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[Donnieboy]

Hi guys,
This is my first post in the forums. I'm in Ottawa and have fished since the age of 4 in Ontario near north, east and south, as well as NWT, Yukon and FLA; mostly for SM/LM Bass and Pike.
But this post is about spinnerbaits, so tell me what criteria YOU think makes the perfect spinnerbait. I will be manufacturing spinnerbaits shortly, so I might end up making one that fits your perfect description. For example swivel types, blade shapes and sizes, number of blades, materials used, hook types, skirt styles, colors etc.

[Porter86]

I am looking forward to seeing what people have to say. I don't know the differance with spinnerbaits as i ususally just use a worm or I fly fish haha. I need to learn about these things.

be sure to let us know when your in production as well

[PainInTheBass]

I prefer 3/8 oz, double willow leaf style blades based on the waters I tend to fish. Because they tend to be weedy, I usually retrieve the spinnerbaits, burning it just over the weeds, ticking the weed tops preferably. I am not fussy about the type of swivel, nor the material of the frame, provided it is not garbage and deforms too easily. Hook brand is also one of those things where I don't care if it is any particular brand, so long as it is a quality hook. As for colours, while I used to use a lot of chartreuse, my mainstay now are white base colours with silver blades. I always throw on a Yum twin tail trailer to add extra action if the skirt does not have one built in, and always add a trailer hook in the face up position for those short strikes.

I hope this helps.

[manitoubass2]

I fish 3/8oz more than any other spinner. That being said, with spinners gaining popularity for fishing walleyes, I'd like to see a smaller profile spinnerbait of the same weight. Using tungsten for the mold instead of lead.

For colors, I like mostly white, with some silver and a little black. Where I fish I'm trying to imitate shiner minnows, and these colors work awesome. For stained/dirty water when the water rises, I'd reverse these colors, mostly black, with a little white and silver.

I prefer double willows for bass fishing, double colorados (#4 size blades) for walleye. I almost always use silver blades, but I have started experimenting this year with baitfish image blades. Too ealry to tell how thats working out though

I like when spinnerbaits come with a closed bend in the wire so the line doesn't slip and foul the retrieve.

If your going to try and make these for sale, I'd suggest alot of tinkering and finding a niche to set you apart.

Like a crank bait/spinner bait. No bill on the crank, just a through wire construction. Could be interesting to try...

With the recent popularity of the alabama rig, I'm surprised nobody(that I'm aware of) has made a 3 way spinner. I'm thinking one strong hook, like a normal spinnerbait, with one spreadable arm off each side with another hook. That might be a popular bait and might even work really well.


And please look at thinning out the hook selection. It drives me nuts that every company making spinner baits uses a unnecessary, thick hook.