If you're looking for a dynamite lure to use through all three seasons, check out the Johnson Beetle Spin. It's a sweet lure from the get go, but what I like to do is remove the regular silver blade from it and replace it with a gold willow blade. It then becomes the ultimate fishing lure to use on smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pike and walleye. Yes, I've caught just about every species of fish on this lure. It's also great to use on large crappie, I've caught many crappie on it at Stony Creek in Michigan.

With a bigger spinner blade it makes the lure become weedless.  The blade helps the bait buzz right through thick and heavy weeds.  In spring time you can jig this lure just like you would with a powerbait.  I just love this lure, anytime fishing is slow this will help speed things up.  Buy a set of beetle spings now -> beetle spin.