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Two questions about spinnerbaits

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5 minutes ago, Burrows said:

Well he wants to make sure that when the chatter bait wile going 75 miles an hour on a 10 speed reel, that looks nothing like a fish by the way, that the fish doesn’t notice the line.

 

I prefer flouro because I can feel what the blades are doing all the time. I know if the blades are ticking rocks, snagging weeds, getting bumped by fish, etc.

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1 hour ago, EGbassing said:

I prefer flouro because I can feel what the blades are doing all the time. I know if the blades are ticking rocks, snagging weeds, getting bumped by fish, etc.

You won't feel any noticeable difference using moving baits on a decent rod.

Is 10# mono ideal for spnrb8s up to 3/4 oz.? No, but I do it all the time. ?

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1 minute ago, detroit1 said:

Is 10# mono ideal for spnrb8s up to 3/4 oz.? No, but I do it all the time. ?

Ever broken one off on that? I decided to go with 15 lb. mono today but I'm wondering how strong 10lb. is.

No. In fact I caught my biggest pike (44") ever on 10#xl.... 

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On 10/21/2018 at 11:07 AM, scaleface said:

I  would probably throw   willow's but dont know which would be better .

Willow blades work great in South Florida where the water is clear.

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

You won't feel any noticeable difference using moving baits on a decent rod.

I agree. I use 12 pound test big mono for most of my spinnerbait fishing and do well.

6 hours ago, J Francho said:

Why would you prefer fluoro for a spinnerbait?  You gain no advantage using fluoro.

 I tried various brands of flourocarbon for spinnerbait fishing and I was not impressed. Flourocarbon seems to break easier than big game mono. I will stick to big game mono when it comes to spinnerbait fishing.

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1) I have used 12lb Berkley Big Game for spinnerbaits in open water and light cover and only lost one (it snagged between two rocks - there was no getting that one back). I'd think 10lb line might be usable, but is far from ideal especially with Vanish. I personally like 15lbs for fishing spinnerbaits in pretty much all conditions unless I'm fishing in some really heavy weeds, at which point I'd use 17lbs line. I have had great luck with Berkley Trilene Fluorocarbon in 15# for spinnerbaits myself.

 

2) There is no harm in experimenting with different blades. Different blades work in different conditions and different lakes.

Wow...

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15 hours ago, EGbassing said:

Ever broken one off on that? I decided to go with 15 lb. mono today but I'm wondering how strong 10lb. is.

I'll take the the 15 lb BG and lay the points. You are comparing a line with some of the highest shock and knot strength to one with the worst. Even 10 lb BG to 10 lb Vanish wouldn't be a fair fight.

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1 hour ago, reason said:

I'll take the the 15 lb BG and lay the points. You are comparing a line with some of the highest shock and knot strength to one with the worst. Even 10 lb BG to 10 lb Vanish wouldn't be a fair fight.

Just wondering, how long ago was the last time you used a spool of vanish? Almost everybody that's used it says it's awful but I strength tested mine and it seemed at least as strong as my Stren flourocarbon. It's been pretty good so far. That makes me wonder if they just recently started using a new blend to make the line.

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Two pages of recommendations....  I guess, you know better.  Good luck!

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17 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Two pages of recommendations....  I guess, you know better.  Good luck!

I decided to go with the mono...

I throw my spinnerbaits on a 6'6 MH/F in a 6.8/1 with 15lb P-Line. It's one of my confidence baits. I love throwing around shallow cover, along weed edges, and over grass flats. For clear water, I primarily throw white or glimmering blue/silver with silver willow blades in daylight conditions and black with colorado blade at night. If the water has a slight stain to it I will throw a touch of chartreuse with gold blades. The gold seem to flash a little better in stained/dirty water. 

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