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| In general, wondering how you muskie fisherman feel about the use of shorter-arm spinnerbaits (i.e. Grinders) compared to longer arm ones? Have many of you experienced muskies hitting the blades more often with longer arms and thus not getting hook ups? As much as I understand, I don't know of another reason for the shorter-arm baits other than this. Appreciate any thoughts on this. |
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| Short arm spinnerbaits are more versitile; they can be fished top to bottom, very high degree of lure stability on the retreive. The short arm also reduces torque allowing faster retreive speeds, and gives you better hook-ups.
Brian
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Location: Holly, MI | yea, what brian said. especially if you ever intend to troll the spinnerbait. I think it also increases the appearance of a larger profile. If you have a long wire out the front from the body and from the blade(s) the fish don't see that. Now with the blade up front more and the body slightly further back you get a larger profile along with the better hook-ups. A blade beating on a hook point will dull it and beat up the blade.
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I use Long Arm baits myself. Musky Muggers to be exact. Musky tend to engulf that bait when I get one on those baits. As for fish not seeing the blade on long arm baits... guess it just depends on your baits... Muggers the blade is very noticeable... I also only use Willow blades on mine(only blade available for the bait), I have tried other blades and get some nice clanking off the hook, but the painted non-willow blades do get chipped up a lot.
Edited by kevin 6/7/2004 11:13 PM
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