night fishing spinners

[Chanceb23]

First off I want to say I LOVE SPINNERS!!! But I am a bit confused with them when it comes to night fishing with them.  I know to throw dark colors like black at night but what size is the best.  I recently bought a 1/4 black and green Booyah spinner because I am a newb that is what the a guy at Bass Pro told me to get. But I have a subscription to "Bassin'" and they had an article about spinners that said that using a spinner at night needed to be big like a 5/8 or 3/4. So is bigger or smaller the way to go at night?

[Jared LeBlue]

At night go bigger.  I use a single Colorado blade, 1/2 oz spinner bait. The single blade throws off more vibration and the bigger bait just simply has a bigger profile for the fish to locate. The theory behind the dark bait at night is that a dark bait cast a better shadow, if you will, against the dark sky. Don't get hung up on that though. I have seen where a white spinner bait at night will produce just as many hits. 

[pawpaw]

I throw the same thing, 1/2 oz. Colorado blade, black and blue or back and red with either a grub or Mosquito Hawk trailer. I like to reel as slow as I can and still keep the blade turning.

[ring fry]

Yep, big Colorado blade in black or dark blue.  It works.

SE Kansas grass grower

[Chanceb23]

How well does black and chartreuse? I am picking up a couple Booyah Moon Talker Spinners And was thinking a black and char and black and blue.

[pawpaw]

I really don't think the color matters except to the fisherman. The vibration and water displacement is what's important at night.

[Ron Fogelson]

Folks have been giving you some great advice, I also like a black, black blue or black red single Colorado blade spinnerbait but adjust the size based on the depth of the water I'm fishing, I use 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 and 1 ounce.

I also add a double tail grub in black, white or blue than once in place I always use a trailer hook.

The best night bait for me is a black or black/blue vibrashock, or chatter style bait.  Another option for more open water areas is a rattle trap,,, at least I like them and don't ever hear folks talk about it so 

For plastics I go with a black 10 inch worm or junebug or black neon brush hog and used to put rattles in the plastic but now I tend to put a bead between the weight and hook 

Best advice is just to get out and fish at night, lots cooler, less boat traffic and some great fish to be caught. 

[coldfront]

At night go bigger.  I use a single Colorado blade, 1/2 oz spinner bait. The single blade throws off more vibration and the bigger bait just simply has a bigger profile for the fish to locate. The theory behind the dark bait at night is that a dark bait cast a better shadow, if you will, against the dark sky. Don't get hung up on that though. I have seen where a white spinner bait at night will produce just as many hits. 

many years ago, a guide on tablerock gave me a 3/8 ounce Hank Parker spinnerbait (white) to throw during the day...and at night ...  it worked.

I've gone to tossing a 1/2 ounce black Terminator (single gold colorado blade) for the majority of my applications ... both daytime and night time...


As for weight, the big 'hubcap' blades (#5 colorado or 'bigger') need a heavier weight for the head to 'run right'...and get that 'throb' you can feel in your rod...that attracts the 'ladies of the night'...