4 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Black and copper spinnerbaits have kind of a cult following here. I've caught some big ones in the spring slow rolling a single Colorado bladed black spinnerbait during the day.

   Good to hear.

   Dark colored or light colored skirts?       JJ

On 12/8/2019 at 5:37 PM, jimmyjoe said:

   Yeah, I've used that type, too. This guy swore that black blades were magic on or near the bottom. I would have laughed him off, but the day I met him he out-fished me 3-to-2 in about 1/2 hour, then went his way.

   Now this guy and I were talking for a little while. He said that for a lo-'n-slo spinnerbait, you want a visible skirt and much-less-visible blades. That way, the fish goes for the skirt (and hook) and not the blades. It's just the opposite of a wake spinnerbait.

   One thing I do remember: when I used Wordens Super Roostertails in 3/8 or (the now-discontinued) 1/2 oz., I had maybe 20 or 25 percent of my fish hooked on the outside of the lower jaw. They were going for the blade, not the body. But I never thought too much about it, because the "body" on a Super Roostertail ain't very much. Just a dinky lead cylinder with a pitiful little dab of dressing.

   I dunno. I never talked to anyone who said stuff like this guy. It makes me wonder about the Mepps in-line spinners with black blades, too. I've been looking at them lately. I used to think, "No way!", and pass them by, but now I'm not so sure. 

   I hope I'm not missing something here. Bait Monkey would kick my keister.   ?    jj

Mepp’s with black blades (Black Fury) are outstanding baits. I have caught literally 1000s of fish on them from size 1 to size 5, SMB, LMB and pike all love them. Dark or clear water, it doesn’t matter.

I've never used a black-bladed spinnerbait before, but I almost only use black skirted spinnerbaits.  My most successful two are a double Colorado black/red BPS model, and an all black Terminator with a single copper blade.

1 hour ago, Pickle_Power said:

I've never used a black-bladed spinnerbait before, but I almost only use black skirted spinnerbaits.  My most successful two are a double Colorado black/red BPS model, and an all black Terminator with a single copper blade.

   I will say one thing for sure: I'm learning a lot here! Seems that old guy wasn't as crazy as I first thought.    jj  

The strike king midnight special is a great bait. You can practically drag it on the bottom. I’ve also had great days with a zman bait with polished silver blades that I could see flashing at the end of my cast on a sunny day. Go figure. 

I still break out the black spinner baits when i fish at night but most of the time its been replaced by a black chatterbait. chatterbaits seem to cast further and tend to get less fouled up by submerged vegetation.