Slow Rolling Spinnerbaits for Inactive Bass

Spinnerbaits can be one of the most versatile fishing lures in your tacklebox...

You can...

• Use them as a search bait on long casts using a medium to fast retrieve...
• Burn them with the blades periodically breaking the surface for schooling bass...
• Pitch them into cover using any retrieve appropriate for conditions...
• Use a yo-yo retrieve for suspending fish... and even
• Slow roll the bait working it along the bottom for lethargic or bass rooting the depths for a meal...

Though slow rolling is usually thought of as a winter or early spring presentation, truth is it can be effective whenever the fish are relating to bottom cover and structure...

In the following video, Bassmaster Elite Pro, Casey Ashley talks about his favorite approach to slow rolling spinnerbaits using a modified tandem blade bait;

One that is a tad different than mine since I typically use a single Colorado or Mag Willow for my slow roll lures...

Just something to think about :)

Slow Rolling Spinnerbaits for Early Spring Bass

The winter is fading and your favorite river bass are shaking off the cold and start to think spawn.

One lure I always have tied on through the cold water to spring transition is a single blade spinnerbait and I fish it using a slow rolling retrieve…

In the following video, river smallmouth expert Jeff Little describes his approach to using this technique to lure thawing river-bound smallies…

Did spring just arrive?

Maybe it's time to break out the spinnerbaits for those early season, lethargic bass? ;)