Whats your favorite spinner bait set up???

[bitman]

Im talking rod, reel and line?  WHat do you use to throw the bladed fish catching machines???

Thanks

Danny

[Catt]

Reel: Shimano Calcutta CT50  

Rod: Bass Pro Shops SG60MT Spiral 6' Medium Heavy

Line: Berkley Big Game 15#

[Hot n Tot]

St. Croix Legend Elite EC60MF

Shimano Curado 100

12# Yozuri Hybrid ultra soft line

[justfishin]

6'4" MH Team All Star rod.

#14-#17 test---most of the time #15 Big Game.

Abu Garcia  C3 5501

This is a winning combo for spinnerbaits. The Abu Garcia and this TAS rod certainly shines for spinnerbait throwing. This is my setup for largemouth in Lakes. I use a slightly different setup for smallies in the rivers.

River Smallmouth--- 6' MH Team All Star Rod fast action.

#12 test---Excel

Shimano Curado

The reason I chose Excel line for my river fishing is that I am throwing pretty short  most of the time on the Susquehanna in PA and Upper Potomac in MD. The #12 provides a little less resistance against the strong currents. Excel line is a little stretchy and it lends me that xtra shock strength on the hookup and for hard charging big smallies. A #5 and up smallie in warm water can be like hooking on to a Volkswagon going down the road  sometimes, LOL. This has worked for me for a lot of years.

[roadwarrior]

St. Croix Avid AC66MF with a soft tip (I may replace this with a G.Loomis PR844C)

Shimano Calais CL200

Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultgra Soft #12

[foul hooked]

Shimano Citica 200D

Shimano Compre 6'10" MH XF

Triple Fish Florocarbon 12#

[Siebert Outdoors]

I use my MBR843 glx for 3/8-1/2 and step up to a 844 for heavier ones.

Line ranges from 12-20lb usually

Reel  chronarch sf or standard chronarch

Main reason I use these rods, I dont throw alot of s/b.  Out of what I own these work the best.

[TournyFish001]

I use a 6'6" medium action bionic blade with an older style chronarh spooled with 10-12lb mono- caught a lot of fish with it- I don't think you need a very sensitive "high end rod" for a spinnerbait-

[lubina]

Custom CBR845 with Quantum Tour and P-Line CX 15 lbs.

[Bud]

MBR 844C  with a Chronarch 100B loaded with Sunline Defier #13

[jdw174]

I have a 6'6" Castaway and a 7' custom built rod that I use for SB's.  One has a Curado on it, the other has a Quantum.  Both are spooled with 17lb SilverThread.

[Fishing Doug]

MBR 843

TD-Z

12 lb Yo-Zuri

my favorite set up, and my favorite bait.

[castaway]

I use a Falcon 5 power 7' MH rod with a Johnny Morris 5.2:1 reel with 17 lb Stren heavy cover line. Ivan

[ww2farmer]

Rod- 7' M BPS Bionic Blade

Reel-Daiwa Procaster 100HL

Line- 10lb Spiderwire stealth

I use this combo for both Spinner baits and buzz baits, so far I have no complaints, I fish clearish water and usually toss 3/16, 1/4, and 3/8 size baits and this set up works great for that, the rod has enough back bone, and just the right ammount of "flex" in the tip. The reel has 6.3:1 (28" pick up) ratio and excells in tossing those smaller baits, which is surprising for a $70 reel.

I  used mono on this set up for a while, but the switch to 10lb braid (2lb mono diameter) allows me to fling 3/16 oz baits a mile, and really lets the baits run unhinderd by the line. I will take that over mono any day.

If I am using any baits bigger than 3/8 oz. (rare) I usually use a 7'MH rod for that.

[Guest DavidGreen]

Happy   Holidays!

bitman,

Whats your favorite spinner bait set up???

Im talking rod, reel and line?  WHat do you use to throw the bladed fish catching machines???

For me it's the SC36'6" medium heavy fast action, custom spiral wrapped, split grip rod. Reel 1999 Accurist 501CX, spooled with 12# Sensation mono. Fishing a homemade 3/8oz tandem colorado, chartreuse/white spinnerbait (no trailer hook).

Tight Lines!!      

[Craw]

7' ST CROIX Premier MF

Team Daiwa Advantage

17lb Trilene XT(green)

[The_Natural]

I throw a lot of spinnerbaits, and I've got two identical setups that I run.  I have mbr843 glx's paired with Daiwa Alphas.  I owned two Loomis SBR's (spinner bait rods), but I found the mbr843 to excel due to the tip.  I did have IMX 843's before the GlX's, but for the purpose of throwing spinnerbaits, I can tell no difference.  The mbr843 seems to have just the perfect speed and power for throwing spinnerbaits.  For line, I always use 15lb clear Pline CXX reglardless of water conditions.

[Bankbeater]

Reel: Abu Garcia 5600C4

Rod : 5-1/2 foot BPS pistol grip casting rod

Line: 15 pound Yo-zuri Hybrid

I can slow roll with this rig and run them fast just below the surface. In clear, shallow water the shorter rod lets me cast the spinner bait out from the boat and hit what I'm throwing at.

[cherokee]

evergreen cobra

morrum ultramag

16lbs toray super strong

[Bream Master]

Not to get off topic, but from the posts, you guys use fairly large lines for spinnerbaits.  I've been using 6-8 lb.  Is there a reason for the large lines?  

[Fatman1267MM]

I have been using an Abu "Super 7" 7' composite rod with a daiwa  procaster and Suffix Siege 12#

I am changing my rod to All Star Classic 6' medium fast.  I think this will help me with my accuracy and the weight difference will help decrease the wear and tear on my arm.

[cherokee]

Not to get off topic, but from the posts, you guys use fairly large lines for spinnerbaits. I've been using 6-8 lb. Is there a reason for the large lines?

More hook set power!!!

Sorry for my english (i'm Italian)

[RandySBreth]

Most folks think that spinnerbaits are "reaction baits" and fish don't really shy away from the heavy line. I'm not 100% on that, but in the places I like to use them, I risk losing fish in trees if I don't use pretty stout line.

So.. 7' BPS MH "cranking stik" BPS extreme (wide spool) and 40 lb. Stren superbraid.

Fish in my avatar was caught on that setup.

For river smallies, 6'6" M "cranking stik" Diawa procaster and either the same line as above, sometimes 12 lb. flourocarbon.

[Brad_Coovert]

For close quarter casting or around docks with 1/4 to 1/2 oz. baits:

Esox 5'6" CE Pistol Grip, Shimano Citica201D

For most spinnerbaiting with 1/4 to 1/2 oz. baits:

Esox 7' BY, Shimano Citica201D

For small spinnerbaits under 1/4 oz.:

Esox 6'6" or 7' BH, Shimano Citica201D

15 lb. test line.

Brad

[Munkin]

6'4" Falcon Lowrider spinnerbait rod

Quantum PT650 5-1

15lb Big Game

Now in the summer months when the UP is really clear I will use 12lb clear Big Game but 90% of the time 15lb works best.

Allen