The safety pin Spinner Bait is a highly popular bait among anglers. Because of the long blade arm it may need realignment after vicious strikes and difficult hang-ups. This bait is well suited for deep and slow bottom fishing.
The L-shaped spinner baits are a hybrid with characteristics of other lure styles. They have lead jig heads with a straight piece of wire coming out of the head ending with a swivel and a spinner blade. The primary difference in this type and the safety pin is that the line is tied to the lead head, rather than at a bend of the wire frame. Their action in the water with a slow retrieve does produce strong strikes. It can be quite productive when flipping, but it does hang up easily.
In-line Spinner Baits are the lure of choice for many anglers. It performs well for many species, including; Smallmouth, Largemouth, Northern Pike, Muskie, and Lake Trout. In-line buzz baits are extremely good performers. You can fish them across the top of the thickest cover and they are stable, almost weed less and they have an excellent hook set percentage.
There are a large number of variations of blades, skirts, hooks and colors to choose from. For anglers that are just getting started and have yet to purchase a Spinner Bait, one can hardly go wrong by starting with a Johnson Beetle Spin and a Mepps Black Fury. Fish those two spinners to get started and while you are out on the water carefully observe what other anglers are using and how they work their bait. After a season of fishing, you then can judge what other spinners you should acquire.
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