What Is Your "go To" Spinnerbait?

[Jack Jones]

Let's say you're fishing any given body of water, be it Table Rock, LOTO, Lake Springfield. What is your "go to" spinnerbait (e.g. size, blades, color) for prospecting and doing your darnedest not to walk away empty handed?

[Mitch f]

Let's say you're fishing any given body of water, be it Table Rock, LOTO, Lake Springfield. What is your "go to" spinnerbait (e.g. size, blades, color) for prospecting and doing your darnedest not to walk away empty handed?

I like all War eagles!

For the river my go to spinnerbait is a 3/4 oz double gold willow leaf number 5 blade for the big one in high river murky water situations, I've caught a bunch of nice smallies on this. You need big tackle to horse this bait around but it works well. Slow roll it off the bottom like a jig or just steady reel. I'm not sure there is a better big fish bait when the conditions are right.

[Al Agnew]

I usually make my own, but those War Eagles are pretty sweet. They are a little more compact than many commercially available spinnerbaits, with shorter arms on both sides of the line tie point, which I like. When I make my own, though, I form a looped eye, rather than the open R bend that you find on nearly all commercially produced ones...because I like to use a snap and it doesn't work with the R bend line tie.

[flytyer57]

White/chartreuse with a big ol' willow leaf blade.

[Ham]

Spinnerbaits are a lot like screw drivers. I use the one that fits the job.

I have favorite jerkbaits and topwaters. I don't have a favorite SB.

[Tim Smith]

In turbid water, a big white spinner bait with a fat colorado blade with lots of "thump". Easy to feel. Easy to find.

In flowing water, unless I'm rolling baits over timber, I like in-line spinners. Still nothing in the stores better than Mepps as far as I can see. #2 or #3 for smallies.

[RSBreth]

I like compact models most of the time. I have a few I like a lot but am trying to get a custom mold made for a "hidden weight" model. I like White/Silver for clear water - FireTiger for dingy or muddy. Most of the time it's tandem willow blades but I like a small Colorado or Indiana followed by a nice size Willow. I use Spinnerbaits a lot - more than almost anyone else I know for River Smallies.

[Mitch f]

I like compact models most of the time. I have a few I like a lot but am trying to get a custom mold made for a "hidden weight" model. I like White/Silver for clear water - FireTiger for dingy or muddy. Most of the time it's tandem willow blades but I like a small Colorado or Indiana followed by a nice size Willow. I use Spinnerbaits a lot - more than almost anyone else I know for River Smallies.

Saw your blog, Sorry about your finger! I did the exact same thing 3 years ago trying to play Iron Chef Morimoto in my kitchen. Hope your finger heels. If you cast with your right

hand that won't be so bad.

[RSBreth]

Saw your blog, Sorry about your finger! I did the exact same thing 3 years ago trying to play Iron Chef Morimoto in my kitchen. Hope your finger heels. If you cast with your right

hand that won't be so bad.

Yeah - thanks. It's healing. I actually did fish with the big bandage on it and managed to cast O.K.

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

3/8 oz. white/chartreuse Strike King with one willow and one colorado blade... and a trailer hook!