Dashing through the standing timber, skirting over massive grass flats, and banging rocks the Mepps Dorsal Fin goes where few other lures dare venture.  The unique design of this in-line spinnerbait takes on cover and structure without hanging up.  Similar to other Mepps in-line spinnerbaits, the Dorsal Fin has one Aglia blade that spins.  The thumping and vibrating created by the Aglia blade incites bass to viciously strike at it.

 
The in-line Mepps Dorsal Fin (www.mepps.com) is not your typical in-line spinnerbait.  After the blade and before the hook, it has a neutral buoyant nylon fin.  This nylon shaped fin features a dark back, holographic eye, and a contrasting bright throat.  The fins also have molded ultra-realistic scale patterns and raised gill plates.  The overall weight is 5/8-ounce and come with either a gold or silver #4 Aglia blades.  Anglers can select from 9 different color patterns including gold blade with blue/chartreuse/white tail, gold blade with chartreuse/white tail, gold blade with brown/orange tail, gold blade with firetiger tail, silver blade with firetiger tail, silver blade with chartreuse/white tail, and silver blade with white tail. The tails are made from silicone skirt material.  Another deviation from the traditional Mepps in-line spinnerbaits is the hook.  The Dorsal Fin sports an extended locking-bend wide gap worm hook.  The majority of in-line Mepps spinnerbaits have a treble hook.  In this case, the wide gap worm hook allows the lure to weave through heavy wood cover or thick aquatic vegetation.

Casting a lure to the right location equals catching more fishing.  The Dorsal Fin was designed to be casted in thick cover or in open water situations.  Early in the year, Dorsal Fins can be casted in and around shallow water cover.  Prespawn bass will be shallow searching for an easy meal before beginning the process of spawning.  During the spawn bass will react to invading predators coming in the bed.  Dorsal Fins should be casted past the bed and reeled back through the bed causing a reactionary strike.  After the spawn bass will become territory while guarding fry.  A bream patterned Doral Fin can be casted around a bed or schools of fry causing vicious strikes from male bass.  During the summer months if your lake has aquatic vegetation, bass will bury themselves in thick cover only striking out at lures casted and retrieved close by.  Having only a single hook, the Dorsal Fin can be Texas rigged with a plastic lure making it weedless and casted in to thick cover.  In the fall bass will migrate towards the flats following schools of bait fish.  Anglers should fan cast shad pattern Dorsal Fins in and around schools of forage or schooling bass.

 
Anglers can use a number of different trails on the Dorsal Fin.  One of the more popular trailers is Mister Twister 6-inch Twister Tail in white or chartreuse/silver.  Other popular trails include a curl tail grub, twin tail grub, or Sassy Shads.  In most situations, the color of the trailer should match the color of the Dorsal Fin; however sometimes using contrasting colors will catch more and bigger bass.  Skirts on the Dorsal Fins can also be changed to compliment or contrast depending on the attitude of the bass.

Are you searching for a unique in-line spinnerbait for bass fishing?  Look no further than the Mepps Dorsal Fin.  It’s a one-of-a-kind in-line spinnerbait that can catch bass.