What type of rig do I use for a spinnerbait?

Question

I want to give bass fishing a try. I bought a spinnerbait. What kind of rig do I use for it?

Can I use a carolina rig with a 1oz egg weight?

Answer 1

No. You cast and retrieve. Try different retrieves though at different speeds. Twitch it. Make it erratic. Let it fall to the bottom and "hop" it. The spinner bait is probably the most versatile lure ever made. Meaning you can retrieve it in the most different ways. like I said though. do not put it on a special rig. Just tie the line to it.

Answer 2

if you are asking for a traditional spinnerbait then you simply tie the spinner bait on to the main line without any swivel, weight or diddly. However the variables of a spinnerbait include it's weight, skirt color, blades size, blades shape and blades color. hook size and trailer hooks or not. All of these have certain timies where picking the right combination will most certainly be more effective. Not to mention the different ways to present the bait.

If I might be so bold?

I like to slow roll spinnerbaits just under the surface so the spinning blades are not breaking the surface of the water but just under it and still causing a rippling like a wake without turbulence (bubbles) I also like fishing them like a jig up off the bottom three cranks and then letting them drop back to the bottom and repeating.

I use greens in spring and oranges in summer and browns in fall. I use colorado blades in gold in murky water and silver willow leaf blades in clear water. I also recommend a medium heavy pitching stick and a bait caster reel. you should always cast past that place you see in your minds eye where a bass could and might be sitting lying in wait to ambush it's prey and bring the bait back past over the top of the potential strike zone and you should cast to a spot like that at least three even as much as five times in order to get that fish to want your offering.... you always have to change the retreive though because like people talk fast and only understand fast!  fish too take baits the way they want too sometimes slow, sometimes fast and sometimes you have to bump them right in the head to get them to bite but everything that you need to learn is in books and that is the best place to learn all the basics

Answer 3

Yes, you can use a carolina rig with any kind of sinker you want... just not with the spinnerbait. These are two (2) different type rigs or set ups. First the spinnerbait, tie it onto the end of your line cast it out toward some type of cover like lily pads, downed trees, brush pile or cattails and reeds. Ambush points that bass use for cover. Cast past the cover and reel it back . You may want to try a few casts and vary the retrieve rate, reel fast the slow down on the next cast. The carolina rig you would use with a plastic worm or lizard. Texas rig the bait, cast out and hop the bait up and down in a yo yo fashion while reeling in the bait. Hey get out there and give it a try, it's the best way to learn.