View Full Version : Ok...time for a stupid question
HuskyJW
05-15-2008, 09:45 AM
I'm going to head to Trojan Pond after work to fish/goof around.
I've never fished with spinnerbaits for bass before....how/where do I tie them on?
http://www.great-lakes.org/graphics-2/Stanley/icon_spinnerbait.jpg
wsuweston
05-15-2008, 09:57 AM
Right on the little hoop/bend area.
MXRacer105
05-15-2008, 10:28 AM
You will be an addict as soon as you catch one on a spinnerbait, great bait, one of my favorites......
wsuweston
05-15-2008, 11:53 AM
My favorite as well. Wish I could get plastics to perform better since they are cheaper when I lose them.
QH's Paw
05-15-2008, 12:16 PM
Spinnerbaits are a great search bait when moving fast through a large area. We've caught bass at Trojan so I can tell you they are there. Most of the people there fish for the stocker trout.
Good luck and post up the results.
ExBassGuide
05-15-2008, 01:37 PM
If that does not work for you try a senko, the 3 inch senko is the best for that water. I have fished it many times. your lure is bigger than most of the bass in that pond. Good luck!I have got some up to 4 pounds in there.
Roger
Kevin M. Kelly
05-15-2008, 03:34 PM
The tie on point is where the arm from the spinners meets the arm from the "jig" head portion. In your picture its the area that looks like a backwards "R".
arkansasbasser
05-15-2008, 09:41 PM
Right here.
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tnj8222
05-15-2008, 10:23 PM
is that a stanley spinnerbait?
Do yourself a favor and get some surgical tubing, cut a little ring and put over the bend where you tie your line, then use snaplocks to make changing out spinny baits quicker, not having to tie and retie and having you line slide around the bend after every few casts.
Smj
bpm2000
05-16-2008, 10:34 AM
Do yourself a favor and get some surgical tubing, cut a little ring and put over the bend where you tie your line, then use snaplocks to make changing out spinny baits quicker, not having to tie and retie and having you line slide around the bend after every few casts.
Smj
cool tip smj, never heard of that one before.
GraphiteZen
05-17-2008, 03:05 AM
Do yourself a favor and get some surgical tubing, cut a little ring and put over the bend where you tie your line, then use snaplocks to make changing out spinny baits quicker, not having to tie and retie and having you line slide around the bend after every few casts.
Smj
From a person that bends their own spinners and is always fighting the clasp wanting to seat against the blades on the top portion... That is a great idea! :meme:
sbasser
05-17-2008, 04:26 PM
I always use an Improved Clinch Knot, tho I have seen others tie a Palomar. It's not real easy to drop the bulk of a spinnerbait through the loop, and takes a lot of line to tie a Palomar with a loop big enough for that.
That said, a nice quiet bait works better in a small pond or lake. Try the Senko, or Splitshot a 5" Zoom lizard in an appropriate color (Green Pumpkin is always appropriate!). :meme:C&R, Steve
GraphiteZen
05-18-2008, 12:42 AM
I used to use the clinch knot, but after getting tired of it breaking too many times on the test tug/pull I looked into the Palomar. I am sold. It is fast, easy and yes it does use a lot of line to tie but the way I see it, cutting off a few inches of line every time you tie really doesn't shorten your overall length much but does a great deal in keeping you from suffering an abrasion break in the first 4 or 5 inches up from the bait. Especially with jigs when you're bouncing them through timber and all sorts of jagged rocks. :twocents: