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Soft plastics

Spinnerbait fishing lure

A weedless wire lure with flash and a pulsing skirt.

Characteristics

  • Body

    Soft

  • Sink

    Sinking

  • Action

    Steady retrieve

  • Depth

    Mid-water

  • Weedless

    Yes

  • Habitats

    Freshwater, Brackish

  • Methods

    Spinning

Spinnerbait fishing lure

Wire arm

Metal frame holds the blade above the hook for weedless operation.

Blade

Rotating metal leaf flashes and vibrates to attract fish in murky water.

Skirt

Silicone strands pulse in the water to imitate a swimming baitfish body.

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How to fish a spinnerbait

Slow-roll along cover, or yo-yo over grass. A sudden stop often gets the hit as the skirt flares.

When to fish a spinnerbait

Wind, stain, and heavy cover — spring through autumn whenever you need a lure that comes through the junk.

What is a spinnerbait lure?

Spinnerbaits run through wood and grass that bury treble-hook crankbaits. The blade flash plus rubber skirt is a bass, pike, and perch staple in stained water. The Spinnerbait is a Soft lure with a Steady retrieve action. It is Sinking, fished Mid-water, for Spinning in Freshwater, Brackish.

Spinnerbait lure sizes

Common sizes and weights of this fishing lure.

  • 7 g 8 cm
  • 11 g 10 cm
  • 14 g 12 cm
  • 21 g 14 cm