Spinnerbaits?

[shot'm&hook'm]

I haven't fished with spinners much before but I've notice that their are alot of hardcore spinner guys on here. I was just wondering when, where, how, you guys fish them. also what colors, weights, and blade do you guys like. This year I'm trying to advance my fishing skills on when to fish what and how to do it. I guess that why I'm so in love with jerkbaits right now thats what the bass are tearing up right now.

[Killroy]

I like white with willowleaf blade. Thinner blade runs deeper and vibrates faster. Colorado is better in muddy water and runs shallower because of blade size. i would recomend buying a few cheap spinners and trying them out in a farm pond (or a creek) full of bass. The fish wont be as picky and it will give you a feel for how to use them and what works best in certain conditions (that is what i did). It will be a little different in lakes but you can still learn a lot...:cool:

[Xi Bowhunter]

Personally, I like colorado blades for deeper fishing. The bigger blades allow you to retrieve the bait slower, keeping in deeper longer. Spinnerbaits are a good bait to cover a lot of water quickly. They are flashy and put out lots of vibration, so they attract fish from long distances. You can used spinner baits year-round because they are so versatile. Spinnerbaits are great baits to fish lake points, especially deep points. They are also great to fish just above weed beds and rock piles. Fishing a spinner bait on Ky lake in and around the yellow flowers that start growing this time of year on the banks is a killer way to catch big bass all day long. I also like fishing spinner baits around bridge pilings and rip-rap banks. Don't forget boat docks and creek channels. What I am getting at is spinnerbaits are an invaluable tool for fishing any type of structure, I wouldn't leave for the lake without 20 or so spinnerbaits in different colors and blade patterns to find and catch bass.

[DaveR]

Some lakes in KY are better than others for spinnerbaits. The clearer the water, the faster I would fish them, or stay away from them. For me spinnerbaits are used when either, fish are keying on shad and water is above 55 deg, when water is murky to muddy and I want my bait to give off vibration and/or flash, when the fish are suspended high in the water column off the bank or on flatter type banks with some cover. Gold Blade in muddier water for max flash even in sunlight, silver/gold combinations for tandem blade combos, 14 lb line or more, and always use a trailer hook. sometimes a smaller profile spinnerbait will get you more bites, try to land softtly and cast past cover and bring it by, nocking it into bushes, limbs and over stumps, if you see shad and minnows flickeringwhen you bring your bait thru shallows, your in business.

There are more ways to fish a spinnerbait than say a plastic worm so it just takes time on the water to gain confidence and experience. Good Luck

[shot'm&hook'm]

thanks guys youall got any favorite brands or designs. got any thing on buzz baits?

[str8 shot]

i think wareagle has hands down the best spinnerbaits ever...the terminator line is also some goodens too

[notimlmit]

I use 1/2 to 3/8 in the lake with mainly colorado blades -- color depends on clarity -- if fishing clearer water and shallow I use willow blades -- I like the slow roll at night with colorado blades and if it's a full moon use white so the light reflects better -- believe me on white at night on a full moon I made believers out of members of the club at work on that one -- at ponds you need to downsize your bait -- as far as when to use them -- spring is always a top time and in the summer at night doing a slow roll

[C.L.Button]

Roostertails. ;)

I like the others too, but I actually catch alot more fish on a Roostertail.

[Xi Bowhunter]

To tell you the truth, the Bass Pro shops "lazer eye" brand is one of my favorite spinnerbaits.

[buzzbaiter83]

I mainly fish at night and I like a black, white, or dark blue bodied spinner with a single colorado blade. Always homemade, never store bought. I don't like the swivels in them. And I always use a pork chunk, usually smoke or dark.

[huntsalone]

has any one tried the punisher brand of spinners they look real good and they have one in watermelon that looks awesome might just order a few to see how they are.

[drakeshooter]

I like Go Go Girls with Colorado blades for day fishing and a Hoppy's 1/2 oz in black/blue, fitted with a rattle, chunk pork and trailer for nighttime smallie fishing on Kentucky Lake. There goes my secret weapon.

[kybasser]

Roostertails. ;)

I like the others too, but I actually catch alot more fish on a Roostertail.

This is so hillarious. When I first began to bass fish, I used roostertails, and caught a lot of fish. Then as I began to learn more about fishing, and trying new baits, it was as if I forgot all about those great baits. I noticed I did not catch nearly as many fish either...LOL

Last year I actually dug my old roostertails out and began throwing them again. Yep, they still caught the fish. One thing though, it seems they caught smaller fish than my crankbaits and regular spinnerbaits.

BTW, I like spinnerbaits all the time in spring. If it is high and clear, you almost need some wind to break up the water a little, but still, you can catch a ton of fish on them.

Don't forget to use a trailer hook. Something a friend showed me, and I have begun doing is using a treble hook as my trailer hook. Have had more hook ups too.

In muddy water I like to use dark colors, reds, etc..... same as at night, but during the day, especially on KY and Barkley lakes, I use chartruese and white. I have some terminators, but mostly I like the strike king spinnerbaits. I have found it really doesn't matter what brand it is as long as you have confidence you will catch a fish.

Also, you can substitue a chatterbait, or any of those type of swimming jigs as a substitue for the spinnerbait. The fish very simiarly (spelling??)

Danny

[C.L.Button]

Danny I changed out my hooks for bigger hooks. It made a diff in the size I was catching. ;)

I use 1/8oz, 1/4oz, 3/8oz. :cool:

[Xi Bowhunter]

Rooster-tails are forever deemed a "kids" lure by hard-core bass fishermen. But they work just as well as any other lure with a blade. I have caught stringers full of fish, of multiple species on rooster-tails, and I continue to do so to this day.

Mepps makes some bigger in-line spinners that are deadly for bass fishing.

I may fish mostly worms, jigs, and crank-baits on big lakes, but rooster-tails are ALWAYS in my tackle box somewhere. They have always produced fish for me, sometimes when nothing else seems to be working.

[naturalelite]

Best night I have ever had bass fishing was at Dale Hallow in the summer time with a solid black short arm Colorado blade (Silver) and a pink pork trailer. We fished jigs all night long and had 1 keeper, the moon come out really bright about 0130 or 0200 and I picked up the above spinner bait combo and we ended up with several fish over 4 lbs. We were practicing for a tournament the next weekend. Where we weighted in exactly 2 kentucky bass:D:eek:

[bassncrappie]

A bait that you need to try if you are looking at spinners is the BOOYAH Pond Magic series. They are a bit smaller, and catch ALOT of fish. I can tear up the East Tennessee smallmouth with them, and just two days ago my girlfriend landed a monster bass on one. I dont know the name of the color, but the one I use most often is chartruse, black and orange. Another good thing about these baits is the fact that at Wal Mart they are only about 3 bucks, and if you choose to buy at a local tackle shop like I ussually do youll still only pay a little over 4.

If you want to use an in-line spinner like a rooster tail make sure you get the larger size. A color that I have had a lot of success with is the White and Silver.

Someone mentioned Mepps earlier, but they make a bait called the Aglia that you might want to try too. I THINK it is a little more expensive than the rooster tail, but they are pretty nice baits. Only thing I dont like about them are they are made in France... (are there largemouth in France??). I think you want to try the size 3 or 4 when going for largemouth, and the smaller ones are supposedly killer trout bait.

My best advice to you is if you want to catch a lot of fish go small. I personally have had more success with a colorado blade as opposed to a willow, but that is something you gotta figure out on your own. Spinners will allow you to fish a lot of water, and really as long as you mix up your retrieve there isn't much that you can do to mess up reelin in a spinner bait. Have fun catchin em'.