spinnerbait setup

[hookingem]

Looking for a solid all around spinnerbait setup. Do most of you guys use high speed ratios with your spinnerbait setups? i also have a 6'6 mhf allstar Rod is that a decent spinnerbait rod? Really not a spinerbait guy but trying to get into it a little bit more. Thanks for all the help in advance!

[Nibbles]

Depends on how big your spinnerbaits will be. A 1/4 or 3/8 oz spinnerbait can be fished with just about anything. A 3/4 or 1 oz on the other hand will probably require a faster retrieve and a heavier rod unless you want your wrists and hands to get tired.

If you don't mind that though, you can still use whatever you have. I can catch fish with a 3/4 Booyah dual willow spinnerbait on an old 2 pc shakespeare 6' medium fast spinning rod with an Abu Cardinal 801, which is a fairly small and light reel. Sure, I could tie the spinner onto my baitcaster rig, but I'm lazy and like to carry only 1 rod around with me when I fish smaller ponds. Haven't noticed any difference in catching fish between the two setups though - just that the light spinning setup requires a little more work on my part.

[JDK.]

the rod you have is a decent spinnerbait rod.. i prefer 7.1.1 ratio and ill slow the retrieve down if neccasary

[RandySBreth]

My favorite setup for the spinnerbaits I use the most (1/4 to 1/2 ounce compact) is a 7'Med/Fast rod with a 6.2 to 1 reel. I use a softer rod because I use braid, when I used mono I used a Med/Heavy rod like you have. Spinnerbaitin' around shallow cover is awesome!

[Vinny Chase]

My favorite setup is a Curado e7 witha 7' MHF Fenwick HMG.

[Hook Set]

I fish my spinner baits with a Powell 683C 6' 8" MH XF and a Chonarch CH100D7, love it!

My rod is rated for 1/4-3/4 oz spinner baits.

[SJB1226]

that rod will be just fine for spinner baits as long as you dont go to big and over load the rod just as others have said.

I would go with a 7.1 reel as sometimes burning it can kill them and a slower reel with eat you alive doing that... You can slow a high speed reel down with ease a lower speed reel trying to speed it up is more work.. modern BC reels (Higher end reels) have HEG like she-mano has lol and lower speed reels dont really feel much easier to reel in hard pulling lures then the new high speed reels with LARGE gears.. I only fish Daiwas and I use a Zillion HLC a Zillion type R and a 7.1 Steez 103 for spinner baits and even the big blades dont work you to hard on these high speed reels. so YES go with a high speed reel you will be happy with it I assure you and it will excel at buzz baits when you want to throw them!

[Diggy]

any more reccs? yes i bumped an old thread

rod action and length

reel ratio

line type and lb

1/2 1/4 3/8 spinners

[BASSclary]

Im using a Powell Endurance 6'7" MH/XF for spinnerbaits, A little more length than a 6'6" which I like, but not too long. I like a shorter rod for my spinners for more accurate casts around cover, and even though I prefer a 7.X, i'm rolling with a Fuego, so something like 6.4:1 is what i'm using. As for line, I'm always gonna be throwing 12# yo-zuri hybrid or 17# flourocarbon, I prefer InvizX.

[Hooligan]

Two of my spinnerbait rods are 6-9 XF, the reels on those two rods are 3.8:1. Two of my spinnerbait rods are 7', the reels on those two are 5:1. One spinnerbait rod is 6' and has a 5:1. I don't, generally, throw baits under 3/4 ounce, there are only a couple instances in which I do. My Stand by rods are the 6-9 with the 3.8 reels. It's impossible to slow a 7:1 reel down to fisha bait like the 3.8 will, but I can still wake a 3/4 ounce bait. (IN most cases, I can wake it a LOT easier because I have more torque in the lower gear ratio...)

[Jason Penn]

i like a reel that has a 25" ipt. it's hard to just go by gear ratio because they're not all the same. a daiwa fuego has a 27-28" ipt, (as does a revo premier) whereas the daiwa steez 103ha has an 24-25" ipt. the 25" ipt seems to be where i'm comfortable, it's fast enough but not too fast, for me.

i got on a kick a few years ago using mod action rods for all moving baits. i can't remember which posting board i was posting on at the time, but a few people kept insisting glass rods were the greatest thing in the world for all reaction baits. i had a 7' mh daiwa tds crank rod, so i decided to give it a shot. i remember the 1st fish i caught on it, the hook just pierced the fish and i had to actually use pliers to get the hook out of its mouth! i really think that's the whole thing with crankbait-type mod action rods. instead of jerking the hook into fish, they just pull it in.

with all that said, i think rod action is just kind of personal preference. use whatever feels right to you!

[ww2farmer]

I use two rods for spinnerbaits. Fpr 3/16 and 1/4 oz. baits I use a St Croix 7' M power/fast action Legend Tournament with a Curado 51E, and for 3/8's and 1/2 oz baits, I use a 7' MH power/fast Legend Tournament with a Citica 201E. I don't use 3/4 or 1 oz baits much, but if I did the MH LT would be ok with them.

[guitarkid]

6'6" MH/F Falcon Original

7.1:1 BPS Pro qualifier

14 lb. Excel mono

-gk

[J Francho]

Avid AVC68MXF, AVC62MXF, Legend Tx. Bass LTBC70MF. Any reel with 28-32 IPT is fine.

[basser89]

Tour KVD 7'2" MH/XF paired with an Energy E750PT (5.1:1) spooled with 17# Sufix Siege. I typically throw 3/8 and 1/2oz models but will throw 1/8oz and 3/4oz on this set up as well.

[bassinbrian]

7'MH/F and shorter

[Fishes in trees]

Years ago, I was several hundred dollars into the search for a good spinner bait rod. Then I found an All Star Zell Roland special 6'9" spinner bait rod. It was a good rod and I bought one. The next year they upgraded the graphite (10 MX ??, I'm not sure) and so anyway, I bought 5 of them. That was 7 or 8 years ago.

I'm pretty sure that there are better spinnerbait rods out there now, but I'm going to keep using these until I break them all. They work for me in all respects, i.e. they are sensitive enough and I get all the distance I need with reasonable accuracy.

So, if you find one in a bargain bin somewhere, don't be afraid to spend a few bucks on it.

[flippin and pitchin]

Dobyns Champion 733 full handle, Lews T-pro 6.4 to 1 and Yo Zuri #15.

[grampa1114]

Personally, I find MH to be the right stiffness, 5'9" for close work around shallow cover and docks,,,,,,,7'6" for open weeds and grass for offshore work...both on 6.1-1 baitcasters.

[Red]

I am currently using a 7' M Lamiglas Excel with a Quantum Kinetic burner and 50lb PP Super Slick. If I feel I need a heavier stick I will use my Powell Squarebill rod, but the Lamiglas gets the job done for most of my spinnerbait fishing.

Cliff

[bayouXpress]

revo premier 6:4.1

kistler LTA 6'9" MH

12lb vanish fluoro

1/4oz humdingers and now rumba doll spinners. Got have rubber skirts!!!

perfect combo for me.

[KCL655321]

My primary spinnerbait/chatterbait rod(3/8-3/4oz baits) this year will be a 6'10" MH Fenwick Elite Tech Spinnerbait rod with a Morrum SX3600C(5.3:1) spooled with 15lb Izorline Platinum. If I'm going lighter I'll probably throw them on one of my M set-ups(Premier on 6'10" M F Smallmouth ETech with 12 Trilene Hi-Test & CU50E on 682 Powell Max with 10 Trilene 100%) & throw heavier baits with my Winch on 7' MH Cabela's XML Spinnerbait rod with 20lb Trilene XL Armour Coat.

[Brian Needham]

Dobyns Champ 733c

Lews Tournament speed Spool 6.4

BPS 12# flouro

I throw mostly 3/8 oz.

[Craiger12]

I also throw spinnerbaits up to 1/2 oz on a Dobyns Champion 733C. It is the perfect spinnerbait rod as far as I'm concerned.