Lip-ripper Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 I came across these lures and picked a few up in 2 different colours. They are a hybrid between a jig and a spinner, made by Mepps, called the Spinflex. They should be decent for most applications - casting, trolling, drifting, even should be okay for ice fishing. I figure tipped with a worm, minnow or soft plastic they should produce... However, a quick scan of the Mepps website shows them as a discontinued product... I wonder why? Seems they should by dynamite... What do you think? Have you ever used or even seen these before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Nope, but I kind a want one, where'd you buy em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip-ripper Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 No.... But i want one now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 They'd be awesome for slow trolling walleye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Get Erie Dearies.....basically the same bait. Tried and true fish catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) My bet is a salmon lure. On the west coast spinners are considered the mainstay of salmon fishing and the lead would get the spinner down to Chinnooks, which tend to sit on the bottom when not active. I think the siwash hook also points to a Salmon lure. I think Mepps now has a weighted spinner that is probably viewed as the better option for this technique. Double Loon also made a weighted spinner called a 3A that has a #3 blade and a #4 weight to help get a longer cast as well as running the lure deeper on retrieve. A heavy spinner, counted down and equipped with a siwash hook would allow for "bottom bouncing" a spinner down to lethargic Salmon, Lakers and Steelhead. Personally I run #3A D Loons or #4 Blue Fox/Mepps spinners at the Whirlpool and I count them down up to a 25 count/seconds. With a treble hook you would be leaving a king's ransom of spinners on the bottom but with the siwash losses are minimal and for sure that is where the fish hang out so catching good number of fish is the result. Edited September 12, 2012 by Snidley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikdor Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 My Wife and I were at a lake in Quebec August long weekend and the locals were killing pickeral with a lure something like that in chartreuse trolling with electic motors on humps that came up to about 8 ft. I think the green one should be good.Good Luck Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernpike56 Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) I am a huge fan of mepps, so I have one in my tackle box. Guess what I catch with it- mainly walleye. Also a few incidental bass. Tip it with a worm, leech, or minnow, and cast like a spinner, jig them, or you can even troll them in deeper water. I caught a 15 inch walleye and a 2 lb smallie at my cottage one day with the mepps jig, tipped with a leech or a worm. EDIT: here they are, Edited September 13, 2012 by northernpike56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Mepps also had a weight forward spinner called the Lusox, I still have a few of those, although I can't say I really caught anything on them.... maybe thats why they also are discontinued? Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I've never seen them nor heard of them but I want some now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip-ripper Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thanks guys, I'll be testing them out this weekend. I'm gonna bounce them down a few shoals, try them in a river mouth and even chuck them off my dock. We'll see what transpires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 If you like the idea of those then check out the Aaron’s Rollin’ Runner by Road Runner for walley and bass too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 If you like the idea of those then check out the Aaron’s Rollin’ Runner by Road Runner for walley and bass too. I like them too but I could only find smaller ones for panfish....never could locate the heavier ones. Where do you get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttahhan Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice Fish ! Mepps 3 Yellow Black fury awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I like them too but I could only find smaller ones for panfish....never could locate the heavier ones. Where do you get them? Look identical to Blakemore " Road Runners" to me , up to 1 oz at Cabelas. I love the small white maribou ones for crappie and larger ones for Erie smallies. http://www.cabelas.com/panfish-jigs-blakemore-road-runner-bucktails-1.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I came across these lures and picked a few up in 2 different colours. They are a hybrid between a jig and a spinner, made by Mepps, called the Spinflex. They should be decent for most applications - casting, trolling, drifting, even should be okay for ice fishing. I figure tipped with a worm, minnow or soft plastic they should produce... However, a quick scan of the Mepps website shows them as a discontinued product... I wonder why? Seems they should by dynamite... What do you think? Have you ever used or even seen these before? I have never seen them before. Interesting. I wonder if the large weight causes too much disturbance in front of the spinner blade to get it to spin properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I like them too but I could only find smaller ones for panfish....never could locate the heavier ones. Where do you get them? Gagnon's cause it's not too far for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Get Erie Dearies.....basically the same bait. Tried and true fish catcher. Yep what ^^^^^ said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 after looking at those Mepps Spinflex in the OP I think I need to find me some for testing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I have never seen them before. Interesting. I wonder if the large weight causes too much disturbance in front of the spinner blade to get it to spin properly? I thought the same at first... but thinking about it more, Snidley did point out that they may be more suited to salmon fishing, possibly more West Coast. The moving lure and some river current combined would like give lots of resistance to spin a small french blade..? Anyways, cool lure. Mepps rule!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Get Erie Dearies.....basically the same bait. Tried and true fish catcher. Used Erie Dearies all the time in 80's wind drift jigging on Pigeon Lake in Kawarthas. When lifted, as wind pushed you along, the blade would spin. Of course you needed a nightcrawler/worm on there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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