Also, forgot about my Stanleys.  Still one of the better all around spinners.

Out of my lower end spinnerbaits I like my strike king burner. Comes though weeds nicely and has a good amount of flash.

I don't claim to be a spinnerbait guru , of the ones I tried I prefer the S.O.B Mini Me, Peppers and Strike King brands. 

21 hours ago, Arcs&sparks said:

I’ve caught more fish on $1.00 Walmart spinnerbaits than anything else. I have some sweet looking KVDs and some other brands but I used to catch a lot more on spinnerbaits with the small junky ones for some reason.  My fish are frugal...

Same here!! Where I fish I believe the reason why I do so good with those Walmart spinner baits is it's size,I'm fishing shallow water with alot of grass,when that spinnerbait come thru that grass they destroy it!They are cheaply made you have to straighten them out after every fish,sharpen the hook and replace the skirts when a Oscar or mudfish slam it,but it's the right size for where I'm fishing and right blade combo so I use them .Got a gallon bag full of them with a bag of zman skirts.

I make my own but if I had to buy some it would be Stanley or War Eagle. 

 

Two years ago I scored some older 3/4oz Vibrashafts NIP from a flea market. These are made better than what is currently out there IMO. I deep roll them post spawn and catch some nice bass.

 

Allen

22 hours ago, Arcs&sparks said:

I’ve caught more fish on $1.00 Walmart spinnerbaits than anything else. I have some sweet looking KVDs and some other brands but I used to catch a lot more on spinnerbaits with the small junky ones for some reason.  My fish are frugal...

Ditto here. I'm not afraid of losing a dollar spinnerbait. The black and black/yellow ones have a single large colorado blade, perfect for muddy waters here. Change skirts if you want something else....

Every spinnerbait brand/manufacture mentioned makes a very good bait.  Two manufactures not mentioned that I have a lot of confidence in are Revenge and Dobyns. I fish spinnerbaits a bunch for smallmouth and these baits are my go to's. I also own quite a few Stanleys and Peppers.  Flashover also makes a great bait and will custom paint blades. You have numerous options for sure.

21 hours ago, Gundog said:

Where I fish there are pickerel/pike/musky that will bend and break a normal spinner bait so I've found it best to use Terminator spinner baits. They are more expensive but worth every extra penny. 

The terminator series holds up a lot longer against those annoying pike because of the titanium frame.  Normal steel framed ones are toast after one of those snot rockets plows into it

Thank yall so much I really appreciate the feedback. I am a younger angler and I am trying you soak up as much knowledge from you more seasoned fisherman so that I can pass the knowledge on to a younger angler in the future.

A seldom mentioned (like never) spinnerbait that I've found to be the most versatile and productive in my tackle bag is the Zorro short arm Aggravator (used to be the Stan Sloan Aggravator).  I carry the 5/8oz bluegill color and always cut the wire weedguard off.  Contrary to what you often read about spinnerbait styles, this single Colorado bladed bait is very weedless and draws some pretty viscous hits when fished through the top of submergent weeds.  It also excels at bouncing along a clean bottom.

 

I challenge anyone on this board to tell me you've got one of these baits in your bag...

 

oe