Little lift is created by these blades so they will run deep with properly weighted bodies. Both blades have an angle of rotation of about 20 degrees. One brand alone sells over 7 million spinners annually. It is quite similar to the willowleaf blade except that they are more rounded on the ends. They are used on many very popular spinners. The swing and ripple blades are both transplants from Europe. Although not very popular on spinnerbaits it does work extremely well for bass and pike when rigged on spinnerbaits. It is also very popular with pike and musky anglers in the larger sizes on bucktail spinners. The French blade is generally use on weighted trout spinners in sizes 0 to 3. This blade is a medium depth running blade and is good for still to slow moving currents. The idea is the recessed domed blade creates a fish-calling sonic effect. This blade's angle of rotation is about 40 degrees. The French blade is used on more trout spinners than any other blade. It is used many of popular weighted spinners. Since then it has been most commonly referred to as the French blade. The French blade was developed in France over fifty years ago. When the game fish are feeding on minnows use a willowleaf blade to imitate the flash of the shinny bait fish. The willowleaf is fantastic on spinnerbaits when fishing weedlines because this long slender blade seldom gets hung up on grass, weeds or brush. The willowleafblade will maximize flash because of the tight angle of rotation. It will allow you to get deeper than any other blade on quick retreives because there is minimal lift from this blade. Use the willowleaf when speed and flash are needed. It's most popular use is on spinnerbaits, lake trolls and extra large bucktail spinners for big pike and musky. Due to the tight spin, it gives a lot of flash. The blade spins very fast and tight to the shaft so it is ideal for quick retrieves and swift currents on weighted spinners. It spins very close to the shaft and has an angle of rotation of about 20 degrees. The willowleafblade is a very long narrow blade. The Indiana Blade is great for walleye harnesses and spinnerbaits where more flash and less vibration is required. The flash given from this blade is greater than with the Colorado blade. Use for situations where a slow to medium retrieve is required.ĭue to the blade being slightly more narrow than the Colorado blade, it is very popular in current situations. It is used on all lures that the Colorado blade is used on. The Indiana blade is slightly more narrow than the Colorado blade and has a rotation angle of about 40 degrees. Don't forget to use them on bass when the water is cool in the late fall. Use the deep cut Colorado Blade for extremely slow rolling spinnerbaits and walleye harnesses when you will drift or backtroll very slowly and require the blade to spin. This deep cut enables the blade to spin at very very slow retrieves. It is almost round in shape except it has a deep cut on the bottom of the blade. This blade is very similar to the Colorado blade in shape.
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It is a popular blade for walleye spinner harnesses, spinnerbaits, Colorado spinners, weighted spinners and of course the popular unweighted baitholder spinners.Ĭolorado blades are ideal when you require a spinnerbait that will buzz the surface on a slow retrieve and for free falling (helecoptering) spinnerbaits on short arms. Use the Colorado blade for slow retrieve situations and light currents. Due to the Colorado blades being almost round in shape it has a large amount of water resistance and a rotation angle around the spinner shaft at about 50 degrees. Hilderbrant, in 1899, it has been catching fish, for almost 100 years. The Colorado blade is one of the most popular blades.