After the initial hot spring spinnerbait bite I tone it down . Get rid of the brightness and downsize the blades.

Right now my favorite spinnerbaits are the ones I don't have to make! There are 183 spinnerbait heads sitting on my bench that need painted. Just a little burnt out right now so I don't feel like painting them even though I need to.

 

Allen

I’ve been using the Googan Squad Zingers quite a bit lately - they’ve been really good to me, especially in Bluegill.

 

Other favorite is Strike King Potbelly - they seem to handle the heavy brush around here better than anything else I’ve used over the years.

On 9/18/2023 at 6:34 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

@Tackleholic

On 9/16/2023 at 8:06 PM, heavyduty said:

Snagler Tackle- Chartreuse Death Snag for stained/dirty water. Many other options/colors for all water types https://snaglertackle.com/product/stc-thin-wire-3-8-and-1-2oz-1-4oz-profile-spinnerbait-double-willows-all-colors/

 

Sick Custom Baits https://sickcustombaits.com/shop-products/ 

 

Battle Baits https://www.battlebaits.com/suppressor-spinnerbaits

 

 

 

The 3 guys I am going to be competing against in the next year.

 

On 9/18/2023 at 6:34 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

@Tackleholic I had a trickster. Used it a little with no success until I bent it beyond repair after I hit something on the cast. I never bought another one, but I liked the way it swam.

 

Hopefully you kept the rear blade as that's what makes them special.

Allen

2 minutes ago, Munkin said:

 

The 3 guys I am going to be competing against in the next year.

 

 

Hopefully you kept the rear blade as that's what makes them special.

Allen

Yes, I have the blades still

War Eagle-all styles

BooYah Counter Strike

 

On 9/15/2023 at 4:19 PM, MIbassyaker said:

These are not too exotic, but they have been serving me well recently:

 

Clockwise from top Left:

-Booyah Covert Double Colorado (White/Chartreuse)

-Pepper Custom Bleeding Double Willow ("Bluegill")

-Siebert Compact Cosmic Double Willow ("Pumpkinseed")

-War Eagle Copper Indiana/Colorado ("Copper/Chartreuse")

-Revenge Double Willow ("bluegill")

i like the pepper customs too. that bluegill one in lakes without shad it gets bites.

War Eagle River Rat

Megabass SV-3 

War Eagle Wake Colorado 
War Eagle Finesse 5/16thoz

Also had good luck with the chart skirt / chart blades berkley compact spinnerbait I bought on a whim. Smallmouth hit that thing HARD. 

 

And a hush-hush one, Berkley DEX Spinnerbaits 

No pics, but I like Pepper Customs Clearwater Elite in Purple Illusion.