So I've never actually fished this early in the year before but I did go fishing. I used a purple tube at first just to see what i'd get....nothing much just a few nibbles but not long enough for me to set the hook. With the slab sauce fished stayed on longer. Did not use the beetle spin. I used a purple rat finkie hook with waxies and a dab of slab sauce. It worked good! I caught a lot of gills and a few crappie but they were very small so no keepers. Report back the next time I go.