Keitech Tee-Bone Spinnerbait Product Review #keitechteebonesspinnerbait #keitechspinnerbait

Lure Review

The Porterhouse of Spinnerbaits? : Keitech's Tee-Bone

Date:	6/30/25
Tackle Type:	Lures
Manufacturer:	Keitech
Reviewer:	Cal

Total Score: 8.08 - GREAT

Introduction: Just about every lure manufacturer makes them, just about every bass fisherman has thrown one, and yet, quite possibly one of the most overlooked or taken for granted baits out there today is the spinnerbait. They all look the same, don't they? A bent wire, couple of blades, weighted head, hook, skirt - boom, spinnerbait. Yes, at the very core, that's essentially what a spinnerbait is, but upon closer inspection, most manufacturers offer their own unique twist, whether it's the angle of the arms, diameter of the wire, shape of the head - there's usually something different. Popular JDM manufacturer Keitech recently debuted their take on this ubiquitous bait, introducing their Tee-Bone Spinnerbait.

Keitech Tee-Bone Spinnerbait Specifications
Type	Double Willow & Tandem
Depth	Any
Skirt Material	Silicone
Specified Weight	3/8 & 1/2oz
Actual Weight	1/2oz size = 20g/0.70oz
Colors/Patterns	12
Double Willow Blade Size	Front - 3 : Back - 4
MSRP	$11.49

Introducing Keitech's Tee-Bone Spinnerbait

Impressions: Keitech's Tee-Bone Spinnerbait is available in both tandem (Colorado & willow leaf) and double willow leaf blade configurations. I mostly fish double willows. Head sizes are available in three eighths and half ounce (3/8 & 1/2oz). At first inspection, as one might expect, the Tee-Bone looks like every other spinnerbait out there, but a close look at the head reveals the feature for which it is named. There are channels cut out on either side of the head giving it a cross section shape of a T.

This is the double willow variant

Another interesting feature of this spinnerbait is a cone shaped blade guard. It is a patent pending enhancement to help keep the blades free from debris and weeds. A lot of spinnerbaits have a bearing-like component in this location for the very same purpose and as anyone who's thrown a blade bait a lot knows, that round blade guard is kind of meh-ffective, so I was really anxious to see how this tiny little enhancement would perform.

A look at the feature for which the bait is named - its uniquely shaped head

Real World Tests: In order to get to that point requires the selection of the appropriate combo from which to sling the bait. What I prefer in a spinnerbait stick is the same in what I look for in a squarebill rod. That's something with a fast taper in the prototypical "medium heavy" power. If it's a big enough spinnerbait, naturally, I'll go heavier in power, but for the Tee-Bone, the status quo will suffice. So I pulled down one of my Point Blank PB731HXF builds and matched it with one of my beloved Conquest 51s because I wanted a nice, slow, retrieve.

At first glance the blade attachments seem pretty standard

I added a couple drops of oil to the spool and sideplate bearings on the Conquest, then spooled it with some remaining #3 Varivas Monster PE Si-X adding a leader of 17lb Seaguar Tatsu. The PB731HXF is rated as an extra-fast tapered, heavy powered stick, but in reality if fishes more like a fast tapered, heavy-medium-heavy, making it, in my eyes, an excellent foundation as a build for a rod to fish spinnerbaits.

But this metal cone is an interesting enhancement to help keep the blades free from debris and weeds

Ease of Rigging : Spinnerbaits are one of the easiest baits in bass fishing with which to get started because all you need to do is tie one on and start slinging. There's no real rigging per-se other than the decision of whether or not to add a trailer. For me, that answer is yes eighty to ninety percent of the time and then fifty percent of that remaining time, it's "I should have added a trailer." Lately, my bait of choice with which to enhance my wire baits is Keitech's Swing Impact FAT Swimbait, so it was a rather easy choice with the Tee-Bone because I can seldom resist an opportunity for some brand on brand mojo.

The hook keeper is very prominent and stamped with the bait's size

The bait keeper on the Tee-Bone is molded into the bait at the same time the head is poured - or at least it looks that way because it's an extension of the head complete with the same color pattern. It is also stamped with some numbers to remind you the size of the bait you're using. Threading the Swing Impact FAT onto this holder is simple and secure.

Skirts are hand tied

Ease of Actuation : Once in the water, you can either count the Tee-Bone down or begin our retrieve immediately. Whichever strategy you choose to employ, the bait seems to stay within a foot or so of that original swimming depth. That is, until the angle of your line pulls the bait up. The bait swam true at the two speeds I fish my spinnerbaits : either painstakingly slow, or at a medium retrieve. For what it's worth, the Tee-Bone stays true at super fast retrieves too, but honestly, how fast could I really have been burning that bait with my Conquest 51?

The hook is a custom design and built for Keitech by Decoy

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