I have rediscovered Beetle Spins during this heat wave , having caught 49 largemouths and smallmouths so far in the month of July . They are like M&M's to bass . They just cant leave them alone .

3 hours ago, scaleface said:

I have rediscovered Beetle Spins during this heat wave , having caught 49 largemouths and smallmouths so far in the month of July . They are like M&M's to bass . They just cant leave them alone .

What colors have you been using? I've done pretty good with the 1/4 oz catapala green color.

The yellow with black stripe .I bought   Wal Mart out so had to get some white with the red dot . If the hooks get bent I toss them . They are cheap enough to not take chances with a weakened hook .

Been making and using them for years!  It's one of those have to have lures!!

A better lure for bass is a Mepps Comet minnow.  Great for schooling fish. 

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

What size do you prefer?

25 minutes ago, NoShoes said:

What size do you prefer?

1/4, 3/8  & 1/2 oz, White Shad. Weight depends on how deep and how far away school bass working. We have stripe bass so stronger is needed when they strike.

Tom

2 hours ago, WRB said:

Gave up on Beetle spins too many dinks.

Strike King Rocket Shad has been a productive compact spinner bait for over over30 years.

Note; super glue gel on the skirt threads, replace the cheap double hook with Gamakatsu light frog hook or add #3 split ring with Owner 4102 1/0 single replacement hook.

Tom

I have a bunch of Rocket Shads too . I like them in heavy current like below a dam and deep water . I dont change hooks but do wrap wire around the shafts to keep them from coming off during a fight . That has happened too me two maybe three times  while fighting good sized hybrids .  

Appologize for hijacking your Beetle Spin thread. 

Tom

I've been a Beetle Spin style bait fan for a long time. It's definitely a numbers bait, but also catches fish when other stuff won't, and plenty of bigger fish. Here's my take on it.

Out of town this morning and stopped at a tackle store . Found the old large sized Beetles . These are bigger than the 1/4 ounce size available now . I bought all of them .

26 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Out of town this morning and stopped at a tackle store . Found the old large sized Beetles . These are bigger than the 1/4 ounce size available now . I bought all of them .

Nice. Those look like the ones I had years ago. Good find

1 hour ago, Mobasser said:

Nice. Those look like the ones I had years ago. Good find

I wish I could find the brown /orange crawfish beetles . I know where there are some fat smallmouths that love crawfish .

You can still buy the big beetle spins. They are listed as saltwater version. 

40 years ago when I was in high school I did 90% of my fishing with a Daiwa Minicast rig. The three most common lures I used were Rapala/AC Shiner, super floating worm and Beetle Spin. I still keep some of those 40 year old lures in my box.

Grew up fishing Beaver Lake in AR, particularly the Indian Creek and Lost Bridge areas, my Brother liked to use a Beetle Spin in purple and I generally fished one in yellow with black stripe.  Lots and lots of fish caught on these baits.   Zebco  202 and 33 reels on 5 1/2 - 6 ft fiberglass rods. 

Beetle spins are good lures to use when fishing in rivers. They mostly catch small fish but they can also catch big fish.