Spinnerbait Questions

[HookSetDon]

Thanks for everyone weighing in on the powder paint dilemma I had,

I've been thinking about getting a mold and supplies.

I noticed on barlows there's a lot of different molds but unsure of which one would be best.

I also would like to make the wire for the spinners out of titanium, I didn't see any on barlows, does someone have a source for titanium pre bent wire for spinnerbaits?

[smalljaw67]

HookSetDon, you really can't make titanium spinnerbaits at home, at least not like a terminator. The reason you can't is titanium has to be tempered to get the "snap back" quality that a lot of anglers like because you never have to retune the bait. Think about it, if it snaps back then how do you bend it? The answer is you don't, and the same reason when you see a terminator with a loose swivel loop, you can't fix it, I used terminators when they first came out in an infomercial and I remember making a cast and the blade and swivel came off so I went to put a new one on and found out that you can bend them closed. The tempering process is complicated and requires high heat like that of a blast furnace so it is pretty much impossible for the home tackle maker.

[HookSetDon]

Thanks smalljaw, 

 

I'll stick with the regular stainless wire.

 

Can I ask which mold you favor? I noticed several different ones made by doit. 

 

From the c mold to the bullet and ultra. Too many choices! 

[smalljaw67]

Thanks smalljaw, 

 

I'll stick with the regular stainless wire.

 

Can I ask which mold you favor? I noticed several different ones made by doit. 

 

From the c mold to the bullet and ultra. Too many choices! 

 

spinnerbaits are my favorite bait to use hands down day in and day out. After I learned how to really use the bait I could find one that had everything I was looking for so I started making them myself and it is what started me making lures. At first I tried the bullet and then the banana and the style H but it wasn't until I tried the Ultra Minnow that I found the right bait. The Ultra Minnow is one of the better designs I ever used, it comes through grass really well and it runs deeper than other baits that weigh the same. I can keep my spinnerbait near the bottom in 8' of water reeling as fast as I normally would go with a 3/4oz bullet head spinnerbait. The other attribute I like is the recessed eye sockets, I really believe in eyes on my baits and while they may or may not be the reason for a strike I still like to use them as I have confidence in baits with eyes. so I would say got with the ultra minnow mold, and if you need any help when it comes to components or any other question about building spinnerbaits, just let me know and I will be happy to help you.

[HookSetDon]

Thanks a lot SmallJaw. 

 

Saved me a lot of trial and error and money. 

 

I'll be picking up a ultra soon

[Munkin]

Like smalljaw said you cannot bend regular titanium wire without special tools. I have some soft titanium spinnerbait heads that were made years ago before Terminator but a stop to it. These you can bend but they are not snap back but they will return to their original shape. As for head type that is a personal preference and for most of my spinnerbait fishing I use a small frame hidden weight style.

 

Allen

[joetomlee]

Can I get a link to the website you are purchasing the mold from? I've been thinking about getting into making my own spinnerbaits as well. What kind of skirts do you use? I've heard that silicone was no good.

[smalljaw67]

Can I get a link to the website you are purchasing the mold from? I've been thinking about getting into making my own spinnerbaits as well. What kind of skirts do you use? I've heard that silicone was no good.

 

I only use silicone skirt material for spinnerbaits, what you probably heard is rubber material has more action, and it is true, rubber will "breath" on a stop and go retrieve much more than silicone and it seperates faster in the water but silicone flows better. What I mean by that is if you have a spinnerbait and you want to throw it in weeds the silicone is going to flow back and keep a slimmer more natural profile, there are pros and cons to both but the one thing I like best about silicone is you don't need special storage and you don't get the clumpy mess the first time you pull the jig or spinnerbait out of the box after the winter. I was on board with silicone when I found out it doesn't melt and clump together.

[joetomlee]

Thanks, where are you getting your materials from? I've just recently been introduced to fishingskirts.com which seems like a nice start. I don't recall seeing molds there though.

[smalljaw67]

Thanks, where are you getting your materials from? I've just recently been introduced to fishingskirts.com which seems like a nice start. I don't recall seeing molds there though.

 

Barlows Tackle, LPO (lure parts online), Janns Netcraft, Hagens, Zeiners Bass Shop, and Lure Craft and Luremaking.com, that is just to name a few.

[RODNEY]

I get my molds from Jann's, I was getting my skirt material from them also but Fishing skirts.com is very good. I just bought bucktails from Barlows along with some round rubber. I haven't been real happy with some of the tails I bought elsewhere so I tried Barlows and the ones I got look good. I've been told Stamina has very good tails and the next time I'm after only tails I'll go there. For hooks, Capt.Hooks, end of discussion, look at the Eagle Claw black finish.

Rodney