Everything you need to know about choosing spinnerbaits is covered in this new video.  Very detailed!

 

 

 

You must have put this out so @TnRiver46 could learn how to catch fish on a spinnerbait. LOL

There’s a lot I agree with you on here. The beautiful thing about spinnerbaits is they are each so wonderfully unique and customizable that any fisherman is free to tweak them as wanted to fit a certain style. 
 

At least that’s my excuse for owning like 150 of them, tweaking each of them frequently, and having a box full of just blades

Update: I like the point you make at 6:20. Spinnerbaits are heavy cover machines, and should be treated as such. I will throw them in open water too, especially if there is some good wave action going on, but for the most part I want to be around cover. I think cover is the best form of concealment for a spinnerbait. The cover can literally block a fish's view of the spinnerbait, if the angling is right. From what I have seen, the best spinnerbaits for coming through cover have a short distance from wire bend to head, and a smaller hook. There is no need for a gigantic hook on a spinnerbait. It just has to be stout. 

Good video with good information.

 

The only area I tend to differ is the line. I don't care for braid with spinnerbaits either, but I typically go heavier mono over flouro.

 

15 - 17lb mono is my typical choice.

I use 15lb Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line.  Did I not mention that in the video?

22 hours ago, Glenn said:

I use 15lb Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line.  Did I not mention that in the video?

Yep,... You did. I really like InvizX too,... I just don't use it much for spinnerbaits. 

 

I typically run my spinnerbaits pretty shallow in fairly dingy water, either slow rolling them around stumps & laydowns or cranking them just under the surface.

 

In either case the larger mono (i.e. larger than the 10-12lb I would use for other things) seems to work well and is MUCH cheaper to replace when needed.

1 hour ago, FrnkNsteen said:

I typically run my spinnerbaits pretty shallow in fairly dingy water, either slow rolling them around stumps & laydowns or cranking them just under the surface.

 

When modern spinnerbaits first came out, there weren't many options and usable information was scarce.  The Zorro Aggravator  was the one I remember most.  There was a time when I wondered if I would ever catch a bass on one.  I would make cast after cast and nothing happened. One spring day my wife and I were in Pelican Bay (Okeechobee) at the right time.  Bass were everywhere chasing shad. We caught some nice fish that day and my spinnerbait confidence grew.  The problem was days like that don't happen often.  One day I was fishing along a long line of pads when an idea hit me.   Instead of casting perpendicular to the pads, maybe I should try casting down them?  I pulled my boat to the edge and started down the pad line pulling my bait as close to the edge as possible.   A few casts later I caught an 8 pound bass.  I took the same tactic to a canal bank and scored again.   That's when I realized spinnerbaits must be pulled close to cover.  If the fish are biting everything you throw, you can catch bass out in the open.  If not, the closer you fish the more fish you will catch.  

Thanks @Glenn I never had very much confidence with spinners, but I never had it broke down like that. 
I think I’ll go out and give them another try.

Thanks