04-13-2003, 10:55 PM
If you look at the last picture, most of the far left column and some of the lower middle column are good for trout. They use the same "in-line" spinner blades as the Panther Martins. I can make any kind of spinner available commercially. I like the PM's, Roostertails, Mepps, Blue Fox and all of them. They all have a use. My favorite spinners are usually a combo of several styles and include a single hook with dressing...like a fly. They work well as is, but can be fished effectively with a piece of worm or other bait too. The single hook often hooks better and holds better than a small treble, especially if you get a larger fish on.
I also make a line of spinners that are almost more of a buzzbait than a spinner. Instead of metal weights on the shaft, I use only plastic beads. This makes them very light and they do not sink fast. When reeled with any speed, they come right up on top and ripple the surface. They are great for night fishing trout in streams and lakes...and deadly for bass and big bluegill.
I use a variety of blades on my spinners. For maximum spin at low speed, and for greatest vibration, I use Colorado Blades. They are almost round. Right next to them are the Indiana blades, which are slightly elongated. The ones that rotate the slowest are the willowleaf...used most often on bass spinner baits...often with a second blade, which is frequently a Colorado...and of a different color.
Depending of the lure and the species of fish I am targeting, I have blades from size 00 (for small Roadrunners), all the way up to large size 5 and 7, for bigger bass spinners and salmon lures.
I use mostly hammered nickle or hammered brass, but do have a number of blades in plain nickel and brass...as well as some copper and some painted in a variety of colors. I have been known to add strips of prism tape, in different colors, to add additional attractiveness to my blades.
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I also make a line of spinners that are almost more of a buzzbait than a spinner. Instead of metal weights on the shaft, I use only plastic beads. This makes them very light and they do not sink fast. When reeled with any speed, they come right up on top and ripple the surface. They are great for night fishing trout in streams and lakes...and deadly for bass and big bluegill.
I use a variety of blades on my spinners. For maximum spin at low speed, and for greatest vibration, I use Colorado Blades. They are almost round. Right next to them are the Indiana blades, which are slightly elongated. The ones that rotate the slowest are the willowleaf...used most often on bass spinner baits...often with a second blade, which is frequently a Colorado...and of a different color.
Depending of the lure and the species of fish I am targeting, I have blades from size 00 (for small Roadrunners), all the way up to large size 5 and 7, for bigger bass spinners and salmon lures.
I use mostly hammered nickle or hammered brass, but do have a number of blades in plain nickel and brass...as well as some copper and some painted in a variety of colors. I have been known to add strips of prism tape, in different colors, to add additional attractiveness to my blades.
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