Spinnerbait woes........

[bmc]

I was out doing some bluegill and largemouth fishing today in Itasca County. I was casting a spinnerbait for largies and as usual, caught some northerns, but no largies. Does anyone else have this problem? I did catch some nice gills though on a small ice fishing jig and chartruse Gulp, I suppose 6-8 of 'em were in the 8-9 inch range.

Brian

[Deitz Dittrich]

I must say that I dont usually share that problem. However, I dont normally throw a spinnerbait unless the conditions call for it. A spinnerbait is a wonderfull serch bait for shallow cover. It can be used in deep water as well, yet I think other methods of fishing can put more bass in the boat. If the fish are not active, and not using shallow cover a spinnerbait can often be a bait that gets thrown like crazy with little to show for it. Also, many weekend only angers will throw a spinnerbait, so often times its a lure that has been seen by a fish before. With all this in mind you need to do a few things to make your spinnerbait/lure more enticeing(SP)...

#1, make more acurate casts...a spinnerbait is only as good as the cast you have made, it must come in contact or very near the cover being targeted.. I.E.wood, docks, weedline....

#2 do something different with your lure during the retrieve to make your "Different"... I.E. very your retrieve till you find what they want. Maybe fast, may e slow maybe herky jerky... I often will stop reeling about 10 feet from the boat the sudden stop in the lure will trigger a bite from a fish that follows...

#3---BY ALL MEANS, IF YOU ARENT CATCHING FISH ON A SPINNERBAIT.... STOP THROWING IT~~~ Seriously, if it hurts to bite your lip, then stop bitting your lip... If they dont want a spinnerbait try other tactics till you get them to bite...You cant force feed them!

[This message has been edited by Exudedude (edited 07-16-2004).]

[delmuts]

i agree with ex. ! if they are not hitting a spinnerbait, you can try a in line for something a little different, but i would go to a jig, tube, or a senko. do forget a crank bait. later in the eveing you could try a buzzbait or a popper next to the weeds. don't be afraid to try different lures. del