TxRanger1, Bob Maindelle here with Holding the Line Guide Service. I would concur with Dennis on all he has communicated about fishing with spinners - there is a lot of wisdom there.
The MAL Lure which folks have referred to in their replies to you here is a modified Mepps spinner, made for me by Mepps, with design input I've provided them to make it a more user-friendly tool. It uses the Aglia #4 blade which is a killer for white bass and hybrid.
The main thing is the added weight. I fish with children and rookies all the time to the tune ~220 trips per year. As a guide, it is my job to help people be successful. The MAL is a quality tool to help me accomplish that goal.
The added weight of the MAL helps anglers of all ages and experience levels cast farther, feel the lure better, feel the bottom better, and it gets the lure to bottom more quickly than a standard spinner.
This added weight "forgives" a number of sins -- like having an underfilled spool, or a rod that is too short or stiff for the technique you're using, using line which is too heavy, or being impatient in not waiting for a lure to sink to bottom.
One additional benefit which is especially helpful if you venture to our Texas Hill Country Lakes (Belton, Stillhouse, Georgetown, Canyon, Buchanan) which are deeper than the East Texas lakes, it that the increased sink rate allows the MAL Lure to be used for vertical presentations, not just casting horizontally or for topwater action. It shows up very well on Garmin LiveScope for folks who use it.
You can find the MAL Lures here:
MAL LuresBut, since there is a grandson involved, if you call me, I'll do better than that! (254.368.7411)
You'll find the original (at 5/8 oz.) and the heavy version (at 7/8 oz.). For your grandson (assuming he's a child), I'd go with the heavier version. You'll find my pricing the same as for the comparable (but non-modified) Mepps product, and my shipping will cost you less than shipping from Wisconsin. For East Texas lakes, chartreuse is hard to beat.
Good luck!
Here is what the MAL looks like: