By Shane Beilue
Two of the very best shallow-water “power fishing” tools we have as anglers are the classic spinnerbait and the ever-popular bladed jig. These lures share many similarities, yet are also distinctly different, leading many anglers to wonder when to fish one over the other.
I’ve found that there is no cut-and-dry answer to this, but there are three situations I take into account that aid me in the selection process.
COVER TYPE
Living in Texas requires fishing a lot of shallow wood cover, and I often reach for a spinnerbait in those situations. The open-hook design of a bladed jig simply does not play well when crashed into shallow brush, as it is very...