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Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/01/20 01:17 AM
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Laker One
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Which do you prefer while fishing for either sunfish -Bluegill,Redear,etc. or Large Mouth Bass. Spinner Baits or Soft Plastics?
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/01/20 02:48 AM
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Vogey
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LMB - Soft plastics...either 7-8" worms Texas rig on bait cast, or 1" to 2" soft swimbait on spinning . Sunfish - Gulp Alive 1" minnows or BOC. Recently picked up a few very small Yozuri rattlin Vibe crank baits to try out. I think they are 1" & kind of like rattle traps. Hope to be back on the water next week...
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/01/20 04:31 PM
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Gitter Done
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Soft Plastics all the way.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/03/20 10:17 PM
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jagg
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I was a huge soft plastic guy, but this last year has been the year of the spinnerbait for me! I’ve caught more fish one spinners in the past 6 months than I have in the past 20 years. Mainly just one specific spinner, but a few others as well. I still use soft plastics almost half the time, but spinners have definitely surged ahead to number 2!
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/04/20 02:23 AM
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Soft plastics such as worms,sliders, and tube jigs. Use them about 10 percent of the time while fishing for Bluegill. The worms are the Gulp Alive Night Crawlers.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/04/20 02:30 PM
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JohnF67
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For Panfish, neither. I had a great season last year with very small crankbaits (Matzuo Nano Crank and Strike King Bitsy Minnow). For LMB since I was a kid I'd say a solid 75% of the bass I've caught, including my PB, were with weightless, Texas Rigged 5" worms.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/04/20 02:50 PM
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Laker One
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I was a huge soft plastic guy, but this last year has been the year of the spinnerbait for me! I’ve caught more fish one spinners in the past 6 months than I have in the past 20 years. Mainly just one specific spinner, but a few others as well. I still use soft plastics almost half the time, but spinners have definitely surged ahead to number 2! You are reading my mind Jagg!
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/04/20 07:24 PM
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SenkoSam
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Last edited by SenkoSam; 02/05/20 02:35 AM.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/04/20 07:36 PM
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SenkoSam
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/04/20 07:38 PM
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SenkoSam
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Hitting the sides of docks, which in this picture were in + 10 fow with jigs, and letting them sink, caught many sunfish two days in a row. (Besides, the dogs go nuts when I catch fish!) .
Last edited by SenkoSam; 02/04/20 07:44 PM.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/06/20 02:19 PM
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Laker One
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Hitting the sides of docks, which in this picture were in + 10 fow with jigs, and letting them sink, caught many sunfish two days in a row. (Besides, the dogs go nuts when I catch fish!) . I follow your post often and love seeing the baits you are using! Love catching sunnies on artificial baits!
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/06/20 02:47 PM
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jettyrat
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inline spinners specifically Joes' Flies [url=http://joesflies.com/][/url]
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: Laker One]
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02/07/20 11:20 AM
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SenkoSam
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Thanks Laker. Wasn't sure anyone was reading them. But getting back to the original question, Which do you prefer while fishing for either sunfish -Bluegill,Redear,etc. or Large Mouth Bass. Spinner Baits or Soft Plastics? If either or, it would would be soft plastics, but not most plastic worm designs. Spinnerbaits have a time and place but aren't as versatile as soft plastics on jig heads. I even prefer skirted jigs ranging in weight from 3/8 - 3/4 oz. with different trailers than spinnerbaits for bass; Beetle Spins for panfish. As I've said and shown with photos, soft plastics on light jig heads will catch any fish in a lake or river but should be matched to the right action/length rod and size reel - as for any lures used in a specific size/weight range. I just find it fun being able to use a huge range of soft plastics on light jigs - even a 7" Kut Tail Worm and not having to worry about whether the lure is too flashy (spinnerbait) or too heavy thereby limiting when and where I can fish them.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
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02/08/20 02:40 AM
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kjwolvy
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I just cant get used to fishing a plain jig. I have to feel a spinner moving.
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Re: Spinner Baits VS. Soft Plastics?
[Re: SenkoSam]
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02/10/20 04:08 PM
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Gitter Done
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Thanks Laker. Wasn't sure anyone was reading them. But getting back to the original question, Which do you prefer while fishing for either sunfish -Bluegill,Redear,etc. or Large Mouth Bass. Spinner Baits or Soft Plastics? If either or, it would would be soft plastics, but not most plastic worm designs. Spinnerbaits have a time and place but aren't as versatile as soft plastics on jig heads. I even prefer skirted jigs ranging in weight from 3/8 - 3/4 oz. with different trailers than spinnerbaits for bass; Beetle Spins for panfish. As I've said and shown with photos, soft plastics on light jig heads will catch any fish in a lake or river but should be matched to the right action/length rod and size reel - as for any lures used in a specific size/weight range. I just find it fun being able to use a huge range of soft plastics on light jigs - even a 7" Kut Tail Worm and not having to worry about whether the lure is too flashy (spinnerbait) or too heavy thereby limiting when and where I can fish them. I can relate to this. Plus #1.
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