Spinnerbait Retrieve Styles?

[Feedingseagulls]

This topic arose on the UK LAS Forum recently and I thought it would be interesting to ask the large number of folks using spinnerbaits over here...

What types of retrieve do you like to use for spinnerbaits? (Addenda of: Where? Why? etc.)

[BlueWaterAngler]

Early spring i like to burn in brighter colored spinnerbaits in the darker river waters, Smallies cant resist it and neither can the Pike. As the water gets clearer i like a moderate speed just above the bottom, typically you can catch anything from Largemouths to Walleye on them doing that. As the water gets cooler in the fall i slow down if the water has a slight stain, if it's clear i like to burn it in and drive the pike nuts.

In the smaller lakes for Largies i like the same speed basically all year, nice moderate speed, but as they get more finicky i like to bump hard cover to trigger the strikes.

[slipperybob]

I don't have any real style, just mayhem or out of the blue trick up my sleeve. I will sometimes, drag them along the bottom and then rip them up and then let them fall back down. Then maybe jig them along. Sometimes I pump the rod, sometimes I high stick to wake them. Sometimes I wake them just to break the surface. Sometimes bump it over grass or bottom knock it slightly. Sometimes bump them into structure, hopefully not hanging up on it.

[damian_megabass]

It depends.....on time of morning/day


Mostly slow retrieve and jigging style retrieve. Somehow the bass here loves it when it flutters. They hit it hard!