When should I use a spinnerbait?
Here’s the quick answer: Spinnerbaits can be used to catch fish all year round, but are most effective during spring and fall, when bass are feeding on schools of shad in shallow water. The best days to use spinnerbaits are cloudy days, windy days with choppy water, or any time with muddy water.
What weight spinnerbait should I use?
Weights like 1/4oz and 3/8oz are ideal to keep the Spinnerbait higher up in the water column. If the bass are cruising the shallows in the spring or fall, these weights will allow you to keep the Spinnerbait above the grass, and will even give you the ability to “yo yo” them back to the boat.
Should I use a swivel with a spinner?
We do not recommend attaching a spinner directly to a swivel. Most fishermen use a swivel that is way too big and this can interfere with the action of the lure. If you are set on using a swivel, we recommend you tie a very small top quality ball bearing snap swivel to the end of your main line.
Are spinnerbaits good in summer?
Well, spinnerbaits are one of the best baits to toss at bass, especially during these summer heat spells. It is one of my favorite baits for both largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Do spinnerbaits work in the summer?
The shallow spinnerbait pattern works best in the summertime on lakes that stay mud red throughout the spring.”Bass are warm-water fish, and they don’t mind water temperatures in the high 80s in the shallows,” says Houston, who has taken fish as shallow as 6 inches on his blade bait in the heat of summer.
Do spinnerbaits catch big bass?
Catch Big Bass With Spinnerbaits. “You can’t catch big bass with spinnerbaits. It’s just not a big bass lure.”
What color spinnerbait should I use?
A black and blue soft plastic is ideal; a white and chartreuse Glow Blade spinnerbait will also produce. For hard baits, bright chartreuse, green, or dark, solid-colored lures will perform well. Rule 3: Local baitfish and native forage patterns are go-to colors.
Which ChatterBait is best?
The Jack Hammer is the best all-purpose ChatterBait in the line. It has premium components that most high-level tournament anglers prefer, including a high-quality Gamakatsu hook, wire bait keeper and strong line clip. Plus, it comes in sizes ranging from 3/8 to 1 1/4 ounce, so it can be fished in a lot of situations.
Do spinnerbaits work in clear water?
So long as the water is clear and the bass are holding on isolated targets, a spinnerbait has a good chance of working. It all comes down to presentation — that, and having just the right spinnerbait.
What colors do bass like?
A bass sees all shades of blue as essentially the same (provided, of course, the colors have the same brightness). The same is true for subtle variations in dark purple or dark red lures.
What color lures to use on cloudy days?
Cloudy or overcast conditions can yield some of the best bass fishing. Dark lure colors like Junebug, black, or purple work best in clear water silhouetting against overcast skies and bright whites or chartreuses are better for muddy water.
How fast should I reel in a spinnerbait?
Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, swimming jigs, topwaters and most other baits are best served with a medium speed reel. When I’m spinnerbaiting, for example, 5:1 is just too slow for anything but slow-rolling, and 7:1 is too fast — you have to slow down just to keep your bait in the water. A medium gear ratio is just right.
What is a good spinnerbait trailer?
The best water conditions for adding spinnerbait trailers are stained to muddy water. I favor using plastic trailers with plenty of tail action, so my choices are usually single- or double-tail plastic grubs or 7-inch ribbon tail plastic worms.
What color are fish attracted to the most?
green light
What color light attracts fish the best? Overall, green light attracts the most fish. Green has a high lumen output of 130 per LED alongside a 520 nm wavelength. Shrimp and insects have both of these wavelengths in their color vision alongside green light receptors around 530 um.
Will crappie bite rooster tails?
Worden’s Original Rooster Tail Spinner is a classic lure that has been catching freshwater game fish since the 1950s. It comes in several different weights, but experts recommend choosing a smaller 1/32- or 1/24-ounce lure for targeting crappies.
Should I use a swivel with a rooster tail?
Rooster tails have a wire shaft that stays in place while the blades rotate around it so a swivel is not required.
Are Rooster Tails good for crappie fishing?
With ten different sizes to choose from the rooster tail has been made to be effective in different types of water conditions.The rooster tail has been very productive in my Crappie fishing, almost every time I choose to use it, and many of my fishing friends have experienced the same results.