Blade Baits and Jigging Spoons - The Original Workhorse Baits

Blade baits and jigging spoons have been around for dozens of years and are among the oldest lures designs still in use.  These baits have fallen out of popularity to more modern baits, but can still be produce a lot of big bites when nothing else will – remember Kelly Jordan’s jigging spoon clinic on Ultimate Match Fishing?

There endless numbers of spoons and blade baits available:  Silver Buddy, Vibe, Cast Master, Hopkins and Tru-Tungsten are some of my favorites.  It is not so much the one brand is better than another, it is more the way they are fished and there are several ways to fish them.  You can fish both a blade and a spoon vertically – letting them sink to the bottom then jerking them up to entice a reaction bite.  You can also cast and retrieve them or cast and yoyo back to the pier, dock, or boat you may be fishing from.

The thing that you need to remember is that blades and spoons come in all colors shapes and sizes so it is very easy to “match the hatch”.  If the bass are feeding on two inch baitfish then you want a spoon or blade bait that is two inches in length and similar in color: Silver, gold, blue silver, and black silver are good color matches for most baitfish.

If you would like to know more about fishing blade baits and spoons for bass, I will be giving a seminar at the Gander Mountain in Rochester New York on March 2nd at 7pm.  These seminars are always a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing you there.

Gander Mountain

300 Jay Scutti Road

Rochester,NY 14623

(585) 424-4100

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude: 43.0907110

Longitude: -77.6282760