Mark Phillips wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12 2022 19:02 -So you wouldn't cast out with a spinnerbait , preferring to drop it close to weed and structures ?Taffypiker wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12 2022 00:12 -No, the skirt doesn't do that much to mask the hooks (I always have two on my lures), it's the frame of the spinnerbait that deflects snags and weeds. It acts as a hook guard, which is why spinnerbaits work well in snaggy areas and through some weeds. A short arm is better in weed, as it offers less resistance, but still protects the hooks - a willow leaf blades slips though weed better as it is more streamline. I often use them to bounce off structure, not often you loose a spinnerbait to a snag, in fact it's very rare.The spinnerbait you use has a skirt which hides the hook so prevents a lot of snagging ?
I have some spinnerbait frames and I have attached a plastic shad to a jig head and was thinking of using this in the weedy sreas ?
Another method is to vertically jig a spinnerbait into pockets or even just down the margins. I've had a lot of pike doing that. If it is totally choked up to the surface and the only option is to fish over it, use a weedless surface lure, like a Forgzilla. Hook up rate is OK, about 1 in 6 I'd say. But you get multiple takes from the same fish, even if you've pranged them, they keep having a go. I've even had pike land on the bank at my feet after chasing them down. I wouldn't want to be a frog in a pike infested water.
I was thinking on the estate lake I have a permit for that a cast of 20 yards will put a spinnerbait into the middle and I could draw it back over the weed , bouncing it like I would a bigger floating lure