Hi all, I recently just got back into bass fishing after taking nearly 2 years off. Today at my local walmart I saw that they had bomber bushwacker spinnerbaits in white, chartreuse, and white/chartreuse with sizes ranging from 1/8 oz to 1/2 oz. and with either a single willowleaf or colorado blade. I decided to go ahead and buy one 3/8 oz chartreuse/white spinnerbait with the single Colorado blade. My questions is has anyone ever fished these before and would they work well on a 7 ft. MH rod with a Fast action (Baitcaster with 10 lb big game)? Also I will be fishing mostly in smaller lakes and ponds that have lots of areas where there might be potential snags, so should i fish them like 3 feet below the surface? Thanks for any help!

My personal feelings are 12# min. for spinner bait - 14# better choice - I use 17# or over. Lots of metal flapping around out there on the cast. Three feet deep will catch fish - try bulging the surface or just under the surface also.

My personal feelings are 12# min. for spinner bait - 14# better choice - I use 17# or over. Lots of metal flapping around out there on the cast. Three feet deep will catch fish - try bulging the surface or just under the surface also.

I plan on upgrading to 12 lb trilene xl eventually but right now im going to stick with the 10 lb big game which is some pretty tough line. Also would the Berkley Lightning (not shock) 7 ft. MH fast action rod work with spinnerbaits? Its rated for 10-20 lb line and 1/2oz - 1 oz lures but im sure that i could use 3/8 oz. 

Also would the Berkley Lightning (not shock) 7 ft. MH fast action rod work with spinnerbaits? Its rated for 10-20 lb line and 1/2oz - 1 oz lures but im sure that i could use 3/8 oz.

That rod should work for you. Iv swam 3/8oz jigs before with a lightning shock. The MH power should give you plenty of backbone for a hookset. I really would up your line size though. A spinnerbait carries a lot of resistance running through the water. I use 14# mono on my spinnerbait rod.