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Spinner-Type Lures
Author:Dale Mazurek
Article:
Many fishermen choose their lures by trial and error. They keep
changing their hooks until they find something that works. I'm
hoping with some of the following articles I will be able to
take a lot of the guessing out of choosing your lure.
It doesn't matter if the water is clear or murky because the
spinner works in different ways to attract fish and get them
biting. In clear water fish see the flash of the blades while in
murky water they feel the vibrations and come looking for the
hook. The nice thing about spinners is that they are relatively
easy to use. You cast them and retrieve them straight because
the hook does the work. And quite often when a fish hits a
spinner they will usually hook themselves.
Spinner baits are a great hook for pretty much any type of fresh
water fish. They will also work at any time of the year but they
are especially effective in cold or warm water. This water makes
the fish slow and sleepy and they really don't want to chase
anything but you can even get the blades on a spinner moving
slow with a slow retrieval.
Different blades on spinners have different amounts of water
resistance. A broad blade rotates at a greater angle. A large
blade has greater resistance than smaller ones of the same
shape. Sensitive tackle will help you feel the beat of the
spinner better. Now if you don't feel the spinner than you may
be retrieving the hook too slow.
When fishing a spinner bait you want to use a stiffer rod so you
can set the hook better when you get a strike. Using spinner
baits for small pan fish you should use 2 to 6 pound test. For
walleye and small mouth you should use 6 to 10 pound test and
for bigger fish 12 to 25 pound test would be recommended.
It's important to keep your spinner baits separated in your
tackle box or you can waste valuable fishing time trying to
untangle hooks when you should be fishing. Some people might
disagree but I personally don't like spinners around weed beds
because I find myself spending more time getting my hooks
unstuck from the weeds.
Dale Mazurek
About the author:
Dale is a self taught fisherman for 35 years. He has won many
different small tournament awards. You can check out his blogs
at http://fishingtutor.blogspot.com/ or two more you can look at
are http://affiliatemarketingfornewbies.blogspot.com/ and his
newest on at http://funtidbits.blogspot.com/
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