How To Cast A Spinnerbait Quietly.

[BassAssassin726]

Hey everyone. I was wondering i anyone had tips on casting spinnerbaits? When i cast them they hit the water with a hard splash and sometimes the blade hit flat and makes a really loud clap on the waters surface. How can i cast so that it quietly enter the water?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/spinnerbaits-bass-fishing.html

Watch the video. There's a section in it that talks about casting.

[Red]

When I am up close fishing a blade through timber, I will pitch it just like you would a jig.

Cliff

[NCbassmaster4Life]

Side arm control, with practice on ponds and being out in the yard. First you have to know your gear,have confidence,and "practice make perfect."

[BASSclary]

casting gear, any cast but overhead, and slow the spinnerbait until it stops just at the water.

[flippin and pitchin]

When I am up close fishing a blade through timber, I will pitch it just like you would a jig.

Cliff

There you go.

[Nitrofreak]

When I am up close fishing a blade through timber, I will pitch it just like you would a jig.

Cliff

X3

And the video of Glenn that SFBA posted is also really good.

Just make sure you practice, the more you work at it the better you are going to get.

[Sam]

Practice, practice and practice.

In your driveway, yard, street or local pond.

You want to keep the bait as close to the water as possible for a auite as possible entry.

Or fiip and pitch it like a jig.

You just have to practice, practice and practice and watch Glenn's video.

Good luck.

[bassmedic46]

Practice and more practice, Glenns video is very informative as well

[J Francho]

Pitch cast and roll cast. As you thumb the spool to a stop, you'll feel the rod load a bit. Normally, you like to have that resistance, and "hook" the bait in the air so that it hits theh water running. But when you need stealth, use "soft hands," and keep the rod at an angle to the landing, and let the rod dip as you thum spool at the end of the cast. It should feel like you dropped the bait from 2" over the spot where it lands.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Was just going to say I like to use a roll cast and keep the trajectory low to the water for starters.

And what Francho just mentioned can also be done with a spinning reel. (let the questions fly lol)

[J Francho]

People laugh when I tell them I pitch with a spinning rod. I laugh right back and ask, "Why can't you?"

[grimlin]

People laugh when I tell them I pitch with a spinning rod. I laugh right back and ask, "Why can't you?"

I get a little more distant with spinning rod also.

[Fishes in trees]

A spinnerbait is a reaction bait, so I don't necessarily see a splash as being a bad thing. It could just as easily get a fishes attention as scare them. I think it is a good idea to be able to control the amount of splash and that is a skill that is acquired only through practice time on the water.

You can control the size of the splash by via the size of spinnerbait used, i.e. a 1/4 ounce spinnerbait generally will splash less than a 1/2 ounce one. Like other guys on this thread mentioned, you can control the splash by what kind of cast you use, i.e. a sidearm or pitching type cast generally will splash less than a straight overhead type cast.

Really though, you can learn to control any kind of cast. I remember back in the 80's, it was much more common to sit down and fish rather than stand up. I knew guys who, sitting down and using 5 1/2 foot pistol grip rods and original Lews Speed Spool reels, would make straight overhead casts with a minimal amount of splash 50 to 60 feet away. They had alot of practice. They were retired and go to fish 100+ days per year. I was just learning how to use a bait caster then and I never acquired that level of skill.

I never got very good with a bait caster reel until I acquired a boat that was stable enough to stand up in. Even then, it took me a year or so to get semi-competent at pitching. Fast forward a dozen or so years, and it seems that I pitch most of the time I have the bait casters in my hands. Now go practice.

[iceintheveins]

I use 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits a lot because most of my lakes are pretty shallow. They don't make much of an entry with any cast. When using heavier spinnerbaits I use side arm and roll casts and this year will try pitching them.