Sweet Beavers

[via]

hey guys, i know that everyone does great with these sweet beavers, but i never had luck with them. i know that you can flip and pitch them but i wanted to know what other ways can you fished this lure and how do you retrieve them, especially in the winter? but the winter over here in Socal only goes down to the 50s and 60s. thnx for any advice.

[ripinthem]

Try a keel weighted hook and let them glide down on slack line. Its a change of pace, when they are pressured, and not hitting that good reaction strike.

[via]

thnx, but i also forgot to mention that i mostly do shore fishing at local lakes.

[Packard]

Do what rip said. I personally haven't had much luck on them either. Try using the Gamakatsu Superline EWG Weighted Hook 1/8oz 3/0. You can perform this from shore too. Just toss it out there and let it sink. Let it sit on the bottom for a few seconds then twitch it back a few times. Then repeat! Good luck, I wish I could fish but the lakes are freezing over in Michigan.

[Ror Boy]

I fish them on a split shot rig some times

[Quillback]

Get a Biffle Bug type jighead, put one on it, and drag it along the bottom, works well on rocky structure. OrTexas rig one and drag it one the bottom. Or get some football head jigheads and drag.

[00 mod]

I caught my pb with a texas rigged one! Try it...they work!

Jeff

[MNGeorge]

Several of us fish them on a Titleshot jig...pretty snag resistant setup. The Titleshot jigs come in several different colors, weights and hook size combination's so you can match your conditions easily. The Sweet Beaver is second only to a tube for river Smallies.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

You can fish them pretty much any way you want to. T-rigged, c-rigged, flipped, pitched, punched, drop shotted, etc etc. It's just another hunk of plastic to make a presentation with. Sure do work good stuck on the back of a jig also.

[J Francho]

A great bait on a bare football jig.

[Crestliner2008]

I like to fish beaver baits on a shakey head jig myself. No wrong way to present these great baits. Just work it slow.

[grimlin]

Mike Iaconelli fished them on a scrounger head jig with it rigged sideways. Loved the idea so much I started doing it. Didn't fish it much,but it did account for one smallmouth. Definitely works.

I still prefer the ugly otter by Gambler over the sweet beaver. Ugly otter has a little more action.

[Vinny Chase]

Mike Iaconelli fished them on a scrounger head jig with it rigged sideways. Loved the idea so much I started doing it. Didn't fish it much,but it did account for one smallmouth. Definitely works.

I still prefer the ugly otter by Gambler over the sweet beaver. Ugly otter has a little more action.

^Sweet beavers aren't meant to have a lot of action, but excel when the fish want subtle presentation - there are much better options when fish are on a reaction bite...I tend to fish beavers on a shaky/football head VVEERRYYY slowely on a deep summer pattern or when the water temps cool down.

[A-Rob]

I pitch/flip them on my heavy stick

or trailer them on a jig with my jig rod

But I like some of the out-of-the-box ideas!

[bassh8er]

I've had my best luck on them right before, during and after the spawn. If you're not having much luck with them, especially with cooler water temps, I'd just move on with a different bait. With winter water temps approaching, there are much better soft plastics IMO.

[Skeet22]

Seems to me winter is the time you want to use them with the cooler water temps. I usually switch to something with more action as the water warms through spring and summer.

[rogvegas]

I use a lucky strike football shakey head. Just kinda pop it along like a jig. Make sure to seperate the legs as they will flutter on the fall.

[msolorio]

yep all the advice given here is great. during the winter when the water is cold, a bait with a more subtle action is usually best, well around my neck of the woods n e way so yea u can use a beaver pretty much n e way u want. experimentation with rigging, retrieves, ect is somethin u shud do to find what works best. these baits produce n produce great, just gotta figure out how the bass want it.

[robdob]

Get a Biffle Bug type jighead, put one on it, and drag it along the bottom, works well on rocky structure. OrTexas rig one and drag it one the bottom. Or get some football head jigheads and drag.

good idea... i've tryed them on a shaky head and caught some fish that way your idea seems about the same.. works great for someone who only fishes spinning rods.