Quickstrike vs. Conventional Spinnerbaits
 By SWL College Prostaff Stephen Pineau
Conventional safety-pin spinnerbaits have been around for years; however, revolutionary new spinnerbaits by Secret Weapon Lures have redefined the term versatility when it comes to this tried-and-true bass catcher.
The Secret Weapon Quickstrike is not just far superior to leading conventional spinnerbaits; Secret Weapon has reinvented the spinnerbait altogether.
In the bass fishing world, anglers are faced with countless situations and scenarios. Each calls for different lures and techniques. However, not every angler has a bottomless wallet or sponsors that will furnish all of his tackle. The average angler has the challenge of acquiring enough tackle to cover all situations without going broke. Secret Weapon Lures has come up with a solution to this problem: lure kits containing all the components required to assemble spinnerbaits.
Secret Weapon has several kits ranging in price, quantity, weight and configuration containing a variety of head colors, skirts and blades in different finishes and sizes. With these, not only can an angler assemble a spinnerbait on the spot specifically tailored for the given situation, but he can create literally hundreds or even thousands of different spinnerbait combinations with only a small number of components. What does this mean? Options. Options an angler would otherwise have only if he spent every spare dime on spinnerbaits and towed around a second boat to carry all his tackle boxes.
The angler who buys a two- to seven-dollar conventional Strike KingTM, TerminatorTM or BooyahTM spinnerbait, which allow for only one combination per bait, has a lure that will cover one or two fishing situations. For his money he gets a single spinnerbait - one size, color, weight, skirt pattern and one or two blades that are fixed in place.
One single Secret Weapon spinnerbait offers three configurations. Two spinnerbaits create sixteen options. Four spinnerbaits, each with different blades, can be reconfigured in at least 128 ways.
Secret Weapon provides you with options for the money you spend; most companies just give options on how to spend your money.
Most companies sell innovative baits to anglers. Secret Weapon sells the tools that unleash anglers’ creativity, making them the true innovators.
Let’s consider a few elements of the Secret Weapon design.
The frame is an aspect that sets one spinnerbait apart from the rest. It is the foundation of the spinnerbait body, the component to which all others are subsequently added. Secret Weapon Lures has taken this into account and went to great lengths to ensure that the Quickstrike frame is superior to that of its competitors. Secret Weapon Lures’ Quickstrike frame is constructed of heavy-gauge 0.040-inch stainless steel for maximum durability and vibration-transfer up the line. Most other spinnerbaits use 0.031-inch wire, which reduces the durability of the lure and inhibits the angler’s ability to feel the bait’s vibration during retrieves.
A second design feature of the Quickstrikes’ frame is that the frame emerges from the head at no more than a 15-degree angle relative to the hook shank. The lure’s super-sharp Mustad hook is aimed directly at the line tie — the notch in the frame where the line is secured. This allows the angler to transfer the maximum amount of force to hook penetration during the hook-set. The lower line angle provides a clear advantage. If you do everything right, get a ton of hits, but don’t land a single fish because of poor hook-sets, then all your efforts are futile.
By comparison, the wire frame design of conventional spinnerbaits is less effective. The majority of spinnerbait manufacturers build their lures with the R-bend significantly higher than the hook point. Because of this, the lure tends to rotate forward on the hook-set. The hook point then points downward - not directly up the line - which results in poor hook-ups and lost fish.
The feature that gives the Secret Weapon Lures Quickstrike its greatest advantage over conventional spinnerbaits is its unique blade configuration. Their "in-line" design allows for increased vibration, less torque-induced lure "roll-over" and maximum blade rotation at even the slowest speeds.
At first glance, even a novice angler will notice the difference in blade arrangement. The blades of a Secret Weapon Lures Quickstrike, when assembled with two or more blade, appear to be “daisy-chained” one behind the other.
What does all this mean? This bait puts out more vibration to be picked up and homed in on by a bass. The blades rotate more freely so that you don’t need to retrieve it quickly through the water just to get the blades to turn. In addition, the design of the Quick-Clip blade attachments positions the blades right above the hook; thereby increasing the chances of a solid hook-up when bass strike at the blades instead of the head and skirt, a problem not all that uncommon with spinnerbait fishing.
Conventional spinnerbaits do not have these advantages. Usually they have one blade mounted by clevis on the frame arm and another attached to the frame by a swivel. This design proved very effective for fifty years. It still is on lightly pressured waters. But where bass see a hundred spinnerbaits in a day, they not prone to strike at something that has become familiar.
Fishing pressure aside, conventional spinnerbaits are simply inferior when it comes to mechanical advantage. They produce less fish-attracting vibration and flash. Their long, swept-back upper arm, required to position the main blade in the vicinity of the hook, helps the bait to be relatively snag-resistant, but it also blocks the hook. If a bass hits the blade, the entire bait pivots to one side. A Quickstrike’s free-floating, in-line blade attachments, on the other hand, fold out of the way on a strike and leave the hook exposed and correctly positioned for the hook set.
When looking at both the Quickstrike and conventional spinnerbaits, it is evident how they differ physically. The Quickstrike’s mechanical features deliver increased efficiency. And the way in which the Quickstrike is sold allows for greater versatility. The Secret Weapon Lures Quickstrike is superior to even the leading conventional spinnerbaits. It delivers better value, better performance, and better results in any situation.
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