Spinnerbait, or A-Rig for Fall

[papajoe222]

I'm partial to a short arm single blade spinnerbait in the fall. I fish it more as a drop bait than a spinnerbait, but I know fishing one more horizontal can be very productive too.  Would I be better off throwing an A-Rig over a S/B with multiple blades, or am I overthinking things?

[Jig Man]

For me the Arig has not been a great fall bait, however, the spinner bait has.  I don’t throw them until mid winter.

[gim]

Our A-rigs can only have one hook and the rest have to be fakes, so there's really no advantage there over a spinnerbait in terms of hook up rate.  I don't even own an A-rig for that reason.  Big spinnerbait guy here though.

[Pat Brown]

I think less is more in the fall.  After the summer the fish seem easier to either finesse or power fish but little profiles seem to win over larger for bites both big and small.

[Darth-Baiter]

my friend killed them on an A-rig last fall.  I was bite less, after I went to the store and bought one myself.  it casts like lawn furniture.  yuck.  I'll try again this year.  

[Bankbeater]

Around here it's a spinnerbait.  I don't see a lot of A-Rigs being used.

[Hammer 4]

Spinnerbait is the first thing I throw, ponds are just to shallow, and full of stuff to get tangled up in.  I also throw a double fluke rig, which works well.

[T-Billy]

I'd say it depends on the bait and fish location in your water. Lots of shad in my local lakes. They're moving into the back of bays that have creeks and weed growth right now, so it's spinnerbait season. Right after turnover those shad will congregate into HUGE schools in the main lake basins. The A-Rig and a flippin stick will be the only rods in my boat from that point until iceover.

I'll be chucking the rig the majority of the time, but I'll pull up on some shallow sunbaked laydowns in the afternoon and pitch them. Fish like to lay tight to that wood on sunny afternoons late in the year.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

If I'm not cold they won't bite the A-Rig for me.   

 

Once it gets cold, they can't get enough of the rig. 

[Woody B]

I didn't get any A-rig action last year until the water temperature got below 55.   

[LrgmouthShad]

I’m just here because the thread title read spinnerbait. I don’t really know what do here but at least I showed up

[king fisher]

At some time during a day of fishing, I will try a spinnerbait regardless of the time of year, weather, water temp, type of prey present, or water clarity.  I will give an A rig a try only if I notice similar size bait, schooled close together, or have already caught some bass on paddle tail swimbaits.  I can almost always get some bites on a spinnerbait.  For me the A Rig is either on fire, or nothing.  Not much in-between.  I will only give the A rig a few casts in an area before giving up on it.  It is a rare day I completely give up on a spinnerbait.

       The A rig is a pain to cast, and I don't enjoy fishing it, but I have never experienced anything in fishing, quite like getting my arms almost yanked out of their sockets, when the big bass are on the A rig.  

[Bird]

I throw a short arm single blade year around, tied on every outing.

Been doing well lately with jerkbaits as well.

Our water temps are in the mid 60s.

 

[Log Catcher]

I have caught a lot of bass on short arm single Colorado blade spinnerbait over the years. I can't get a fish to look at one with a single willow leaf blade on it. I threw one this past week and no bites on it. I have never thrown an A rig.

 

[LrgmouthShad]

12 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

I can't get a fish to look at one with a single willow leaf blade on it.

Same. I don’t get it

[Bird]

10 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Same. I don’t get it

Me neither but I'm betting the under water vibration of the single blade Colorado is much more pronounced, perhaps what triggers the fishes reaction.

[LrgmouthShad]

@Bird @Log Catcher @papajoe222 it is not new news that I LOVE a single colorado along with you guys. I have strayed from using them in the daytime recently. I’m trying to broaden my scope and gain experience with other blade styles. Single Colorado’s work fantastic and when there are gentle winds along with low light conditions or murky water and cooler water, that is a recipe for a single colorado spinner to start some absolute mayhem. 

[FishTank]

A spinnerbait bait would be my choice but there is just something fun about catching fish on an A-rig.  I could toss one around just for the heck of it.