![]() ![]() When fishing a blade in slower water I’ll add a little more tension and maybe include a slow retrieval to ensure the blade is spinning or getting some action. ![]() To clarify, if I’m fishing faster water, I won’t impart any action to the float and allow the current to spin the blade. Anyway, this tactic on a river is a common setup for Salmon, Steelhead or Trout as the moving water imparts most of the action on the blade. In fact, this short floating approach with a blade was the setup I had when I caught my first ever Steelhead! I’ll never forget it. The blade should not be hitting the bottom but always drifting above (called “short floating”). Smaller size 00 are used on inline spinning lures and jig spinner. I personally like to fish blades under a float in moving water or tide (usually a river). The Colorado spinner blade is by far the most popular style of spinner blade in use today. These blades can also act like an intruder in a fishes holding spot and I’ve seen them bite out of (what I believe was) strictly aggression. So this lure is likely to be more effective when there are more fry/smolts present in the water system. These Colorado blades have a flutter action to them and mimic a fry or smolt (minnow). This may be achieved by a quick jerk immediately after the lure has landed in the water or any time later during the retrieval. Colorado Blades (“blades”) can be fished in a number of ways: drifted under a float, trolled, cast and retrieved, and likely many other ways that I’ve yet to try. The Drop in 4 Easy Steps: Step 1: After the lure hits the water let the blades establish a normal rotation. ![]()
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