Rick builds a spinner from scratch, showing the techniques need to construct one. This is a great way to build economical spinners, made the way you like them.
I want to make french style spinners with blades sizes 5, 4, and 3. I'm confused though on what size and diameter wire to use with them? And also don't know what size and diameter the hole should be for the brass lure bodies, brass beads, etc. I want the wire to match up with the beads, bodies, but don't know what size to use to match them up so they are right. Do you know how to do this? Thank you!
I have recently started making my own inline spinners like this but many of my blades do not seem to turn consistently . Do you have any tips or tricks to tune the spinner so that the Blades will always turn ?
The clevis has to turn against a smooth surface, like a brass bead or body. The spinner shaft also has to be straight and free of rough (damage from pliers as an example).
Unfortunately no, for though I shot the video, Rick is the spinner expert. I couldn't tell you what he used here and I doubt he would remember after all of this time. The best I can offer is to work back from the blade size for a decent estimate.
Actually, this is not an inline spinner. Inline spinners do not have a clevis. Panther Martin spinners are inline spinners. If you doubt me, look in a spinners-parts catalog. You'll see the Panther Martin blades advertised as inline spinner blades, while the other types of blades will be advertised as what they are, like French spinner blades, Indiana spinner blades, Willowleaf spinner blades, etc.
Jerry Dunn Inline refers to the fact that all components are in a straight line as compared to a safety pin spinner( regular spinnerbait). Whether the blade uses a clevis or not, it is still considered inline.
