Who knew a grub body minus an action tail would catch so many fish!

[Senkosam]

Last year I was fishing a curly tail grub and the tail was bitten off by a pickerel. I cast it anyway and began catching panfish and bass. The Ned Rig is similar in concept but the lures used are longer. The grub body was only 1" rigged on a 1/32 oz ball head jig. I noticed it had a unique action: a darting quiver between drops & pauses. This small bass was the first of many.
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Then I experimented melting grub bodies together using a candle for various shapes and textures:

This one came from pouring clear plastic into a mold and using Spike-It to add a bit of contrast:

Try casting a grub body on a light jig using rod tip twitches with slight turns of the reel handle. It may surprise you.

 

[bass]

Looks just like the grub on the smallest (1/32oz) beetle spins. I used to fish those all the time. Definitely a good lure. I liked just the grub on the jighead for bluegill and with the spinner harness for crappie.

 

[Snopro]

Looks just like the grub on the smallest (1/32oz) beetle spins. I used to fish those all the time. Definitely a good lure.

Beetle spin is a great lure and it does look similar, as does the Trout Magnet.

 

[bass]

I was going to add the trout magnet but it had the split tail. I figured the beetle spin was an almost exact match.

 

[Snopro]

Current edition beetle spins have a split tail.

 

[Senkosam]

The split tail is not IMO a major design enhancement. Used by itself neither the Trout Magnet nor Crappie Magnet do better than my finesse tail and no-tail designs used with or without the spinning blade.

 

[Snopro]

I doubt you'd notice a difference between what you're fishing and a Micro TRD.

I like fishing ElaZtech in this situation because it's buoyancy makes it stand up off the bottom.

 

[bass]

Current edition beetle spins have a split tail.
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I think that is for sizes 1/16oz and bigger. 1/32oz (at least in the past) did not have a split tail.

This may just be an old pic but this shows a single tail:

https://www.landmsupply.com/johnson-beetle-spin-nickel-blade-1-32-oz

 

[bass]

This site as well shows a single tail on the 1/32oz

https://redbeardsoutfitter.com/prod...6e08cd7450cbbdddc64c6cf2e8891f6d48747c6d56d2c

 

[bass]

I doubt you'd notice a difference between what you're fishing and a Micro TRD.

I like fishing ElaZtech in this situation because it's buoyancy makes it stand up off the bottom.

I love Zman stuff. I have not tried those but I use the TRD all the time on a Ned rig. The Elastek material is just insanely durable and soft.

 

[Snopro]

Speaking of the beetle spin. Fisherman's has all sizes on closeout for .80 or the 1/32 for .30, good deal if anyone wants to stock up.

 

[Senkosam]

Thanks for the video Snopro. The presentation is one I rarely use: working the bottom in different ways.

 

[Senkosam]

There are many lures that can catch fish on the B.Spin. This design in particular has a thin flat tail that flutters when the blade rotates:

It does exceptionally well when used by itself on a light jig. Can't get much more finesse in action than that. My other favorite is the curl tail grub:

A tube does as well as either Magnet:

None of these lures mimics anything. They simply push a fish's buttons forcing it to attack. I do believe the colors and metal flakes contribute.