Green Trout Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 In the area I fish, I have bass as well as bream. I have found a 1/16oz beetle spin to be hard to beat when it comes to fishing for both species. Have you had great success with this lure too?
ib_of_the_damned Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Never used one, but if I am in the mood to just catch fish regardless of the species in the lake, I'll drop shot a tiny powerbait trout worm or throw a Strike King bitsy minnow. I can catch, small bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, crappie...
*Hank Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 I've never used it but Panther Martin inline spinners are my #1 lure for multi species, Also if it gets really tuff to get a bite I'll drop shot a live mini night crawler.
frogflogger Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 beetle spin will catch any game fish that swims - you'll be surprised how big bass will eat this little bait
bigturtle Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 used beetlespin for a while, was "meh". Not any better than other single colorado bladed spinners with a trailer. I fish snaggy places and a free swinging hook is a no-no for me.
I.rar Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 I've always wanted to pick some up but walk past them in stores. Is one brand of in lines better than the rest? If im going for whatever will bite, a 1/16 jig with a ball tail lake fork baby shad or a float and fly hair jig on the UL usually works.
ABW Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 I used to use them all the time a couple years ago when I was super young, but now the bait monkey has got to me. 1
primetime Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I always have some beetle spins in my boat or shore bag as they are super fun to fish on light line or ultralight gear and I have caught some good quality Bass on the smaller Beetle spins but I usually use the 1/8 or 1/4 oz size, and I like to do a change up and use a 2" grub or shad/curly tail minnow. I find that if I am not getting action in a pond or area that I think holds fish, I will usually throw a beetle spin to see if I can get some strikes on 4-6lb test & it does seem to catch everything from Catfish, Mudfish, Bass, Panfish, Pickeral, Gar, and Tilapia if you are good at snagging.... I would say the best bait for light line fishing for catching any fish that swims is a 2" Culry tail grub on a light jighead, small tube, or any of the panfish baits on a light jighead, and the cool thing is you can buy Jig Spinners in bulk and make them all sizes as the larger sizes are great for Bass and Redfish and Trout in Saltwater....
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 23, 2015 Global Moderator Posted April 23, 2015 OP you just started a thread about how deadly a beetle spin is last month. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/153909-beetle-spin/?hl=%2Bbeetle+%2Bspin LOCKDOWN!
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