What Wire For Spinnerbaits?

[Megastink]

I want to form my own spinnerbait arms, as well as make some online spinners for bass and pike. I'm looking for .051 wire, but don't know where to get it?

Where do I look? Home depot didn't have what i needed.

[Nodda4me]

Try Lowe's or eBay, this or here, or here, 25 pack

[Jigfishn10]

Jannsnetcraft.com.

Stay away from .051" wire, that is some tough stuff to bend and is really used for Buzzbaits.

[cadman]

.051 wire is hard to bend. Also IMO it is used mostly for pike and muskie inlines or spinnerbaits. If you are going to buy any wire and make the wireforms yourself, make sure you buy straightened wire and not wire off of a spool or coil, as you will never get it straight. Here is another place where you can buy stainless steel wire straightened in lengths. http://www.mcmaster.com/#stainless-steel-wire/=i3ngly

[Jigfishn10]

IMHO thicker wire really kills the thump transmitted back to your rod. Thin wire really transmits vibration but gets mangled too fast, but will catch a boatload of fish, you just need an inventory of spinnerbaits...LOL...I'd say in the middle road when it comes to wire.

[smalljaw67]

Cadman is spot on but I disagree with the coils, I buy 1/4lb coils of wire from Lure Parts online, it isn't just ordinary coiled wire, it is what they call torsion straightened wire and when you release the coil the wire comes off the coil and is pratically straight. I use an wire straightener from AFW if I have a problem but I only have to use it 2 or 3 times per coil. .051 needs to be bent with a special head you put on a boggs or hagens tackle maker, if you plan on using round nose pliers forget it, you would understand if you bent .041 with round nose, yes you can bend it but it takes a bit of elbow grease especially to make twisted eyes. I have made spinnerbaits using .029 diameter wire and they have a ton of vibration but only last for 2 good smallmouth, that diameter is too fragile. The biggest wire I have used is .041 diameter and it makes a great durable bass spinnerbait, it does have vibration but not much, I usually use this diameter to make single blade spinnerbaits that use big blades that are going to be slow rolled. I think .035 diameter wire is the best as far as getting some durability and still having a reasonable amount of vibration, that wire is like the best of both worlds, it isn't quite as durable as the .041 but it has a ton more vibration and it can catch multiple fish, I have caught over 30 fish with one bait and it is still good for a few more. Like Cadman said though, .051 is what is used by muskie and pike fisherman and is also a common diameter used on buzzbaits.

[cadman]

Hey Smalljaw,

Well I learn something everyday. I am going to e-mail you and get some more info on the 1/4 pound colis. Maybe I was buying the wrong one. We will talk. Thanks for straightening me out. (Pun intended)