Spinnerbait Blade Colors

[mic]

I curious if anyone uses spinner blades other then silver and gold. If so when?

I've read that some folks use white in clear water when you wanted a reduced flash.

I'm also curious about using gun metal...specifically for inlines for trout and small water smallmouths.

Finally, anyone using the blades with the fish prints on them?

[Flysmallie]

Black at night. Other than that just the plain old nickel and gold.

[fishinwrench]

Experimented with that alot when Mark Twain (hands down the best SB lake I know of) was in its heyday... but it never paid off.

Silver or Gold always, even though at one time I threw nothing but copper if it was a tandem Colorado model because I won a tourney using one during a time that everyone participating was throwing spinnerbaits..... which means less than nothing, but you know how things like that can control your mind. LOL

[Mitch f]

I have used white and chartreuse blades up in the Great Lakes with good success on Smallmouth

[Jerry Rapp]

this got me to thinking (now I have a head ache, thanks), but I used to use spinnerbaits with chartruese blades and matching skirts quite a bit. It was a pretty good combo, especially very early in the morning and in early spring with murky, warming water. Might have to try one again. Thanks for re-opening that brain cell.

[fishinwrench]

Jerry, Seriously?

If the success was even remotely favorable you wouldn't have to be reminded!

I bet those old chartreuse bladed spinnerbaits are buried somewhere that you don't even wanna go, with rotten matted skirts laying under them. LMAO!

[Gavin]

Mostly Silver, Gold, and Black...have some with White, Chartruese, and Flo. Orange for dingy water.

[Quillback]

White has worked for me in very stained water. But usually silver/brass.

[Jerry Rapp]

I will find them wrench, and you are correct, they won't be pretty. Will put new skirts on them, and repaint the blades if need be. Most of them didn't even have ball bearing swivels, and that may have contributed to their success also. Different vibration frequency? Wait, we are talking about a fish with a brain smaller than my little toe's toenail. Never mind.

[mic]

Jerry, to much information... Don't need visions of your toe everytime I bust out a spinner.