Thread: Spinner vs Jig Only

Jigs and plastics 95% of the time. I use roadrunners when things are tough and I search for fish with them, seems to always trigger one. I do like roadrunners....

I make my own double rigs. I've ordered small Colorado Blades from Ebay and put an in line spinner above the jig as I spider rig. I had some days last year they killed and hit the rig with the spinner only. The catch ratio with a small spinner was probably higher than a jig without it in my set up. It is my go to rig now and would not fish without having this rig in the boat. I guess you need to play around with different set ups and see what works for you. I used this downsized idea from Walleye fishing and produces for me.

If you want a moving bait use the Beetle Spin or Road Runner, vertical jigging use a marabou or straight tail like a stinger shad. If you are having issue's with the Beetle Spin rolling on you just slow down your retrieve, they are really productive and come through brush pretty well like most spinner baits do.

prefer Road Runners, my Grandpa back when I was a kid in the early 70`s fished with a Manns purple worm and a white beetle spin he had a couple hundred lures but those were the 2 he used 99 percent of the time.. He caught bluegill, crappie, bass you name it on the beetle spins.
I`ve caught fish on bettle spins but nothing like I have on Road Runners, prefer 1/16 oz Chart head w/black curly tail body, seems to catch them all the time around here.
In jigs prefer tube jigs 1/16 oz head early in the year when waters still cold and twister tail grubs later.

I like the Creek Spin from Southern Pro, just wish they would make a 1/8 version.

Really sorry to hear that some of you have no confidence in the Beetle Spin type baits. They have always been in my bag of tricks and probably always will be. I will say that they are not always what they want but there have been days when I could hardly keep them in the water cuz they were hit so much. And everything hits them. As with jigs in general, size and color will make a difference at times. I can roll a Beetle through a brushy area slower and get hung up less cuz the hook rides point up. But hey, To each his own. I'll just keep filleting the bonus stud bluegills that really like em too.

Originally Posted by wmac62

I make my own double rigs. I've ordered small Colorado Blades from Ebay and put an in line spinner above the jig as I spider rig. I had some days last year they killed and hit the rig with the spinner only. The catch ratio with a small spinner was probably higher than a jig without it in my set up. It is my go to rig now and would not fish without having this rig in the boat. I guess you need to play around with different set ups and see what works for you. I used this downsized idea from Walleye fishing and produces for me.

I'd like to see a pic of your spinner jigs.

Jigs and plastics 100% of the time. I have caught bass in Beetle Spin and Road Runners, but my greatest success has always been with the basic jig/soft plastic combo. Maybe it's time to try those two alternatives again after so many years.