What style spinnerbait works for you in hard woods to weeds?

Chris, you better get your name changed to Socrates today!  Spinnerbait is a tool like any other bait, and one should use a bait commensurate with the conditions.

In two weeks I get to go to Okeechobee to fish the first biggie of the year.  Last year the deal was gold willows with gold skirt in a 3/8 oz. model. That will be my starting point this year, but if the water is clear and about 70 as usual the smaller willow blades will get the nod for me.

Conversely, at Beaver Lake Last year with 50 degree water, chocolate milk in color, I used a big double colorado gold blade with chartreuse skirt with a large trailer to slow down the bait as I pulled it through submerged cockleburr fields in less than 4 feet deep as slow as I could with the blades still moving.

In the Ozarks last year at this time, a 3/4 oz. big willow blade slow rolled and bounced down steeper rock banks took some big bass.  These were fished from 5-15 feet deep.

Many years ago when good designs were hard to come by and our reservoirs had lots of new inundated timber, I alwys wanted one with a good hook, placed well back, a light wire frame for max. vibration, and a blade arm that protected the hook from most hangups. Today, the Mann,s Classic spinnerbait has about all those attributes.  I also fish War Eagle although some of the arms are beginning to break off at bad times.

We don't have many weedbeds here to worry with in the Ozarks.

I agree a lot with Nick on the size and blade configurations. They are nearly identical to my selections.

JT Bagwell

What about them french fried taters?

sorry could'nt help it not tryin to get you guys off topic. Every body down here pretty much throws anything with 1 big willow, and a smaller Colarodo blade. As far as color, anything with chartreuse or firetiger.