Would like to here some oppinions on what type of spinners you prefer... and why. :huh:
I fish alot of spinnerbaits for both crappie and SMB/LMB, usually the bass spinnerbait style but in the smaller crappie sizes. Have been seeing alot of new ones people are tying, but i have mostly used these with plastic trailers, have to tie a few and see how they do. I do use the clip-on spinners (bettle spin style) and idaho clip spinners on tied jigs pretty often and know they work, so assume (and have seen) the hard wired ones should do just fine.
I am not a fan of the under spin type (ponyheads, RR's) lures at all... mostly from the way they fish. I have tied a few RR's and it seems when they are reeled in, they point nose down and hook up at a 45* angle. They are even worse when fished in current and i get alot of strikes and no fish, the hook does not run out the back where it should be. :-/ Does it help any using a willow blade instead of the regular round blades? I'm just not sold on these and can't even remember EVER catching a fish on one... they are so popular, just not sure what i'm doing wrong?
I fish alot of spinnerbaits for both crappie and SMB/LMB, usually the bass spinnerbait style but in the smaller crappie sizes. Have been seeing alot of new ones people are tying, but i have mostly used these with plastic trailers, have to tie a few and see how they do. I do use the clip-on spinners (bettle spin style) and idaho clip spinners on tied jigs pretty often and know they work, so assume (and have seen) the hard wired ones should do just fine.
I am not a fan of the under spin type (ponyheads, RR's) lures at all... mostly from the way they fish. I have tied a few RR's and it seems when they are reeled in, they point nose down and hook up at a 45* angle. They are even worse when fished in current and i get alot of strikes and no fish, the hook does not run out the back where it should be. :-/ Does it help any using a willow blade instead of the regular round blades? I'm just not sold on these and can't even remember EVER catching a fish on one... they are so popular, just not sure what i'm doing wrong?