Bassdozer's Light Wire Style H Spinnerbaits for Slow Rolling and Deep Running

by Russ Bassdozer

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Bassdozer's Light Wire Style H Spinnerbaits for Slow Rolling and Deep Running

Style: H
Type: Hidden head. Much of the mass is hidden under the skirt.
Weight: 1/2 or 3/4 oz
Hook: Heavy duty long shank Mustad 5/0
Wire: .032 diameter Super Wire is 30% stronger and has 50% more vibration.

Style H spinnerbaits have the outward appearance or profile of a 1/4 oz spinnerbait but weigh a full 1/2 or 3/4 oz,.

The excess weight is hidden beneath the skirt. It gives the attractive appearance of a baitfish body or fish belly beneath the skirt.

The hooks are strong, long shank Mustad Ultra Points. The hook bends come all the way back to the tips of the skirts. It's an oversize, extra long hook that's perfect for the Style H.

A Word on Thin Wire Arms. These have .032 super wire arms for the ultimate in vibration. Super wire has up to 50% more vibration and is 30% stronger than regular wire. In actual fishing, I feel that 30% extra lab test strength equates to many times more bend-resistance on the water. So really, Super Wire is the way to go with light wire arms. You get a more durable, more fish-able bait, and it vibrates more, which is the reason some anglers opt for a light wire in the first place.

Although you have the extra added advantage of Super Wire here, keep in mind that .032 is lighter wire than usual, so you can't manhandle it too much, and thinner wire like .032 will tend to fatigue quicker than heavier wire. .032 is about as thin as you can go on spinnerbait wires for bass. On the plus side, thin wire vibrates more, which may be what fish want some days. Yet that increased vibration also fatigues and weakens thin metal wire quicker.

Although .032 spinnerbait wire vibrates more, it tends to have a shorter life.

Thinner wire bends more easily, especially if you erroneously overmatch it with heavy tackle or hard use. If you don't use a lighter, softer rod and if you don't maintain a loose drag and delicate touch while playing and landing fish, thin wire spinnerbaits will not hold up like thicker wires. Despite these drawbacks, thin wire vibrates more and can attract more fish some days, according to some some anglers. Just exercise care and restraint while fishing thin wire spinnerbaits in order to prolong their useful life.

3/4 oz Style H Hidden Head. The heavy 3/4 oz Style H is especially suited for slow-rolling, deep running or conversely, as a fast subsurface burner type spinnerbait. You may of course use it "normally" by simply casting and winding. On a moderate retrieve, the 3/4 oz model will tend to seek its normal working level a little deeper than than standard 1/2 or 3/8 oz spinnerbaits. So you can think of the Style H somewhat like a deep-diving crankbait model (compared to medium and shallow-diving cranks), except its a spinnerbait.

1/2 oz Style H Hidden Heads.

Single Willow Slow Rollers

The single Willow set-up is often favored by experienced slow-rollers. The single Willow gives off more vibration than two Willows used together, and fishes slower than two Willows.

True experts in the art of slow-rolling go so far as to even hammer standard Willow blades to make them flatter and therefore "better" for slow-rolling. Flattened blades have more torque, more lift, more vibration and turn slower than standard cupped blades. All these features are considered good for a slow-rolling spinnerbait, so that's why experts would flatten the blades by hand.

The blades you see on the set-ups here come pre-flattened straight from the factory. So every blade is perfectly flattened for the best slow-rolling effect. A flatter blade tends not to stall at the beginning and end of a retrieve and spins more easily at slower speeds. It has a lot of resistance and vibration, enhanced by the .032 super vibe wire arm. These can be fished super slow and deep.

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Alewife

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Chartreuse Shad.

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Rainbow Trout

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Shad-A-Delic

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Silver Shad

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Gizzard Shad

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ White Pearl Silver

1/2 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Bleeding Pearl Blue Chartreuse

31/2 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Dark Chartreuse Shad

1/2 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Chartreuse Shad

1/2 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Slow Roller ~ Pearl Blue White

Deep Running Colorado/Willows

If you are slow-rolling in relatively open water where you can make a good cast and cover a good stretch of bottom, try this  blade configuration. The Willow gets a little "lazy" in this set-up and it does not spin so hard behind the Colorado shown. So the Willow doesn't make as much lift as usual, so this set-up tends to stay down deep a little better than usual.

This slow rolls best at or around the 18-20-22 foot mark. It's often said that heavier 3/4 to 1 oz spinnerbaits are better-suited to such depths. However, even the 1/2 oz Style H set-up this way will stay down at the 18'-22' depth all day long (provided you can make a lengthy cast with it and slow-roll it back to the boat. I catch an awful lot of fish at this depth range on this spinnerbait set-up. I don't know exactly what it is about this set-up that makes it slow roll that depth so well, but it does.

Of course you can use it for casting shallow, fishing up near the surface or any other way you'd use a spinnerbait. It's not just for slow-rolling - but truly excels in every way you may use a spinnerbait. Please enjoy!

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ White Pearl

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Pearl Blue White

Both blades above are painted white pearl on both sides. Front side of blades have hologram sparkle clear coat.

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Black Chartreuse

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Smokey Shad

Genuine silver-plated blades, on the spinnerbait above, are rarely seen on spinnerbaits. Most all so-called silver blades are nickel-plated which looks very close but nickel has a darker flash than genuine silver. The brighter, whiter flash of silver may pay dividends in murky water or when trying to attract fish from further distances - such as in deep water. The brilliant shine and flash of genuine silver is something fish rarely see in a bass lure.

Deep Running Widely-Spaced Colorado/Willows

The back spinner blades are a little smaller than usual, and that lets the spinnerbait run deeper than usual. It is a great bottom hugger that will follow the contour of the bottom in deeper water.

Although the blades are a little smaller, the wide spacing permits both blades to vibrate strongly. This blade configuration has a stronger vibration than you'd expect.

This is a real sweet set-up in a deep-running, bottom-hugging spinnerbait. Please enjoy!

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Smokey Shad

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Gold Shiner

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Shad-A-Delic

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Pearl Blue White

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Smokey Shad

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Pearl Blue Silver

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Bleeding Pearl Blue Chartreuse

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Pearl Blue Chartreuse

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Plemmons

Deep Running Double Willows

These have the heavy hidden weight, thin diameter wire and comparatively small, water-cutting blades that are spaced to reduce lift and lessen water resistance, thereby letting the bait run deeper.

They get down deep and stay there, hugging the bottom on the retrieve.

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ White Shad

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Smallie Special

3/4 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Smokey Shad

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Deep Running ~ Alewife

Above, front blade is transparent metallic chartreuse painted on both sides. Back blade is nickel plated.

3/4 oz Style H Spinnerbait ~ Deep Running ~ Pearl Blue Silver.  Front blade is lacquered genuine silver plated. Back blade is gold plated.

Tightly Spaced Double Willows

You may notice these blades seem spaced closer together than usual for double Willows. You may also notice this particular blade pairing seems to catch more fish spaced that way too. Please enjoy!

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Herring Bone

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Alewife

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Chartreuse White Blend

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Hendrix

Above and below, 50/50 Gold/Nickel blades are half gold and half nickel on both sides. I feel these 50/50's are the overall absolute best blade finish on the market. They really sparkle and attract fish in a way which other blade finishes can't.

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Sexy Chartreuse Shad

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ White Bone.

Blades above are painted white pearl on one side. Unpainted nickel on other side. So you get the best of both white blades and flashy nickel on the same blade.

Blades below are genuine silver-plated (not nickel) and lacquered.

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ White Pearl

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ Chartreuse White Bone.

Following blades are painted white with red scale on one side. White only on other side.

1/2 oz Spinnerbait ~ Style H ~ White Pearl

Thank you for looking.