"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com" wrote in message
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"Rodney Long" wrote in message
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Any of you guys used this thing ?

How do you fish it? I have one in my hand, it looks like it would really
catch bass, but since I never have "really" fished a spinner bait, I
don't have a clue about presentation. I would like to give this thing a
try

Hi Rodney,

I was using a prototype SW Sidearm when I won the 2006 Northwoods Classic.
They're a great bait. I like the fact that it give a different profile
and sound signature in the water. The day I won the tournament, we had a
wicked cold front come through and I put Colorado blades on mine. I was
able to fish it slowly over the tops of submerged weed beds, the blades
were going 100 mph, but because they have so much lift, I was able to
crawl the lure through the water, keeping it out of the weeds.

There's a million and one ways to fish a spinnerbait and none of them are
wrong. I've found that I like to fish them fast, then slow down and
become more erratic with the retrieve until I draw a strike. This way the
fish tell me what they want. Most times I'll fish the lure 6" to a foot
under the surface and give the rod an occasional pump. This causes the
blades to speed up, then the blades and the skirt flutter momentarily.
When the speed resumes, often times there's a fish on the lure. Or, if
the water is clear enough, I'll see the strike as the lure pauses.

The only way you can fish that lure wrong is to leave it in the tackle
box!
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I have two of them. Joe sent me one as a sample/prototype, and I really
don't recall where I got the other one. I don't remember buying it.
Anyway. One is white and I have white willow blades on it. Since all white
is a pretty popular blade pattern here I had high hopes for it. Sadly I
just don't seem to have thrown it in the right conditions to have an amazing
day with it yet. The other one is black and blue, and I have big black
colorado blades on it. It thumps so hard it will just about jerk the rod
out of your hand. I have had a couple good days throwing that thing when
there is an algae bloom or mud in the river. Two to one all day long
against a guest in my boat throwing the same size single straight arm
colorado blade in the same colors.

Most definitely I like the concept. I mostly slow roll a spinner bait or
drop and pop in grass beds. The side arm does an amazing job in standing
timber also. Much better than any regular straight arm blade, and you can
slow roll it unbelievably slow.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com