Spinners (In- line spinnerbaits)
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| Spinners are a top fishing lure throughout the entire world. What are the types of fish that will hit a spinner? Any fish that chases and eats other baitfish. This is why they are so popular. They catch most types of fish in all different kinds of conditions and they are very easy to use. Because spinners sink slowly, they are most effective in shallow water around cover. How To Use Spinners The most common way to use spinners it to cast them out around cover in shallow water and wind them in slowly. The vibration and flash of the blades draw many strikes. To draw even more strikes, it is anglers have great success with changing the speeds of the retrieve. Slowing down or speeding up suddenly during a retrieve can help trigger a reaction strike from a less aggressive fish. Where To Use Spinners Most anglers have the majority of their success using spinners on the edge of weedlines and just above the weeds. Any areas that have weeds 2 to 5 feet above the surface are absolutely perfect for using a spinner. Fish will hide in the weeds waiting to ambush their prey. Working a spinner in an area like this will produce some big results. Types of Fish Caught on Spinners Muskie and Northern Pike absolutely love spinners. Bucktail spinners take more trophy muskies than any other lure and they work for big pike also. Small spinners work great for trout, salmon, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, perch and more. Any fish that eats a live minnow will hit a spinner. Problems With Using Spinners There are a couple of common problems with using spinners. One problem is line twist. Spinners can twist your line to the point where you can't even fish with that line anymore. To solve this problem, many anglers use a ball-bearing swivel. This will fix the problem. Fishermen using small spinners don't like using swivels because it makes the lure look unnatural. Just make sure to change your line frequently if you are not going to use a swivel. You don't want to lose that monster bass or huge trout because your line is all twisted. Another problem is keeping the blade turning freely. Weeds attach to the clevis of the spinner very easily requiring frequent check of your lure between casts. When hooking into some big fish or even snags, the shaft of the spinner will get bent causing the blade to not spin freely. You can usually use a pliers to bend the shaft back to its original position. There is a big difference in quality of spinners. Some spinners do not spin consistently or they don't work for very long. There are some manufacturers that produce spinners that are very poor. Some of these manufacturers are well-known also. As you try different spinners, I'd recommend trying a couple from different manufacturers. Once you find a quality spinner, stick with them and you won't be disappointed. |