Mepps

So any use these Mepps lures for bass. How is your luck?

I just bought one to try out havent used it yet.
Here in the picture with the four lures I got the third one
Size 2 blade size 6 hook chartreuse 1/6oz
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...006000_100-6-2

Any tips on how to fish this. A slow steady retrieve?

Most of the bass I do catch are 12"-15" so Im thinking its a good size.


Ray

They work fine - for years I kept a white Rooster Tail on a light
spinning rod. See any activity on top and they would hit it. Also
caught some good spots at Lanier by throwing it to clay points and
largemouth at Seminole running it over hydrilla.

You need to use a steady retrieve - a stop and go often fowls the
blade when I try it.

Ronnie

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"QUAKEnSHAKE" wrote in message
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So any use these Mepps lures for bass. How is your luck?

I just bought one to try out havent used it yet.
Here in the picture with the four lures I got the third one
Size 2 blade size 6 hook chartreuse 1/6oz
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...006000_100-6-2

Any tips on how to fish this. A slow steady retrieve?

Most of the bass I do catch are 12"-15" so Im thinking its a good size.


Ray


Hi Ray,

Yes, the spinner you bought will definitely catch fish. Just like any other
lure, you will have to experiment with your retrieve to determine what the
fish want on any given day. Some days they'll want it moving fast and up
near the top, other days they'll want the lure low and slow. You will have
to find out what your bass want. You can fish them with a stop and go
retrieve as well as giving the lure an occasional jerk to stimulate a
strike, but Ronnie's right, occasionally it will tangle with the line.

One thing you'll have to remember is to use a GOOD ball-bearing snap-swivel
as these lures will give you a pretty fair amount of line twist. The other
thing you can do is bend the line tie eye up so the tie is at about a 45
degree angle. Make sure there is enough room between the blade clevis and
the bend so that the spinner blade can turn freely. This will reduce but
not eliminate line twist.

I used to fish inline spinners like Mepps a lot, but I don't really like
adding hardware like snap-swivels. I figure every connection is one more
possibility for failure under the pressure of a good fish and prefer to tie
directly whenever possible. So now, when conditions dictate a smaller lure
presentation, I like to throw the smallest Secret Weapon spinnerbait I can.
They work great for smaller fish (as well as big ones), don't twist line and
having a single, upturned hook, are less prone to snagging than a treble
hook equipped lure. The only time I throw an inline spinner is the big
bucktails for muskies.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

QUAKEnSHAKE wrote:
So any use these Mepps lures for bass. How is your luck?

I just bought one to try out havent used it yet.
Here in the picture with the four lures I got the third one
Size 2 blade size 6 hook chartreuse 1/6oz
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...006000_100-6-2

Any tips on how to fish this. A slow steady retrieve?

Most of the bass I do catch are 12"-15" so Im thinking its a good size.


I used to fish a size 1 Mepps with no dressing for prespawn smallies a
LOT, and caught a ton of fish on it. Hadn't thrown one in years though,
until last week. Went on a 4 day trip to fish Maine smallies in rivers,
and the guy I was going with told me to be sure to bring #3 Mepps, both
gold and silver, with squirrel tail dressing. I didn't throw it much,
just enough to become reacquainted with it. But a couple of the guys on
the trip threw nothing but the Mepps, and caught 300 to 400 fish each
in 4 days on it. They fished it fast (kept it within sight at all times)
and snapped the rod tip a lot.

I used them a lot years ago, then stopped for some reason. A couple of years
ago I started again and they were no less effective than they used to be.
All I use is a plain silver-blade Aglia, #3.

"QUAKEnSHAKE" wrote in message
...

So any use these Mepps lures for bass. How is your luck?

I just bought one to try out havent used it yet.
Here in the picture with the four lures I got the third one
Size 2 blade size 6 hook chartreuse 1/6oz
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...006000_100-6-2

Any tips on how to fish this. A slow steady retrieve?

Most of the bass I do catch are 12"-15" so Im thinking its a good size.


Ray

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:35:38 -0400, "Marty"
wrote:

I used them a lot years ago, then stopped for some reason.

They, purple worms, and Rappalas were my first "serious"
lures--stopped using Mepps because I never found the cure for line
twist! Tried everything, nothing worked :-[

"Guy Anderson, Sr." wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:35:38 -0400, "Marty"
wrote:

I used them a lot years ago, then stopped for some reason.

They, purple worms, and Rappalas were my first "serious"
lures--stopped using Mepps because I never found the cure for line
twist! Tried everything, nothing worked :-[

Quality stainless ball bearing swivels helps a lot, but is not a 100% cure.
The bent kneck works on some in-lines, but on many it just impairs the
action of the bait.

Ive read all the advice THANKS Looks like Ill get to try it out Tuesday.
I bought a ball bearing swivel so set there.

About the line twist does the whole lure spin or just the blade? I will
be using a Shimano Stradic reel with PowerPro 10#

"QUAKEnSHAKE" wrote in message
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Ive read all the advice THANKS Looks like Ill get to try it out Tuesday.
I bought a ball bearing swivel so set there.

About the line twist does the whole lure spin or just the blade? I will
be using a Shimano Stradic reel with PowerPro 10#


In theory, just the blade is supposed to spin around the body of the lure.
In reality, the whole lure ends up spinning, causing the line twist.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:37:15 -0500,
(QUAKEnSHAKE) wrote:

Ive read all the advice THANKS Looks like Ill get to try it out Tuesday.
I bought a ball bearing swivel so set there.

About the line twist does the whole lure spin or just the blade? I will
be using a Shimano Stradic reel with PowerPro 10#

Used to do alright with a #3 that had a rubber minnow on the back.


Dan, I finally moved to Florida!

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