Which Blades for Waking Spinnerbaits

[Captain Cali]

What is the best style blade for waking a spinnerbait? Would a single blade work better than a double blade? Does size matter?

[fourbizz]

I like a real big colorado or thumper blade. I don't know what is considered "normal" but that is what i like. Man that bite can be fun when you get on it real good!

[rosewalt]

Go hughcrumplerlures.com and just below his pic it says read my latest spinner bait article  good info should answer your questions.

[bassnleo]

A colorado blade will lift your bait, a willow dosen't tend to lift as much.

Generally, when waking a spinnerbait your reeling pretty fast.

My suggestion is a 1/2 to 3/4 oz bait. With a 1/2 oz I like a number 4 willow on the back, a 2 willow in the front. With a 3/4, 4.5 in the back, 2.5 willow on the front.

[Brad_Coovert]

You can wake any blade type.  It all depends on how fast you want to move the bait.

If you need a fast retrieve, a double willow.  A little slower, a tandem colorado/willow.  Slower, double colorado.

Brad

[spotaholic]

A like a colorado/willow combo. The colorado gives it the thump and the willow is easy to get up to the top. I also am able to use a smaller spinnerbait this way without coming totaly out of the water. IMO

[.ghoti.]

Here's a little trick I picked up. When you have bait running just under the surface, bulging a wake, either speed up just a bit or pull back a little with your, then go back to speed you were using. The idea is to get just the blade to come out of the water. It will pop up, slap the water, and duck back under. It's easier to do than describe. The concept here is similar to deflecting a crankbait off of something. The change in speed, direction, sound, etc. is the trigger.

Works often enough that I do it all the time. Picked this up from Jimmy Houston.

Cheers,

GK

[.ghoti.]

I should have added, this works much better with a single-bladed spinnerbait. Williow or colorado, as long as it has only one blade.

Cheers,

GK

[Shakes]

You can wake any blade type. It all depends on how fast you want to move the bait.

If you need a fast retrieve, a double willow. A little slower, a tandem colorado/willow. Slower, double colorado.

Brad

This dude knows whats up. Couldn't have said it better myself.

A big fat colorado blade has a whole lot more lift in the water than a skinny willow. The upside to the willows is that you can run them relatively high in the water at a fast speed. This gives the bass a split second to see your bait, and wonder "what the hell was that?" and get curious. Clear sunny days are great for going fast.

A fat colorado gets a hell of a lot more vibration than a willow. Willows are the visual blades, colorado's are the feel. Cloudy days, or heavily stained/muddy water is the time for slowin it down.

[Captain Cali]

Thanks everyone! Bass Resource rules!!  8-)