Hope I'm posting this in the correct place.....I need to get your opinion. Do you feel that bass are more prone to take a spinnerbait with a silicone skirt, or do you think they would take a spinnerbait with marabou feathers just as readily? Reason I ask is that I plan on making my own spinnerbaits (as a hobby) and thought that maybe I would give the bass a slightly different look by using marabou instead of silicone, but if bass are attracted to silicone over marabou, I don't want to waste my time or money. (Or does it even matter?)

"Marabou" breathes similar to bucktail hair and is a very provocative material.

However, marabou struts its stuff during pauses, and is better suited to jigs rather than spinnerbaits.

Though I personally prefer "silicone" skirts to all else, there are those who still prefer latex skirts (rubber skirts).

Roger

"Marabou" breathes similar to bucktail hair and is a very provocative material.

However, marabou struts its stuff during pauses, and is better suited to jigs rather than spinnerbaits.

Though I personally prefer "silicone" skirts to all else, there are those who still prefer latex skirts (rubber skirts).

Roger

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Stick with the silicone. Pulsates better on retrieve. Get the kind with a solid collar, not the little piece of rubber holding them togeter. These rot out pretty quickly and you'll be bringing in a bait with no Skirt. On the baits I have that have this type of skirt, I put a small wire tie around the skirt to prevent it from coming apart. Strike King perfect Shirts and Z-Man skirts are great. Terminator brand also.

Lumaflex skirts were brought up in a video posted recently and although they do provide flash, they have no movement in the water when retrieved, at least what I have tried.

Lumaflex skirts were brought up in a video posted recently and although they do provide flash, they have no movement in the water when retrieved, at least what I have tried.

Huh?  They have a lot of movement. They "pulsate" underwater - moreso than silicon IMO. It's one of the primary reasons I use them.