| ;ve been a bass fishing fanatic for over 25 years | | | | sizes, colors and blade combinations there’s |
| now. It’s something that I love doing and I | | | | practically no limit as to the number of |
| do it as often as possible when the water | | | | combinations that can be thrown. This makes the |
| isn’t frozen! | | | | bait extremely versatile, which makes it a bait for |
| As a bass fisherman, over the past two and a | | | | all seasons. |
| half decades I’ve found a few techniques | | | | Ask a lot of bass fishermen when they think the |
| for catching bass that just seem to be my | | | | best time of year is for throwing spinnerbaits and |
| favorites when compared to other angling | | | | probably 75% of them will immediately tell you |
| techniques. | | | | that a spinnerbait is a springtime bait! While it can |
| Right at the top of that list of favorite tactics | | | | excel in the springtime when the bass move into |
| would be spinnerbait fishing for bass in the | | | | the shallows in droves, bass can be caught at all |
| shallows. Spinnerbaits allow me to cover a lot of | | | | times of the year on spinnerbaits. Regions where |
| water in a hurry in an effort to find the bass that | | | | lakes ice over in the winter are obvious |
| are actively feeding, without having to work too | | | | exceptions, but anytime there is open water is a |
| hard for them. When the bass are biting | | | | good time to try a spinnerbait. |
| spinnerbaits, I can catch a whole lot of fish in no | | | | Aside from all of the nuances that can be |
| time at all. Best of all, spinnerbaits seem to attract | | | | attributed to different colors and sizes, |
| some big fish, so I stand a good chance of hitting | | | | spinnerbaits also need to be matched with the |
| a biggie amongst the fish that I do catch that | | | | right equipment in order for them to be at their |
| day. | | | | most efficient bass-catching levels. |
| There’s something about spinnerbaits that | | | | Spinnerbait rods should be light enough to use for |
| attracts big bass pretty consistently. | | | | hours on end without tiring your arm too quickly. |
| There’s obviously no guarantee that this | | | | Rods in the 6 - 7 foot range are best and |
| will happen every time you throw spinnerbaits, but | | | | medium to medium-heavy action is also the way |
| it does happen often enough. | | | | to go, depending on the size of the spinnerbaits |
| Some people tend to misunderstand spinnerbaits | | | | you plan on throwing. This will obviously be |
| and consider them to be mindless baits to be | | | | dictated by the depth of water, water clarity, |
| used by amateur anglers who don’t know | | | | weather conditions, etc. But it gives you a general |
| how to catch bass any other way. This | | | | guideline to start with. |
| can’t be further from the truth! SureĀ
| | | | Last but not least in this setup is your reel. |
| spinnerbaits will catch bass for novice anglers, but | | | | Spinnerbaits in the range of 1/4 oz. and under |
| it still needs to be put in the right places. In the | | | | should be fished with spinning equipment and line in |
| hands of an experienced angler, though, the | | | | the 8 - 10 lb test range, while those baits heavier |
| spinnerbait will really shine as a consistent fish | | | | than this are best fished on heavier baitcasting |
| catcher. | | | | gear. |
| Because spinnerbaits come in a huge variety of | | | | |