Spinners and Custom Spinners

[troutspinner]

Don mentioned a "Spinner" thread so I thought I would start one.

I don't know if I've ever posted this anywhere, maybe on the old site? but I thought I would share my build of the trout spinners I use to make and sell. I do still have some parts to make them but I rarely trout fish now and when I do, I still have some made on a rack that I just grab and go.




I do use Indiana Blades as well. With the Indiana, you want to use a Size #2 blade to be comparable in size to the #1 French.

If using for Steelhead or Bass, go up one more size in Blades and add an additional 1/4" Solid Brass Bead above the Plastic Bead.

Lastly, if fishing regulated water that requires a single hook, I used a #6 VMC Needle Cone Sure Set Hook in Bronze Finish, Hagens Part #17-06-73.

 

[Don]

So why the Bronse single and not the black? Habit? or is there a reason? Can't get much simpler that what you illustrate and I can say that they are beauties. And even Uncle Melvin can make them.


Below is an antique Mepp's Black Fury. On the back it has Made in France and Comet "0" stamped on it. I get these for about nothing in Reel Purchases at fleas or online.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

I can never figure out the clevis part. My blades don’t spin sometimes. I’m guessing if you use a number 1 clevis it goes with a number 1 blade.

 

[troutspinner]

So why the Bronse single and not the black? Habit? or is there a reason?

Just habit.

 

[troutspinner]

I can never figure out the clevis part. My blades don’t spin sometimes. I’m guessing if you use a number 1 clevis it goes with a number 1 blade.

I use the same Clevis with either size. I’ve found that spinning issues usually occur due to weight and the hook end of the lure being too heavy.

I had a guy from my old Salmon site ask me to make heavier spinners with some odd hooks. I told him they wouldn’t spin. He said make them anyway. Guess what happened, when he went to use them, they didn’t work. And of course he came online after to complain about them. Ugh.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

What weight do you run on them. I see the beads but how heavy do they make it.

Should’ve never made them for him.

 

[HenryDavid]

Spinners are just about the most effective lure all time. If I was ever stranded in the wilderness I would want to have some on hand. I fish a wild brown trout stream that in stretches is too brushy to fly fish, chucking a spinner is much easier. The baby brown trout colors really turn them on, they must love to eat their own.

 

[troutspinner]

What weight do you run on them. I see the beads but how heavy do they make it.

Should’ve never made them for him.

The trout spinners were just over 1/8 ounce. Those are solid brass beads, heavy for their size.

 

[Melvinp]

I can never figure out the clevis part. My blades don’t spin sometimes. I’m guessing if you use a number 1 clevis it goes with a number 1 blade.

My I ask what clevis’s your using folded or solid and drilled

 

[Melvinp]

The trout spinners were just over 1/8 ounce. Those are solid brass beads, heavy for their size.

I’ve found that it’s actually pretty hard to keep any of my creations under 1/8 once staying at size 0 or 1 blades (brass) and still have a decent size hook let’s say a 4 drop shot. This one is a #1 blade

 

[troutspinner]

I’ve found that it’s actually pretty hard to keep any of my creations under 1/8 once staying at size 0 or 1 blades (brass) and still have a decent size hook let’s say a 4 drop shot. This one is a #1 blade

That is a heavy chunk of body you have on there. I have some bodies I use on larger spinners and some tinkering, they get heavy quick.

 

[pabassman]

A local guy used to make the Swiss Swing which was a version of the old CP swing. Had more of a willow type blade. He also made a Panther Martin knock off using a small painted bullet weight for a body.

 

[Don]

So where do the sizes get their name. i.e.mepp's 1, 3, 5 and so forth? Does that stand for ounces? or are they just names that they came up with?

 

[A-5]

I use the same Clevis with either size. I’ve found that spinning issues usually occur due to weight and the hook end of the lure being too heavy.

I had a guy from my old Salmon site ask me to make heavier spinners with some odd hooks. I told him they wouldn’t spin. He said make them anyway. Guess what happened, when he went to use them, they didn’t work. And of course he came online after to complain about them. Ugh.

And that guy won’t speak to me these days. I made him spinners. Oh well. You got him a big Atlantic salmon!

 

[A-5]

I also found give yourself room between last bead and loop.

 

[troutspinner]

And that guy won’t speak to me these days. I made him spinners. Oh well. You got him a big Atlantic salmon!

That I did!

 

[Solitario Lupo]

My I ask what clevis’s your using folded or solid and drilled

I used folded and they didn’t work at all so I’d did a little research and what I gathered was folded is for more line than wire. Like for trolling harness. So then I got easy spins the solid kind. Seems to work better but I think I went from the size 2 to 3 since I was running a size 3 to 4 blade.

 

[Melvinp]

I used folded and they didn’t work at all so I’d did a little research and what I gathered was folded is for more line than wire. Like for trolling harness. So then I got easy spins the solid kind. Seems to work better but I think I went from the size 2 to 3 since I was running a size 3 to 4 blade.

Watch your wire diameter also need a little space around the hole in the clevis I’m running.029 wire with a #1 clevis think I could go .035 max

 

[Melvinp]

So where do the sizes get their name. i.e.mepp's 1, 3, 5 and so forth? Does that stand for ounces? or are they just names that they came up with?

I really don’t think there’s a standard pretty much like hooks to each there own

 

[Melvinp]

That is a heavy chunk of body you have on there. I have some bodies I use on larger spinners and some tinkering, they get heavy quick.

This will be my steelhead mix if NY laws allow the weight and I’m really not sure paperwork is pretty vague on this point can it weigh more than 3.5 grams or 1/8 of a oz speaking the salmon river anyway