My custom spinnerbaits

carolina-rig-01 · 02-25-10, 12:34 AM

A while back I made a post about looking for custom spinnerbaits. I ended up just ordering the stuff to make them myself because what I was looking for was very hard to find. I wanted fairly heavy spinnerbaits with a big single willow leaf blade. These spinnerbaits are going to be very technique specific, because of the heavy weights and the large single blade they are obviously not designed to chunk wind all day long. I wanted the spinnerbaits for 2 things. 1. to slow roll, the heavy weights will help keep bottom contact and the large willow leaf blade will provide a lot of flash and move some water without giving much lift to the bait. 2. I also will be using these spinnerbaits to flip and pitch around shallow brush and willow trees which is a great way to catch big fish here on Grand Lake when the water is up. Most guys will flip and pitch jigs and soft plastics which I do as well but a lot of the times you can catch bigger fish by flipping and pitching spinnerbaits because you are getting a lot of flash and vibration into areas where the fish usually don't see it, this works best when you find schools of baitfish in the area. Anyways here are some blades out of my first batch. Half of them will be 1/2oz and the other half will be 3/4oz. The ones in the picture have a #5 blade on them and I have some #7's on the way. I will be making about 30 of these total and dividing them between the 2 colors you see here. I wanted the shad color for when the water starts to clear up and the chartruese for when the water is muddy. Let me know what you think.

MallenManson · 02-25-10, 01:06 AM

I'm impressed, very nicely done. I'm lovin' that shad color. Thanks for feeding my monkey....

BassinNC · 02-25-10, 08:51 AM

Look great man. Thanks for the pics.

BigBassin144 · 02-25-10, 10:30 AM

Those look great Kory.

Thunderstruck Spinnerbaits does sound pretty nice!

BB

basstastic · 02-25-10, 10:32 AM

Those look sweet man.

Jrob78 · 02-25-10, 10:36 AM

Those look great, I like nice full skirts on my spinnerbaits. I'm really diggin the shad one too.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-25-10, 11:30 AM

Looks good C-Rig. Will be seeing these in the 2011 line up? You should sell them real cheap.

carolina-rig-01 · 02-25-10, 12:04 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys. No we aren't planning on selling spinnerbaits anytime soon. These I made just for my personal use.

MallenManson · 02-25-10, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Thanks for the compliments guys. No we aren't planning on selling spinnerbaits anytime soon. These I made just for my personal use.

Saves a lot of money doesn't it?

carolina-rig-01 · 02-25-10, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Saves a lot of money doesn't it?

Yeah, I haven't figured up how much I have invested in each spinnerbait but I promise you it is a lot less than what I pay for the ones I buy.

*Edit*
I just figured it up and it cost me $2.84 per spinnerbait not counting what I had to pay in shipping to get it here. Of course it's hard to get an exact number because I will have a few blades, swivels, and a little skirt material left over but it is way cheaper than what I would have paid if I could have found spinnerbaits like this somewhere else.

Bassboss · 02-25-10, 03:52 PM

Nice baits Kory!

Good slow rollers for sure!

MallenManson · 02-25-10, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Yeah, I haven't figured up how much I have invested in each spinnerbait but I promise you it is a lot less than what I pay for the ones I buy.

*Edit*
I just figured it up and it cost me $2.84 per spinnerbait not counting what I had to pay in shipping to get it here. Of course it's hard to get an exact number because I will have a few blades, swivels, and a little skirt material left over but it is way cheaper than what I would have paid if I could have found spinnerbaits like this somewhere else.

Yep, you'd hafta figure out a number that corrsponded with the amounts of each part, figure the shipping, then figure it.
If it was free shipping it'd be easy.

WaffleJaw · 02-25-10, 04:14 PM

Yea those turn out great Kory...I just bought similar skirts to both of those,lol.
It fun makng em...Plus its even better knowing you can build 5 baits for around $2.50...Which is what my chatters ending up being about..Again though nice job!

carolina-rig-01 · 02-25-10, 05:15 PM

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed making them. Now I just want to get them wet and see how the look in the water.

MallenManson · 02-25-10, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed making them. Now I just want to get them wet and see how the look in the water.

What's important, is how they look in a bass's mouth

Rebbasser · 02-25-10, 07:31 PM

Nice job, C-rig!

I sat down a couple of years ago and figured out how much the spinnerbaits I make cost me. It came out to just a little over $3, and I get EXACTLY what I want. Very easy to make, too.

basstech · 02-27-10, 04:03 AM

Nice baits, what kind of heads are those on them, and did you pour the lead yourself? If so, you mind telling us about where you got the mold or what mold it is, who makes it? Good pic too.

Cavs1123 · 02-27-10, 07:11 PM

Those look AMAZING!!!

carolina-rig-01 · 03-01-10, 04:33 PM

Thanks guys. I didn't pour the heads myself, I have the melting pot and all but to save time and for no more than I was going to be making it just seem wiser to order the heads pre-poured. I bought the heads and some of the blades from www.fishingskirts.com, the rest of the blades I bought off of ebay.

02-25-10, 12:34 AM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	My custom spinnerbaits A while back I made a post about looking for custom spinnerbaits. I ended up just ordering the stuff to make them myself because what I was looking for was very hard to find. I wanted fairly heavy spinnerbaits with a big single willow leaf blade. These spinnerbaits are going to be very technique specific, because of the heavy weights and the large single blade they are obviously not designed to chunk wind all day long. I wanted the spinnerbaits for 2 things. 1. to slow roll, the heavy weights will help keep bottom contact and the large willow leaf blade will provide a lot of flash and move some water without giving much lift to the bait. 2. I also will be using these spinnerbaits to flip and pitch around shallow brush and willow trees which is a great way to catch big fish here on Grand Lake when the water is up. Most guys will flip and pitch jigs and soft plastics which I do as well but a lot of the times you can catch bigger fish by flipping and pitching spinnerbaits because you are getting a lot of flash and vibration into areas where the fish usually don't see it, this works best when you find schools of baitfish in the area. Anyways here are some blades out of my first batch. Half of them will be 1/2oz and the other half will be 3/4oz. The ones in the picture have a #5 blade on them and I have some #7's on the way. I will be making about 30 of these total and dividing them between the 2 colors you see here. I wanted the shad color for when the water starts to clear up and the chartruese for when the water is muddy. Let me know what you think. Attached Thumbnails __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-25-10, 01:06 AM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I'm impressed, very nicely done. I'm lovin' that shad color. Thanks for feeding my monkey.... __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

02-25-10, 08:51 AM	#3
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Look great man. Thanks for the pics. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-25-10, 10:30 AM	#4
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Those look great Kory. Thunderstruck Spinnerbaits does sound pretty nice! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-25-10, 12:04 PM	#8
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Thanks for the compliments guys. No we aren't planning on selling spinnerbaits anytime soon. These I made just for my personal use. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-25-10, 10:32 AM	#5
basstastic BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 92	Those look sweet man.

02-25-10, 10:36 AM	#6
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Those look great, I like nice full skirts on my spinnerbaits. I'm really diggin the shad one too.

02-25-10, 11:30 AM	#7
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Looks good C-Rig. Will be seeing these in the 2011 line up? You should sell them real cheap. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-25-10, 03:52 PM	#11
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Nice baits Kory! Good slow rollers for sure! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-25-10, 04:14 PM	#13
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Yea those turn out great Kory...I just bought similar skirts to both of those,lol. It fun makng em...Plus its even better knowing you can build 5 baits for around $2.50...Which is what my chatters ending up being about..Again though nice job! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

02-25-10, 05:15 PM	#14
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Thanks guys, I really enjoyed making them. Now I just want to get them wet and see how the look in the water. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-25-10, 07:31 PM	#16
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Nice job, C-rig! I sat down a couple of years ago and figured out how much the spinnerbaits I make cost me. It came out to just a little over $3, and I get EXACTLY what I want. Very easy to make, too. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-27-10, 04:03 AM	#17
basstech BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockford, Ill Posts: 489	Nice baits, what kind of heads are those on them, and did you pour the lead yourself? If so, you mind telling us about where you got the mold or what mold it is, who makes it? Good pic too. __________________ The words just won't come to me!:confused:

02-27-10, 07:11 PM	#18
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Those look AMAZING!!! __________________ Tom

03-01-10, 04:33 PM	#19
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Thanks guys. I didn't pour the heads myself, I have the melting pot and all but to save time and for no more than I was going to be making it just seem wiser to order the heads pre-poured. I bought the heads and some of the blades from www.fishingskirts.com, the rest of the blades I bought off of ebay. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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