Big Bladed Spinner Fury

[fishing32wild]

Fourth of July has come and gone and now its the dog days of summer.  However, that doesn't mean its time to exchange your fishing rods for ski's and tubes.  Simply put, it means wake up earlier and have a plan of attack.  Over the weekend I found that waking up before the rest of the world means that you'll have the peace and serenity it takes to produce a lot of fish in a short amount of time.

I have been working big bladed spinners on both Winnie and Leech and how I am approaching it is with long lines and heavy weights.  I am fishing main lake structure, deep flats and I am covering them fast.  Like 1.2 to 1.5.  These big blades need to be burned through the water.  Its also important to use this along with your electronics.  Search for bait schools off of edges.  Then simply deploy your blades and crawlers and start moving.  As soon as I hook up, I will generally spot lock to bring fish in but then I start to tighten my troll, thus using heavier weights, the more dialed in you get on a school the tighter your troll or drift should be. 

Colors vary between hours of the day and light penetration, some will even say vibration is everything over color, but it depends.  I like hammered brass or copper, specifically because it mimics bait fish relative to this time of year.  Hatchling perch are a tasty meal this time of year for walleye on these particular bodies of water.  In addition, it makes sense that these fish are just coming off of the crayfish molt and are hanging fat.  Personally I like to keep it simple, colors come and go but shiny brass and copper always take the cake.  Now, there are other alternatives too.

Slow death is an alternative that works well but you have to know what your doing and be very specific about speed, otherwise you might as well get ready for a rock bass and perch bonanza.  I like to increase my speed, you'll find more walleyes and pike, rather than rock bass and perch.  Also, when using blades vs. slow death, I can produce bigger fish on BIGGER BLADES.  Get my picture!!

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