ohioyaker
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Post by ohioyaker on Nov 22, 2007 4:47:15 GMT -5
Ok , for you guys that have thrown spinnerbaits for many years, heres a few questions. First, I have fished for smallies for almost 20 years and have caught them on all sorts of lures from in-line spinners to flukes and everything in between. I used to have a running streak of 38 months straight for catching smallies. For whatever reason I always associated spinnerbaits with LM bass, not SM bass so I never threw them....until this past year..not I have 2 Falcon FTO spinnerbait cases full of them. I tell you I wont hit the water for smallies without them again. Thanks to Walter from Enon , Ohio whom some of you know. Anyway, my question is, how late in the year will you guys continue to throw them until the water temps. get to cold and you put them way? ? Is there a certain water temp that you give up on them I guess might be a better way of putting it? Also what is your all-time favorite spinnerbait (brand, size, color, blade combo, ect.) ANY info. on this subject would be very helpful to a spinnerbait newbie. You can also PM me if you would not like to post any info. out in the open as well. ;D Scott
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Post by ecoangler on Nov 22, 2007 13:10:15 GMT -5
Scott, Back in '97' or '98' TOSA had an outing on the Hocking River. A dozen of the TOSA diehard anglers attacked the river with an array of crankbait, inline spinners, jigs, plastics and sakety-pin spinner/ jigs & grubs.
On this day we witnessed a 13 year old angler educated the "old guard". My son, Kris, after a cuple hours of the old standby baits decided to break away from mold. He had read an article on smallies ambushing big shad and decided to try his 3/4 oz. white single-blade spinnerbait and white skirt. His second cast he landed a 15' smallie, two later a 18" smallie followed be several more between 12"- 16"over the remaining hour. Needless to say we all had nothing in ALL of our gear to match this BIG change in tactic or pattern.
The next TOSA outing was Salt Creek and everyone had at least several spinnerbait of varied sizes & patterns.
I've found Mini Strike Kings to 5/8 oz spinner baits can be effective at provoking a strike from a sedmentary bass. Offering a noisy/flashy target in in a stain or a moving bait to a hunter.
Rick
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Post by shwookie on Nov 22, 2007 20:23:53 GMT -5
I really like the hair spinnerbaits vs. rubber skirted ones. I also have much better luck with the smaller sized ones, like 3/16ths. The hair ones I like are discontinued and hard to find, so I probably am going to try and make some of my own this winter.
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Post by ohioyaker on Nov 22, 2007 21:30:00 GMT -5
Brock, I too prefer the smaller spinnerbaits in the 1/8 - 3/16th oz. My favorite probably is either the Terminator T1 or Stanley Wedge...mostly double willow leaf, but will throw a willow/colo combo too.
I mostly use either all white, white/red , white/chart. or white/silver..I dont use many other colors than that except black .
Scott
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Post by shwookie on Nov 22, 2007 21:33:44 GMT -5
I like the white/red combo. I also like browns, but they seem hard to find the way I like.
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Post by mikem on Feb 25, 2008 22:37:16 GMT -5
I'm with Ohio Yaker on this one. I've thrown spinnerbaits off and on in streams... for some reason I have struck out with them. I do ok with them in lakes and really well in ponds, but not so well in typical smallmouth holes. I'm wondering if they work better in holes with some wood and backwater areas. It seems like nothing will hit it in the open water...
Jig and safety pin "beatle spins" and especially roostertails are my bad day standby. Probably because I can catch a lot of dinks on them, although my biggest river smallie is on a roostertail. I like the beatles in "catalpa" black w/yellow stripe, and the roosters with black and gold or green and gold, 1/8 oz or so size.
Knowing some of you have done ok with them gives me a reason to try again this next year.
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Post by Kyle Kochheiser on Feb 26, 2008 10:11:23 GMT -5
I have never been a spinnerbait guy. I love the inlines, basically anything with a gold blade and about 1/8 oz up to 1/4 oz. However, I just can't get into the spinnerbait pattern. In all honesty, I never liked em much for LM bass either. I just don't have much confidence in them or crankbaits. Though, there are times when a shad rap is the ticket.
Kyle
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Post by rarevos on Feb 26, 2008 14:38:56 GMT -5
Some days the spinnerbaits really produce. If I'm not getting a spinnerbait bite, then they probably want something slower. I carry one rod rigged up with a spinner and one with plastic. I usually start with spinners to gauge how active the fish are that day. Actually, buzzbaits first, then spinnerbaits, then the finesse stuff. Still trying to figure out where cranks/jerks fit into the equation... probably inversely proportional to visibility. Spinnerbaits don't work for me in clear water, you need a little stain to pull off the illusion.
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Post by ecoangler on Feb 26, 2008 17:19:12 GMT -5
Crittergitter, Try the safety-pin spinnerbait, "beetle spin" with a single or twin tilaed grub.
Its a good searching pattern that is easy to present.
I use arm with #0-#3 hammered silver or gold Colarado blades.
Your line id tied to the spinner arm and allows you to easily change the weight/size of the jig. Its runs with the hook up like a spinnerbait but the jig and grub can move/flex some from the spinner arm
I have used them in a small size for a tug and flutter technique on sun warmed days of early spring days near edges of holes, deep slow eddies and stony banks with depth.
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Post by Andyman on Feb 26, 2008 18:56:00 GMT -5
I throw spinnerbaits a rediculous amount. I always have one tied on, except mid winter. But Scott, you GOTTA allow yourself to start tossing something a little larger, and maybe something with just a whiff more "thump"....just a whiff. a 1/4 or 5/16th is about perfect for the creek you prefer. The majority of the 18" plus fish I've caught out of there have been on spinnerbaits. I toss basically three categories: Double willow for when I want the spinnerbait to "slip" through the water without much resistance. Tandem willow/colorado 75% of the time. And double "Turtleback" when I need a little more thump. Here's my 1/4 tandems: Here are a couple of my willows: And here are a few of my turtleback blades: Three of those turtleback spinnerbaits are made by Strictly Bass. They stock them at Buckeye Outdoors, in fact, Buckeye Outdorrs has a kickass spinnerbait selection between those, War Eagle, and the Terminators.
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Post by Dave Stephens on Feb 26, 2008 19:56:26 GMT -5
Pay attention fellas. There is a teacher in the house.
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Post by ecoangler on Mar 7, 2008 8:36:37 GMT -5
For those of you looking at jig spinners. Cabelas.com has the spinner arms & blades on sale at about 40% off.
Check out some of the other gear on sale.
Rick
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