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I was out yesterday, mostly to fish for bass. But I threw a Beetle Spin in the hopes of finding some Bluegills and Crappie. I found both.
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And a Bass showed up too.
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But the crazy gills also wanted the much larger spinner I was throwing for bass.
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I guess ya never know!
Nice shots! - always tells a story.
Same here as far as gills, crappie and perch attacking the spinner-grub. Even a few bass nailed it yesterday along with these:
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Curl tails and thin straight tail plastics worked best.
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Guess with the turbid green color water after the last heavy downpours, the bright flash and vibration of the blade were detected further away than plastics alone.
Amazing that on some retrieves the fish hit the lure 3 or 4 times before getting hooked- and I'm talking the same retrieve! Some P.O.d fish is all I got to say!
(Hope you don't mine me sharing some recent photos.)
BTW is that a ABU Garcia baitcast reel? Never used one for light lures.
Fantastic report and pics....thanks for sharing them with us
I have had them get a full sized spinnerbait.
.great looking photos
Gotta love when that happens, Spoon. I know in this particular pond, the grub tailed minnows seem to pull bass this time of year. I might change out the Beetle Spin body to a white one next time.
The reel is (or was) a 1978 ABU 1500C. Cleaned up and some polishing of the correct areas and it could throw 1/8 oz stuff pretty nicely. I've done quite a few mods to it. It can now throw 1/32 oz lures. Mind you, no long bomb casts with the 1/32 oz stuff, but the flight is straight and there is no pulling. I have it on a rod made for trout stream fishing, so it wasn't designed for long casts anyway. The end of the rod is tiny but it still handled the bass nicely.
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If I ever get to PA at the right time of year, I might actually use it for stream trout action. For now, it's a fun XUL rig for panfish.
Great report and beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing
BTW, anyone can make their own spinners using stainless steel, AFW Tooth Proof fishing wire, #3.5 Colorado blade and swivel. I made those pictured.
Nice looking rod and reel….and fish of course.
1/32 oz on a baitcast - now that's impressive! Sure is fun catching panfish on lures no one would expect.
them there beetle spins can sure enough ketch fish , nice report :highfive
Beautiful photos and that is a real nice setup you have for fishing for them!
Bob
Nice fish and pics and a good time on the water.
Ffw, awesome catches and beautiful baitcasting combo! I have a somewhat love hate relationship with baitcasting reels as well, especially the round one. They are just beautiful to look at and use, but I can only manage my casting weight down to 1/4 oz…..hardly considered finesse, lol.Quote:
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What ya got?
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Ffw, I have a Shimano Conquest bought couple years ago to get into finesse bass fishing and an old Abu morrum 1600c ( love the size) I used to cast a weight-N-bait rig into the SoCal surf or Lake Mead for striped bass…..
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Nice rigs. Love that Morrum! I have a Black Max 1600. Unfortunately, no one makes a light weight spool for these. Drooling over some 1600 Morrums on eBay but haven't pulled the trigger on one yet. Wouldn't mind a Calcutta 50 but those are hard to find, at least at the price I want to pay!
Ffw, Shimano Calcutta 50 were some workhorse of a reel and still is if found in excellent condition can hold close to its retail value. Unfortunately by time i had the urge to tangle with some lighter stuff, they were all but discontinued so i ended up with the replacement Conquest BFS, still expensive but I figured it'd last me forever base on how much i get to take it out. As for the shallow spool for the Abu round reels, I don't think there are any but there are handful of Japanese Abu enthusiasts in Japan who will go the distance to get one custom made ( read: Expensive.) Check out Youtube video by a Vloger: Enjoy Fishing Channel! This angler regularly shown visiting various high-end "trout" specific custom tackle shop and all these high-end gears can be seen, like your Ambassadeur 1500c & 2500c in custom restored condition with many different colors. I consider the gent to be well heeled if you know what i mean and one of the world's best baitcasters at that.
That’s a great looking rig. Yet another rabbit hole I don’t dare get close to. Glad to see y’all having a large time with them though.
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There are shallow spools for the 1500 and 2500 for sure. I have them. They are light - just under 6 grams! Just put one on the 1500 a few weeks ago. This change made it possible to cast 1/32 oz lures. I had already upgraded the line guide, pawl, worm gear and worm drive cog wheel with lighter items and bearings in the appropriate places. It's most certainly is a rabbit hole!
And there are light/shallow spools available for the Conquest too. ;-)
Nice to know your Ambassadeur has shallow spool available, none for the Morrum....at least not on ebay. The Shimano Conquest is designed for BFS from the start so I never see any alternative spools offered!Quote:
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AMO sells/makes them for the Conquest and the Morrum 1600.
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Thanks Ffw, now I know where to order one!
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Enjoy!