Umderspins……..When?

[papajoe222]

I’ve been throwing paddle tail swimbaits a lot the last couple of seasons, but I don’t think I’ve tapped their true versatility as I’ve never used them with an under spin.  With the fall approaching, the bass here move up in the water column and I thought it would be a prime time to give them a try.  Am I wrong? What are some other times to reach for them?  I’m thinking those times I’d be reaching for a spinnerbait with less flash. 

[A-Jay]

Perhaps use the same approach for them Umderspins that you use for free swimming crankbaits.

 

"Another productive, but less practiced presentation involves free swimming the crank a few feet of the bottom.  In order to produce that deflection trigger, sharp twitches, or quick turns of the reel handle followed by a short pause will outproduce a stop and go retrieve."

A-Jay

[NorcalBassin]

They're definitely one of the most consistent baits out here when the shad are schooled up in the fall and the bass are hanging around or actively feeding. Coolbaits underspin (1/O) with a 2.8 or 3.3 Keitech has put hundreds of fish in my boat the past couple years (up to 6 pounds).

[JustJames]

This is the time I see a lot of catching reports from underspin given that my lake is land of cool bait (a lot of cool bait owner, worker and pro live here lol)

[smalljaw67]

I started using underspins to catch suspended fish in summer.  It works but I wasn't real successful with it in that capacity. I almost gave up on them until I found a video of Paul Mueller using them in late fall.  That video has made tough fall fishing a lot better for me. The way it works best for me is when the water temp first falls into the low 60s as the nights get longer and cooler. I use a small 3.8" paddle tail swimbait trailer during that time. Then as the water begins to cool and you get the first frost, that is when I switch to a regular old Zoom fluke trailer. Not the super fluke but the standard 4" fluke. I like fishing it by retrieving it just fast enough that the blade is spinning. I try to keep it close enough to the bottom so the blade will occasionally tick the bottom or a rock. It has worked really well in water clarity from a moderate stain with like 1' of visibility to gin clear. 

[A-Jay]

We use fairly large underspins south of the border on deeper suspending Green Bass.

Fish that are down 15 - 25 ft hovering / relating to drop offs & humps where the bottom is 40-60 ft and more.  Works in the heat of the day too which is killer. 

Paired up with 5.5 inch hollow belly swimbaits, it's an extremely effective presentation for plus size models.  Unfortunately I have Never been able to come close to reproducing any thing remotely like it for the local population. Of course I'm using smaller offering here. 

A-Jay

 

[Dens228]

I use underspins all year and have good success.  I tend to use them in clearer water, or like said above, in conditions where I would like to use a crankbait but grass dictates that trebles will drive me crazy. 

 

I think of underspins/chatterbaits/swim jigs as the same thing with which I use dictated by the conditions.  Two of the above three are pretty much always tied on and I let the bass make the final decision. 

[jimanchower]

12 hours ago, Dens228 said:

I use underspins all year and have good success.  I tend to use them in clearer water, or like said above, in conditions where I would like to use a crankbait but grass dictates that trebles will drive me crazy. 

 

I think of underspins/chatterbaits/swim jigs as the same thing with which I use dictated by the conditions.  Two of the above three are pretty much always tied on and I let the bass make the final decision. 

 

I agree with all of this. I've caught my biggest bass (plural) on underspins and I've caught bass in various water on underspins. All seasons. I like the weedless Owner Flashy Swimmer in 1/0 and 3/0. Willow and Colorado both catch 'em. Keitech Fat Impact gets it done.