| Spinnerbaits are very popular for largemouth bass | | | | lure down and give it more lift. This is a good |
| and smallmouth bass. More so for largemouth. These | | | | strategy for muddy water. Caution, be careful not to |
| lures have a lot of nuances to them that are | | | | get the arms out of line when you do this. If you do, |
| overlooked by most bass anglers. There are many | | | | just bend them back. |
| modifications that can be made to these lures to | | | | One of the problems for these lures is, missed |
| change your presentation and help you get more | | | | strikes. But I got the remedy, add a trailer hook to |
| strikes. | | | | your lure. Just get a 2/0 mustad hook and slide it |
| There are basically three types of blades that are | | | | around the hook on your lure, get passed the barb |
| used on spinnerbaits, the Colorado, Indian, and the | | | | and crimp it with a pair of pliers. Make sure your |
| willow leaf. The Colorado is almost round in shape and | | | | trailer hook does not extend passed the skirt on |
| as a result, it disperses more water and causes more | | | | your lure. If you do this, you will catch about 1/4 of |
| vibration to attract the fish. The willow leaf is more | | | | your bass on this trailer hook. |
| elongated and gives off more flash to catch the | | | | Trailers are good for muddy or stained water |
| fishes eyesight. The Indian blade is simply a | | | | conditions. And I'm talking about plastic worms, grubs, |
| compromise between the two. Since bass rely more | | | | or frogs. Just make sure you put your grub on |
| are their eyesight for hunting their prey, I tend to | | | | before you put on your second hook if your using a |
| favor the willow leaf in most circumstances. | | | | second hook. In clear water, I like a more natural |
| The gap, where you tie your line to the lure, plays a | | | | presentation so I don't use a trailer. |
| big part in how this lure acts in the water. By closing | | | | Another way to prevent missed strikes is to trim |
| the gap--this is done by squeezing the arms | | | | your skirt. Sometimes the skirt is just too long, and |
| together--this decreases the resistance on the blades | | | | the bass will nip at the tail of the skirt and miss the |
| which results in a faster, truer running lure. This | | | | hook. Now you can add a second hook, or you can |
| strategy works great in clearer water and deep | | | | trim the skirt with a pair of scissors. Make sure you |
| water. However, you can also widen the gap (pull the | | | | don't cut the skirt to far back exposing the hook. |
| arms away from each other) and this will slow the | | | | |