spinners

[fishingfreak11]

I make my own spinners. But I have herd of people making them 5 or 6 feet long. When I make mine I make them about 2 feet long. I just want to know what is the point of making them so long.

[Fishing Junky]

If your using an inline sinker with the rig, such as a barrel sinker, a shorter snell is ok. I personally would make them about 3ft long using an inline sinker. A longer snell should be used when using a bottem bouncer to get your bait further away from the big sinker. JMO. Junky.......

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[LocalGuide]

There is a couple of reasons. One is the obvious, the fish are spooky. And two pretty much because thats the only size you have in that color.

I personally will use a 5' snell on average. But I only use bottom bouncers using spinners. I have never used a in-line sinker. I guess its just my belief and preference.
A little rule of thumb is; When the fish are active use a shorter snell (3') when they are spooky go with a longer snell (7'-9'). Thats why I start with a 5' to 6' spinner, it will tell me how the fish are acting.

Also one other thing I have found out using my camera. With a 6' snell (leech and spinner) and a 12" Bottom Bouncer, the line will drop about 10" to 13" when using a 1.5 oz BB at a 45º angle. So using some of them longer spinners make sure you are not dragging the bottom of the lake. (Eye's dont really like that) Also this really comes into play with a in-line sinker. Just make sure you are going fast enough for your blade to spin. And you can do that by testing it beside the boat. (Trust me it spins the same on the surface as it does 15' down on the bottom.)

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[fishingfreak11]

Thanks for the advice I will think of it the next time i tie spinners.

[walleyeking#8]

Like Local Guide, same goes for me. Depending on the depth of water I am fishing, I will adjust my length of snell to whatever depth I am fishing. For example, I am fishing 10' I will use a 4-5' snell, but if I am fishing 25-35', I will use anywhere from 6-8' snell. Like local guide I also use bottom bouncers when fishing both spinning rigs and lindy rigs. I have found that fishing a longer snell behind a bottom bouncer seems to produce more bites. I almost always use a 1 1/2 or a 2 ounce bottom bouncer. This is just what works for me. I guess everyone has different ways to fish and there is nothing wrong with that. I hope this helps some. Goodluck!

[can it be luck?]

I make my own spinners. I tie a barrel swivel on the end of a 12-18" snell. The "additional" length can be added later depending on what's required. The short snell makes it easier to store and eliminates memory coils on the mono.

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[buzbunni]

That's interesting cibl. So to extend the length, do you tie on a length of line, and than another swivel, and then attach that to the main line or bottom bouncer? Do the fish have any problem with that first swivel so close to the spinner. I like this idea for all the reasons you stated. I'll have to try it.

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SERIOUSLY! It was THIS big!

[can it be luck?]

buzzbunni,

I use 17-20# mono on my spinners. I like how the "stiffer" line stays much straighter. I then carry spools of varied # test mono to use as a leader, normally 8-12# test. The "additional" leader is tied to a bottom bouncer, I primarily use bottom bouncers. However on an occasion I've used snap weights when targeting suspended fish.

Good luck! Mark

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[slick814]

Like CIBL, I prefer a shorter snell length. Easier to store and eliminates memory coil.
I use 20# test on my larger bladed snells, but I've been experimenting with 10# on some smaller bladed ones, and they seem to be working just fine.
I've never been much of a fan of the longer lengths, personally, partly for storage ease, and partly for sinker usage. Try some in-line snap on sinkers. They let you vary the depth easier, without having to be contacting bottom all the time, like a bottom bouncer does.

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[BDR]

Whether I use my own spinners or bought a very simple way to adjust the lenth is to use a bobber stop as a sliding sinker stop, just put the bobberstop on with a bead and tie line to small lightwieght swivel then tie on the spinner and adjust stop to desired snell length.

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[slick814]

BDR-
That sounds like a great idea, especially for trolling.. Thanks for the tip!
The only situation that I can think of that doing it that way may not work would be what I'm going to be doing later today.
Fishing a river from shore.
In this situation, I usually set up a 3-way swivel, with a big egg sinker hanging down, and tie the snell to the other side.
In this case, I will be using a longer snell, just to get away from the swivel, but that's only on a river where I use the current to get the blades moving.
Every other situation that I can think of right now, your tip would be a perfect way of controlling the length!

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[fishingfreak11]

Thanks for all the tips guys