Customizing spinnerbaits

MrPhotographer06 · 03-14-09, 08:13 PM

i'm thinking about making my own spinnerbaits based on the walmart ones to start with..

what are some of the customamizable parts of one..and any ideas?

JB · 03-14-09, 08:26 PM

take off the skirt, paint the head, or put on a dif colored skirt for the conditions your fishing, also you can add a grub or a split tail, or a trailer hook..
you can also open or close the width of the wires to have a smaller presentation or bulkier

also, you can add or eliminate the skirt strands. Or cut some of various lengths..i do that on everyone of mine to some degree

MrPhotographer06 · 03-14-09, 08:34 PM

well i've got like 7 total spinners now

and i'd like to make some different ones.. i've got the wally world ones. but only certain colors come with tandem and certain ones come with colorodo..

i'd like to make the opposite of them with the colors

Bassboss · 03-14-09, 09:37 PM

I do this all the time, it's like a past time almost.

To start you must know that there's not a whole lot to do.

Before you got breaking stuff (kidding 'round) you'll need some stuff.

Needle Nose pliers
beads
blades
skirt
swivels
and umm.... hmmm... what else.... I think that it!

Get you some blades. To but them on you just bend the weir back where the blades is... use the pliers for this. Once you get your blade on, bend the weir back! When the weir is back, you can add beeds, different colors... multiple in colors fact! You can also modify the swivels, they make rattling ones that are great for murky water!

btw don't use really big beeds, use the smallest you can find!

Skirts..... you can have one spinnerbait and have 15,000 colors!! Just get what colors you want, they're cheep! Don't be shy!

It's a little hard to get the skirts off, but a sinch to get them on! Just thread them on, long end first!

Good luck... kill 'em!

Rebbasser · 03-14-09, 11:10 PM

I make my own, and the biggest thing I do is blades. I like to use smaller willowleaf blades and Indiana ather than Colorado blades for a different vibration and flash. I also use more copper blades-you do not see many stock spinnerbaits with copper blades so it gives a different color flash.

lowrider · 03-14-09, 11:16 PM

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/content...innerbaits.htm

somebody has posted this link before, but here it is again. it'll have everything you need

MrPhotographer06 · 03-15-09, 09:38 AM

where do you get your stuff reb?

3dkicker · 03-15-09, 02:55 PM

Buy the heads that you like, painted or unpainted, then get the blades, swivels, beads, and skirts. I keep extra parts in a small plano box and I can modify the blades and skirts very quickly when I'm on the water. If you have problems with the split rings then get a pair of the pliers designed to open them. They can be a pain.
Bending the wire to attach the swivel is your main concern. You really need a pair of pliers that are designed to bend wire and those cost $$. If you use regular pliers you may end up losing blades and swivels.

DDM · 03-15-09, 02:57 PM

Barlows is also a good place

MrPhotographer06 · 03-15-09, 08:49 PM

i wonder what a sloted blade would be like.. like little holes put in with a dremel?.. hmm....

03-14-09, 08:13 PM	#1
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	Customizing spinnerbaits i'm thinking about making my own spinnerbaits based on the walmart ones to start with.. what are some of the customamizable parts of one..and any ideas? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

03-14-09, 08:34 PM	#3
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	well i've got like 7 total spinners now and i'd like to make some different ones.. i've got the wally world ones. but only certain colors come with tandem and certain ones come with colorodo.. i'd like to make the opposite of them with the colors __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

03-14-09, 09:37 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	I do this all the time, it's like a past time almost. To start you must know that there's not a whole lot to do. Before you got breaking stuff (kidding 'round) you'll need some stuff. Needle Nose pliers beads blades skirt swivels and umm.... hmmm... what else.... I think that it! Get you some blades. To but them on you just bend the weir back where the blades is... use the pliers for this. Once you get your blade on, bend the weir back! When the weir is back, you can add beeds, different colors... multiple in colors fact! You can also modify the swivels, they make rattling ones that are great for murky water! btw don't use really big beeds, use the smallest you can find! Skirts..... you can have one spinnerbait and have 15,000 colors!! Just get what colors you want, they're cheep! Don't be shy! It's a little hard to get the skirts off, but a sinch to get them on! Just thread them on, long end first! Good luck... kill 'em! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-14-09, 11:10 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	I make my own, and the biggest thing I do is blades. I like to use smaller willowleaf blades and Indiana ather than Colorado blades for a different vibration and flash. I also use more copper blades-you do not see many stock spinnerbaits with copper blades so it gives a different color flash. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-15-09, 09:38 AM	#7
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	where do you get your stuff reb? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

03-14-09, 08:26 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	take off the skirt, paint the head, or put on a dif colored skirt for the conditions your fishing, also you can add a grub or a split tail, or a trailer hook.. you can also open or close the width of the wires to have a smaller presentation or bulkier also, you can add or eliminate the skirt strands. Or cut some of various lengths..i do that on everyone of mine to some degree

03-14-09, 11:16 PM	#6
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/content...innerbaits.htm somebody has posted this link before, but here it is again. it'll have everything you need

03-15-09, 02:55 PM	#8
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Buy the heads that you like, painted or unpainted, then get the blades, swivels, beads, and skirts. I keep extra parts in a small plano box and I can modify the blades and skirts very quickly when I'm on the water. If you have problems with the split rings then get a pair of the pliers designed to open them. They can be a pain. Bending the wire to attach the swivel is your main concern. You really need a pair of pliers that are designed to bend wire and those cost $$. If you use regular pliers you may end up losing blades and swivels. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-15-09, 02:57 PM	#9
DDM BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22	Barlows is also a good place

03-15-09, 08:49 PM	#10
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	i wonder what a sloted blade would be like.. like little holes put in with a dremel?.. hmm.... __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

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