Rob Beglin said an important key to success is the amount of vibration given off by a spinnerbait. Sometimes more is better than less, but the reverse is also true, depending on water color.
“I’ve found that water color will make a tremendous difference in the impact of vibration from the blades,” Beglin said. “Making my own, I make some with smaller cups and some with much larger cups. I base the key on which one to use primarily on water color. If the water is dingy, then the redfish can’t see the bait as well but are amazing at homing in on vibration. That’s when I use a larger cupped blade for more vibration.
“When a redfish picks up on the vibration, they will home in on that and destroy the target. It is amazing to watch, and I’ve experienced enough fish-catching in dingy water to know that the bigger and more vibration from the blades, up to a reasonable point, will entice more redfish bites.
“Conversely, when the water is clear, I have found that the opposite is often true,” he said. “When visibility is good, the redfish bite is often triggered by sight, and I’ll actually catch more fish using a blade with a smaller cup. I’m sure vibration still plays an important role, but the smaller blade, along with the visual impact of seeing the lure clearly will trigger an aggressive bite.
“That’s another thing that I love about fishing spinnerbaits for redfish. Many of the bites are very aggressive, regardless of whether the water color is dingy or clear. The redfish will try to rip that spinnerbait off the line from you.”
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