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    Anyone use a Beetle Spin?

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    Shhhhhhhh. Dont tell everybody the secret.
    So as summer moves on and the bite becomes tough I throw this a lot. Funny how you can throw the kitchen sink at a spot with no bites then put on one of these and catch fish after fish. I think it is because it resembles small bait which makes easy picking. Caught a 4lb bass on it this year. Blew my mind.

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    Put one on every grand kids rod when they go fishing'. Hard to snag and will usually catch something. Put a little crawler on too. I usually catch my first spring crappie on one as you can slow roll it without going too deep. Not many being thrown these days.

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    I have a buddy who’s kicked my butt out of the back of my boat with one more than once! The Z-Man twin tail trailers instead of the Beetle Spin plastic is a modification that works very wel!
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    Caught a 6 lb. O oz. Largemouth on a modified Beetle Spin. Used a 1/8 oz ball jighead inside a 3.5" tube with the Beetlespin wire & blade. Years ago, 1990-ish. Still my biggest LM, but I don't really target LM anymore. Don't ever use those!

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    I know that bass hate those things and I do not recommend using them

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    I've got a couple of beetle spins in my panic box. I usually use either a 2.5" or 3" smoke tube with a 1/16oz jighead or a small smoke Mann's Stingray grub on it.

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    Don't use Beetle spins, but I do throw Roadrunners and Whirly Bees... so in a round-a-bout way... yes.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DrewFlu33 View Post
    I have a buddy who’s kicked my butt out of the back of my boat with one more than once! The Z-Man twin tail trailers instead of the Beetle Spin plastic is a modification that works very wel!
    I like that idea.

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    #10
    That and small Roostertails were my only artificial lures as a teenager. Excellent lures that catch many kinds of fish.

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    In the spring/summer I go through so many of them that I buy the components and assemble myself. A LOT less expensive that way. The wife and I love to eat bluegills so part of each fishing trip is devoted to catching enough for at least one meal. Lots of fun on 4lb ultra-lights and good eating too.

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    I could see a spinner attachment on a swim jig being a very effective combination. One nice thing about the spinner attachment (see Cabela's, etc.) is, if you look at the physics, the hookset/hookup should be way better than a standard spinnerbait. IMO!