Spinnerbaits

Right, let’s settle this properly. A spinnerbait is a safety-pin-shaped wire lure with a lead head, skirt, and one or more spinning blades riding above the hook on a separate arm, built to plough through snags almost untouched. An inline spinner, by contrast, threads the blade directly onto the main shaft in front of the … Read more

There’s a particular sound every pike angler learns to love: the faint whirr-click of a blade cutting water on the retrieve, right before the rod tip buries itself into something toothy and furious. That’s the whole appeal of the best spinnerbaits for pike in a nutshell — they’re loud, they’re proud, and they get bitten. … Read more