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Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
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03/20/15 03:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
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T-Rig Ranger
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With conditions being right for a spinnerbait bite I thought I would ask what is your spinner bait of choice for this weekend?
I have always liked the Terminator series especially the tungsten when I can find them. I just don't typically fish with a lot of other people so I am kinda out of the loop on what others are using.
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710663
03/20/15 03:36 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,247
OzzieFish
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
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03/20/15 03:38 PM
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Donald Harper
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I have always built my spinner baits but not from scratch. My favorite is the Mann's Classic then I do quite a number of things to it so it it will catch bigger bass. - Copper willow in 4.5 - Strip the head and paint silver diamond dust - Better Shamano swivel. - Build living rubber skirts for them. My best is blue/chart./white. - Arm it with a Stanley Pro Trailer in Clear/glitter. No longer made.
I keep one in the box called my Halloween Spinner bait for inclement weather or Stormy weather spinner bait. It is a single spin orange bladed bait with a halloween skirt brown/orange/orange with black stripes also in living rubber. It is armed with the Stanley Pro Trailer in Tomato/blue flake. Bass heat orange in bad weather.
Then I get to the slow rolling baits for deep ledges. I build them for cloudy weather/clear water, sunshine/clear warter, cloudy/stained water and sunny/stained water. All have a configuration of willow leaf blades that are Diamond Dusted coated with the small blades being either white or chartreuse depending on the conditions.
I will be glad to share pictures if interested.
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710671
03/20/15 03:39 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
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Bas-ii-tis
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I like the terminator as well.....char/pepper with white trailer
PB: LM Bass 8.75 
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710676
03/20/15 03:40 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
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RedRanger
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burro desagradable
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I like War Eagle and Terminators, Only two I throw....
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: RedRanger]
#10710681
03/20/15 03:42 PM
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Outdoordude
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I like War Eagle and Terminators, Only two I throw.... Me too. I'll sometimes throw the small Strike Kings in clear water when I'm burning one. But 95% of the time it's a War Eagle.
Scott Jones
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710690
03/20/15 03:45 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
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T-Rig Ranger
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Mr. Harper, I would love to see some pics of your custom spinnerbaits! However, it would probably help me more if you could just send me a few so I could inspect them properly! 
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710695
03/20/15 03:46 PM
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Joined: Oct 2005
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dallasdawg
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My go-to spinnerbait is a War Eagle 3/8oz wht/chart. For stained water, large gold willow and small nickel colorado. For clear water, large nickel willow and a small gold (or nickel) colorado.
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710699
03/20/15 03:48 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
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Panhandle
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Heavy Cover was my "go-to" for years. Now that they went away, I'm still looking. 
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710710
03/20/15 03:52 PM
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jcarring99
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I tried some santone get fives and pretenders. They seem to be really good quality baits.
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710717
03/20/15 03:55 PM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc
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Depends a lot on the water color/light level, but a 3/8 ounce shad color head and shad pattern skirt with a chartreuse twin tail trailer and a tandem (no. 4 1/2 or no. 5) willow blade configuration (1 Gold and 1 Silver) is hard to beat this time of year. Fish it slow...just fast enough to keep the blades turning...and kill it, quickly, every few yards.
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710735
03/20/15 04:01 PM
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Tristen
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Add me to the War Eagle following. My friend swears by a Santone though
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: dallasdawg]
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03/20/15 04:04 PM
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Spiderman
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My go-to spinnerbait is a War Eagle 3/8oz wht/chart. For stained water, large gold willow and small nickel colorado. For clear water, large nickel willow and a small gold (or nickel) colorado. I like 3/8 war eagle too. Usually double willow leaf blades, regardless of water color. White or white/chartreuse are both good colors in the spring.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710757
03/20/15 04:07 PM
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Huddleston
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Santone and Booyah for me
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Re: Let's talk Spinnerbaits...
[Re: T-Rig Ranger]
#10710933
03/20/15 05:10 PM
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Joined: Jul 2007
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Trickster
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Super Freak
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I like the Santone get 5 and BumperStumper. I like buying from Texas bait companies if possible.
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