Beetlespins gettin er done

[scaleface]

I have rediscovered Beetle Spins during this heat wave , having caught 49 largemouths and smallmouths so far in the month of July . They are like M&M's to bass . They just cant leave them alone .

[Mobasser]

3 hours ago, scaleface said:

I have rediscovered Beetle Spins during this heat wave , having caught 49 largemouths and smallmouths so far in the month of July . They are like M&M's to bass . They just cant leave them alone .

What colors have you been using? I've done pretty good with the 1/4 oz catapala green color.

[scaleface]

The yellow with black stripe .I bought   Wal Mart out so had to get some white with the red dot . If the hooks get bent I toss them . They are cheap enough to not take chances with a weakened hook .

[dopey]

Been making and using them for years!  It's one of those have to have lures!!

[Captain Phil]

A better lure for bass is a Mepps Comet minnow.  Great for schooling fish. 

[WRB]

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

[NoShoes]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

What size do you prefer?

[WRB]

25 minutes ago, NoShoes said:

What size do you prefer?

1/4, 3/8  & 1/2 oz, White Shad. Weight depends on how deep and how far away school bass working. We have stripe bass so stronger is needed when they strike.

Tom

[scaleface]

2 hours ago, WRB said:

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

I have a bunch of Rocket Shads too . I like them in heavy current like below a dam and deep water . I dont change hooks but do wrap wire around the shafts to keep them from coming off during a fight . That has happened too me two maybe three times  while fighting good sized hybrids .  

[WRB]

Appologize for hijacking your Beetle Spin thread. 

Tom

[waymont]

I've been a Beetle Spin style bait fan for a long time. It's definitely a numbers bait, but also catches fish when other stuff won't, and plenty of bigger fish. Here's my take on it.

[scaleface]

Out of town this morning and stopped at a tackle store . Found the old large sized Beetles . These are bigger than the 1/4 ounce size available now . I bought all of them .

[Mobasser]

26 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Out of town this morning and stopped at a tackle store . Found the old large sized Beetles . These are bigger than the 1/4 ounce size available now . I bought all of them .

Nice. Those look like the ones I had years ago. Good find

[scaleface]

1 hour ago, Mobasser said:

Nice. Those look like the ones I had years ago. Good find

I wish I could find the brown /orange crawfish beetles . I know where there are some fat smallmouths that love crawfish .

[zell_pop1]

You can still buy the big beetle spins. They are listed as saltwater version. 

[Elkins45]

40 years ago when I was in high school I did 90% of my fishing with a Daiwa Minicast rig. The three most common lures I used were Rapala/AC Shiner, super floating worm and Beetle Spin. I still keep some of those 40 year old lures in my box.

[Heartland]

Grew up fishing Beaver Lake in AR, particularly the Indian Creek and Lost Bridge areas, my Brother liked to use a Beetle Spin in purple and I generally fished one in yellow with black stripe.  Lots and lots of fish caught on these baits.   Zebco  202 and 33 reels on 5 1/2 - 6 ft fiberglass rods. 

[soflabasser]

Beetle spins are good lures to use when fishing in rivers. They mostly catch small fish but they can also catch big fish.