# Booyah Glow Blade Double Willow: the painted-blade spinnerbait > Two painted willow blades, a matching head and a 50-strand skirt. Why an opaque blade changes everything in stained water, and how to tune the retrieve. - Source : https://carnafish.com/en/leurres/booyah-glow-blade-double-willow-spinnerbaits/ - Language : en-US - Updated : 2026-09-26 ## Spec sheet - Brand : Booyah - Model : Glow Blade Double Willow Spinnerbaits - Type : Double willow spinnerbait - Target species : Bass, Pike - Size : overall length not stated by the manufacturer - Weight : several weights in the range, chart not detailed by the manufacturer - Running depth : surface down to 2.5 m / 8 ft depending on weight and retrieve speed - Retrieve speed : fast in clear water, slow and deep in stained water or under low cloud - Action : two willow blades spinning fast and tight, steady flash and light vibration rather than a heavy thump - Rigging : 20-30/100 braid or 30/100 fluorocarbon, optional shad trailer, wire leader where pike are present - Colors : all chartreuse in stained water, white and silver in clear water, dark head with copper blades under low cloud A nickel-bladed spinnerbait reflects light. That assumes there is light to reflect. In water loaded up after a thunderstorm, under a low late-autumn sky, or simply a metre and a half down in a tannin-stained pond, a chrome blade loses most of its point and the bait becomes a vague silhouette. That's the exact niche the Booyah Glow Blade works in, with blades that are painted rather than polished. ## A painted blade does a different job There are two signals on a spinnerbait worth separating. The first is **vibration**: the blade turns, it pushes water, and a fish picks it up on its lateral line long before it sees anything. The second is **visual**, and that's where finish changes everything. A nickel or gold blade works by reflection — it bounces ambient light back. Its output collapses when that light is missing. A painted blade works by contrast instead: it no longer produces a flash, it produces a **mass of colour** that rotates. In water with thirty centimetres of visibility, an opaque chartreuse blade stays readable where a chrome blade simply disappears. The flip side is worth stating honestly: in very clear water under bright sun, paint is a handicap. You lose the flash, and a wary fish sees a coloured object that resembles nothing it knows. In those conditions a metal blade is still better, and a model like the [Booyah Covert Spinnerbait](https://carnafish.com/en/leurres/booyah-covert-spinnerbait/) regains the advantage. ### A note on the name The model is called Glow Blade, which suggests phosphorescent blades. The maker's own copy only mentions **premium painted blades, heads and skirts**: nothing in it refers to a photoluminescent pigment. So read the name as a marketing point about colour intensity, not as a promise of a glow in the dark. If you want a genuine glow finish for night fishing, check the bait in hand rather than trusting the name. ## Why double willow, and not something else Blade choice isn't a matter of taste, it's a setting. The **willow** blade is narrow and tapered. It offers little water resistance, spins fast and tight, and produces a lot of flash for little vibration. That's the right pick when you want to retrieve fast, when you're fishing vegetation where a wide blade would foul, or when you want to suggest a scattering school of small baitfish. Two willows in tandem, as here, double the reflective surface while keeping drag low. The round **Colorado** blade does the opposite: plenty of push, a heavy thump, and necessarily a slow retrieve. It keeps the edge in very dirty or very cold water, when a fish needs a low-frequency signal. If that's your context, look instead at a [War Eagle Double Colorado](https://carnafish.com/en/leurres/war-eagle-double-colorado/). Between the two, a willow plus Colorado mix is the classic compromise. The Glow Blade's double willow is therefore a deliberate stance: speed and visuals first, vibration second. > Count the handle turns before you touch bottom on your first cast, and remember the number. From then on, across the whole area, you know how many turns put the bait twenty centimetres off the bottom without snagging. That's the most profitable adjustment in spinnerbait fishing, well ahead of colour choice. ## Tuning speed, the only real control A spinnerbait has no prescribed action. Running depth depends on exactly three things: head weight, retrieve speed and rod angle. The faster you reel, the higher the bait rides. Three gears are worth knowing. The **slow roll** means reeling just fast enough to feel the blades turning, letting the bait scrape bottom or brush branches. That's the cold-water, dirty-water technique. It demands constant attention because a bite feels like a contact. A **medium straight retrieve** at mid-column is for covering water: you grid out a flat, a bank, a break, and identify the active zones. The **wake** retrieve means reeling fast enough for the blades to cut a wake just under the surface. Deadly at dawn on fish holding high, and spectacular. ### The mistake that wastes three quarters of your bites Reeling at a constant speed from start to finish. A spinnerbait earns bites on changes of rhythm: a brief slowdown that drops the bait ten centimetres, a rod stroke that makes the blades slip, a solid knock against a stake. Reel like a machine and you aren't triggering anything, you're just showing the lure. ## Rigging, trailer and teeth The Glow Blade carries a dense 50-strand Bio-Flex silicone skirt that bulks out the body and hides the hook. In the photo it's sold bare, with no trailer: adding one is your call. A soft shad trailer lengthens the profile, slows the fall and steadies the bait at speed. It costs a little casting distance and catches more wind. A small twin tail mainly adds bulk without much length. On fish striking short, a trailer treble solves the problem at the cost of weedlessness. For line, 20-30/100 braid gives a clean hookset and lets you pull a fish out of a cluttered bank; 30/100 fluorocarbon stays better in clear water for stealth. And since a spinnerbait along a weed edge also draws **pike**, a wire leader isn't a formality: the lure's arm protects nothing beyond the head, and a sideways strike cuts clean through. ## Colour by water and sky - **Stained water, visibility under a metre**: the all-chartreuse version in the photo, blades included. That's the context this model was built for. - **Clear water**: white and silver, ideally with a metal blade rather than a painted one, to get the flash back. - **Low cloud, end of day, lightly stained water**: dark head with copper blades, a compromise that keeps contrast without glare. A spinnerbait is a search bait: it's there to find fish, not to convince one you've already located. You still need to know which bank to work first. That's what [CarnaFish](https://carnafish.com/en/) does — a photo of the spot, and the app suggests the zone, the likely depth and a lure family that fits the conditions. For pike in particular, our [guide to choosing a pike lure](https://carnafish.com/en/blog/quel-leurre-brochet/) is a useful companion to this page, and the [Berkley Power Blade Double Willow](https://carnafish.com/en/leurres/berkley-power-blade-double-willow-spinnerbaits/) gives a direct comparison in the same blade configuration. ## Key takeaways - Painted blades work on contrast, not reflection: this is a stained-water, low-light bait. - Double willow favours speed and flash over the heavy thump of a double Colorado. - Depth is set by retrieve speed, not by rod action. - Bites come from changes of rhythm and from contact, never from a perfectly even retrieve. ## FAQ ### Are the Glow Blade's blades phosphorescent? The maker's copy only mentions premium painted blades, with no reference to a photoluminescent pigment. Treat the name as a comment on colour intensity, and check the finish in hand if you want a genuine glow effect. ### What weight should I pick? The maker doesn't publish a detailed chart, but three different price points suggest several weights in the range. Work from depth and wind: light to fish high and slow over a flat, heavier to track down a break or to cast into wind. ### Double willow or double Colorado? Double willow spins fast, flashes a lot and vibrates little: it's the choice for fast retrieves and for weed. Double Colorado pushes more water and suits very dirty or cold water better, where a fish needs a low-frequency signal. ### Should I add a soft trailer? Not necessarily. A soft shad lengthens the profile and steadies the bait at speed, but it costs casting distance. Try the lure bare first, then add a trailer if fish follow without committing. ### Is a spinnerbait any good for pike? Yes, it's an excellent edge bait for that species, especially along weed in late summer. Fit a supple wire leader then: the lure's metal arm protects nothing and a side-on strike cuts the line above the head. ### Why do my bites stop after a few casts? Usually because the retrieve has become too even. Change the rhythm, make the bait hit something, add a half-second dead stop that lets it drop. Those breaks trigger more bites than any colour change. --- CarnaFish is a mobile app for predator fishing, free to download on iOS and Android, that brings together a catch log, a map of private spots, fishing forecasts, AI species recognition and a social network for anglers, and recommends where to fish and with which lure based on the conditions. To cite this content, mention “CarnaFish — carnafish.com” and link the source page.