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I fished a small private pond recently that has crappie, perch and sunfish. I've used the lure that came with the Beetle Spin rig which is nothing more than a straight double tail, but thought why not others. So I added a Crappie Magnet grub to the jig and caught fish immediately - color not mattering !
https://i.imgur.com/Cjhs6vn.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/5ABYo7Q.jpg
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I tried a curl tail grub but only got a few fish whereas the straight tails did much better.
I have been using other plastic even hand ties on a Beetle spin for years.
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I always did very well for all species with mr twister with the curly tail. But if changing to split tail whatever works better for you great. will have to try that combo.
Bet I could use a Joker with two or three tails. Similar in design.....Quote:
Originally Posted by G";3861805]Picp Puppy Grub [URL="https://picolures.com/PUPPY-GRUB_c_39.html
I make a lot of those, they are great!
go go minnow, sliders, southern pro grubs and curly tails , big bites curly tails , Mid south grubs .
love a real small spinner blade rig like that with a tiny rubber tiger colored skirt and a little curly tail for bass in farm ponds for sure .
I like the mini strike king with the willow blade myself and have used beetle spins in the past as well .
they will in fact ketch fish no doubt about it . congrats on your fish bro
Thanks Ketch.
Yesterday I tried this curl tail and it caught crappie and sunnies.
https://i.imgur.com/5NnrliY.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/4jGRpXl.jpg
This also caught fish:
https://i.imgur.com/gXoOvVg.jpg
I used my SpoonMinnow creation and a sunnie hit it followed by a few crappie:
https://i.imgur.com/BKaZka1.jpg?1https://i.imgur.com/qEQW7Mv.jpg?1https://i.imgur.com/UDtvR6X.jpg?1
What this proved:
1. color no big deal
2. size matters! Too large or too small and and I got no hits.
3. a #2 colorado blade worked perfect.
4. anyone can make their own using the right gage wire (as seen in the above photos):
https://i.imgur.com/oUrYVg6.jpg
i only use them in the colder season when there are less weeds in my shallow lakes, but almost anything would work!
I too have used about everything under the sun on a spinner blade rig. Being hook up they’re just about weed less and cast like a stone.
I had chunked a beetle Spin till my arm fell off -- then removed them from my tackle.. I have made 3 trips with a friend that uses a modified version... Spinner removed and a larger willow blade replaces it.. He caught 5 fish to my one using crickets-- mine were mostly bream dinks while a lot of his bluegills were 8 inches. when I started smearing Slab Sauce on the crickets big Bream started slamming my bait. He convinced me that bait will work
I have used different baits on small spinners, including tube jigs as long as I can remember. I usually tie directly to the spinner. 2 questions. 1. Why do you use a snap, just habit or another reason? 2. Never seen a snap hooked up like that, usually tie to the small end and hook bait on the bigger end. What is the reason you clip it like in the pics. Enquiring mind needs to know, and I need all the help I can get.
For some reason line gets tangled in the rig's wire loop that the line is attached to - especially braid and casting light lures into the wind.Quote:
Why do you use a snap, just habit or another reason?