Anyone ever skip a spinnerbait?

[Catt]

On 4/18/2022 at 11:49 AM, Dan N said:

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

 

It's a buzzbait designed by Andy Montgomery 

[BassNJake]

On 4/20/2022 at 8:19 AM, Deleted account said:

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

Being the smarta$$ that I am, I was catching some dinks Saturday.

I threw on a war eagle so I could post it here showing how great they were.

Well I caught a 11 lb 5 oz drum on one without any issues

So hahaha .... then 2 casts later hahahaha on me

as the split ring came apart on the big blade.

 

Is it wrong that I was think about Bass resource posts as I was out on the water?

Bass- Resource- itis ?

 

[LrgmouthShad]

29 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

Is it wrong that I was think about Bass resource posts as I was out on the water?

Bass- Resource- itis ?

I’m on here enough that I do it fairly often actually. Or I’ll think about people on here.

[PressuredFishing]

No personally, plus we barley have any cover at many of our man-made lakes so if I flipped a moving bait into cover I'd fish the entire lakes cover in like an hour and a half or two, going slow with a jig I can enjoy myself out on the lake all day.

[LrgmouthShad]

So incidentally today I had one of those accidental skips. But this one was particularly nice and I was using a rage menace as a trailer. So that got me thinking. I decided to mess around and test out skipping a Zorro short arm with a rage menace trailer. It is definitely not the easiest lure to skip, but I could do it without too much headache. Had to tighten things up quite a bit on the baitcaster, but I could do it fine after a dozen tries or so. Might want to check it out!

[Mike L]

On 4/19/2022 at 8:45 AM, fishballer06 said:

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). 

Ditto

 

I really don’t see an advantage to it. 
Sure, if I’m on a SB bite and I see one way back under some brush and the only way to get to her is a low leveled presentation, I’d much rather just pitch or skip something else to call her out with a much more silent entry than a SB would give. 
 

 

 

Mike
 

 

[Drawdown]

I have, but the problem is the blades catch the water at a bad angle, and you don’t get as much “skip” as you should given the angle and the speed with which the lure hit the water.

 

I backlashed pretty bad one time skipping with a spinnerbait, whereas I don’t with jigs.

[bx.versatile]

It looks like a stupid bait, but the Yozuri Knuckle Ball skips amazing well with a swimbait on it.

 

I've caught plenty fish on it and pick up when I want different look from a vibrating jig and spinner bait. The biggest advantage it has over those two is that it casts a lot further.

[islandbass]

I skip spinnerbaits all the time. I skip them by tying on a different lure. 
 

Just kidding. Interesting idea but if I did skip one it would behave even be accident. I have nothing to substantiate what I’m about to say but from its looks alone, it would not seem conducive to skipping. 
 

With that said, give it a go. It just might be successful and you will have started a new trend. 

[BassNJake]

On 4/20/2022 at 8:19 AM, Deleted account said:

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

 

Here's the update after an 11 lb drum, the split ring broke

after about 4 bass less than 15in, I'll be making a swim jig

Your results may vary

[Deleted account]

23 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

 

Here's the update after an 11 lb drum, the split ring broke

after about 4 bass less than 15in, I'll be making a swim jig

Your results may vary

LOL.

I found 2 "good" Terminator T2s while cleaning the garage a couple of weeks ago. Changed the blades out (cause I can't help myself) and have probably caught 50 bass and pickerel on one, including a few pigs, and it still looks good as new (other than the skirt and stick-on eyes).

If you like the War Eagles (can't imagine why) you can make one from a humdinger, or better yet, leave it alone and fish it as is, barrel swivel and old school skirt and all.

[Bankc]

On 5/8/2022 at 8:11 AM, AnotherDaiwaTatula said:

It looks like a stupid bait, but the Yozuri Knuckle Ball skips amazing well with a swimbait on it.

 

I've caught plenty fish on it and pick up when I want different look from a vibrating jig and spinner bait. The biggest advantage it has over those two is that it casts a lot further.

I was kind of thinking the same thing.  But they get hung up a lot more easily on wood than regular spinnerbaits, in my experience.  Which kind of defeats the purpose of using them in many instances for me.  They do catch fish though.  

 

I also avoid the War Eagle Coverts.  The regular War Eagles are fine by me.  But I have had too many issues with the Covert's blades falling off or getting tangled up in my line whenever I kill it.  Once I had the blade fall off AND get tangled in my line on the same cast.  I reeled it in to find the split ring on the blade, free of the lure, but attached to my line.