Is there anything you can do to get these to wobble instead of spinning. I tied 3 on before I could find one that didn't just spin. Any experience on this would be great. 

try the TN. River Tackle, tremor heads

I've used Scrounger heads quite a bit & never had that problem. Mostly use the 1/8 & 3/16 oz, but have used a 1/4 oz few times too. I usually use a Lake Fork Live Magic Shad on them. 

 

What soft plastic trailer were you using? Maybe that was the issue. If you had it rigged on straight, not sure what the problem might be. 

As a veteran member of The Scrounger Club, I will say that the following three factors can contribute to the bait spinning rather than running correctly and they are all related to one another.

1. The size of the bill - long, medium or short. I use & prefer the long bill exclusively. 

2. The type & especially the size of the trailer used.

3. The speed of the retrieve. - these baits perform at their best when worked low & SLOW. 

Scroungers are sort of tough to fish effectively with a high speed reel.  Certainly can be done but I'd probably fall asleep in the middle of the second cast.   When you think you're going slow enough - slow down some more.

Here's a few of my favorite trailers.

A-Jay 

 

 

5 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

As a veteran member of The Scrounger Club, I will say that the following three factors can contribute to the bait spinning rather than running correctly and they are all related to one another.

1. The size of the bill - long, medium or short. I use & prefer the long bill exclusively. 

2. The type & especially the size of the trailer used.

3. The speed of the retrieve. - these baits perform at their best when worked low & SLOW. 

Scroungers are sort of tough to fish effectively with a high speed reel.  Certainly can be done but I'd probably fall asleep in the middle of the second cast.   When you think you're going slow enough - slow down some more.

Here's a few of my favorite trailers.

A-Jay 

 

 

Wow! That's impressive. I must admit, I'm a scrounger dabbler by your standards. ?

 

But youre right, I only use the long bill too & also fish em slow & steady, kinda like a swimbait. 

5 hours ago, A-Jay said:

As a veteran member of The Scrounger Club, I will say that the following three factors can contribute to the bait spinning rather than running correctly and they are all related to one another.

1. The size of the bill - long, medium or short. I use & prefer the long bill exclusively. 

2. The type & especially the size of the trailer used.

3. The speed of the retrieve. - these baits perform at their best when worked low & SLOW. 

Scroungers are sort of tough to fish effectively with a high speed reel.  Certainly can be done but I'd probably fall asleep in the middle of the second cast.   When you think you're going slow enough - slow down some more.

Here's a few of my favorite trailers.

A-Jay 

 

 

 

Well, that kinda covers it.

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

2 hours ago, Mike L said:

 

Well, that kinda covers it.

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Another one that i would add to that is a Ragetail Menace.

15 hours ago, je1946 said:

Another one that i would add to that is a Ragetail Menace.

 

Especially rigged vertically.

What can make any Scrounger spin is the collar is on upside down. Scrounger collars or bills always must be positioned upright at 12' o'clock from the line tie  eye. The Scrounger is designed to have a soft trailer, don't use it without a trailer of some type, preferably a straight tail in lieu of curl of paddle tails.

Tom