Beetle spin!

Is it me,or has the beetle spin been shoved to the bottom of the tackle box? I have caught countless crappie and gills on the beetle spin,and the y still are a large part of my arsenal.Maybe I missed it,but I hear about many go to lures,but the beetle spin seems to be all but forgotten.

I fish baits similar to the BS all the time. I just fish 'em without the spinner.

Me and my two youngest boys whooped up on some nice fish over the weekend on a BS. Good times. I did replace the standard twin tail grub with one of Crappie Farmers swimming grub tails and that was the right call in the stained water. I like them alot for casting for Crappie, Bluegill, Bass, and White Bass -- they all eat a Beetle Spin!

Check out CF's work here http://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-s...3-recent-work/

One of the best all time pond baits. IMO

My go-to bait for bull 'gills...my favorite is a 1/16oz in catapla fish with a 5'5" U/L rod and reel on 4lb line.

Anyone who forgets about them should get em back out!!! I make my own
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It never made it into my tackle box :Doh: ... and everyone that's fished with me & used it, was outfished by me using a 1/16oz marabou Roadrunner. I prefer the Roadrunner because there's less chance of it getting tangled in the line when casting.

... cp :kewl

Those look great Fatman

I fish them all the time.

Fatman, those are excellent!

Attachment 200310 use them every trip .

I had never used them until last year. Work great.

I use Betts spins which is the same thing in this colorAttachment 200331

This reminded me of an article from the old RiverSmallies website.

Building the World’s Most Fish-catchingest, Weed-freeest, and Cheapest Lure Ever | River Smallies

Now that I have been pouring my own jigs I think I will order the crappie spinner mold and make my own. The beetle spin was my go to lure growing up...caught everything on that thing including my first muskie.

Thanks - I make my own in-line spinners too. It's nothing to sit and watch a ball game and crank out a bunch of them. I do have to keep them in separate bags for jig size's though!!LOL Kinda hard to get a 1/32nd or smaller on a .031 size wire.

The river bream down here can't stand 'em:ThumbsUp

I bought frames and blades from Barlow,s and make my own spinners.Used to use them as boy so I'm going to start again.

I ues the spiners with hand ties and tubes work great. Some times they are better then plane jigs and roadrunners. allways have`em in my spread.

I love Beetle Spins. I have some in my 1/8th oz box and in my 1/4 oz box.

Pretty fish!!

Looks like you done wore your fishin partner out Dutch