In Line Spinners 2024
masterbass reply :
Anyone use in line spinners for bass? Which ones are your favorites?
livetofish28 reply :
Can't beat a classic rooster tail. I only use them in ponds when conditions call for a spinnerbait because the bass are too finicky for a normal spinnerbait.
tight lines
Andrew
Scott F reply :
#4 plain Mepps. The models with the squirrel tails don't catch any more fish, they just cost more.
tomustang reply :
Panther Martin and Blue Fox. Not a fan of the mepps or any other brand that's like them since the blades can hang up too easily.
Inglorious Basser reply :
Mepps ( all dressed ), have found they work exceptionally well on the upper Niagara river.
Catt reply :
Snagless Sally 
je1946 reply :
Mepps #4 & 5 in firetiger, works for me.
SMB101 reply :
Mepps plain and with. Great for smallies at river I fish in. Sizes 3 and 4. 5's at times which get bonus size bass and occasional northern and muskie. Gotta have em around.
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
Found a plain undressed Mepps last season. I've caught a few bass and pickerel on it. Seems to do well when the fish aren't really biting anything else
flyingmonkie reply :
Rooster Tail! Especially in pink. 
papajoe222 reply :
My favorite, all species, hard bait. From crappie to muskie, a Mepps will catch them. I've also used Vibrax, but I'm more confident when I throw a dressed Mepps
Weekend-warrior17 reply :
Always have a couple classic blue fox vibrax spinners around.
Colors; blue with silver blade or gold on gold.
Bluebasser86 reply :
#3 Mepps dressed.
Raul reply :
Do not let these guys misguide you, in line spinners are useless for Bass fishing.
SirSnookalot reply :
Pretty good peacock bass bait. Roostertails are not too durable, I prefer Mepps.
Jigfishn10 reply :
I was a Rooster Tail fan, but I found that #3 Colorado blades work better for me so I started making my own:
Blades and Grubs
Hogsticker reply :
Joes Flies are about the only ones I've had any consistent results with.
The Fisher reply :
Mepps gold blade brown dressed treble hook
conorsixtakc reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 6:18 AM, masterbass said:Anyone use in line spinners for bass? Which ones are your favorites?
On 3/16/2014 at 2:05 PM, Raul said:Do not let these guys misguide you, in line spinners are useless for Bass fishing.
@masterbass don't let one negative quote out of 16 misguide you, inline spinners can really excel when the bite gets tough. I caught a 3# last year on a white 1/8 oz. Worden's Vibric Roostertail.
Jolly Green reply :
I think Raul was kidding.
I like #3 Mepps, dressed. I have a couple of Rooster Tails but I have to rip them hard to get them spinning for some reason, so I don't use them much but they will catch fish. I always use a swivel 12" up with inline spinners to cut down on line twist.
bigbill reply :
My list so far on what I use with success.
Mepps #3 great size to start off with. Silver blade w/ gray dressed, gold blade w/Brown dressed. When the bite is on any color will work. The red/white blade w/Gray or brown dressed is good too.
Mepps #4 & #5 when the bite is on with the #3 and it slows down put on a number #4 or #5 mepps on. The bigger fish come in close and scare the smaller fish away but won't strike the smaller lure. They come to see what the smaller fish are feeding on.
Joe's Fly New 1/4 ounce bass size. Remember natural colors for lighter conditions and bright colors for darker conditions.
I been begging Joe for a 3/8ounce size too even a 1/2ounce size.
On an overcast, cloudy day, with light warm rain try a Joe's fly in firetiger apache or a glo tiger. The brighter colors are great in dusk, low light conditions as night fall comes.
The worsens work good too. Something to throw that's different.
The blue Fox in lines are good too. Never pass up buying a quality inline.
Scott F reply :
You guys who like the dressed Mepps. Have you ever tried them plain?
bigbill reply :
The inline spinner is one of the many hot lures for bass. I never leave home without them.
If there not working for you your presentation is wrong. Either your throwing it like a rock when it crashes the water or your reeling it way to fast. Slow it down till the blade just spins in stained or muddy water. In clear water it's a tad faster.
bigbill reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 11:27 PM, Scott F said:You guys who like the dressed Mepps. Have you ever tried them plain?
I always use them dressed but I need to try them when the frenzy is on plain. Or in rivers when the flash attracts bass much quicker.
Scott F reply :
I use them in shallow, rocky rivers for smallmouth a lot. It's easy to get them hung up so I loose more than a few. The cost savings on the plain vs. dressed adds up. Another thing, the dressed ones seem to hold on to weeds pretty good. The plain ones are easier to clean off. Plus, as I said you would probably never notice any drop off in catch rates using the plain ones.
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 11:27 PM, Scott F said:You guys who like the dressed Mepps. Have you ever tried them plain?
I don't use a Mepps, but I will switch out a dressed in-line for an undressed one when I find that bass are hitting and not buttoning up. The undressed spinner will fish a bit faster not giving a bass too much time to abort the mission.
Raul reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 10:35 PM, conorsixtakc said:
@masterbass don't let one negative quote out of 16 misguide you, inline spinners can really excel when the bite gets tough. I caught a 3# last year on a white 1/8 oz. Worden's Vibric Roostertail.
Dude, you haven´t been around long enough at BR to know me that well.
Raul reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 11:27 PM, Scott F said:You guys who like the dressed Mepps. Have you ever tried them plain?
Yup, I still got that undressed gold blade Mepps Aglia size 2, older than dirt, it was one of my first baits ( partner to a Mepps Comet and a Rapala original minnow ) my dad purchased me, holly cow 40 years ago ! They work very well undressed, actually, most of my in-line spinners are undressed.
BTW Scott, here´s a trick I learned after loosing a ton of spinners throughout the years, change the treble hook for a single hook and weedless rig a small grub, no more hang-ups
Scott F reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 3:04 AM, Raul said:BTW Scott, here´s a trick I learned after loosing a ton of spinners throughout the years, change the treble hook for a single hook and weedless rig a small grub, no more hang-ups
I've tried that but it doesn't stop the lures from getting snagged and I don't hook as many fish.
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 3:00 AM, Raul said:Dude, you haven´t been around long enough at BR to know me that well.
LMAO! I was waiting for that!
You have to admit Raul, you went M.I.A. for a while, I believe the 2 members you've addressed in this thread, the OP and the one you quoted don't know you very well...LOL...Tap on the breaks there kid, they'll learn that your negative posts are very positive.
Nice to see you posting again, amigo!
Weekend-warrior17 reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 2:05 PM, Raul said:Do not let these guys misguide you, in line spinners are useless for Bass fishing.
Reasoning?
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 4:23 AM, Weekend-warrior17 said:Reasoning?
GUYS, RAUL WAS JOKING!
conorsixtakc reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 4:41 AM, Jigfishn10 said:GUYS, RAUL WAS JOKING!
Takin it easy. Most likely some good ol boys incapable of determining sarcasm through a keyboard.
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 11:00 PM, Jolly Green said:I think Raul was kidding.
I like #3 Mepps, dressed. I have a couple of Rooster Tails but I have to rip them hard to get them spinning for some reason, so I don't use them much but they will catch fish. I always use a swivel 12" up with inline spinners to cut down on line twist.
I had the same problem a while back and posted about it on here. A tip someone gave me was to take some needle nose pliers and bend the tip of the blade. I usually bend it about 45 degrees. It helps it catch the water and gets it spinning easier.
Jolly Green reply :
Thanks for the tip!
tholmes reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 9:17 AM, Catt said:Snagless Sally
Now there's a blast from the past! 
Are those still around? I used to catch a lot of bass on those back in the day.
Tom
ksboy reply :
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I was a Rooster Tail fan, but I found that #3 Colorado blades work better for me so I started making my own
Like Jigfishin10, I like the bigger blade so I started makin a few of my own. No pics but they are about the same as his.
Crestliner2008 reply :
Inline spinners are really fish catching machines. Even many years ago, when I use to be a dedicated trout fisherman, I use to catch a lot of fish on this tiny morsel (tied on to 2# test mono):
It's a 4/0 Colorado spinner....plain. Caught not only trout, but bass, crappie, perch and the occasional nasty pickeral! The biggest draw-back to inlines is that they snag easily on anything (including fish though!). This is probably why most bass fishermen don't use them. In relatively snag free environments a large inline, like a #5 Mepps, can really crush the largemouths.
frogflogger reply :
I loved the abu reflex - it was like a shyster but the end of the blade was bent out so it would spin better - caught tons of bass on them - can't find them anymore.
Catt reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 7:57 PM, tholmes said:Now there's a blast from the past!
Are those still around? I used to catch a lot of bass on those back in the day.
Tom
Still around & still kicking bass!
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
Mepps and Blue Fox spin easier than the Rooster Tails. Easy spinning blades are a key just as they are on spinner-baits
bigbill reply :
A silver blade rooster tail with a white body with or without spots and a white rooster tail are great for trout. So is a Joe's fly in blackgnat with a Silver blade or gold blade.
Raul reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 12:33 PM, Tuckahoe Joe said:I had the same problem a while back and posted about it on here. A tip someone gave me was to take some needle nose pliers and bend the tip of the blade. I usually bend it about 45 degrees. It helps it catch the water and gets it spinning easier.
It also changes the vibration pattern for a much stronger one.
Bluegiller reply :
I caught my personal best Largemouth on Monday using a 1/4 ounce Mepps Comet. I cast it and it landed right on top of a lilly pad, as soon as I pulled it off BAM fish was airborne with the spinner in it's mouth. Was real exciting and I have been waiting for that moment since I was a kid. It was even better because I was on my kayak.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 3/16/2014 at 9:17 AM, Catt said:Snagless Sally
They still make those? I caught a 7 on circle lake in Florida about 88... I haven't seen those in forever! Heck, hadn't thought about it either!
Alonerankin2 reply :
Neva mind! Re- read all posts!
Ratherbfishing reply :
The Panther martin-dressed or undressed. Mepps are good but the brass ones tarnish and the (wet) squirrel tail will eventually rust out the hooks. Mepps has (or had, anyway) an Xtra Deep spinner which I've used for good effect on suspended crappie. Don't care much for Rooster tails as they are flimsy and hard to get spinning.
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