How to Tie and Rig a Spinnerbait for Bass Fishing
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Spinnerbaits: BOOYAH Spinnerbait – https://amzn.to/3k2Iz1j
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Trailer Hooks: Gamakatsu Spinnerbait trailer hooks – https://amzn.to/3OripmM
Soft Plastic Trailers: Strike King Rage Swimmer – https://amzn.to/3Ez7pz4
Learning how to tie and rig a spinnerbait correctly will help you catch more fish when spring bass fishing and when the water is murky.
Spinnerbait 101
The best spinnerbait for bass consists of one or two flashing “blades,” a jig head, and a skirt to cover the hook. This lure is beloved by bass anglers everywhere because they’ll clean house at any location.
When it comes to the design of a spinnerbait, most of the variety will come from the type of blades you have and how many.
You’ve got:
Willow – Sharp points on both ends, creating a fast but limited range rotation.
Colorado – Oval-shaped blade with a slower rotation but brighter flash.
Indiana – Oval shape with a point on one end. Moderate speed and flash.
Willow-leaf blades are long and narrow, designed to move through the water quickly. This is a great choice when the bass are active in the early morning on a hot summer day. It also makes them an excellent choice for fishing deeper clear water because they’ll sink faster to your desired depth.
Colorado blades move much slower than willow, which has advantages and disadvantages. The blades make colorado spinners a great topwater spinnerbait because they don’t sink as much. If you’re trying to fish right below the surface, you’ll want one of these blades.
Since they “spin” slower, they create more vibration in the water, so you’ll see these blades used on spinnerbaits recommended for nighttime fishing. They also work well in low visibility water right after a rainstorm when there is a lot of runoff.
An Indiana blade is the middle ground between Willow and Colorado blades, working well in both scenarios. If you’re unsure about what depth you’re fishing or what you’re going to run into on the water, you could use an Indiana-bladed spinnerbait and get the best of both worlds.
The different blades allow you to create both the flash and vibration you want.
In many cases, spinnerbaits are retrieved too fast, so bass end up missing them. Having a trailer hook on the end of the lure is a great way to prevent that from happening.
A trailer hook is another hook that you’ll run through the existing hook on the jig head. It will hang off the end and offer a little more real estate for the bass to strike so you can set the hook easier.
How to Tie a Spinnerbait
Tying a spinnerbait to your line is like tying any hook onto your line. Use your favorite knot, whether that’s a fishermen’s knot, a Palamar knot, or any other strong knot.
How to Rig a Spinnerbait
You can rig a soft plastic onto a spinnerbait to enhance the bait’s profile or give it even more vibration. I typically go with a paddle tail swimbait or a fluke. However, you can use just about any soft plastic out there. Though, Senko’s or lizards probably won’t work very well.
You’ll want to rig the soft plastic straight with your hook. This keeps it from swimming crooked or spinning weirdly and twisting your line. I didn’t realize how much this mattered for the longest time growing up until I started paying more attention to it and increased my catch ratio.
You can read our full article on spinnerbaits here: https://anglers.com/fishing-lures/how-to-tie-a-spinner-bait/
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:53 Spinnerbait differences
03:18 Spinnerbait Trailer Selection
04:33 How to Add a Trailer Hook to a Spinnerbait
05:31 How to Rig a Spinnerbait
07:36 How to Tie a Spinnerbait
09:58 Spinnerbait Fishing Tips
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