When you are selecting the correct spinnerbait for the bass in your area, you must consider the color of the spinnerbait skirt and the blades of the spinnerbait in relation to the environment in which the bass lives. Many people fails to catch bass fish with there spinnerbaits because they dont properly select the color of the bait in correlation with the water condition where those bass live. The effectiveness of spinnerbaits depend upon two factors: the silhouette of the skirt of the spinnerbait and the vibration of the blades of the spinnerbait.
When you are considering the color of the skirt of the spinnerbait, you must take into consideration the water clarity. If the water is clear and the bass in that area eat shad fish, you should use a spinnerbait with a white skirt. However, if the water is murky or green in color, you should use a chartreuse skirt for the spinnerbait.
How to Choose Spinnerbait Colors for Bass
The bright color of the chartreuse skirt will be visible to the bass even in the murky water. The color of the blades work in cooperation with the skirt of the spinnerbait to create visual flashes and vibrations in the water that the bass can see. Polished silver blades will create bright flash in the water and will mimic the presence of small fish in the water.
Using silver blades will be most effective when the sun is bright and shine on the water. In contrast, using hammered gold blades will create flashes in the water that mimic the flashes of prey that another predator in the water is pursuing. Using these blades will be most effective during the overcast months of the year when there is less light falling onto the water.
Blades also come in different shape with different benefits. Willow leaf blades will create high flashes in the water that are effective in areas of open water. Colorado blades will vibrate or “thump” against the bass which is beneficial in provoking a strike from these fish.
Bass will typically be more interested in the vibrations of a Colorado blade than the visual pop of a willow leaf blade. Water clarity is one of the primary factor to consider when selecting a spinnerbait. In clear waters, use natural colors for the spinnerbait skirts and blades so that the bait does not spook the fish.
Use high-contrast colors such as chartreuse for muddy waters where the visibility of the spinnerbait is low. For nighttime fishing, use black and blue spinnerbait skirts since these color will stand out against the moonlight. The specific season in which you are fishing also change the colors of the spinnerbaits that you use.
In the spring months, when the bass are eating crawfish and shad, use white and red-white spinnerbaits. During the summer months, when the bass are after shad in deeper water, use shad spinnerbaits with silver blades. In the fall, use chartreuse and white spinnerbaits.
In the winter, when the bass are lethargic, use gold Colorado blades with white spinnerbait skirt. The light levels in the area will dictate the color of your spinnerbaits. Silver blades and pale skirt will work best in bright sunlight.
Copper and chartreuse blades will be effective during overcast condition. Gold blades with orange or yellow skirt will be effective during sunrise and sunset. On rainy days, use bold color like chartreuse since rainfall will make the water more turbid.
The depth at which you are fishing with your spinnerbaits is another factor to consider in selecting spinnerbaits of specific colors. In shallow water, use natural spinnerbait colors with Colorado blades. In the middle depths of a water area, use hammered gold blades with chartreuse and white skirts.
In deep waters, use black, blue, and white spinnerbaits with gold Colorado blades because red light wavelength do not penetrate deep into the water. Finally, you can also use trailers on your spinnerbaits. Using a trailer for your spinnerbait will make the spinnerbait look more like a larger meal to the bass.
The trailer can also increase the movement of the spinnerbait. To mimic shad, use a white paddle trailer. To mimic crawfish, use a craw trailer.
Using a trailer will make your spinnerbait more effectively because it will look more like food to the bass. If you do not use a trailer, your spinnerbaits may be less effective.