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Gapen Spin-Bee Jig - Fly-Jig Hybrid with Spinning Blade
The Gapen Spin-Bee is a unique fly-jig hybrid created by Dan Gapen Sr. that combines a tied fly body with a flashing rear spinning blade. Designed for casting, retrieving, trolling, and vertical jigging, it works in both freshwater and saltwater, summer and winter, open water and through the ice.
The vertical striping of the bumble-bee style body imitates baitfish such as perch and darters, while the spinning blade adds flash that draws fish from as far as 25 feet away. The result is a highly effective pattern for walleye, bass, white bass, crappie, bluegill, perch, trout, and pike.
Key Features & Benefits
- Rear Spinning Blade - Creates flash and vibration that draws fish in
- Tied Fly Body - Bumble-bee style pattern that triggers strikes
- Versatile Presentations - Cast, troll, or vertically jig
- Multi-Species & Multi-Water - Effective in fresh and saltwater, open water and ice
- Dan Gapen Design - Field-tested for two years before release
How to Fish It: Tip lightly with small pieces of leech, crawler, or minnow so the blade can still spin freely. Use brighter colors (chartreuse, pink) in stained water and contrasting or darker patterns in clear water. The Spin-Bee often produces when fish look at but won’t commit to regular jigs.
A true original from Gapen. Add the Spin-Bee to your box and give fish a flash-and-fly combination they rarely see.
Made in the USA - Authentic Gapen Tackle quality.
SpinBee + Nepag hit the river zone.
History of the Spin-Bee
Dan Gapen Sr. developed the Spin-Bee by reaching back to 1940, when he worked in his father Don Gapen’s fly-tying shop in Nipigon, Ontario. Don had created the first “directly-attached” spinner to a fly, called the Flub-Dub, which featured a bent willow-leaf blade that rotated on the retrieve. Dan combined that concept with the popular bumble-bee fly pattern and added an eyed jig head to create a highly seductive lure.
The first Spin-Bee with a spinner was tied in July 2010 and immediately field-tested. After two full years of testing to ensure quality and performance, it was released to the public. Sizes were developed as 1/16 oz for panfish and trout, 1/8 oz for general use, and 1/4 oz for larger gamefish such as bass, walleye, and pike.
Fishing Tips: Cast and retrieve, troll, or vertically jig the Spin-Bee. The flashing rear spinner draws fish from a distance while the tied fly body triggers the strike. Tip lightly with small pieces of leech, crawler, or minnow without impeding the blade. Effective for walleye, bass, white bass, crappie, bluegill, perch, trout, and pike in open water and through the ice. Use brighter colors in stained water and contrasting patterns in clear water.
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Features
- Unique fly-jig design with rear spinning blade for flash and attraction
- Works for casting, trolling, and vertical jigging
- Effective in both freshwater and saltwater
- Versatile for walleye, bass, panfish, trout, pike, and more
- Created by Dan Gapen Sr. after two years of field testing
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