Funny how regional preferences differ. In some states, like Louisiana and
Alabama, we have customers who prefer to throw Midnight Snacks all day
long... even in bright, sunny weather. Black and blue jigs have been the
go-to color day and night for many anglers, but for some reason they shy
away from darker colors in spinnerbaits. Maybe its because the jigs stay
near the bottom, where there is less light and the darker shades create a
better contrast, and the spinnerbaits are fished near the surface, where
shad-like colors seem to make more sense. However, bass are upward-looking
fish, and whenever they see a bait passing overhead, it looks pretty dark.

Joe
"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Joe Haubenreich wrote:
When you see bass corralling the shad at the surface, try running a
buzzbait
across the commotion. The dark silhouette and sputtering, burbling blades
draw strikes marauding bass -- even the bigger ones that are hunkering
down
below the ball of shad, picking off the wounded prey.

I've had pretty good results, too, from running a spinnerbait across the
surface, and then killing it in the middle of the school and letting the
blade(s) rotate as the bait drops down on a semi-taut line. Let it run on
down about ten seconds or more, the rip it back upwards.

It helps to use a spinnerbait brand where the lure body remains horizontal
on the drop instead of nose-diving, and with the blades rotating freely
above.

Joe
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"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Who knows, any suggestions???

Thanks again everyone!

Chris


Joe,

I am thinking I will have to order a couple black buzzbaits and
Spinnerbaits for those situations. One problem I am having is the lack
of darker color baits. I know the prey don't change color , but I would
still like to make my bait standout at night. I caught 3 more legals
last night in 45 degree weather and 30mph gusts :-), good times. Only
caught 1 legal and 4 shorts tonight, but maybe the 37 degrees last night
effected them a bit. Steve probably had it even worse :-).

Thanks for the tips Joe!