favorite spinner bead color combinations?

[Boatnut]

I'm planning on tying up some spinner harnesses this month since things are slow. What's everyones favorite bead color or color combinations? Also, double blades or single?

[Ronnie]

I like to have plenty of my "standards" ready to go in both casting lengths (12" or so) and bottom bouncer/drifting lengths (36-48").
For me, those include:
1. gold/red beads with a gold blade
2. chartreuse beads and blade
3. pink/blue beads with a silver or white blade (kind of a rainbow trout pattern)
4. chartreuse/pink/blue beads and a silver blade (copied from an old Storm Pygmy color called tutti-fruiti).
I've also got some more exotic stuff using some different colors and leftovers - but those are mainly done to combat Winter boredom. I almost exclusively use single blades (size 4 or 5).

[chamookman]

Mike - My favorite is the "Christmas Tree". red/green/purple beads with a #6 brass willow blade. Bob WC#253.

[rebs]

lake erie out of buffalo or dunkirk the colors for me have been the same for about 4 years
trolling
black and purple beads with a black blade

green and red beads with a copper blade with prism tape pink/green with black dots watermellon color

drifting small red beads with a gold or copper blade

also hatchet blades seemed to be the hot blade this past summer

rebs

[pwrfshn]

Mike,

Don't forget to tie up some Mack's smile blades.

They haven't become real popular in the big water fisheries yet, but I have a feeling they will become more so.

Grunwaldt did pretty good with them last year at the Erie RCL. ;)

Also, tuned properly, you can pull them fast or slow, I used to think they were a take out of the package and tie on kind of thing until I learned the fine art of tuning them.

My favorite is the Silver, Purple and Pink Prism smile blade with purple or orange beads.

Good luck,

[Darren MT]

I like to tie spinner rigs in the winter, and probably have a couple lifetime supplies in about every color combination. I only use one blade, using a quick change clevis to able to change blades easily. My go-to bead color, that I have the most confidence in, is green or chartruese (sp?). In Montana we can fish with two rods. When pulling bouncers, I almost always have one rod rigged with a spinner with green beads and a gold blade. I experiment with the other rod to see if some other color combination works better. The green beads/gold blade combo almost always works best. Other colors work well in certain waters or under certain conditions, but I could get by with nothing but green. I am also beginning to like the Mack's Smile Blades. A blue blade, with blue beads and a leech, trolled slow, worked well in clear water on slow days.

[Northern light]

can anyone recommend a good kit one can buy or a good place to buy the spinner components separately.

[Whit]

http://www.staminainc.com/

[rebs]

what are the mack smile blades, where do I get some and how do you tune them ?

rebs

[pwrfshn]

www.mackslure.com

www.reelbait.com

www.xtackle.com

[pwrfshn]

Rebs,

I put the post below for Mack's site.

The smile blade has a notch in it and when you "fold" the blade, the tips of the blade should just barely touch each other. For slower presentations, you want the blade to be wider or more spread. For faster presentations, you want the blade to be tighter or more closed.

Hopefully that makes some sense.

[Sunshine]

Mex,

You have me confused? I have been using smilies for a few years in slow presentations and have no idea what you mean about tuning them...............You say, the tips of the blade should just barely touch each other. What do you mean? I do play with them by folding in or out but I'm confused with your explanation. Inquisitive minds need to know ;-)

[pwrfshn]

That is it.

Sometimes when they are folded at the factory, they are folded "off center". Have you ever put one in the water had it start doing the helicopter and the blade not turn.

My description must have been horrible. ;) LOL

Anyway, when you take them out, fold them so that each end of the prop barely touches making your fold. Then it can be "tuned" for faster or slower presentations.

Sometimes having the prop barely turning, but the entire bait spiraling in the water (similar to a dodger) is not all bade. ;)

Hope this helps clarify.

[Sunshine]

Thanks,

You're just making sure that the hole is centered before putting it on, right?

I must be the slow one today........... ;-)

[pwrfshn]

Man did I just screw up.

Sorry, talkin about the Hot Wings!

As for the Smile blades I put up some photos on my page here to describe what I am talking about.

You are absolutely right, the tips DO NOT touch on these, but the slot cut in the center is your "bend" point.

http://www.walleyecentral.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=101061

The last thing I want to add is that for faster presentations, adding a bead chain swivel in the mix is a great idea. Mack's sells these and they come in black or red.

Now I need to go make some coffee... ;)

[manitobawalleye2]

combo's i prefer
silver/red
chartuese/gold
black/orange
glow green/gold
glow orange/black
all white
stamina has great blades called walleye pro's
a good place for beads in smaller quantities
http://stores.ebay.com/Walleye-Warehouse_BEADS-FOR-99-CENTS_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQsclZallQQsotimedisplayZ2QQ tZkm
large quantities of beads
www.hagensfish.com

[Northern light]

thanks for input, love this site

[boogie]

Hey guys, in your opinion what matters the most in clear water, the blade or the beads ?


Thanks
Boogie
Poisson On !

[Sunshine]

IMHO always the blade. Bead colors fall under fine tuning. Get the biggest attractor (the blade) zeroed in first and play with bead color second.