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Location: Southern Ontario, Detroit River and Lake StClair | For you guys that are spinners baits fans when and why do you use them over an inline bucktail. Whats your favorite one? I use quite a few spinner baits myself but it always amazes me how few guys use them for how versatile they are.
Good Fishin'
Tim
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | ..
Edited by allegheny river kid 8/31/2009 6:13 AM
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I personally love them for fishing weeds of all kinds. Especially when pulling through patches of junk weeds that are spread about. They dont hang up like every other bait will. Favorite would have have to be M&Gs but haven't tried awhole lot of different brands, liked these and pretty much stuck with them. |
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for me
spinnerbaits=trolling
bucktails=casting
my pb are riverrat,for 4 reasons.its canadian,they dont twist the wire and they are the only one who use extra long quality hair,you know that thing whit a lot of action,bullets proof.
a lil pricey,but try one you will never buy other things
http://www.riverratlures.com/4436.html |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | around weeds/standing timber. inlines won't shed the weeds near as well. |
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | I fish a lot of shallow lakes that have pretty heavy weed growth and they usually pull through without any problems. I also use spinnerbaits in the deep weeds as well and slow roll them. The majority of the time I have on a spinnerbait on versus a bucktail, Ghosttails are the best spinnerbaits that I have found. I also like the Pearson Grinder. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I like spinnerbaits when the weeds make fishing a standard bucktail tough. Also like them when the fish might be tucked down into the weeds, and slowly grinding a spinnerbait through the weeds can bring them out. I really like single bladed Rad Dogs for this. M/G's seem pretty good too, but I haven't given them as much water time as the Rad Dogs.
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Spinnerbaits are some of the most versatile baits one could use. Lots of good ones out there. But Rad Dogs have been a personal favorite of mine for a long time.
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| In the lake I fish there are weeds everywhere which is where I use spinnerbaits alot. Also I use big bladed spinnerbaits for deep rocks when I am getting hung up to often with inlines. My favorites for weeds are rad dogs with the single blade and heavy head and for the deep rocks a rad dog with a single number 10 on it. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Although it seems that most guys prefer spinnerbaits for fishing heavy cover or thick weeds... I prefer them for fishing DEEPER and FASTER than an in-line bucktail. Or... when fishing in big waves the added thump and depth a spinnerbait can provide seems to be an advantage. |
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Location: On my favorite lake! | Time there are many different types of spinnerbaits just like crankbaits. Some for my favorites Grimreapers wildcat , Grinders, and the big strike king they used to do. |
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Location: Southern Ontario, Detroit River and Lake StClair | Thanks for the replies guys. I like mentioned before use quite a few spinner baits with my favorites as of now being the RiverRat's that Mota noted. We've heard quite a few "why we use thems" but what about the guys that don't use them......why not? They are a great and very versatile bait and I'm actually surprised how few guys I come across that do use them. So if you don't use them regularly.........why not?
Good Fishin'
Tim
Edited by Roughneck1860 9/1/2009 5:00 PM
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| It seems to me that more people fish the in-lines than spinner baits. Cowgirls, etc. have created more desire to throw in-line bucktails. As to my own personal experience, I feel northern pike will hit a spinner bait more than an in-line bucktail. Oh, I know northern hit both. But, they seem to like spinner baits best. At least when I want to catch a northern for dinner, I'll use a spinner bait.
Since I want to catch a muskie rather than a northern, I have gradually switched to in-line bucktails.
This topic has raised my interest again in spinner baits. So, I'm going to make a spinner bait black with orange blades for my up coming trip to Canada. |
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Location: New Hope MN | I use spinners as little as possible, but it ends up being often. I use them in slop, timber, and when i need to go deeper.
I also use them when things are really slow. I always use willow leaf as it seems to be more weedless.
Love the Pearson Grinders. I used to fish the M&G's exclusively until I found the Pearsons. Far superior IMO. |
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Location: Ontario | I've gotten away from them a little the last two seasons but used to use them a lot. Mainly for trolling, but casting too. They just come thru cover better, and a big, big advantage is that you can let them hit the bottom..either before/during the retrieve or when banging structure trolling. I've always found inline spinners to be terrible for hanging up on shallow shoals. The jighead and upturned hook on a spinnerbait is a lot more forgiving. Letting a lure hit bottom is one of the best ways I know to catch a fish when thnings are tough..doesn't matter if its thru the ice for lakers in March or for perch in August. Spinnerbaits let you do that way better than straight spinners do. I'm learning that Bulldawgs and similar lures follow the same code..sometimes letting them hit the bottom before you do anything is the best thing you can do with the bait. Grimm Reaper makes a couple good ones, but watch losing the main blade off the swivel. They were running sllicone skirts way before it became en vogue too. Most of the ones I troll I make, they're 4 to about 9 ounces with mariboo and blades from #8's to #13's, maybe 12-15" long. Powering them thru all kinds of shallow cabbage and over rocks in less than 15fow is a winner many places we fish. My buddy does well casting the 1oz Grinders and the big (5oz?) model is deadly too. They are definitely a good change up trolling or casting when you want to give other baits a rest and work heavier cover, deeper or fish tight to the bottom. Another oldie but goodie are Northlands old Bionic Bucktail spinnerbaits..very well made, small, and fish love them. They're a small bait by today's standards but they really catch fish and you can buy them everywhere. Spinnerbaits are also a great lure when you have inexperienced casters or trollers on board, they're just more forgiving. They can hit weeds and are also 100% effective if someone gaps out and just lets them sink..not so with a straight bucktail. All the ones we cast into dense weeds or bad rocks we pull the trailer hooks off, just less to foul and like a straight spinner, spinnerbaits are excellent hookers. The jig hook is more than enough. I actually just packed a few 4ozers into the boat to pull around this wknd before seeing this thread, glad I did now!
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| An often overlooked application for spinnerbaits is their ability to be fished vertically. When you drop them into open pockets within weed beds or sharp drop offs, those blades are working for you in ways that bucktail blades will not. One bait I like a lot that was specifically designed for this application is the Copter V2 from MM Spinnerbaits. Two double Indiana blades were designed to move easily from the horizontal position to the vertical position and spin like a helicopter on the drop. Deadly!
Soon to be available by the same company, is a double #10 Colorado Spinnerbait that was designed to be speed trolled at 7+ M.P.H.! The Super Speed Troller or SST will call them in. These baits are built like a tank!
Edited by kyle@bigwoodmuskylur 9/7/2009 5:29 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I fish slop more than the average guy, keying on flowages and moving water when possible. I think consistent height and speed are key in the 'stuff', so starting with the rod high and ending with the rod low is important. Anything with a treble hook is out, so spinnerbaits are the preferred lure. I use Violent Strike made to my requests by my son, good lures that do what I want them to do at a good price. |
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Location: Twin Cities Metro | I like to use spinnerbaits to fish deeper and at a fast speed. I use "Pitt" spinnerbaits most of the time. The nice part about the Pitt is I can change the main blade from the #8 Indiana, which I use to run it deeper, to a #8 or #10 Colorado Blade and I can run it high throw weeds and muck. Spinnerbaits a very versatile bait and deserve a spot in you box. |
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