Help on a Spinnerbait

[Stumpy13]

I ordered a make your own Spinnerbait kit and I have made a few, while testing one at a local pond yesterday I lost the main blade off of it. The others I tested didn’t have an issue but I also didn’t put them In the brush as much. I am wondering if it was the way I closed the loop (even if it was as directed) or something else. Any advice would be helpful, Thanks in advance!

Edited May 1, 2020 by Stumpy13
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[Jig Man]

Look up smalljaws video on hoe to lock a spinnerbait blade.  It is awesome and you won’t ever lose a blade again.

[Will Wetline]

Everything smalljaw does is great.

 

When I first started making spinnerbaits some years ago I had the same problem with losing blades. Try the bends below:

 

 

You'll need round nose and linemans pliers.

 

 

Tweak the bottom of the loop to the side like so.

 

 

Very carefully - watch that fine wire split ring! - "overclose" the loop using the linemans pliers.

 

 

Now grasp the the lower part of the loop and bend it back so it aligns with the wire above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stumpy13]

Thank you!

[Throwafrog]

Superglue where the wire meets

[MN Fisher]

8 minutes ago, Throwafrog said:

Superglue where the wire meets

I'd close it with JB Weld Steel Reinforced Epoxy - apply and shape it however you want for a smooth transition.

[Jig Man]

If you use smalljaws method you couldn’t possibly loose your blade.

[keagbassr]

I'm a little late with this reply but I had this same problem in the past usually with piks and smallies thrashing at the boatside. I have since used a small piece of shrink  tubing to seal the gap and haven't lost a blade since. In the picture you can see that the tubing and the blade outlasted the life of the bait. Btw I like the way you make your loops it looks like it would take the tubing better than my hack jobs.

[A-Jay]

6 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

I'm a little late with this reply but I had this same problem in the past usually with piks and smallies thrashing at the boatside. I have since used a small piece of shrink  tubing to seal the gap and haven't lost a blade since. In the picture you can see that the tubing and the blade outlasted the life of the bait. Btw I like the way you make your loops it looks like it would take the tubing better than my hack jobs.

I like the teeth marks on that blade.

It was a warrior.

A-Jay