do you guys throw spinnerbaits or swim jigs more?

I've been throwing a spinnerbait more, but I usually have both tied on until the fish decidedly start going for one or the other.

The spinnerbait and the jig are the two most versatile lures in bass fishing. The jig can be fished slower and seems to work best for deep, inactive fish or fish in heavy cover. The spinnerbait can be fished quite slow along the bottom or burned along the top, and everything in between. Even early this year when the water was in the low 50s, a slow rolled spinnerbait outproduced a jig for me. But both are lures that need to be carried at all times and you need to learn to fish both.

Rage tail all day. baby craw, craw, lobster, menace and grub.

I just got back from a trip to Minnesota and can tell you that a Yum Crawbug far outshined the Rage Chunk and Baby Craw. Maybe it was just the conditions, but I can tell you I just found my new favorite jig trailer. The smaller pincers are also far more durable than the Rage products; I'll post a pic tomorrow.

a spinner bait and a jig are both fishing tools. just like all the other lures(fishing tools) we have there is a time and place for all. myself, personally, consider a spinner bait a jig with attractors on it. most certainly a jig will get into tighter cover than a spinner bait will. but, when covering lots of water in search of the bass, a spinner bait might be a better choice. a spoon is a great search bait too. after you have located the school, it is often better to go to a jig or a t-rig worm to really delve through the available cover and structure. like tom said trial and error, but lots of on the water experience will help too.

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what about a swim jig? isn't that also good for locating fish

I just got back from a trip to Minnesota and can tell you that a Yum Crawbug far outshined the Rage Chunk and Baby Craw. Maybe it was just the conditions, but I can tell you I just found my new favorite jig trailer. The smaller pincers are also far more durable than the Rage products; I'll post a pic tomorrow.

durability is not an issue with me. 6 or 7 fish is on average per craw is not bad IMO. Plus no plastic can match rage tail's actions.

Were you fishing the rage tail and yum plastics under the same conditions at the same time?

If it worked for you then more power to you! Not trying to come off as an a hole honestly. rage tail craws are flawless in every single way in my opinion. no need to change what's not broken.

Great advice above, with that said, I love to throw spinnerbaits. It is the first lure I throw when I hit the water. It is a good bait to throw when you are in a body of water you are not familiar with. You can cover more area with a spinnerbait than any other lure. If fish are aggresive they will hit it. As with jigs there are variations of spinnerbaits. I'll throw double willows if I want to go deeper and I'll throw Colorado or Indiana blades if I want more vibration. I like to slow roll my s/b's but sometimes I will do a steady crank with a stop and go.