Spinner vs Jig Only

[Beaver Trapper]

When casting soft plastics, do you prefer using a spinner (beetle-spin type), a roadrunner type, or just a jig head?

I bass fished most of my life, but I was always fascinated by sacalait (crappie), and I find myself targeting them more often these days. I’ve caught them using just a jig head/tube, but I tend to use a spinner more. Do you have a preference?

Do you prefer using larger blades so that you can reel slower, or do you prefer small blades?



Thanks,

Jeff

[deathb4disco]

I rarely use a spinner, but the late, great Charlie Brewer always said he liked a spinner when there was a chop on the water.

[DHC]

It really just depends on the situation, water temp, etc. Sometimes it’s just a plain jig, sometimes a roadrunner, sometimes under a float. I typically won’t fish a roadrunner until the water gets up in the 50’s (just what works for me). I let the fish tell me what they want that day and go from there.


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[Noodle rod]

Roadrunners work great, but I cast a1/32 Oz head with a baby shad style plastic 90 percent of the year.

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[CrappiePappy]

I never cared much for the "beetlespin" (spinnerbait) style spinner rig ... I just seemed to foul the line into them often when casting them. Road Runners, I've used for decades with great success ... and jig/plastics the same.

I generally have two casting rods rigged .... one with jig/plastics & one with a marabou Road Runner.

[Crestliner08]

Road Runners are my fail safe under almost all conditions. Early in the season (ice out until late May) I tend to favor the marabou variety, slow rolled a foot or so above bottom. But I'm always changing up. I'll go from RR's to straight tails, to action tails. If one isn't working well, I'll switch to another. Variety is the spice of life! In fishing, as in life, nothing is cast in concrete.

[Retired2Fish]

A beetle spin has never worked very well for me. I do use road runners and plain jigs. Use with/without float depending on what the fish want that day. Usually have both rigged and ready. Good fishing!

[FIN]

I've never liked a beetle spin. Like pappy said it fouls a lot. It doesn't catch fish better than a road runner or stump jumper.

[jackie53]

Both a straight gets a feeding bite a spinner gets a reaction bite when the fish stop feeding or stop biting.You need both.My two pennies.

Like the blade size to match the hatch! Size of the shad or bait size usually 1.5 in -2 in. willow leaf.Silver/hammered blade,

[Osnola]

plastic and jighead 90% of the time...never use a road runner but occasionally uses plastic and jighead with a small gold spinner....of course, 90% of time the plastic is a black/chartreuse