Inline Spinner Baits
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What is the best inline spinner for panfish?
I,ve been using small rooster tails for bream and crappie with great success as of late.The only problem is some times the blade quits spinning and you have to jerk it to get it going again also you have to keep it moving along at a fairly fast pace to keep it spinning.Does anybody know of a real good in line spinner for pan fish that works good at a slow speed? I use allot of baits to catch em but this question is targeted specifically to in line style baits. thanks
I know exactly what you mean about Rooster Tails. The blades on them really don't spin that well, especially when you vary the speed of your retrieve. They also seem to get fouled easily -- a little moss or a hard splashdown can set the blade scantywompous and it won't spin. I don't know why it's so important for me to see that blade spinning, but when it's not spinning, I get a irked! Here are three things I have to say about this:
First, I don't think the blade has to be spinning all the time. Think about it from the fish's perspective. The blade is there to get the fish's attention, and if it does this by spinning or waggling or flashing in the sun, it doesn't matter. If the blade stops spinning at a certain point in your retrieve, you're probably not losing fish over it. However, there is a "supposed to" aspect to spinners -- they're supposed to spin, so when they don't, I'm annoyed.
Second, if you are talking specifically about the Rooster Tail brand, I have noticed that the "real" brand name Rooster Tails spin more reliably than knock-offs (like Blue Fox or whatever they're called). Having said that, it seems like about one in five Rooster Tails just spins poorly, and it's best to either put them in the back of your tackle box or give them away. Give em to a kid or something. When you find one that spins good, hang on to it.
Third, I have found that Jake's "stream-a-lure" inline spinners spin more reliably than ANY spinning lure. I have tried a Rooster Tail and a Jake's side-by-side (that is, I cast the Rooster Tail and then switched to the Jake's on the next cast). While the Rooster Tail would often stop spinning, the Jake's never quit. The Jake's will keep spinning every inch of the way and when you finally pull it out of the water it will keep spinning like a propeller. The drawback of Jake's spinners is that they come in a far smaller variety of colors and sizes than Rooster Tails. If you can't find Jake's you can at least find Mepps or Panther Martins, which I find are also better at spinning the way they're supposed to than Rooster Tails. Again, the drawback is that no spinners come in every color of the rainbow except Rooster Tails. However, I have always said that fishing lures are designed and colored more for the angler than for the fish -- do you REALLY need every one of the colors and combinations that Rooster Tail offers? In recent years I have tried to carry a smaller range of spinner colors and sizes, and it doesn't seem to have put a dent in my take.
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