Making spinners
May 31st 2007 02:34
I'm no expert but...I said we were going to make some lures so, lets get to it.
I may have screwed up because I didn't say that we have to have actual lure bodies. I think that's sort of a given so, I think I can be forgiven for that.
The very first thing you'll need is a piece of wire about four or five inches long. Most likely, the spinner you make isn't going to be that long but, the four or five inches gives you some room for error and makes things easier the first few times you do this. Also, as you begin working, you'll be surprised at all the ideas that suddenly spring to mind so you may need some of that length because one good idea often leads to another when you make spinners!
Bend the wire about an inch onto itself and leave a little place for the hook. This can be done with your pliers and forcing the wire around something else that's round. You can also purchase wires that are pre-bent for this very prupose. However, you'll probably end up with a lot of straight wire and feel up to the challenge. There's a picture accompanying this post to show you what I mean.
After the hook, you simply slide the lure body over the wire. Lure bodies come in a variety of styles and, sometimes weight is somewhat determined by design. However, you can always add some beads or hardware to make things heavier if desired. Bodies also are found in either nickle finish or brass. I go with a few of both--sometimes a style in both finishes. You may think that's a lot of bodies but, you can also paint them to add some color to you lures.
After the body, you can add a few beads, a clevis to hold the blade and then make a loop in the wire where you can tie your line and you've just made a lure. It's that simple! I've added another picture to put you in the ball park.
I haven't put a loop a the end yet but, you get the idea. If you look around much and try and cross reference all of this, you may run across the advice that you do NOT put beads above the clevis because it inhibits the spinning action. All I can say to that is, "I don't know!" I will say that I've added beads, both metal and plastic, atop my cevis and things still seemed to work okay. I'm no scientist so, maybe it did slow the spinning action. It stil spun, at some speed and that's the name of the game. Maybe I was lucky.
Another word about beads--they are pretty cheap which is a good thing because there are a lot of them out there and you'll find various sizes of the same design. One thing that has worked for me is checking out craft beads, also. If you try and do things on the cheap like this, be sure that you're picking up beads that are colored through and through, rather than just having a colored finish on the outside! Otherwise, the color will come off after a few casts and it will come off VERY fast if you're around salt water!
Crankbits will be our next endeavour!
I may have screwed up because I didn't say that we have to have actual lure bodies. I think that's sort of a given so, I think I can be forgiven for that.
The very first thing you'll need is a piece of wire about four or five inches long. Most likely, the spinner you make isn't going to be that long but, the four or five inches gives you some room for error and makes things easier the first few times you do this. Also, as you begin working, you'll be surprised at all the ideas that suddenly spring to mind so you may need some of that length because one good idea often leads to another when you make spinners!
Bend the wire about an inch onto itself and leave a little place for the hook. This can be done with your pliers and forcing the wire around something else that's round. You can also purchase wires that are pre-bent for this very prupose. However, you'll probably end up with a lot of straight wire and feel up to the challenge. There's a picture accompanying this post to show you what I mean.
After the hook, you simply slide the lure body over the wire. Lure bodies come in a variety of styles and, sometimes weight is somewhat determined by design. However, you can always add some beads or hardware to make things heavier if desired. Bodies also are found in either nickle finish or brass. I go with a few of both--sometimes a style in both finishes. You may think that's a lot of bodies but, you can also paint them to add some color to you lures.
After the body, you can add a few beads, a clevis to hold the blade and then make a loop in the wire where you can tie your line and you've just made a lure. It's that simple! I've added another picture to put you in the ball park.
When you get finished, things should look something like this
I haven't put a loop a the end yet but, you get the idea. If you look around much and try and cross reference all of this, you may run across the advice that you do NOT put beads above the clevis because it inhibits the spinning action. All I can say to that is, "I don't know!" I will say that I've added beads, both metal and plastic, atop my cevis and things still seemed to work okay. I'm no scientist so, maybe it did slow the spinning action. It stil spun, at some speed and that's the name of the game. Maybe I was lucky.
Another word about beads--they are pretty cheap which is a good thing because there are a lot of them out there and you'll find various sizes of the same design. One thing that has worked for me is checking out craft beads, also. If you try and do things on the cheap like this, be sure that you're picking up beads that are colored through and through, rather than just having a colored finish on the outside! Otherwise, the color will come off after a few casts and it will come off VERY fast if you're around salt water!
Crankbits will be our next endeavour!
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