Don Wells of Ridgeway is a classic spinner bait fisherman who said an important part of his success is tinkering with lures to match the prevailing conditions at Lake Wateree.
“I carry a special box of spinner bait parts so I can change my spinner bait during the course of a day fishing to match the water color as well as weather and water temperature,” Wells said. “All of these can have an impact on the fish bite using any lure. But with my spinner baits I’ll quickly change the colors as well as style of blades.
“My favorite color patterns are chartreuse with the same color trailer, chartreuse and white trailer, and a white with a blue or shad-colored trailer,” he said. “If the water is clear, I’ll start with the white with blue or shad-colored skirt, and if the water is dingy, I’ll fish the chartreuse and white and the chartreuse/chartreuse if the water is real dingy or muddy.
“I often change blades several times during a day of fishing,” he said. “In clear water, I prefer two blades, and they’ll both be willow blades. In dingy water, I’ll use a Colorado and willow-leaf blade, and in muddy water, I’ll go with two Colorado blades. The Colorado blades provide more vibration, and that’s important in dingy and muddy water.
“My basic thought process is in clear water, I rely on the flash factor with willow-leaf blades,” he said. “In dingy water, I rely more on vibration and use the Colorado blades.”
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