One thing I here quite a bit from customers is that they are running out of ideas when it comes to putting spinners together. So, I put the spinner together that you can see in the image above that shows both the front and back side of the blade.
Let's dissect this spinner as far as the components used and how they were used and maybe it will spark some ideas for you as you put spinners together for your favorite fisheries.
To start with, this spinner uses two 3 1/2" squid skirts (hoochie) over the top of each other to get the contrast I wanted and to match the blade coloration. Each of the skirts has an 8mm bead underneath to give the head of the hoochie some form and to keep a bit of separation between them. the hoochies were slid down on a wire that had a #10 six bead chain. Then, I used a 6mm bead with a 4mm bead and topped it off with a 1/8" bearing bead.
The blade, attached to the shaft with a #4 stirrup clevis was doctored up with lure tape. The base pattern is one of my most popular, the metallic pink with a chartreuse dot with a silver back. On the front of the blade I added a 1/2" transparent UV dot over the painted chartreuse dot which gives flash and UV color to the dot and being smaller than the painted dot, leaves a "ring" around the tape portion of the dot. On the edges of the front of the blade I applied two pink cracked ice color DS Tape Shapes to each edge to enhance the pink color and the flash. On the back of the blade, I layed down two pink cracked ice color "half moon" portions of a DS Tape Shape on each half of the blade. Then, I layered two hologram scale half moon DS Tape Shapes over the top of the pink cracked ice. The background of the hologram scale is transparent so the pink shows through and the flash that comes off the holographic scales is intense.
So, when you combine the two tone skirt with the additions of the lure tape on the blade, you can see you get a very fishy looking, custom, tricked out spinner. After putting the spinner together, I added a 2/0 Matzuo sickle siwash hook onto the end of the bead chain. This "flex" method of hook has been proving very effective in both hooking fish up and keeping them hooked. In this instance I used a 6 bead chain so that the hook would hang back beyond the end of the hoochies which is advisable particularly when coho are around. I you want that hook shorter or longer you can adjust shorter by going with a 4 bead chain and if you want it further back you can add beads below the first hoochie to increase the distance the hook hangs back.
I hope taking a look at this spinner and breaking it down a bit gives you some ideas and/or inspiration when it comes time to sit down and make your spinners. I welcome your input and ideas and I will be posting more spinner patterns throughout the spring fishing season.
Thanks!
Let's dissect this spinner as far as the components used and how they were used and maybe it will spark some ideas for you as you put spinners together for your favorite fisheries.
To start with, this spinner uses two 3 1/2" squid skirts (hoochie) over the top of each other to get the contrast I wanted and to match the blade coloration. Each of the skirts has an 8mm bead underneath to give the head of the hoochie some form and to keep a bit of separation between them. the hoochies were slid down on a wire that had a #10 six bead chain. Then, I used a 6mm bead with a 4mm bead and topped it off with a 1/8" bearing bead.
The blade, attached to the shaft with a #4 stirrup clevis was doctored up with lure tape. The base pattern is one of my most popular, the metallic pink with a chartreuse dot with a silver back. On the front of the blade I added a 1/2" transparent UV dot over the painted chartreuse dot which gives flash and UV color to the dot and being smaller than the painted dot, leaves a "ring" around the tape portion of the dot. On the edges of the front of the blade I applied two pink cracked ice color DS Tape Shapes to each edge to enhance the pink color and the flash. On the back of the blade, I layed down two pink cracked ice color "half moon" portions of a DS Tape Shape on each half of the blade. Then, I layered two hologram scale half moon DS Tape Shapes over the top of the pink cracked ice. The background of the hologram scale is transparent so the pink shows through and the flash that comes off the holographic scales is intense.
So, when you combine the two tone skirt with the additions of the lure tape on the blade, you can see you get a very fishy looking, custom, tricked out spinner. After putting the spinner together, I added a 2/0 Matzuo sickle siwash hook onto the end of the bead chain. This "flex" method of hook has been proving very effective in both hooking fish up and keeping them hooked. In this instance I used a 6 bead chain so that the hook would hang back beyond the end of the hoochies which is advisable particularly when coho are around. I you want that hook shorter or longer you can adjust shorter by going with a 4 bead chain and if you want it further back you can add beads below the first hoochie to increase the distance the hook hangs back.
I hope taking a look at this spinner and breaking it down a bit gives you some ideas and/or inspiration when it comes time to sit down and make your spinners. I welcome your input and ideas and I will be posting more spinner patterns throughout the spring fishing season.
Thanks!
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