The spinnner bait is a favorite around where I live. EVERYONE throws it, all year. I've switched mostly to chatterbaits and swim jigs as my non-crank searchbait BUT I do whip out the spinnerbait when the weather is bad. Windy, overcast, or some rain... out comes the spinner bait. Really seems to crush in the summer when the weather is junk. 

 

I don't see many chatterbaits/swim jigs being tossed so I feel more confident knowing that the fish have seen a spinnerbait a couple million times. 

I think because you can fish them at so many different depths and retrieve speeds/methods. A slow rolled spinnerbait is also a good coldwater presentation for neutral or lethargic fish. So a spinnerbait is always one of the first lures I reach for in the early pre spawn.

Spinnerbaits catch good fish.

On 4/7/2017 at 11:06 AM, bowhunter63 said:

They can fire up a school in a hurry.

I have a blast tossing a white spinnbait into a school of stripers. Hang on! Every cast one will try to kill it. 

 

I fish spinner baits anytime I see the favorable opertunity. They work well big and small fish both like them. You can weed out most of the smaller hits by going to a bigger bait. 

On 4/7/2017 at 2:17 AM, BrianMRetter said:

Digging up an old post, but....Do you guys use trailers and/or trailer hooks? If so, what trailers do you use in the pre-spawn?

Sometimes trailer hooks if I am getting short strikes, but they tend to negate the weedless properties of the spinnerbait. I will put a trailer on from time to time, color depends on the local baitfish, generally matching or complimenting the skirt. 

1. It's a moving bait

2. Proven fish catcher - pretty much in ANY conditions

3. Easily configurable - blades, color, weight

4. Fishes at any depth

5. Fishes at any speed

When everybody on the lake are throwing chartreuse spinnerbaits in the pre spawn season { and they do here locally ] , that bite can die in a matter of days . Ive seen it happen many times . One day last spring I started out throwing one and the bite was terribly slow . I noticed everybody was doing the same thing. I switched to a square-bill and hammered them .

I throw spinner baits all year, during pre spawn a red with gold blades is money for me.

On 4/18/2009 at 9:32 PM, Ky_Lake_Dude said:

 I don't know why they work good in pre-spawn but they do work. I don't need an explanation.

Old comment but I like that! Tie one on, git 'er done, who cares why! LOL...