Guide Rob Beglin enjoys fishing spinnerbaits so much for redfish he started making his own.
“There are good commercial lures for sure, but I’m so deep into using spinnerbaits for redfish that I like to make my own,” he said. “Basically, they are simple to make, just a short learning curve making the right bends with the wire, getting the swivels right, but it saves money.
“More important, by making my own, I can make a lot of variations that I need in unique situations that I frequently encounter. For example, sometimes I need a 1/8-ounce head for shallow water, and I need a small-cupped blade for less vibration, especially in clear water. But if the water is dingy and I need to fish deeper and have much more vibration, I have some larger, 1/4-ounce varieties also with larger blades ready to go.
“One of the keys to success in August is to make quick adaptations to changing water conditions. Having a wide variety of baits to pick from, and especially by making my own lures for the water, cover, depths and situations that I fish, enables me to cope with just about any situation I run into. I’ve fished Bulls Bay and the entire are around there for so long that I have learned most of the types of situations I’m likely to run into. If I have the right tool, meaning spinnerbait, there’s not much in the way of water situation that I can’t effectively fish with a spinnerbait at this time of the year and be successful.
“The water conditions will be constantly changing as the tide rises and falls,” Beglin said. “Thus, even if I’m fishing the same area of Bulls Bay, a 2-hour change in the tide, rising or falling, will have a huge impact and may require a totally different style of bait to be most productive.
“There are some generic spinnerbaits you can make work and have some success, but I want to stay completely in tune with the current situation and have exactly what I need rigged and ready, so I make my own in addition to having a wide variety of commercial rigs as well.
“I match my spinnerbaits with a 7-foot-2, medium-heavy, fast-action Shimano Cumara rod, and my favorite trailers are Gulp!, swimming minnows and Saltwater Assassin paddletails.”
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