To Spin Or Not To Spin

[JBMasterAngler]

I started using spinner rigs for the 1st time this year, and really like them. I don't fish walleyes much, which leads me to the question...when to use a spinner rig, and when to ditch the spinner, and just go with plain bait?

[Northlander]

Here is my thoughts on that. I pull spinners a lot and all year long. They work from opener to ice up. I set them aside and jig or rig when fish are either really concentrated in a small area, in cover, in water that isnt very consistant in depth with snags or I have to move slowly to be able to work a area over finely.

Spinners I use to search out fish and then at times will stop and jig or rig if I find a certain area that has a bunch of fish.

I run spinners at 1.0 to even over 2.0 depending on blade size and style. When fish wont commit to spinners at that speed I usually slow down but still troll spin n glows or smiley blades. If they still wont hit that I go to the old lindy rig and slow down even more.

Hope that helps if not PM me and hopefully we can get more quetions answered.

[JBMasterAngler]

Thanks. Yeah, for now I'm just kinda' using them while getting from point A to point B, but still having a line in the water. Like I said though, I do like using them, and I've pretty much replaced trolling cranks with the spinner rigs. I'll continue to experiment with them through the rest of the season.

[walleye977]

Dont be afraid to change blade size's it makes a huge difference and the change of speed can get them to strike

[JohnMickish]

I use spinners alot during the summer and when I switch from spinners to rigs is when the fish don't bite spinners.

[tacklejunkie]

Thanks. Yeah, for now I'm just kinda' using them while getting from point A to point B, but still having a line in the water. Like I said though, I do like using them, and I've pretty much replaced trolling cranks with the spinner rigs. I'll continue to experiment with them through the rest of the season.

I have also replaced the cranks with spinners. I still use cranks on very rare occasions but I fret more at the idea of losing a crank more than a spinner.

I also use spinners from spring all the way to late fall. Can never go wrong with crawlers. I like the spinners with changeable blades.