and wound up with a spinnerbait tied on. It skipped the surface like a flat pebble on glass like water surface. Must have gotten 3-4 skips. Then I realized that the water was still frozen.  

 

Answer to your question is no.

 

 

[Big Rick]

On 4/16/2022 at 7:46 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

So this video kinda blew my mind. 4:55 shows a few great skips. Makes me wonder if this is a viable option. I love spinnerbaits in some shade... and, well.... there's a lot of that under docks. I agree that while Carl makes it look easy here, it is probably quite challenging to skip a spinnerbait. I'll give it a shot sometime.

 

I will be trying this this week. I don't have the same brand, but I do have some smooth paddle tails to use. The Storm Largo Shad comes to mind as a good candidate. 

[Bluebasser86]

It can be done with a good trailer on the back, but you're going to have some bad backlashes too. A bladed jig is a way better option for skipping. 

[Dan N]

Strike king is making one specifically for skipping I believe? Or maybe it’s a buzz bait

[Bankc]

I gave up trying because my line kept getting tangled in the blades.  So even if I could get it to skip, I still couldn't get it to retrieve properly.  

[J Francho]

That looked more like a well executed roll cast than a legit skip.  

[BassNJake]

I think I saw Wesley Strader do it in an Elite event

I'm trying to see if I can find the footage

[LrgmouthShad]

2 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

I think I saw Wesley Strader do it in an Elite event

I'm trying to see if I can find the footage

I heard him talk about it in a video one time as well

[fishballer06]

Sure it could be done, but it's going to lead to more frustration than success, just because the shape of a spinnerbait does not lend itself well to skipping. 

 

If I need to skip something, I'm going to be using something other than a spinnerbait. Underspins, swim jigs, bladed jigs, are all better options here (in terms of success and repeatability). 

[FordsnFishin]

Brent ehler does it. I recall watching him doing it under trees during a tournament all while in heavy winds. 

[Deleted account]

On 4/16/2022 at 11:03 AM, LrgmouthShad said:

Anyone ever skip a spinnerbait?

Walk right by the War Eagles all the time....  

[LrgmouthShad]

16 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Walk right by the War Eagles all the time....  

Why? Afraid they'll catch fish? ?

[Deleted account]

10 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Why? Afraid they'll catch fish? ?

No, afraid they'll fall apart before I get to the register...  

[LrgmouthShad]

23 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

No, afraid they'll fall apart before I get to the register...  

Well, I don’t own many war eagles either really. I think I have two or three. Because nowadays if I see war eagles, there’s almost always coverts on the same aisle and I take the covert over the war eagle. They are pretty durable

[schplurg]

I don't envision many circumstances where skipping a spinner or such bait would be desirable. Skipped a chatterbait once. Didn't need to, just goofing around.