Spinnerbait blades, gold, nickel, or both?

[The Rooster]

With spinnerbaits, if you use nickel blades in clear water, and gold in stained water, do you want both blades the same color when fishing one or the other water type? Do you care if they aren't? Is it good enough if just one blade is the right metal for the situation while the other is wrong, and does it matter if it's the front or the rear blade that's right? Lastly, an I overthinking it?

[Capt. BassinLou]

I'm a double gold bladed guy. No other combination but gold for me. Lol!

[Donald Garner]

Depends on the lake I'm fishing and the water clarity.  This is just me now>>>Clear water; Bright sunny day I'll fish Nickel Blades a Willowleaf up front with a #2 Nickel Colorado behind it.

Murky water; Sunny day / overcast Gold Willowleaf with a #2 Gold Colorado behind it > 98% of the time <.

Muddy water Clear Skies / Overcast a #4 Gold Colorado with a # 2 Gold Colorado behind it.

Sometime I just cast a #4 Gold Colorado >Single Blade< when I'm SLOW ROLLING IN down a Rip Rat bank line.
I've also modified the big single spin so I can PITCH / FLIP it in bushes or run it along a Laydown tree.

I never mix the blade colors.  I'm either fishing Gold or Nickel.

[D.W. Verts]

I'd rather mix them than not... Lucky everything can work for anybody. I don't fish a spinnerbait much in really clear water. In decent stain, under 2' visibility, I use a nickel/brass mix. The rest of it, blades, sizes, etc., well, that would take a book. I do use a blue/white/chartreuse skirt probably 70% of the time, 'cuz it works with most any blade color/combo.

47 years at this and I still don't know much. That's why I do YT videos. Or something.

Dale

[Pferox]

This is more from Salt Water experience, but it does work almost everywhere....  I try to match the hatch, so to speak.  Better said match the flash.
As I watch the baitfish when they are feeding on the top of the water or schools are being spooked by predators, they generally look kind of golden or bronzeish.  I also note the size of the flash, this usually changes from spring (smaller) to fall and winter (largest).  This also effects the "thump" but I really can't explain that one very well, just a feel kind of thing. 
I like to use spinning baits when it is windy, or the water is kind of churned up or active.  I think this is where the thump and click is more important.
Also remember that in the salty backwaters, shrimp are pretty abundant, and they are kind of a gold, bronzish, rootbeerish, color around here.
I'm fishin' mostly stained water so golden colors are more my liking except...... Mackerel, they love the silver flash, the water is usually clearer where they play so, there ya go.

Funny thing, in Florida there is a baitfish called a greenback, and it is a silver fish with a green back, those Florida guys are soooo smart.  Silver blades with a green stripe on em, work pretty good too, both as spoons and spinner baits. Mullet have a black back usually, I bet you can see where I'm going with this.

That coloring also usually controls my skirt color (I prefer to call it a Kilt).  Silver or white with the upper side getting a few dozen strands or so of green or blackish coloring.

Sorry for the long post, but then again, everybody knows the old guy is always wordy.  There is a lot more to talk about, but then how will YOU discover your secret to your favorite spinner bait.