spinnerbait

[dtw2]

Just wondering if any other members noticed the post in fishing reports about catching bass with spinnerbaits just under the water or making them wake on top of the water. Just noticed and kind of wonder why?emoQuestion

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#ff0033">It's kindalike fishin a buzz bait.....sometimes the bass just cannot stand it and have to hit it....good technique to use at times...FA</font>

 

[Liveliner]

That is what I call "Slow rolling" It is very productive in 4 - 6' water over grass beds and over brush. That is only one of a few times I pull a bait steady. Big Spinnerbait with double Colorado blades.

 

[Guest]

I like to throw a SB and work it that way too but my preference is with willow leaf blades. Any will work though. I think it sort of mimicks baitfish activity on the surface and can be deadly at times, especially in skinny water.

Cheez

 

[Guest]

Slow rolling and waking are two different things. Slow rolling is when you are presenting the lure, usually with a single Colorado blade, close to the bottom, around cover, structure, etc. It's used a lot during the winter months, and a lot at night.

Waking, on the other hand, is presenting the spinnerbait just below the surface of the water. It's usually a pure reaction strike that occurs, as you are presenting the lure so fast that they do not get a good look at the lure.

It will work well in clear water, but you have to get the bait moving quickly. It's great in stained water, where the visibility is hindered, and they are only going on the vibration produced from the lure.

Instead of going with the willow leaf blades, which are perfectly good for waking the spinnerbait, why not try the long drop blades, that are a mix between the willow and the Indiana blade? Best of both worlds..........flash and vibration.

 

[Liveliner]

Thanks John for clearing that up for me. I had heard "Waking" and had an idea but did not know for sure.emoScratch
I thought that my slow and steady cranking was Slow Rolling below the surface. I did know it was something else if it broke water on the surface. Thanks for teaching this old Dog a new trick.emoThumbsup

 

[Guest]

It's not hard and fast, LL. While a lot of anglers have had tremendous success doing both of the aforementioned tatics using spinnerbaits, all of my success has come from throwing them in exact locations and winding them back. The only thing that I do is allow it to come in contact with the cover, and when it does, I will jerk it away. When I pull it away, that's when I get my strikes.

I have slow-rolled spinnerbaits, waked them, etc., but for me, if you ask me to put it in a location that looks inaccessible, I will put it there. LOL

I am wanting to get a big 1 oz. spinnerbait with a hub-cap for a blade, and fish it in the winter. emoToast

 

[jon the fisherman]

I will give a spinnerbait jerks, like a jerk bait, when I slow roll one. Alot of times this will work when they won't bite it on a steady retrieve. I also like to hop it if it is single blade. I have gotten away from the norm, and have started using a single willow at night. This enables me to work the bait a little faster, and is just a little more subtle than a single colorado, and if you put a large willow on it, it will give off a nice thump.

 

[drumking]

I always considered waking a SB as fishing it so close to the surface that you actually get a bulge of water without breaking the surface with the blade. Very effective technique at times. Fishing at Watts Bar 30 years ago, I used this method very successfully. Many times I would wake a SB over stumps or submerged brush and just as I cleared the stump or brush, I would just kill the bait, and the bass would just explode on it. emoGeezer

 

[Fishin Fool]

My favorite way to fish a SB is to use a big Colorado blade and pull it just under the water so it makes a "wake". I used to do that a lot when milfoil was up, tossing into pockets and watching the bass come out and slam it.